How to See Yourself as You Really Are, by HH the Dalai Lama (edited by Jeffrey Hopkins) will be the text book for this course, in which His Holiness writes:
If you do not have insight into the way you yourself and all things actually are, you cannot recognize and get rid of the obstacles to liberation from cyclic existence and, even more important, the obstructions to helping others. Without insight you cannot address any problem at its root or remove the seeds that might produce it in the future.
… and quoting Nagarjuna:
The apprehension of inherent existence is the cause of all unhealthy views.
Afflictive emotions are not produced without this error.
Therefore, when emptiness is thoroughly known,
Unhealthy views and afflictive emotions are thoroughly purified.
Come learn more about emptiness and dependent arising, self and non-self, ignorance and wisdom.
Homework and Related Materials
We hope to have copies of the text book for you to buy either online or at the door.
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See more about the whole Discovering Buddhism program at Land of Medicine Buddha, here.
About the Instructor
Venerable Drimay is the regular Discovering Buddhism teacher at LMB. She has been teaching Discovering BUDDHISM since its inception in 2002. See more about our instructors.
Participation
Drop in on the first class to see if it suits you. Online registration below gives various options for donating to support this program. The Dharma center depends on your contributions to make classes like this possible. However, we don’t want anyone to feel that there is an obstacle if they are unable to donate. All are welcome.
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| Date(s): | Jan 14 to Feb 25, 2016 |
| Times: | 7:00 pm - 8:45 pm |
| Instructor/Leader: | Venerable Drimay |
| Type of event: | Discovering Buddhism |
| Number of sessions: | TBA |
| Level: | introductory |
| Participation: | all are welcome |
| Location: | Main Gompa |
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