with Geshe Thubten Sherab

Friday, March 12, 2027
7:00pm – 9:00pm PST (Pacific Standard Time)

in person and online

Program Category: Dharma Education — Introductory

In Mahayana Buddhism, the wisdom realizing emptiness is taught to be the ultimate antidote to all afflictive emotions and the suffering they create. In this introductory session, Geshe Sherab will explain what emptiness means, and why a lack of understanding of the nature of reality gives rise to anger, anxiety, addiction and the many emotional struggles we experience.

He will explain how insight into emptiness begins to free us from these afflictive emotions and opens the door to genuine inner peace.

This evening offers a clear, accessible foundation for anyone curious about the Buddhist view of reality and its healing power. There will be generous time for Q&A.

Geshe Sherab was born in Manang/Nepal in 1967. He attended Kopan Monastery at age nine and was ordained by Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche. After 10 years of study in Kopan, he went to Sera Je Monastery for further studies in 1987 and graduated as Geshe at the end of 1999. After that, he joined Gyume Tantric College for a year. Then he taught young monks at Kopan for a year.

In 2001, he was sent by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to New Mexico to serve and help at the International Office of FPMT and teach at Thubten Norbu Ling in Santa Fe and Ksiti Garbha Center in Taos as resident teacher. He also served as a Board member of FPMT for two years during that period. By the end of 2003 in December he returned to Nepal to do his own practices. In 2006 he was appointed as Head Master of Kopan Monastery and served for four years. He served as acting Abbot for a year in 2011 when the late Guru Khensur Rinpoche Lama Lhundup became ill. He also taught at Kopan during the meditation courses there.

He has been resident Geshe at Thubten Norbu Ling Buddhist Center in Santa Fe, NM since 2013. He spends 6 months of the year in Santa Fe and the rest of 6 months, he travels and teaches around the world, in the United States, Canada, many parts of Europe, Asia, Mexico, Guatemala and Australia.