The Six Paramitas are an essential part of Mahayana Buddhism and key practice of a bodhisattva for awakening the heart. NB Toronto is delighted to host Lama Rabten Tshering for the upcoming celebration of their Centre’s Re-opening. In his warm, expressive style, Lama Rabten will give practical guidance for bringing these six qualities into all aspects of our lives.
A visual and performing artist shares how engaging with curiosity and sense of humor help her meet challenges with resilient joy.
“We have the choice of whether we wish to transcend our fear and suffering or descend into their depths,” Dzogchen Rinpoche writes in discussing the foundational vehicle. If we choose the first, we must know how to practice the Buddhist path and learn about its fruition. So, please join this Path of Study (online) Course offered by NB Seattle and Vancouver and learn to see the means to liberate ourselves from suffering as taught in the foundational vehicle.
How to connect with the dispeller of all fears, Tara? Hosted by NB Seattle shortly before our annual Tara Drupchen, Stephanie Johnston and Julia Linderova will teach about the symbolic meaning and ancient technique of the Tikse method for Khdiravani Tara (Green Tara) and offer studio sessions to learn how to draw Green Tara and use this as a practice to connect with the dispeller of all fears.
The author recalls lessons on work and mindfulness learned while working in the kitchen at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center, and shares some favorite tips.
What seems to be the key to all Buddhist practices is the training of the mind. This training falls into three categories: Discipline (Sila), Meditation (Samadhi) and Wisdom (Prajna). Hosted by Nalandabodhi Montreal, please join Lama Rabten during this 3-day Retreat with teachings about these Three Higher Trainings in order to penetrate the true nature of reality and free ourselves from the fundamental ignorance that causes suffering.
