Tibetan Buddhism Book Study Group

About this event

This Sunday’s Book Study Group selection is entitled How We Live is How We Die , by Pema Chödrön . In this book, Chödrön shares her wisdom for working with this flow of life—learning to live with ease, joy, and compassion through uncertainty, embracing new beginnings, and ultimately preparing for death with curiosity and openness rather than with fear. This book is our selection for three months beginning with Nov. 15th.

Chödrön is an American-born Tibetan Buddhist. She is an ordained nun, former acharya of Shambhala Buddhism and disciple of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche . Chödrön has written several dozen books and audiobooks, and has been principal teacher at Gampo Abbey in Nova Scotia.

In our weekly classes, we explore the richly variegated jewel that is Tibetan Buddhist doctrine or liturgy, including a short meditation or two. There is plenty of time for Q-&-A. All who are reading this message are warmly invited.

To join our meeting through the internet using Zoom, here is the information:

Meeting ID number: 814 3390 5026 Password: pcddc

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NOTE: Our program plan is to rotate the topic of the tutorial portion of our sessions from week to week, from basic meditation, to philosophy, our book study group, and more. Our intent is to serve our newest members as well as our more senior members. Please let us know how this scheme works for you. *** PCD-DC ( Palyul Changchub Dargyeling—D.C. Area ) is a Tibetan Buddhist Dharma center affiliated with Palyul Ling International. Every Sunday morning (please check our calendar for occasional irregularities) we offer a class aimed at learning about Tibetan Buddhism. Each class includes instruction on various aspects of the Buddhist practices, or meditation, and discussion of those instructions. Classes are led by senior students of our Palyul spiritual lineage masters. Our teachers include His Holiness Pema Norbu Rinpoche , Khenchen Tsewang Gyatso Rinpoche , and others. All who are interested, including beginners, are welcome; there are no prerequisites. Time for Q&A is available. *** “The Tibetan word ' jin-lab ' is loosely translated as ‘blessings.’ Jin-lap transforms our whole being—our body, our speech, the way we think, how we understand phenomena, and the way we relate to ourselves and the world. Ultimately, however, what jin-lap does is to break the shell of our ego and force us to see the true nature of our minds. Among the many other causes and conditions, in the Vajrayana it is the guru who is considered the most important and indeed supreme cause for doing all of the above.” -Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, “Ocean of Blessings” (p. vii) “If we had pure perception from the beginning, we wouldn’t need to train in it. However, at present our mind is filled with disturbing emotions, our way of perceiving is very obscured, and we lack pure perception. Therefore, we need to train in pure perception.” -His Holiness Penor Rinpoche, “Ocean of Blessing” (pp. 9-11)

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From Tibetan Meditation by PCD-DC