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Our Introduction to Buddhism classes will continue during the month of August.
All classes will meet on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. in the Parlor.
August 3 – Film 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
(part one) with discussion
Gives a brief history of the 14th Dalai Lama and begins a series of questions for him including, “Why do the poor often seem happier than the rich?” and, “How do you reconcile a commitment to non-violence when faced with violence?”
August 10 – Film 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
(part two) with discussion
August 17 – Power of the Mind (part one)
Dave Roberts, a member of our congregation, gives us a powerful session on positive thinking and using our minds to create happiness and achieve top performance. Enjoy an uplifting experience while exploring teachings from the Bible as well as the writings of Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, Denis Waitley, Dr. Robert Schuler, Zig Ziglar, and others. Dave has conducted seminars on this subject for business leaders, corporations, and athletes for over three decades! Join us and learn how others have brought happiness, success, and an attitude improvement to their lives.
August 24 – Power of the Mind (part two):
Tibetan Buddhist mind training
Mark Winwood returns to discuss the Buddhist science of mind training. He will present a 90-minute overview discussion of the Eight Verses of Thought Transformation, a 12th century text by the Kadampa Geshe Langri Tangpa, still taught and practiced today. The text is a “mind training” summary, offering practical insight into the development of loving kindness, compassion, caring, and commitment (can you say…bodhicitta??)
August 31 – Film God and Buddha
This is a filmed lecture conducted by Tibetan Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman and Indian Vedanta philosopher Deepak Chopra at Tibet House in New York City in 1999. The two talk about the similarities and differences between two of India’s most important philosophical beliefs: Vedanta and Buddhism.
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