A teaching on Shantideva's A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life

A teaching on Shantideva's A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life This is a class offered by the Guhyasamaja Center in Northern Virginia. This wonderful center is affiliated with the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition. ** Contact this center directly for more information and check for any last minute changes that may occur for the class time- web link below.... For the Sake of Others: meditation on love and compassion Sat, July 11, 10:30am – 12:30pm Unitarian/Universalist Church, 1625 Wiehle Ave., Reston VA 20190 DescriptionHow do we guard our commitment to help rescue sentient beings from suffering? Conscientiousness or carefulness is the key practice to protect our commitment from deteriorating. Ven Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche explains these core practices as they are described beginning with Chapter 5 of the great Indian master Shantideva's most famous work, A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life. Venerable Emeritus Abbot Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa (known as Geshe Thinley Topgyal) was born in 1937 in Nyaktren, a sector of Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. In 1947 at the age of 10, he gained admission to Sera Mey Monastery. In 1959, he received the complete bikshu vows---the highest level of ordination---from His Eminence, the late Yongzin Ling Rinpoche, the 97th Throne Holder of Gelugpa Tradition and also senior Tutor to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. Khensur Rinpoche studied in Tibet until 1959 when he fled to India after China invaded and forcefully occupied Tibet. Rinpoche soon returned to his studies in the exiled Sera monastery, reconstructed under the guidance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In 1986, he passed the final exam to become a Geshe. From 1980 to the present, Khensur Rinpoche has continued to teach at Sera Mey Monastic University. In 1989, he assumed the position of Discipline Master for one year. Then in 1990, he received the advanced degree of Ngagrampa (highest degree in Buddhist Tantra studies) from Gyumed Tantric College after extensively studying the secret teachings of the Mahayana tradition. On Nov. 12, 1996, the Dalai Lama appointed him as the honorable Abbot of the Gyumed Tantric College. Khensur Rinpoche completed his three-year term as Abbot with dedication and success. He taught tantric studies continuously for three years and conducted numerous religious rituals and ceremonies. Khensur Rinpoche is both a scholar of great knowledge and understanding, and a holder of many traditional teaching lineages. His generous presence and contributions to the Sera Mey Monastic University have proven indispensable. The great master Kyabje Ribur Rinpoche has repeatedly praised Khensur Rinpoche as both a great scholar and master practitioner of Buddha's sutra and tantra teachings. Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche notes that Khensur Rinpoche is widely respected for his patience, compassion, and virtuous character; among Tibetans he is often referred to as the "Buddha Abbott." A living example of Buddha's teachings, Khensur Rinpoche divides his time between personal meditation and practices, and teaching a growing network of western and Tibetan students. He is highly qualified to teaching on all levels of Buddhist practice and to conduct all Buddhist rituals. Please visit http://www.guhyasamaja.org for complete information. Also, find out more about the FMPT at www.fpmt.org