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SUMMARY:Sharing the Dharma with Venerable Tenzin Chogkyi
DESCRIPTION:Sharing the Dharma with Venerable Tenzin Chogkyi \nSundays February 25-April 1 10:00am-11:30am \nSunday morning “Sharing the Dharma” at Diamond Light is an opportunity for newcomers and old friends to explore the Buddha’s teachings as they are applied in our daily lives\, and share in community fellowship. \n“Sharing the Dharma” topics combine ideas from Buddhism with those from the fields of positive psychology\, Western philosophy\, and current events. People from all faiths and backgrounds can apply the principles explored on Sharing the Dharma enhance their lives. \nVen. Tenzin will introduce the topics and lead brief reflection meditations. With time to get a cup of tea\, participants can then join in discussions\, asking questions and sharing experiences. \nDrop-in on any session. No background required – just come with an open mind. All are welcome! \nBy donation to support the teacher and the cost of the space.  \nAt Diamond Light Meditation Center\n2791 24th Street\, Room 14 (upstairs)\nSacramento\, CA 95818\nParking lot in back\, ADA accessible \nVenerable Tenzin Chogkyi is a Buddhist nun\, activist and popular Buddhist retreat leader and teacher. She loves bridging the worlds of Buddhist thought\, current affairs\, and the latest research in the field of positive psychology. As well as being passionate about her spiritual practice she also cares deeply about prison reform\, animal rights\, equal rights for all and bringing an end to human trafficking and other modern forms of slavery. \nVenerable Tenzin first became interested in meditation after reading Be Here Now and Autobiography of a Yogi in the early 1970s. She describes her spiritual path over the next 20 years as “meandering and haphazard” until she bought a one-way ticket to India in early 1991 with the intention of meeting His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In the end\, she became a student not only of His Holiness\, but also of Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche and Lama Zopa Rinpoche during the year she spent studying at Tushita Meditation Centre in Dharamsala\, India and Kopan Monastery in Kathmandu\, Nepal. She also completed several long meditation retreats over a six-year period.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/sharing-the-dharma-with-venerable-tenzin-chogkyi/2018-03-11/
LOCATION:2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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SUMMARY:Monday Meditation with Venerable Tenzin Chogkyi
DESCRIPTION:Monday Meditation with Venerable Tenzin Chogkyi \n6 Monday’s February 26-April 2 6:30-8:00pm\nMonday Meditation with Venerable Tenzin Chogkyi \nPart of the power of Buddhist practices is calming our mind through meditation. Learning Buddhist concepts is helpful for our daily lives and helps us intellectually understand our world\, and meditation helps us experience those concepts directly. Meditation is not always easy\, but like any other skill it can be practiced and mastered. Join Venerable Tenzin Chogkyi as she leads us through guided meditations based on the teachings from Tuesday nights. Feel free to drop in Monday nights or come in both nights each week to learn something new and deepen your practice! \nat Diamond Light Meditation Center\n2791 24th Street\, Room 14 (upstairs)\nSacramento CA 95818\nParking lot in back\, ADA accessible.  \nSuggested donation: $10-$20 per class no one turned away for lack of funds. \nwww.diamondlightsac.org \nVenerable Tenzin Chogkyi is a Buddhist nun\, activist and popular Buddhist retreat leader and teacher. She loves bridging the worlds of Buddhist thought\, current affairs\, and the latest research in the field of positive psychology. As well as being passionate about her spiritual practice she also cares deeply about prison reform\, animal rights\, equal rights for all and bringing an end to human trafficking and other modern forms of slavery. \nVenerable Tenzin first became interested in meditation after reading Be Here Now and Autobiography of a Yogi in the early 1970s. She describes her spiritual path over the next 20 years as “meandering and haphazard” until she bought a one-way ticket to India in early 1991 with the intention of meeting His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In the end\, she became a student not only of His Holiness\, but also of Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche and Lama Zopa Rinpoche during the year she spent studying at Tushita Meditation Centre in Dharamsala\, India and Kopan Monastery in Kathmandu\, Nepal. She also completed several long meditation retreats over a six-year period.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/meditation-with-venerable-tenzin-chogkyi/2018-03-12/
LOCATION:2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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SUMMARY:Buddhism in a Nutshell with Ven Tenzin Chogkyi
DESCRIPTION:Buddhism in a Nutshell with Ven Tenzin Chogkyi \n6 Tuesdays 2/27-4/3 6:30pm-8:30pm \nWhy do we put so much energy into chasing after happiness\, only to be disappointed? Why is it so hard to find peace and contentment? \nBuddhism teaches that true freedom and happiness can only be found within\, by transforming our own minds. Find out more about this essential truth that the Buddha taught. This course\, based on the Four Noble Truths\, the first teaching the Buddha gave after his enlightenment\, will include lectures\, discussion periods and meditation sessions. \nJoin Venerable Tenzin Chogkyi as she introduces us to basic Buddhist thought and practices. This class is perfect for beginners\, and a great refresher for long time practioners! Classes are progressive\, but feel free to drop in as you are able!  \nThere will be a supplemental meditation offering based on the class’ material Mondays beginning 3/5 6:30pm-8:30pm \nat Diamond Light Meditation Center\n2791 24th Street\, Room 14 (upstairs)\nSacramento CA 95818\nparking lot in back\, ADA accessible \nsuggested donation: $10-$20 per class\, no one turned away for lack of funds \nVenerable Tenzin Chogkyi is a Buddhist nun\, activist and popular Buddhist retreat leader and teacher. She loves bridging the worlds of Buddhist thought\, current affairs\, and the latest research in the field of positive psychology. As well as being passionate about her spiritual practice she also cares deeply about prison reform\, animal rights\, equal rights for all and bringing an end to human trafficking and other modern forms of slavery. \nVenerable Tenzin first became interested in meditation after reading Be Here Now and Autobiography of a Yogi in the early 1970s. She describes her spiritual path over the next 20 years as “meandering and haphazard” until she bought a one-way ticket to India in early 1991 with the intention of meeting His Holiness the Dalai Lama. In the end\, she became a student not only of His Holiness\, but also of Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche and Lama Zopa Rinpoche during the year she spent studying at Tushita Meditation Centre in Dharamsala\, India and Kopan Monastery in Kathmandu\, Nepal. She also completed several long meditation retreats over a six-year period.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/buddhism-in-a-nutshell-with-ven-tenzin-chogkyi/2018-03-13/
