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SUMMARY:Morning Express Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Start the day at 7am Mountain Time with guided meditations every weekday
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/morning-express-meditation-30/
CATEGORIES:Meditation
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
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SUMMARY:Evening Express Meditation
DESCRIPTION:End the day with a purification practice\, the Four Opponent Powers.
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/evening-express-meditation-12/
CATEGORIES:Meditation
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250505T073000
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SUMMARY:Morning Express Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Start the day at 7am Mountain Time with guided meditations every weekday
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/morning-express-meditation-9/
CATEGORIES:Meditation
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
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SUMMARY:Morning Express Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Start the day at 7am Mountain Time with guided meditations every weekday
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/morning-express-meditation-29/
CATEGORIES:Meditation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lotus.fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ven-losang-dondrup_600x600-e1624523869324-GI78sW.tmp_.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250407T073000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250407T080000
DTSTAMP:20260524T171149
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SUMMARY:Morning Express Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Start the day at 7am Mountain Time with guided meditations every weekday
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/morning-express-meditation-23/
CATEGORIES:Meditation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lotus.fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ven-Katy-2-iksuSp.tmp_.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250406T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250406T203000
DTSTAMP:20260524T171149
CREATED:20250406T083012Z
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SUMMARY:Cutting Through Delusion: A Guide to the Solitary Hero Yamantaka Sadhana (Empowerment Required)
DESCRIPTION:In this course Geshe Thubten Sherab will provide a commentary on the Highest Yoga Tantra Sadhana practice of Yamantaka. Prior empowerment of Yamantaka is required in order to attend. By attending you certify that you have previously received such an empowerment.\nGeshe-la will give a step-by-step explanation of the complex structure\, visualizations\, and details of the sadhana in order to help students understand the purpose\, significance and meaning behind this tantra practice.   \nParticipants will learn how to strengthen their connection with their tantric commitments\, ensuring that their practice is both correct and sustainable. \nBy the end of the course\, students will have a deeper appreciation of the transformative potential of Yamantaka and be equipped with the tools to engage in the practice with confidence\, clarity\, and devotion.
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/cutting-through-delusion-a-guide-to-the-solitary-hero-yamantaka-sadhana-empowerment-required/
CATEGORIES:Buddhism
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250406T073000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250406T080000
DTSTAMP:20260524T171149
CREATED:20250406T082634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T141147Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Express Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Start the day at 7am Mountain Time with guided meditations every weekday
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/morning-express-meditation-16/
CATEGORIES:Meditation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lotus.fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ven-losang-dondrup_600x600-e1624523869324-GI78sW.tmp_.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250309T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250309T203000
DTSTAMP:20260524T171149
CREATED:20250406T083249Z
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SUMMARY:Cutting Through Delusion: A Guide to the Solitary Hero Yamantaka Sadhana (Empowerment Required)
DESCRIPTION:In this course Geshe Thubten Sherab will provide a commentary on the Highest Yoga Tantra Sadhana practice of Yamantaka. Prior empowerment of Yamantaka is required in order to attend. By attending you certify that you have previously received such an empowerment.\nGeshe-la will give a step-by-step explanation of the complex structure\, visualizations\, and details of the sadhana in order to help students understand the purpose\, significance and meaning behind this tantra practice.   \nParticipants will learn how to strengthen their connection with their tantric commitments\, ensuring that their practice is both correct and sustainable. \nBy the end of the course\, students will have a deeper appreciation of the transformative potential of Yamantaka and be equipped with the tools to engage in the practice with confidence\, clarity\, and devotion.
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/cutting-through-delusion-a-guide-to-the-solitary-hero-yamantaka-sadhana-empowerment-required-9/
CATEGORIES:Buddhism
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250306T073000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250306T080000
DTSTAMP:20260524T171149
CREATED:20250406T082634Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Express Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Start the day at 7am Mountain Time with guided meditations every weekday
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/morning-express-meditation-15/
CATEGORIES:Meditation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lotus.fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ven-Katy-2-iksuSp.tmp_.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250207T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250207T203000
DTSTAMP:20260524T171149
CREATED:20250406T083049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T141147Z
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SUMMARY:Cutting Through Delusion: A Guide to the Solitary Hero Yamantaka Sadhana (Empowerment Required)
DESCRIPTION:In this course Geshe Thubten Sherab will provide a commentary on the Highest Yoga Tantra Sadhana practice of Yamantaka. Prior empowerment of Yamantaka is required in order to attend. By attending you certify that you have previously received such an empowerment.\nGeshe-la will give a step-by-step explanation of the complex structure\, visualizations\, and details of the sadhana in order to help students understand the purpose\, significance and meaning behind this tantra practice.   \nParticipants will learn how to strengthen their connection with their tantric commitments\, ensuring that their practice is both correct and sustainable. \nBy the end of the course\, students will have a deeper appreciation of the transformative potential of Yamantaka and be equipped with the tools to engage in the practice with confidence\, clarity\, and devotion.
