Start your day on the right foot by calming your mind, setting your day's purpose to be a meaningful one and remembering to just breathe! Resident nun Tsunma-la leads basic meditations that help stabilize the mind by learning to focus on the breath. By using these simple techniques, you can bring a sense of tranquility to your day. If you plan to join Tsunma-la in the meditation hall (gompa) at Kurukulla Center, please arrive a few minutes early. We will start promptly at 6:30 am. You are also welcome to participate from your home by listening on-line to the live broadcast. The class continues each Tuesday and Friday through the summer - 6:30 to 7:00 am - at your home or ours! Ven Tsunmala (Sue Macy), has been Geshe Tsulga's student since 1997, was ordained in 2002 and has been teaching Buddhism since 2003 here at the center, at school and church groups. Additionally, she gives presentations to hospice professionals and grief counselors, provides support to animals at the time of sickness and death, and manages the Sera Je monk sponsorship program.
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Tonight is the final class in the How to Meditate series from our Discovering Buddhism program. Tsunma-la teaches us the elements necessary for a fruitful, daily meditation practice. At the end of the series, you will have the tools so that your practice can bring both short and long-term benefits. You will learn how to plant powerful and positive seeds in your mindstream so that personal growth and spiritual realizations can take root and grow. Discovering Buddhism (DB) is an advanced beginner's program designed by the FPMT to explore the core Buddhist teachings in a cohesive and comprehensive way. It is designed for beginners who have had some background and anyone interested in a systematic program. There are readings, meditations and homework assignments. And it can be assured that Tsunmala will also make it fun! If you are unable to join us at our center, you can listen on-line to the live broadcast. Go to http://recordings.kurukulla.org/?e=Live Tsunma-la (Sue Macy), has been Geshe Tsulga's student since 1997, was ordained in 2002 and has been teaching Buddhism since 2003 here at the center, at school and church groups. Additionally, she gives presentations to hospice professionals and grief counselors, provides support to animals at the time of sickness and death, and manages the Sera Je monk sponsorship program.
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Start your day on the right foot by calming your mind, setting your day's purpose to be a meaningful one and remembering to just breathe! Resident nun Tsunma-la leads basic meditations that help stabilize the mind by learning to focus on the breath. By using these simple techniques, you can bring a sense of tranquility to your day. If you plan to join Tsunma-la in the meditation hall (gompa) at Kurukulla Center, please arrive a few minutes early. We will start promptly at 6:30 am. You are also welcome to participate from your home by listening on-line to the live broadcast. The class continues each Tuesday and Friday through the summer - 6:30 to 7:00 am - at your home or ours! Ven Tsunmala (Sue Macy), has been Geshe Tsulga's student since 1997, was ordained in 2002 and has been teaching Buddhism since 2003 here at the center, at school and church groups. Additionally, she gives presentations to hospice professionals and grief counselors, provides support to animals at the time of sickness and death, and manages the Sera Je monk sponsorship program.
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Examine what is "mind," its nature and function, and how it affects our experience of happiness and suffering. Come and explore the differentiation between mind and brain, mind as the creator of our experiences, and the implications of possessing a mind that has no beginning and no end. In addition, learn methods to transform destructive thoughts and attitudes and create a positive and joyous mind. Discovering Buddhism (DB) is an advanced beginner's program designed by our parent organization, the FPMT, to explore the core Buddhist teachings in a cohesive and comprehensive way. Designed for beginner's who have had some background and anyone interested in a systematic program. There are readings, meditations and homework assignments. This is a highly practical program that is grounded in authentic Buddhist tradition. And it can be assured that Tsunmala will make it fun! Mind and Its Potential is a five week series and the first of fourteen modules in our Discovering Buddhism program. This is the last class in this course. The second module, How to Meditate, begins July 15. If you are unable to join us at our center, you can listen on-line to the live broadcast. Go to http://recordings.kurukulla.org/?e=Live Tsunma-la (Sue Macy), has been Geshe Tsulga's student since 1997, was ordained in 2002 and has been teaching Buddhism since 2003 here at the center, at school and church groups. Additionally, she gives presentations to hospice professionals and grief counselors, provides support to animals at the time of sickness and death, and manages the Sera Je monk sponsorship program.
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Establishing a Daily Practice
After hearing Buddhist teachings, the next step is to begin
to put them into practice. In this course we are shown just how to do
this. Ven. Tsunma-la will help us assemble the tools to develop a successful
daily meditation practice so that our efforts lead to realizations in
the mind.
