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  • Maximum $108.00 – Sliding Scale Zoom Only Suggested Donation ($55)
  • Maximum $108.00 – Sliding Scale In-Person Suggested Donation ($55)

Date & Time Details: Sunday, March 2, 2025
11:00 am – 5:00 pm PST

Location: In-Person in the Gompa and Online via Zoom

Address: 5800 Prescott Road, Soquel, CA, USA

Contact: Tyler Filkins
[email protected]

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Simplifying Emptiness: Ways to Develop Deep Wisdom Without Your Head Exploding

With Don Handrick

March 2, 2025

In-Person and Online Via Zoom

Sunday, March 2

11:00 am – 5:00 pm

Realizing the concept of sunyata, or emptiness, is essential on the Buddhist path but it can be quite difficult to get our heads around it, particularly in the light of the number of detailed and somewhat complicated analyses that the Buddha set out. In this workshop we will explore approaches to this topic that bring emptiness out of the purely philosophical realm and onto the solid ground where we can taste this fundamental truth about ourselves and the world in which we live. In addition to teachings on this subject, the workshop will include practical exercises and guided reflections to enhance our understanding and integration of this vital topic.

Schedule

11:00 am – 12:30 pm—Session 1

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm—Lunch

1:30 pm – 3:00  pm—Session 2

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm—Tea break

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm—Session 3



Leader

Don Handrick
Don Handrick is a touring teacher for the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), sharing the Dharma with centers and study groups in North America and other parts of the world, both in-person and online. Don’s study of Buddhism began in 1993 after reading The Tibetan Book of…
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