with Ven. Gyalten Palmo

Tuesdays, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
May 1 – June 12, 2018
(7 classes)

Practice Day: Saturday, June 16
11:00am – 3:30pm

This series presents an overview to a systematic path to full awakening, or enlightenment. Basically, it summarizes the entire teachings of the Buddha.

We will:

• look at the life of the historical Buddha
• discuss the three main components to achieving enlightenment—renunciation, the wish to benefit others, and the right view of emptiness
• look at the progressive, step-like structure of teachings called the Lam Rim
• examine where you fit at your present stage of spiritual development, what you need to do next

If you have ever wondered about Buddhism this can give you an understanding.

Having a long-held interest in the mind's capacity for transformation, Ven. Gyalten Palmo left home to spend 4½ months in India with an enlightened master in the late 1970's. Ven. Palmo started studying Tibetan Buddhism at the turn of the century. She has studied closely under Ribur Rinpoche, Choden Rinpoche, Geshe Ngawang Dakpa and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. She went on to complete the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition's (FPMT) Basic Program coursework and retreats. In 2012, she was ordained by Choden Rinpoche at Sera Jey Monastic University in India.

As an FPMT-registered teacher, she has been teaching Discovering Buddhism regularly at Tse Chen Ling Center in San Francisco since 2013. Ven. Palmo loves studying and sharing the Dharma with others.