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Working with Afflictive Minds with Geshe Dadul Namgyal, Part 2
July 28 - July 30

Working with Afflictive Minds, Part 2
with Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal)
July 28-30
In-person and online

Buddhism identifies afflictive mental states as the true cause of our unhappiness, and teaches methods to challenge and eventually overcome them.
What are afflictive mental states? Experiences like craving, hatred, jealousy, arrogance, resentment, distorted thoughts, wrong presumptions … the list is long. By studying what they are and how they afflict us, we are motivated to learn how to overcome them.
The first step is identifying them in ourselves and owning them, and then seeing their destructive nature and cultivating a stance of caution against them. Next, we learn how they are generated in us, and, finally, acquaint ourselves with the variety of antidotes and how to apply them accordingly.
This weekend session continues the basics that Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) presented in a day-long course on June 17th. A third session is offered on August 18-20.
Join in however you are able. Attendance at all three sessions is not required.
Arrive by 3 pm on Friday. Ends at 4 pm on Sunday
Materials
Slides from part 1 (June 17) are here.
Attending Online
All teachings will be streamed live to YouTube, which you can watch here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8DRNsjySiiahuMfeKporKLIMF1t9uEPZ
Please register to receive the Zoom link for online meditation and the discussion group on Saturday. Discussion groups will be facilitated by senior lay students.
All Abbey Dharma programs are offered freely, and your offering is welcomed. Make an offering here.
Registration information
You must register to visit.
Now that Covid cases are down, we’ve changed our policy:
- If you have respiratory symptoms, please postpone your visit. Symptoms are listed here.
- If you’ve been exposed to someone who has Covid, please postpone your visit.
- If you start having respiratory systems while you’re here we’ll do a rapid test to make sure you don’t have Covid.
Schedule
Friday | |
3:30-5:00 pm | Guest Orientation |
6:00-8:00 pm | Teachings with Geshe Chodrak (YouTube Live) |
Saturday | |
5:30-7:00 am | Meditation practice (Zoom) |
9:00-10:30 am | Teaching with Geshe Chodrak (YouTube Live) |
11:00-11:55 am | Meditation (Zoom) |
12:00-2:00 pm | Lunch Break |
2:00-2:30 pm | Q&A (In-person only) |
2:30-4:00 pm | Discussion groups (Zoom) |
4:30-6:00 pm | Teaching with Geshe Chodrak (YouTube Live) |
7:00 pm | Guided meditation – In person only |
Sunday | |
5:30-7:00 am | Meditation practice (Zoom) |
9:00-10:30 am | Teaching with Geshe Chodrak (YouTube Live) |
11:00-11:55 am | Meditation (Zoom) |
12:00-2:00 pm | Lunch break |
2:30-4:00 pm | Q&A/Discussion with Geshe Chodrak (In-person only) |
More about the teacher
Geshe Tenzin Chodrak (Dadul Namgyal) began his Buddhist studies at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics, Dharamsala, and completed it with the prestigious Geshe Lharampa Degree at Drepung Loseling Monastic University, South India. He also holds a Master’s degree in English Literature from Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
From 2010 until recently, he served as Senior Resident Teacher at Drepung Loseling Monastery in Atlanta and was Senior Translator/Interpreter with the Center for Contemplative Science and Compassion-based Ethics at Emory University, Atlanta.
Sravasti Abbey is delighted that Geshela is now a resident teacher, He bringing his abundant knowledge, compassion, and humility and wisdom to his teachings. Read more.