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When:
March 8, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
2023-03-08T18:00:00-06:00
2023-03-08T20:00:00-06:00
Where:
6701 Aberdeen Ave #3
Lubbock, TX 79424
USA
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Foundation Program

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Wednesdays, 6:00pm – 8:00pm

We will be breaking for the summer beginning in June until mid-August

This is our advanced Buddhist study class.  The title of Foundation Program has led to some confusion as some have thought this was a basics class for beginners.  We strongly recommend people attend a few General Program Classes before considering joining FP.  However, this class is open to everyone at anytime.

Buddha demonstrated how to follow a path of inner transformation that leads to the complete eradication of all traces of negativity and confusion from the mind and the attainment of sublime qualities such as universal compassion and wisdom realizing the true nature of all phenomena.

During his life he gave many teachings revealing the practices that lead to this realization of enlightenment. Later, the great Indian Pandit Atisha arranged all these teachings in the order in which they are to be practiced. This special arrangement became known as the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, or Lamrim.

In Joyful Path of Good Fortune, Geshe Kelsang provides a systematic, step-by-step commentary to these teachings rendering them completely accessible to the modern reader.

Interested? Students wishing to join FP may attend a class before registering.  Simply show up to a class.

For more information please call 806-787-2499 or email info@meditationinlubbock.org

 

Additional Information:

The purpose of the Foundation Program is to provide a systematic presentation of particular subjects of Mahayana Buddhism to enable practitioners to deepen their knowledge and experience of Buddhism.

Five Subjects

The program comprises the following five subjects, based on Buddha’s Sutra teachings and the corresponding commentaries by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso:

  1. The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, based on the commentary Joyful Path of Good Fortune
  2. Training the Mind, based on the commentaries Universal Compassion and Eight Steps to Happiness
  3. The Heart Sutra, based on the commentary Heart of Wisdom
  4. Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, based on the commentary Meaningful to Behold
  5. Types of Mind, based on the commentary Understanding the Mind

Benefits of the Foundation Program

The benefits of studying and practicing these texts are as follows:

Joyful Path of Good Fortune – we gain the ability to put all Buddha’s teachings of both Sutra and Tantra into practice. We can easily make progress on and complete the stages of the path to the supreme happiness of enlightenment. From a practical point of view, the Stages of the Path is the main body of Buddha’s teachings, and the other teachings are like its limbs.

Universal Compassion and Eight Steps to Happiness – we gain the ability to integrate Buddha’s teachings into our daily lives and solve all our human problems.

Heart of Wisdom – we gain a realization of the ultimate nature of reality. By gaining this realization we can eliminate the ignorance of self-grasping, which is the root of all our suffering.

Meaningful to Behold – we transform our daily activities into the Bodhisattva’s way of life, thereby making every moment of our human life meaningful.

Understanding the Mind – we understand the relationship between our mind and its external objects. If we understand that objects depend upon the subjective mind, we can change the way objects appear to us by changing our own mind. Gradually we shall gain the ability to control our mind and in this way solve all our problems.

Further information

Read Wishfulfilling Jewels for Dharma practitioners by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

 

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7:20 am Heart Jewel w/Mahamudra
Heart Jewel w/Mahamudra
Apr 5 @ 7:20 am – 8:40 am
This is our daily meditation practice at the center.  Everyone is welcome.  Just come any morning and we can help you. Heart Jewel  is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapacombined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector and[...]
6:00 pm Foundation Program
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Foundation Program @ Lubbock | Texas | United States
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7:20 am Heart Jewel w/Mahamudra
Heart Jewel w/Mahamudra
Apr 7 @ 7:20 am – 8:40 am
This is our daily meditation practice at the center.  Everyone is welcome.  Just come any morning and we can help you. Heart Jewel  is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapacombined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector and[...]
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Sunday Morning General Program Class @ Lubbock | Texas | United States
Overcoming Anger and Negativity Sunday Mornings, 10:30am – Noon with Buddhist Teacher, David Shea Patience is an inner strength that enables us to accept and grow from whatever life throws at us. Without cultivating patience[...]
Apr
10
Mon
7:20 am Heart Jewel w/Mahamudra
Heart Jewel w/Mahamudra
Apr 10 @ 7:20 am – 8:40 am
This is our daily meditation practice at the center.  Everyone is welcome.  Just come any morning and we can help you. Heart Jewel  is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapacombined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector and[...]
6:30 pm Monday General Program
Monday General Program
Apr 10 @ 6:30 pm – 7:45 pm
Monday General Program @ Lubbock | Texas | United States
Developing Inner Peace General Program Class with Rod Hobson Monday Evenings, 6:30pm – 7:45pm @BKBC According to Buddha’s teachings, the purpose of meditation is to make our mind calm and peaceful.  If our mind is[...]
Apr
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Wed
7:20 am Heart Jewel w/Mahamudra
Heart Jewel w/Mahamudra
Apr 12 @ 7:20 am – 8:40 am
This is our daily meditation practice at the center.  Everyone is welcome.  Just come any morning and we can help you. Heart Jewel  is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapacombined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector and[...]
6:00 pm Foundation Program
Foundation Program
Apr 12 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Foundation Program @ Lubbock | Texas | United States
Foundation Program  Wednesdays, 6:00pm – 8:00pm We will be breaking for the summer beginning in June until mid-August This is our advanced Buddhist study class.  The title of Foundation Program has led to some confusion[...]
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7:20 am Heart Jewel w/Mahamudra
Heart Jewel w/Mahamudra
Apr 14 @ 7:20 am – 8:40 am
This is our daily meditation practice at the center.  Everyone is welcome.  Just come any morning and we can help you. Heart Jewel  is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapacombined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector and[...]
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10:30 am Sunday Morning General Program C...
Sunday Morning General Program C...
Apr 16 @ 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Sunday Morning General Program Class @ Lubbock | Texas | United States
Overcoming Anger and Negativity Sunday Mornings, 10:30am – Noon with Buddhist Teacher, David Shea Patience is an inner strength that enables us to accept and grow from whatever life throws at us. Without cultivating patience[...]
Apr
17
Mon
7:20 am Heart Jewel w/Mahamudra
Heart Jewel w/Mahamudra
Apr 17 @ 7:20 am – 8:40 am
This is our daily meditation practice at the center.  Everyone is welcome.  Just come any morning and we can help you. Heart Jewel  is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapacombined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector and[...]
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