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Tuesday Evening Meditation & Discussion
7-9 p.m. Newcomers always welcome. Pre-registration not required.
$10/session
Sessions begin with 45 minutes of meditation and are followed by a teaching and discussion.
Each class is appropriate for newcomers and students of all levels.
January 8 - July 15, 2008 (see below for detailed schedule)
The Jewel Ornament of Liberation is the quintessential teaching of Gampopa, Milarepa's heart disciple and the spiritual father of the Kagyu lineage.
It explains the Mahayana path in a concise but thorough way.
The Jewel Ornament of Liberation combines the tradition of the Kadampa lineage, as handed down from Atisha, and the Mahamudra tradition of the great Mahasiddha Maitripa.
The Jewel Ornament of Liberation is the title of the text. What is this liberation all about?
Gampopa's text helps us question our way of seeing the world and understand the dissatisfaction and anxiety that goes with it.
Gampopa allows us to open our eyes, tap the power of our minds, and free ourselves from limitations so that we can transform our world.
This text is a manual of how to start one's study and practice on the Path, and it outlines every step to its final goal: liberation.
| Date | Chapter | Subject |
1/8/2008 | | Gampopa's Lifestory
Kadampa background
Mahamudra lineage from Maitripa through Milarepa
Introduction to the 6 points of the JOL - Overview |
| 1/15/2008 | 1 | The enlightened potential of every sentient being, Buddha nature |
| 1/22/2008 | | The precious human existence : Freedoms and assets |
| 1/29/2008 | 2 | The precious human existence : the three types of confidence |
| 2/5/2008 | 3 | Sabchu Rinpoche: The spiritual friend |
| 2/12/2008 | 4 | Sabchu Rinpoche: Death and impermanence |
| 2/19/2008 | 4 | The mentors instructions as remedies to 4 attachments.
1: Contemplation of impermanence |
| 2/26/2008 | 5 | Contemplation of the disadvantages of samsara: Suffering of the lower realms |
| 3/4/2008 | 5 | The suffering of the higher states of existence |
| 3/11/2008 | 5 | Karma, general introduction (the 4 characteristics) |
| 3/18/2008 | 6 | Contemplation on the effects of our action, the law of karma: The 10 unvirtuous actions and the 10 virtuous actions |
| 3/25/2008 | 6 | Love and compassion |
| 4/1/2008 | 7 | Refuge |
| 4/8/2008 | 8 | Refuge-ceremony and Precepts. |
| 4/15/2008 | 9 | Bodhicitta |
| 4/22/2008 | 9 | Bodhicitta: ceremony: the seven branch prayer |
| 4/29/2008 | 10 | Aspiration Bodhicitta |
| 5/6/2008 | 11 | Paramitas- overview and beginning of: Generosity |
| 5/13/2008 | 12 | Generosity |
| 5/20/2008 | 13 | Ethical conduct |
| 5/27/2008 | 14 | Patience |
| 6/3/2008 | 15 | Joyful perseverance |
| 6/10/2008 | 16 | Meditative Stability |
| 6/17/2008 | 17 | Wisdom |
| 6/24/2008 | 18 | Fiver Paths |
| 7/1/2008 | 19 | Ten Bhumis |
| 7/8/2008 | 20 | Perfect Buddhahood |
| 7/15/2008 | 21 | Enlightened activity |
Meetings at:
The Neighborhood Church
301 N. Orange Grove Blvd.
Room #4
Pasadena, CA 91103
Directions at Yahoo maps
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