Exploring Buddhism, Section 1: Exploring the Mind and Philosophy
Exploring the Mind
Open House
Monday, June 16, 2025
6:30pm – 8:30pm PDT (Pacific Daylight Time)
in-person and online
Program Category: Dharma Education — Foundational
This is a hybrid event, and we are using the
Zoom video conferencing system
for online participants.
Please register below to receive your online access information.
By registering for this event, you understand that the
sessions may be recorded and published in the public
domain (such as YouTube), and consent to this process.
Exploring Buddhism
Exploring Buddhism is the newest
foundational-level course co-developed by FPMT Education
Services and senior FPMT teachers, including Geshe Tenzin
Namdak, Geshe Tenzin Legtsok, and Venerable Joan
Nicell.
It was conceived as a bridge between the FPMT
Discovering Buddhism
and the FPMT
Basic Program.
The Exploring Buddhism program presents selected
topics that provide a strong basis for more advanced
study. The program is intended for students with a good
understanding of basic Buddhism.
Read an
overview of the Exploring Buddhism program
that will be offered at Ocean of Compassion and Vajrapani Institute.
Exploring the Mind
This module presents the mind or consciousness, our principal means for knowing reality, with its nature, functions and divisions along with mental factors that positively or negatively impact its operation.
Open House
This event represents the first teaching session of
Exploring Buddhism, Exploring the Mind.
You are invited to attend this class for free.
Please register on the
Exploring the Mind
event page
if you would like to attend the entire module.
Geshe Tenzin Legtsok has been ordained as
a Buddhist monk since 2001 and is the first American to
complete the twenty-year Geshe Studies Program in classic
Indian Buddhist treatises and their Tibetan commentaries at
Sera Jey Monastic University
in South India, following
the tradition of ancient Nalanda University. In 2025, he
completed the traditional study of tantra at
Gyudmed Tantric Monastery.
With over two decades of study and practice under the
guidance of great masters, including His Holiness the
Dalai Lama and Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Geshe Legtsok
brings profound insights into the application of Buddhist
teachings. Born in Virginia, USA in 1973, he earned a
Bachelor of Arts from Kenyon College in 1995. His quest to
answer the question, “What makes for the most happy and
meaningful life,” led him to major in philosophy,
eventually guiding him to study meditation and philosophy
with teachers among the exiled Tibetan communities in
India and Nepal since 1999.
Dedicated to studying and teaching Buddhist philosophy,
Geshe Legtsok seamlessly blends ancient wisdom with
modern-day relevance. His teachings emphasize
understanding and transforming the mind through practice,
and he is committed to helping others navigate the
spiritual path with clarity and patience.
Registration
Registration is required to receive your online access information.