Buddhist Mind Science, Module 1: Cultivating Lasting Happiness (Zoom only)
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BUDDHIST MIND SCIENCE -- ACTIVATING YOUR POTENTIAL |
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Module 1 - Cultivating Lasting Happiness: What Buddhism and Science Have to Say About It |
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Join us for a new cycle of Buddhist Mind Science! Fridays from 1:00 - 2:30 pm April 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2024 *** offered on Zoom only *** ENROLL HERE ~ upon enrolling, you will receive an email with course details.
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ABOUT THE COURSE
Discover the workings of the mind and the mechanisms of suffering and happiness. Unlock your potential for mental balance, compassion and wisdom. This new FPMT introductory course is comprised of seven modules, offered on Zoom from April 2024 to January 2025.
Module 1 of the Buddhist Mind Science course, Cultivating Lasting Happiness: What Buddhism and Science Have to Say About It, is an exploration of purpose in life and what leads to dissatisfaction and suffering, and what to happiness, for oneself and others. It also explores the value of warmheartedness and wisdom, and it lays out the general foundation for the following modules.
SUPPORT THE TEACHINGS
In keeping with our tradition, Kadampa Center does not charge a fee to attend any Dharma teachings, so that financial resources will never be an obstacle to hearing the Dharma. We rely on the generosity of not only our students who live locally, but our online community, as well, to be able to offer courses like Buddhist Mind Science. Please contribute today ~ any heartfelt amount is greatly appreciated! Here's how:
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In person at Kadampa Center ~ cash, checks, or card
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Make an online donation HERE
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Checks can also be sent by mail to:
5412 Etta Burke Court
Raleigh, NC 27606
COURSE INSTRUCTORS
Marina Brucet Vinyals holds a BA and a MA in Biochemistry and a PhD in Molecular Biology in Immunology from the University of Barcelona, where she also performed postdoctoral studies. After this, she decided to change research in the laboratory for research of the mind and its possibilities. To this aim, she completed a six-year full-time study program Masters Program of Advanced Buddhist Studies of Sutra and Tantra at Lama Tzong Khapa Institute, Italy. She studied with great Tibetan lamas such as His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lama Jampa Monlam and Khensur Jampa Tegchok, amongst others, and has completed a one-year individual meditation retreat, among others. Presently, she combines continual development and meditation retreats with teaching meditation and Buddhist philosophy, at both general and specialized levels, with an approach that always takes into account the context and circumstances of Western life. She mainly teaches at Tushita Meditation Center Spain and other FPMT centers, and collaborates with SEE Learning (Emory University) in Spain.
Hans Burghardt holds a BA and a MA in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and a PhD from the University of Barcelona, where he spent seven years doing research. Since 2002, he meditates and is a student of great Buddhist masters including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche, Lama Jampa Monlam, Khensur Jampa Tegchok amongst others. He has completed the Masters Program of Advanced Buddhist Studies of Sutra and Tantra at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa (Italy) and has completed a one-year individual meditation retreat. He currently teaches meditation and Buddhism at Tushita Meditation Center Spain and other FPMT centers, and is co-founder and coordinator of the Initiative for an Emotional, Ethical, and Social Education, that promotes the establishment of Emory University's SEE Learning in Spain. |
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The Buddhist Mind Science course is offered jointly by:
- Tushita Meditation Center Spain
- Kadampa Center, Raleigh, NC
- Shantideva Center, Brooklyn, NY