with Jon Landaw

Sunday, April 7, 2013
11:00am – 12:30pm

The wisdom teachings of Buddha declare the mistaken view that "things exist from their own side" is the source of all problems.

Join us as Jon Landaw explores:

• What "existing from their own side" means
• Why this view is mistaken
• How this mistaken view creates suffering, and
• How we can begin to overcome it.

Jon Landaw was born in Paterson, New Jersey, in 1944. He received his A.B. degree in English Literature from Dartmouth College in 1965 and spent three years teaching English as a Second Language with the Peace Corps in Iran (1966–69).

Jon worked as English editor for the Translation Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, India at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives (1972–77) producing numerous texts under the guidance of Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey. As a student of Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche since the mid-1970's, he has edited numerous works for Wisdom Publications, including “Wisdom Energy” and “Introduction to Tantra.” He is also the author of “Prince Siddhartha,” a biography of Buddha for children, “Images of Enlightenment,” published by Snow Lion in 1993 and “Buddhism for Dummies”. As an instructor of Buddhist meditation, he has taught in numerous Dharma centers throughout the United States, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere.

Jon and his wife currently live in Capitola where he teaches regularly at the nearby Land of Medicine Buddha center.