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/cutting-through-delusion-a-guide-to-the-solitary-hero-yamantaka-sadhana-empowerment-required-5/
CATEGORIES:Buddhism
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lotus.fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/geshe-sherab_600x600-F8PNYe.tmp_.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250207T073000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250207T080000
DTSTAMP:20260524T171149
CREATED:20250406T082651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T141147Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Express Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Start the day at 7am Mountain Time with guided meditations every weekday
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/morning-express-meditation-22/
CATEGORIES:Meditation
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250206T073000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250206T080000
DTSTAMP:20260524T171149
CREATED:20250406T082635Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Express Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Start the day at 7am Mountain Time with guided meditations every weekday
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/morning-express-meditation-17/
CATEGORIES:Meditation
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250206T073000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250206T080000
DTSTAMP:20260524T171149
CREATED:20250406T082633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T141147Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Express Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Start the day at 7am Mountain Time with guided meditations every weekday
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/morning-express-meditation-14/
CATEGORIES:Meditation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lotus.fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ven-losang-dondrup_600x600-e1624523869324-GI78sW.tmp_.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250205T210000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250205T213000
DTSTAMP:20260524T171149
CREATED:20250406T082044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T141147Z
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SUMMARY:Evening Express Meditation
DESCRIPTION:End the day with a purification practice\, the Four Opponent Powers.
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/evening-express-meditation-11/
CATEGORIES:Meditation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lotus.fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ven-Katy-2-iksuSp.tmp_.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250205T073000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250205T080000
DTSTAMP:20260524T171149
CREATED:20250406T082043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T141147Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Express Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Start the day at 7am Mountain Time with guided meditations every weekday
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/morning-express-meditation-8/
CATEGORIES:Meditation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lotus.fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ven-Katy-2-iksuSp.tmp_.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250110T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250110T203000
DTSTAMP:20260524T171149
CREATED:20250406T083411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T141147Z
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SUMMARY:Cutting Through Delusion: A Guide to the Solitary Hero Yamantaka Sadhana (Empowerment Required)
DESCRIPTION:In this course Geshe Thubten Sherab will provide a commentary on the Highest Yoga Tantra Sadhana practice of Yamantaka. Prior empowerment of Yamantaka is required in order to attend. By attending you certify that you have previously received such an empowerment.\nGeshe-la will give a step-by-step explanation of the complex structure\, visualizations\, and details of the sadhana in order to help students understand the purpose\, significance and meaning behind this tantra practice.   \nParticipants will learn how to strengthen their connection with their tantric commitments\, ensuring that their practice is both correct and sustainable. \nBy the end of the course\, students will have a deeper appreciation of the transformative potential of Yamantaka and be equipped with the tools to engage in the practice with confidence\, clarity\, and devotion.
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/cutting-through-delusion-a-guide-to-the-solitary-hero-yamantaka-sadhana-empowerment-required-11/
CATEGORIES:Buddhism
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250109T073000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250109T080000
DTSTAMP:20260524T171149
CREATED:20250406T082759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T141147Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Express Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Start the day at 7am Mountain Time with guided meditations every weekday
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/morning-express-meditation-35/
CATEGORIES:Meditation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lotus.fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ven-losang-dondrup_600x600-e1624523869324-GI78sW.tmp_.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250108T073000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250108T080000
DTSTAMP:20260524T171149
CREATED:20250406T082725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T141147Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Express Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Start the day at 7am Mountain Time with guided meditations every weekday
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/morning-express-meditation-28/
CATEGORIES:Meditation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lotus.fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ven-Katy-2-iksuSp.tmp_.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250107T073000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250107T080000
DTSTAMP:20260524T171149
CREATED:20250406T082651Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T141147Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Express Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Start the day at 7am Mountain Time with guided meditations every weekday
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/morning-express-meditation-21/
CATEGORIES:Meditation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lotus.fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ven-Katy-2-iksuSp.tmp_.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250106T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250106T113000
DTSTAMP:20260524T171149
CREATED:20250406T082630Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T141147Z
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SUMMARY:Sunday Morning Class
DESCRIPTION:Description TBD
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/sunday-morning-class-2/
CATEGORIES:Buddhism
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lotus.fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/geshe-sherab_600x600-F8PNYe.tmp_.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250105T210000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250105T213000
DTSTAMP:20260524T171149
CREATED:20250406T082042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T141147Z
UID:10000538-1736110800-1736112600@lotus.fpmt.org
SUMMARY:Evening Express Meditation
DESCRIPTION:End the day with a purification practice\, the Four Opponent Powers.
