Introduction to Buddhist Thought and Meditation
Alternate Wednesday evenings 7:00 – 8:30 pm
with Maggie Robertson
Galilee Centre
398 John Street North
Atisha was a famous Indian Buddhist scholar and meditation master. He was Abbot of the great Buddhist monastery of Vikramashila at a time when Mahayana Buddhism was flourishing in India. He was later invited to Tibet and his arrival there led to the re-establishment of Buddhism in Tibet. He is the author of the first text on the stages of the path, Lamp for the Path. His tradition later became known as the `Kadampa Tradition’. In this series of classes we will examine a special text of Atisha's that Venerable Kelsang Gyatso has translated and made available for us today. It is know as "Advice from Atisha's Heart".
February 10
The strength of being humble
February 24
This helping hand never hurts
March 10
Walking the talk part 1
March 24
Walking the talk part 2
April 7
Renunciation: a different kind of liberation
April 21
Attachment: the unhelpful velcro
May 5
Speaking karmically
May 19
Perfection to the power of 6, part 1
June 2
Perfection to the power of 6, part 2
June 16
Perfection to the power of 6, part 3
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