with Ven. Losang Gendun

Wednesday, November 4
7:00pm – 9:00pm PST (Pacific Standard Time)

in-person and online
Local students are encouraged to attend in-person.

Program Category: Meditation

There is a particular relief that comes when the mind's relentless activity begins to settle — when the ongoing commentary, the weight of "me and my story," and the momentum of habitual reactivity quiet even slightly. One's first clear experience of that release — simple, ordinary, unmistakable — is where practice really begins.

But release doesn't happen by accident. This evening focuses on the practicalities: how to sit, how to work with a range of topics and methods, and how to recognize and gently dismantle the conditions that keep the mind restless. Central to this is learning to work through seeing and knowing rather than effortful doing — a shift that changes everything.

The teaching is suitable for practitioners at any level who want a clearer understanding of how to navigate their own minds, and thereby their lived experience. It will also offer orientation within the immense diversity of Tibetan Buddhist practices — how to understand what they share, and how to adapt them to your needs as a meditator on a path of liberation.

Venerable Losang Gendun has dedicated nearly four decades to practicing Buddhism and has served as a Bhikshu in the Tibetan tradition for the past 19 years. Prior to his ordination, he worked in diverse fields such as palliative care, technology, refugee organizations, and management. His extensive training includes ten years of studying Buddhist philosophy and practice in monasteries across France, India, Nepal, and Myanmar. Additionally, he spent over four years in retreat, immersing himself in Tibetan sutra and tantra, as well as the Burmese Theravada Forest Tradition.

For the last 15 years, Ven. Gendun has taught worldwide, sharing his knowledge of Buddhist philosophy, psychology, and meditation. He serves the aspirations of H.H. the Dalai Lama and Lama Zopa Rinpoche as part of the FPMT (Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition). Ven. Gendun is furthermore a member of Mind & Life Europe, a multidisciplinary laboratory that brings together researchers and contemplative practitioners to explore the nature of experience.

Beyond his Buddhist affiliations, Ven. Gendun serves as an interreligious canon at the Peace Cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia, and collaborates with a Mevlavi Sufi dargah in Istanbul. In 2023, he founded The Buddha Project, which engages in long-term guidance for Buddhist meditators, scientific research, art projects, and intercontemplative social engagement.