-RESCHEDULED- Entering the World of Tibetan Buddhism
| February 16, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
| February 23, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
| March 2, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
| March 9, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
The class will introduce Tibetan Buddhism through four different lenses: history, cosmos, path, and mind. Each session will consist of an hour of lecture and discussion, followed by a half-hour of guided meditation.
1. February 16:
Lecture (1 hour): “History.” An introduction to the major features of Tibetan Buddhism through a survey of its historical development, stressing its relation to other traditions of Buddhism and its religious, philosophical, and institutional development within Tibet.
Meditation (1/2 hour): Tibetan techniques of concentration meditation
2. February 23:
Lecture (1 hour): “Cosmos.” A discussion of the Tibetan Buddhist world-view, including the structure and functions of the cycle of rebirths known as samsara and the vast and complex pantheon of buddhas and bodhisattvas that represents our potential for awakening.
Meditation (1/2 hour): Tibetan techniques of insight meditation
3. March 2:
Lecture (1 hour): “Path.” An overview of the graded series of meditations — rooted in both the sutras and the tantras — through which we evolve from self-centered, ordinary beings to fully awakened buddhas possessed of maximum understanding, compassion, and skill.
Meditation (1/2 hour): Tibetan techniques of compassion meditation
4. March 9:
Lecture (1 hour): “Mind.” An examination of Tibetan Buddhist perspectives on consciousness, which is seen as the source of both our afflictions and our eventual awakening, and whose nature must be clearly understood in life, death, and beyond.
Meditation (1/2 hour): Tibetan techniques of meditation on the nature of mind.
To register for this class, please send an email to contact@northfieldmeditation.org. As all events and teachings at NBMC, our classes are offered in the spirit of Dana, generosity.
Your generosity, in the form of voluntary contributions, pays for all the center’s expenses (rent, maintenance, etc.), and supports the livelihoods of our teachers. You may leave donations in the bowl on the information table in the center or donate via the Just give “Donate Now” button on our home page.”
Roger R. Jackson (Wesleyan, BA; Wisconsin, MA, PhD), 1983-84, 1989-, teaches the religions of South Asia and Tibet. His special interests include Indian and Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, meditation, and ritual; Buddhist religious poetry; religion and society in Sri Lanka; and contemporary Buddhist thought. He is co-author of The Wheel of Time: Kalachakra in Context (1985), author of Is Enlightenment Possible? (1993) and Tantric Treasures (2004), co-editor of Tibetan Literature: Studies in Genre (1996) and Buddhist Theology (1999), and author of many articles and reviews. He served for many years as editor of the Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, and is currently co-editor of the Indian International Journal of Buddhist Studies.
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