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/evening-express-meditation-10/
CATEGORIES:Meditation
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://lotus.fpmt.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ven-Katy-2-iksuSp.tmp_.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260524T171149
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260524T171149
DTSTAMP:20260524T171149
CREATED:20250406T083653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T141147Z
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SUMMARY:Making Friends with Death
DESCRIPTION:“Death itself is not what causes fear. It is simply the consciousness leaving the body; one labels death on that event. There is no terrifying death from its own side; the terrifying death is made up by our mind. We have made death terrifying. What causes the worry and fear\, what makes death so difficult is attachment\, desire\, clinging: to this life\, to the body\, possessions\, family\, friends and so forth.” — Lama Zopa Rinpoche\, How to Face Death Without Fear \nImagine meeting death head on\, armed with knowledge and confidence. In this weekend course\, we will learn to engage the mind with teachings and practices that prepare us for this natural event\, so that we can accept it and face it without fear; and help our loved ones do the same. \nBuddhism explains that thinking about death is not morbid\, but useful\, logical\, and necessary because to die well\, peacefully and without fear\, we need to live well by leading lives based on ethics\, compassion\, kindness\, honesty\, and altruism. \nIn this course\, we will look at what death is; what happens when one is dying\, what one should do beforehand to prepare\, as well as during the death process itself\, and what happens after death.
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/making-friends-with-death-2/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260524T171149
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260524T171149
DTSTAMP:20260524T171149
CREATED:20250406T083653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T141147Z
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SUMMARY:When the Chocolate Runs Out
DESCRIPTION:“I could tell you about attachment for one whole year\, but you’ll never begin to really understand it until you start to look deeply inside.” Lama Yeshe\nGetting what we want\, like delicious chocolate\, a great job or a new partner\, is our main method for achieving happiness\, and we certainly work hard at it! But what if we lose it? Or what if we can’t find it? What then? \nBehind the world of attachment lies the origin of all our problems \, according to Buddha’s teachings. We therefore need to understand exactly what it is or as Lama Zopa Rinpoche puts it\, it will seem that we have to give up happiness when we heard that we have to give up attachment. \nVenerable Robina Courtin will teach from Lama Yeshe’s book When the Chocolate Runs out\, to explain tous what attachment is\, how it promise us happiness and only delivers suffering in the long run and the real happiness we can access when we give it up.
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/when-the-chocolate-runs-out/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260524T171149
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260524T171149
DTSTAMP:20260524T171149
CREATED:20250406T083652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T141147Z
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SUMMARY:How to Develop Bodhichitta
DESCRIPTION:This course invites you to explore the rich meditation traditions of Tibetan Buddhism\, particularly focusing on practices that develop compassion and loving kindness. Unlike some meditation approaches that might feel abstract or difficult to grasp\, Tibetan Buddhism offers remarkably clear\, step-by-step instructions that have been refined over centuries.The heart of these practices centers around cultivating “bodhichitta” – an awakened heart-mind that genuinely wishes for the happiness and freedom from suffering of all beings.\nThese aren’t just philosophical concepts to contemplate intellectually. The course provides practical techniques that help transform your everyday mindset. You’ll learn specific meditation methods that gradually shift your natural self-concern toward a more expansive awareness of others’ well-being.\nWhat makes these practices special is that they tap into qualities we already possess. We all have moments of natural kindness and empathy – this approach simply helps nurture and develop those innate capacities until they become more stable and accessible in our daily lives.\nThese practices are considered the very heart of Buddha’s teaching because they point toward enlightenment itself – but not as a self-centered spiritual achievement. Rather\, enlightenment is pursued specifically for the benefit it brings to all beings. The path becomes about developing our fullest potential precisely so we can be of greatest service to others.
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/how-to-develop-bodhichitta/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
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SUMMARY:Making Friends with Death
DESCRIPTION:“Death itself is not what causes fear. It is simply the consciousness leaving the body; one labels death on that event. There is no terrifying death from its own side; the terrifying death is made up by our mind. We have made death terrifying. What causes the worry and fear\, what makes death so difficult is attachment\, desire\, clinging: to this life\, to the body\, possessions\, family\, friends and so forth.” — Lama Zopa Rinpoche\, How to Face Death Without Fear \nImagine meeting death head on\, armed with knowledge and confidence. In this weekend course\, we will learn to engage the mind with teachings and practices that prepare us for this natural event\, so that we can accept it and face it without fear; and help our loved ones do the same. \nBuddhism explains that thinking about death is not morbid\, but useful\, logical\, and necessary because to die well\, peacefully and without fear\, we need to live well by leading lives based on ethics\, compassion\, kindness\, honesty\, and altruism. \nIn this course\, we will look at what death is; what happens when one is dying\, what one should do beforehand to prepare\, as well as during the death process itself\, and what happens after death.
