Gaden Ngachu celebrates the many accomplishments of the saint and scholar Lama Je Tsongkapha and the numerous texts written in his lifetime. He is founder of the Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, built on the foundations of the Kadampa tradition, the legacy of Atisha.

The class will cover a brief overview of the core understanding and practices of Tibetan Buddhism. Topics of discussion will be the Three Refuges, Karma, Two Truths, Four Noble Truths, Four Great Seals, and Enlightened mind and wisdom.

Geshe Sherap taught and lead students in deeper learning of the Four Noble Truths (Aryasatya) and their sixteen attributes through meditation  and contemplation. This course began on 08-05-16 and ended on 11-19-16.

1) The Truth of Suffering;  impermanent, suffering, empty of permanent I, and selflessness

2) The Truth of Cause of Suffering; cause, sources, increasing, and condition

3) The Truth of Cessation of Suffering; cessation of attachment, pacification of suffering, excellent quality of mind, and permanent freedom

4) The Truth of the Path that leads to the Cessation of Suffering. path, correctness, achievement, deliverance

The Stages of Meditation root text was written by Arya Kamalashila, a great scholar-saint of the ninth century and a disciple of the great abbot Shantarakshita. This commentary by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the root text was given at Manali, a small town which is in Himachal Pradesh, India in 1989.

The teaching technique that His Holiness employs in primarily orientated toward those who don't believe in religion. There are two kinds of faith; one that is not based on any special reason and that which is backed by reason and logic.

Text: Stages of Meditation written by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and translated by Geshe Lobsand Jordhen, Losang Choephel Ganchenpa, and  Jeremy Russell.

This course began on Sunday, July 10, 2016 and ended November 13, 2016.

Geshe Tenzin Sherap began teaching on March 15, 2015 "The Essence of True Eloquence,"  which elaborates the subtle differences in distinquishing the Interpretable-Meaning and Definitive-Meaning of Buddha's Teachings on Emptiness.

This course presents The Mind Only School's perspective on different levels of reality and mindsets, by contrasting them with those of the Middle Way and Sutra Schools. The Mind Only School, also known as Cittamatrin, is one of the four higher schools of Buddhist thought. 

This class concluded on June 26, 2016.

Geshe Sherap and students of Land of Enlightened Wisdom attended the teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. His Holiness bestowed the blessing or permission of the Medicine Buddha upon thousands of attendees.

His Holiness participated in the Grand Opening Ceremony of the Dieu Ngu Temple in Westminister, CA hosted by Venerable Vien Li by giving a keynote address to attendees outside and later he addressed the monks inside the new temple.  His Holiness the Dalai Lama also participated in a talk with Vietnamese Youth attending the Grand Opening Ceremony.

The kids at Sumner/Danbury took a trip around the globe on Wednesday and returned enriched by their exposure to the cultures of the world.

Joe Tonan’s sixth graders have been immersed in Tibet, learning about the South Asian country and engaging in projects like crafting mandalas.

The kids’ multicultural celebration got started early when a Tibetan Buddhist monk stopped by his Sumner classroom. At one point, one of the students asked him if he was angry at the Chinese for invading his nation.

Geshe Sherap, who is a refugee, gave a measured reply. “He said, ‘I’m not happy with them but if I hate them, I cause pain to others and myself,’” Mr. Tonan shared.

Geshe Sherap left a souvenir of his visit on the board, his name written in intricate Tibetan characters.

Students of every grade, with “passports” hanging around their necks, took turns rotating through classrooms on a cross-continental journey. While in Tibet, they made a string of prayer flags.   Excerpt from the article "Students go around the world in 80 minutes",  by Sarah Torribio on May 26, 2016. Click the link to see the complete article in the

Saka Dawa commemorates the anniversary of the Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana. All of which took place on the 15th day of the fourth lunar month of the Tibetan calendar, which is May 21, 2016, this year.

6:00am - Eight Mahayana Precepts

9:00am - Tara Sadhana and Talk

11:30am - Vegetarian Lunch

2:30pm - Wisdom Chapter 9

The perfection of wisdom is one of six perfections on the Bodhisattva’s path. In Chapter 9 - Wisdom, Geshe Sherap will  instruct students on how to recognize the two truths.

Unlike the other chapter that were presented in poetic verses, this chapter is presented in dialogues between three different perspectives,  External Existence, Mind Only, and Middle Way that are designed to help you grow your wisdom and familiarity with their different understanding of the nature of knoweable entities.

Conventional Truth is established by the deceptive minds that obscure the true nature.  Ultimate Truth is established by the wisdom's mind that perceives the true nature of reality. The conventional or relative truth is composed of the afflictive ignorance that forms the link of becoming ( from among the twelve links of Dependent Arising).

APRIL 2016

PAINTING OF THE STUPA OF ENLIGHTENED WISDOM

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2016

CHOTRUL DUCHEN - GURU PUJA

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2016

MEDICINE BUDDHA PUJA

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2016

RAISING THE PRAYER FLAGS

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2016 at 4:00pm

ARYA TARA AND PALDEN LHAMO SADHANAS

The Tibetan New Year, Losar The Year of the Fire Monkey

The Tibetan New Year began on February 9, 2016 and ends on February 27, 2017. Tibetan New Year - Losar is celebrated with the Arya Tara Sadhana and Palden Lhamo Sadhanas with Gocha Rinpoche, Geshe Sherap and Venerable Tamding Sichoe. The puja was followed by the Losar Potluck.

Tibetan New Year is a time of renewal and making aspirations for the year ahead. You can add or renew your family name or aspiration for placement in front of one of the 108 Medicine Buddha Statues to receive the benefit of the daily prayers and light offerings made at the center.

If you wish to request daily prayers and light offerings at the center for your family or aspiration, please kindly complete the Medicine Buddha Prayer Request Form Information regarding online donations or the mailing address for a check can be found at the bottom of Prayer Request Form.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2016 at 2:00pm

MEDIITATION - CHAPTER EIGHT

The perfection of meditation is one of six perfections on the Bodhisattva’s path. In Chapter 8 - Meditation, Geshe Sherap will introduce meditation on impermanence of the body to reduce attachment and on the equality between self and others, to deepen our understanding that just as we, ourselves do, all sentient being want happiness and don’t want suffering.

The Perfection of Meditation began on February 6, 2016 and was completed on Saturday May 14, 2016.

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

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