About Event: The development of compassion and bodhichitta is the point of the path to enlightenment, the end result: the removal of all separateness from others and the spontaneous capacity to benefit all sentient beings perfectly.
Why “courageous”? Because genuine compassion encompasses all living beings, including the harmers, the negative ones, not just the innocent victims.
But “meaning well is not enough”, Lama Zopa Rinpoche says. And His Holiness the Dalai Lama says, “Compassion is not enough: we need wisdom”.
Without the wisdom gained from knowing well the four noble truths, which comes from understanding the law of karma and the workings of our own mind, in particular attachment and the other delusions — not to mention the wisdom that comes from understanding dependent arising and emptiness – it is not possible to fully develop such radical compassion.
This wisdom combined with bodhichitta hugely energizes the great bodhisattvas, who are fierce in their determination to never give up on sentient beings: they “think in terms of eons,” as His Holiness says.
About teacher:
Ordained since the late 1970s, Ven. Robina has worked full-time since then for Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s FPMT. Over the years she has served as editorial director of Wisdom Publications, editor of Mandala Magazine, executive director of Liberation Prison Project, and as a touring teacher of Buddhism. Her life and work with prisoners have been featured in the documentary films Chasing Buddha and Key to Freedom.
Venerable Robina has traveled extensively and taught the Dharma all over the world. She is an extraordinary person with boundless energy and charisma and her style when teaching the Dharma is sparklingly clear, direct, and compassionate.
Schedule:
Friday 21 November
3:00pm - 4:30pm Teaching session
Supper
6:30pm - 7:30pm Meditation
Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd November
9:00am - 10:15am Session 1
Tea Break
10:45am - 12:00pm Session 2
Lunch
1:30pm - 2:45pm Session 3
Tea Break
3:15pm - 4:30pm Session 4
Registration and Payment
The recommended contribution for this special event is $220
BUT – you may pay whatever you feel comfortable with.
A payment of $108 will be very helpful
A payment of $85 will cover our basic costs.
A recommended generous contribution of $220 will cover our costs and help us to continue to offer other teachings to so many – often free of charge.
Sangha are always able to attend our courses free of charge but are encouraged to please register (using their coupon).
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Registration will be in person or online.
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