Geshe Tenzin Sherap introduces a new presentation of The Root of The Middle Way by Arya Nagajurna at Land of Enlightened Wisdom Center.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama writes,"Nagarjuna's Root of the Middle Way" presents a clear, firm philosophical thesis with respect to things' lacking true existence.

It argues that just as sentient beings are devoid of innate existence, so are all Buddhas, the cycle of existence, and the tranquility of nirvana. Such assertions are a great source of inspiration, for they suggest that each of us has the opportunity to scale the greatest spiritual heights, provided we tread on the right path."

On Saturday, November 07, 2020, Lha Bab Duchen commemorates the anniversary of Lord Buddha's descent to teach his mother  in the Heaven of the Thirty Three.   Wanting to repay her kindness to him, he taught for three summer months for her to achieve enlightenment.

Geshe Sherap will teach the online Sunday class, 400 Stanzas of Middle Way on Saturday, November 07, 2020 at 2:00pm(PST).  Geshe Sherap will also lead an online puja, In Praise of Dependent Origination by Je Lama Tsongkapha to commemorate this auspicious deed of Buddha Shakyamuni at that time.

The Root of The Middle Way has been taught by Geshe Tenzin Sherap over the last five years. This is a major achievement for the teacher and students who have studied with Geshe Sherap since it began on October 23, 2015.  

We are so fortunate to have this opportunity to study with Geshe Sherap and study and learn the precious teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni on emptiness and bodhichitta. With gratitude and appreciation, we look forward to your continued teaching of the Middle Way.

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Geshe Sherap continues online classes on YouTube and Zoom during the pandemic of 2020. Having completed Chapter 26, Geshe Sherap has begun the last Chapter 27  - Analysis of Views.

Geshe Tenzin Sherap began this second presentation at Land of Enlightened Wisdom  on Friday, October 23, 2015 of "The Ornament of Reason - The Great Commentary of the Nagarjurna's Root of the Middle Way" by Mabja Jangchub Tsondru.

Geshe Sherap began to teach the 400 Stanzas on the Middle Way on June 07, 2020 and will continue until all 16 chapters are completed. Geshela taught the text once before from February 2017 to September 2019.

Madhyamika is a philosophy of the middle way between two impossible extremes, that of reified or objective existence  and that of total non-existence.

Madhyamika philosophy demonstrates through the use of reasoning that though things do not exist independently and concretely as they seem to do, they neverless exist: their mode of existence is a dependent one.

AryaDeva 

Aryadeva, was a disciple of Nagarjuna and author of several important Mahayana Madhyamaka Buddhist texts. 

In the ‘Sutra of the Wheel of Dharma’, the Buddha speaks of having first comprehended suffering and then relinquished it. 

His Holiness quoted a verse by Nagarjuna,

He clarified that it is due to our misconception of true existence that suffering arises, but we will not overcome this by offering lamps or performing rituals. It’s analysing and thinking about dependent arising that enables us to overturn these misconceptions.

Nagarjuna praised the Buddha for teaching how to overcome wrong views. Je Tsongkhapa praised him for teaching about dependent arising.

Geshe Tenzin Sherap offered the Phalden Lhamo Puja and lead students in the Twenty-One Praises to Tara on Losar, February 24, 2020 at 7:00pm. 

The first day (new moon) of the first lunar month of the Tibetan calendar is Losar.  

Losar is the first of fifteen days that commemorate Buddha's teachings and miracles that converted many students of other schools to Buddha's thought. 

These fifteen days are called Chotrul Duchen.

The Medicine Buddha puja was on Sunday, 02-16-2020 at 10:30am. Geshe Sherap lead the students the one hour puja in English. 

A Potluck was held at 12:00pm and students are invited to attend a potluck at noon following the puja. Bring your favorite dish, fruit, bread, drink or dessert.

Geshe Sherap introduced for the first time at LEW, "The Rice Seedling Sutra" on Sunday January 26, 2020. The Rice Seedling Sutra was completed on May 10, 2020, the 10th anniversary of the LEW center. 

A Mahayana sutra in which Buddha taught the twelve links of dependent origination. The sutra is presented as a discussion between two of the Buddha's principle disciples, Shariputra and Maitreya.

In the sūtra, Śāriputra asks Maitreya to explain a statement that the Buddha had made earlier that day while gazing at a rice seedling. [The Buddha had said:]

"Whoever sees dependent arising sees the Dharma. Whoever sees the Dharma sees the Buddha."

                              Arya Shariputra

Geshe Sherap began to teach for a second time the Dhammapada, a highly esteemed text in Pali Tipitaka, the sacred scriptures of Theravada Buddhism. 

The original text was composed in the ancient Pali language.  According to the Theraveda Buddhism tradition, each verse in the dhammapada was originally spoken by the Buddha in repsonse to specific events.

All the essential teachings of Buddha are comprised in the 432 verses and provides sympathetic counsel, inspires humility and reflections and is a perennial source of inspiration and practical instruction for right living. This class began on January 25, 2020 and  ended on February 29 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Geshe Tenzin Sherap will continue with "Chapter 20 - Analysis of Assembly"  on Friday, January 24, 2020 of  "The Great Commentary of the Nagarjuna's Root of the Middle Way" by Mabja Jangchub Tsondru, as part of the 2020 Teaching Program. There are 27 Chapter is this text.

Geshe Tenzin Sherap's  teaching of this text is the second presentation at Land of Enlightened Wisdom which began with "Chapter 1 - Analysis of Conditions"  on Friday, October 23, 2015

His Holiness the Dalai Lama taught the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva and bestowed the Avalokitshvara Empowerment and The Manjushri Cycle of Teachings Part 2, (Part 1 was in December 2018).

Geshe Sherap attended the Teachings of His Holiness through January 2-6, 2020 which were given at the Kalachakra Teaching Ground in Bodhgaya, Bahir, India.

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