LOCATION:2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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SUMMARY:Becoming a Spiritual Warrior
DESCRIPTION:10 Wednesdays\, January 10 – March 14 6:30pm-8:30pm\n\nIt is not possible to succeed in the Mahayana path without strictly keeping each bodhisattva vow\, and to keep those vows one must understand all 64 vows clearly. This Course is based upon Master Asanga’s root text and its commentary called the Highway for Bodhisattvas (Jangchub Shunglam) by Je Tsongkapa. Topics include: the definition and types of bodhichitta\, how bodhisattva vows are taken\, an explanation of the eighteen root bodhisattva vows and forty-six secondary bodhisattva vows\, the four factors needed to break bodhisattva root vows\, how bodhisattva vows are broken\, how to keep your bodhisattva vows\, the benefits of keeping bodhisattva vows and more!\n\nAt Diamond Light Meditation Center\n2791 24th Street\, Room 14 (upstairs)\nSacramento CA 95818\nparking lot in back\, ADA accessible \nSuggested donation: $10-$20 per class\, no one turned away for lack of funds
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/becoming-a-spiritual-warrior/2018-03-14/
LOCATION:2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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SUMMARY:Becoming a Spiritual Warrior
DESCRIPTION:10 Wednesdays January 10 – March 14\, 6:30pm-8:30pm \nTo truly help others\, we must understand the actions that help us\, and the actions that hurt us. Becoming a Bodhisattva\, or Spiritual Warrior will lead us to full enlightenment so we can help all other beings. Understanding and keeping the 64 Bodhisattva Vows will help us reach enlightenment. Using the commentary called the Highway for Bodhisattvas by Je Tsongkapa\, we will learn what bodhichitta (the wish to reach enlightenment to help all beings) is\, what the bodhisattva vows are and how they are taken\, how to keep or break them\, and the benefits of becoming a Bodhisattva.  \nEach class will have a dharma teachings\, discussion and meditations. There are optional readings\, homework and quizzes for deeper study and understanding.  \nat Diamond Light Meditation Center\n2791 24th Street\, Room 14 (upstairs)\, Sacramento CA 95818\nparking lot in back\, ADA accessible \ncost: suggested donation $10-$20 per class\, no one turned away for lack of funds \nwww.diamondlightsac.org \nHeather started practicing yoga in 2001 and finished her teacher training in 2008. Yoga is what led her to Buddhism\, with her first class taught by Lama Marut in 2008. She has studied with many amazing teachers over the years\, her closest teacher being Amie Diller. Heather’s passion is the Tibetan Gelugpa tradition\, in the lineage of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. She recently finished a six year\, eighteen course intensive and is excited to share these classes with others.  \nHeather grew up in Northern California and received her Bachelor of the Arts in Communication at San Diego State University. She also has an Associate of the Arts degree in Visual Communication from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/becoming-a-spiritual-warrior-2/2018-03-14/
LOCATION:2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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SUMMARY:Healing the Conflict Within
DESCRIPTION:4 Thursdays 3/8-3/29 6:30pm-8:30pm \nDo you sometimes feel like parts of you are at odds with each other? Do you feel stuck or uncertain in specific areas of your life due to these internal conflicts? Do you experience oppressive internal voices that are cruel or painful?  \nIn this 4 class series\, we will learn to apply Nonviolent Communication (NVC)\, and other heart centered approaches\, to meet these parts of our self with compassionate presence and listening. When a part is fully heard\, it no longer needs to take our energy. This frees our energy to have more choice in our lives.  \nWe will cultivate inner peace in the service of bringing more peace to our world. To the extent we cultivate this quality of compassionate listening within ourselves\, it will flow into our relationships and everyday interactions.  \nTo quote Peace Pilgrim – “We can work on inner peace and world peace at the same time. On one hand\, people have found inner peace by losing themselves in a cause larger than themselves\, like the cause of world peace\, because finding inner peace means coming from the self-centered life into the life centered in the good of the whole. On the other hand\, one of the ways of working for world peace is to work for more inner peace\, because world peace will never be stable until enough of us find inner peace to stabilize it.” \nAccording to the Dalai Lama – “World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is\, I think\, the manifestation of human compassion.” \nat Diamond Light Meditation Center\n2791 24th Street\, Room 14 (upstairs)\nSacramento\, CA 95818\nparking lot in back\, ADA accessible \nsuggested donation: $10-$20 per class\, no one turned away for lack of funds \nwww.diamondlightsac.org \nAbout Sunil: I started studying Nonviolent Communication (NVC) in 2004. NVC has had a transformational effect on my professional and personal life. I am continually amazed at the power and simplicity of this way of living life. While I am not a certified NVC trainer\, I am happy when the fruits of my personal practice can benefit others. I consider myself a lifelong NVC learner and explorer.
URL:https://www.diamondlightsac.org/event/healing-the-conflict-within/2018-03-15/
LOCATION:2791 24th Street\, Sacramento\, CA\, 95818\, United States
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