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/making-friends-with-death/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
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SUMMARY:How to Develop Bodhichitta
DESCRIPTION:This course invites you to explore the rich meditation traditions of Tibetan Buddhism\, particularly focusing on practices that develop compassion and loving kindness. Unlike some meditation approaches that might feel abstract or difficult to grasp\, Tibetan Buddhism offers remarkably clear\, step-by-step instructions that have been refined over centuries.The heart of these practices centers around cultivating “bodhichitta” – an awakened heart-mind that genuinely wishes for the happiness and freedom from suffering of all beings.\nThese aren’t just philosophical concepts to contemplate intellectually. The course provides practical techniques that help transform your everyday mindset. You’ll learn specific meditation methods that gradually shift your natural self-concern toward a more expansive awareness of others’ well-being.\nWhat makes these practices special is that they tap into qualities we already possess. We all have moments of natural kindness and empathy – this approach simply helps nurture and develop those innate capacities until they become more stable and accessible in our daily lives.\nThese practices are considered the very heart of Buddha’s teaching because they point toward enlightenment itself – but not as a self-centered spiritual achievement. Rather\, enlightenment is pursued specifically for the benefit it brings to all beings. The path becomes about developing our fullest potential precisely so we can be of greatest service to others.
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/how-to-develop-bodhichitta-2/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
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SUMMARY:Freedom Through Understanding: The Buddhist Path to Happiness and Liberation
DESCRIPTION:Buddha says that the main source of our suffering is the delusions in our mind\, such as attachment\, anger\, and the rest. They cause suffering because they’re distressing\, but they also have the function of misrepresenting the world to us — in other words\, we’re not in touch with reality.\nWe will look at the Buddhist approach to how things exist\, first conventionally — the view of karma\, how the mind exists\, how to develop compassion; and then ultimately — the view of dependent arising and emptiness. \nGetting in touch with reality is the method for achieving our own happiness and our ability to be of benefit to others.
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/freedom-through-understanding-the-buddhist-path-to-happiness-and-liberation-2/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
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SUMMARY:A Bird Needs Two Wings: Wisdom and Compassion
DESCRIPTION:It is said that just as a bird needs two wings\, we need both wisdom and compassion. The inner wing of our practice is wisdom\, and the outer wing is compassion. That’s the action wing\, the political wing\, the social-work wing. When you work on your own mind\, you are developing the meditative wing\, wisdom. The more you do so\, the more you will decrease your delusions\, increase your positive qualities\, and increase your own sense of happiness. Therefore\, you will increase your sense of connectedness\, and inevitably\, you’ve got no choice but to put yourself out there to benefit others. A bird needs two wings. It’s not enough just for us to have internal practice. It’s got to be externalized. It’s an inevitable product of our practice if we’re doing the job properly.\nIn this course we will come to understand the methods to develop both our inner wisdom and compassion in order to be of benefit to others and ourselves.
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/a-bird-needs-two-wings-wisdom-and-compassion/
CATEGORIES:Buddhism
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
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SUMMARY:A Bird Needs Two Wings: Wisdom and Compassion
DESCRIPTION:It is said that just as a bird needs two wings\, we need both wisdom and compassion. The inner wing of our practice is wisdom\, and the outer wing is compassion. That’s the action wing\, the political wing\, the social-work wing. When you work on your own mind\, you are developing the meditative wing\, wisdom. The more you do so\, the more you will decrease your delusions\, increase your positive qualities\, and increase your own sense of happiness. Therefore\, you will increase your sense of connectedness\, and inevitably\, you’ve got no choice but to put yourself out there to benefit others. A bird needs two wings. It’s not enough just for us to have internal practice. It’s got to be externalized. It’s an inevitable product of our practice if we’re doing the job properly.\nIn this course we will come to understand the methods to develop both our inner wisdom and compassion in order to be of benefit to others and ourselves.
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/a-bird-needs-two-wings-wisdom-and-compassion-2/
CATEGORIES:Buddhism
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260524T171149
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260524T171149
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CREATED:20250406T083450Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250522T141147Z
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SUMMARY:Freedom Through Understanding: The Buddhist Path to Happiness and Liberation
DESCRIPTION:Buddha says that the main source of our suffering is the delusions in our mind\, such as attachment\, anger\, and the rest. They cause suffering because they’re distressing\, but they also have the function of misrepresenting the world to us — in other words\, we’re not in touch with reality.\nWe will look at the Buddhist approach to how things exist\, first conventionally — the view of karma\, how the mind exists\, how to develop compassion; and then ultimately — the view of dependent arising and emptiness. \nGetting in touch with reality is the method for achieving our own happiness and our ability to be of benefit to others.
URL:https://lotus.fpmt.org/event/freedom-through-understanding-the-buddhist-path-to-happiness-and-liberation/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thubten Norbu Ling":MAILTO:info@tnlsf.org
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