Hello Dharma Friends,

For the next 8 weeks Geshe la will be giving teaching on the Song of the Four Mindfulnesses by His Holiness the First Dalai Lama. Here is the link for the root stanzas on this: https://www.lotsawahouse.org/tibetan-masters/seventh-dalai-lama/song-of-four-mindfulnesses

The teaching will be split across Sunday sessions as such:

Mindfulness of teacher – Part 1
Mindfulness of teacher – Part 2
Mindfulness of the Altruistic Aspiration to enlightenment  (Bodhichitta) Part 1
Mindfulness of the Altruistic Aspiration to enlightenment  (Bodhichitta) Part 2
Mindfulness of one’s body as a Divine Body (Dependent Arisings) – Part 1
Mindfulness of one’s body as a Divine Body (Dependent Arisings) – Part 2
Mindfulness of the View of Emptiness – Part 1
Mindfulness of the View of Emptiness – Part 2

Some special events are also scheduled. More details to come.

20 Aug, Sun 11am – 12:30pm

• Yamantaka Purification

26 Aug, Sat

• Annual fundraiser event at Marlborough Community Centre
• Tickets are available for purchase

Weekly Schedule reminder

1 Jul, Sat 11am – 12:15pm

• Buddhist psychology and logic: 3 modes 4 modes

2 Jul, Sun 11am – 12:30pm

• Dharma teaching New topic: Song of the Four Mindfulnesses. Mindfulness of teacher – Part 1.

5 Jul, Wed 6:30 – 8pm

• Meditation and Tara Prayer

You can also attend virtually on Zoom:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4102590148?pwd=RkphclNKK21LUEQySmk1UVdSWnlMUT09

Regular Dharma Teaching

The Jam Tse Cho Ling Calgary Dharma teaching occurs every Sunday at 11am MT. The schedule can be checked on the website.

Temple doors are open earlier for those who’d like to meditate before the teaching (10:00am-10:45am).

Topic: New topic: Song of the Four Mindfulnesses. Mindfulness of teacher – Part 1.

Buddhist Psychology and logic

For those interested in the workings of the mind, we are piloting a separate class to delve into this topic more deeply. This Buddhist psychology class will take place on Saturdays at 11am-12:30pm.

The background reading for this class will be mostly from this page: https://studybuddhism.com/en/advanced-studies/science-of-mind/ways-of-knowing/lorig-ways-of-knowing

Helpful diagrams: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GOe7Z5cTIIcRWPdAl9dhkpoEwmfuKcEw/view