with Ven. Gyalten Palmo and Don Isaacson

Tuesdays, 7:00pm – 8:30pm
September 8 – October 6, 2020
(5 classes)

Practice Day: Tuesday, October 13
7:00pm – 8:30pm

We are beginning a new series of classes that lead one to awakening the limitless potential of your mind, thereby achieving all peace and happiness. The first series is: Mind and Its Potential.

We will:

• examine what is “mind”, its nature and function, and how it affects our experience of happiness and suffering.
• explore the differentiation between mind and brain
• look at mind as the creator of our experiences
• the implications of possessing a mind that has no beginning and no end
• learn methods to transform destructive thoughts and attitudes
• how to create a positive and joyous mind

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.

Don Isaacson is an advanced Dharma student having followed the FPMT Basic Program courses in person for many years, and the FPMT Masters Program online, 2008 to 2013. Don currently serves on the Board of Directors at Land of Medicine Buddha in Soquel and at Vajrapani Institute in Boulder Creek.