Losar Weekend Celebration
Advice from the Heart by Lama Atisha
Session 1
Friday, February 28, 2025
7:00pm – 9:00pm PST (Pacific Standard Time)
Session 2
Saturday, March 1
10:00am – 12:00pm PST
Session 3
Saturday, March 1
1:30pm – 3:30pm PST
in person and online
Program Category: Dharma Education — Intermediate
This is a hybrid event, and we are using the
Zoom video conferencing system
for online participants.
Please register below to receive your online access information.
By registering for this event, you understand that the
sessions may be recorded and published in the public
domain (such as YouTube), and consent to this process.
Join us for a special Tibetan New Year weekend as we explore
the profound teachings by Lama Atisha (980–1054), a highly
revered Buddhist master from Bengal, India. Renowned for his
wisdom and compassion, Lama Atisha played a pivotal role in
revitalizing Buddhism in Tibet.
“Advice from the Heart”
is Lama Atisha’s final words of advice to Lha Changchub Ö
before his preparation to depart Nagri to return to India,
given at Lha Changchub Ö’s insistent request.
In this course, you will learn how to integrate Atisha’s
timeless guidance on following a spiritual guide,
cultivating a compassionate heart, and ethical conduct to
achieve inner peace.
This course is ideal for individuals who:
- Are familiar with the Stages of the Path (Lamrim) teachings, as presented in the Discovering Buddhism program (completion of all modules is not required).
- Have an interest in using classic Tibetan Buddhist texts to inspire and deepen their own spiritual practice for leading a meaningful life.
Geshe Tashi Dhondup was born into a
nomadic family on the Tibetan plateau in Kham. At the age
of 14, he entered the local monastery, and at 17, he
embarked on a harrowing 29-day nighttime journey to Nepal
for further education. He studied Buddhist philosophy in
Tibet, India, and Nepal, completing his Geshe studies at
Kopan Monastery in 2004.
Beginning in 2005, Geshe Dhondup served as the philosophy
teacher at the Kopan Nunnery for six years. In 2010, he
became the headmaster of the Kopan School, a role he held
for three years. From 2013, he was both headmaster and
philosophy teacher at the Kopan Nunnery for seven
years. In 2021, Geshe Dhondup took on the role of Kopan's
disciplinarian.
Geshe-la speaks Tibetan, Nepalese, Hindi, English,
Chinese, and the highly endangered language of Minyak.
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