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Celebrate Tibet Week at Emory with events across campus | Emory University | Atlanta GA In its 23rd year, Emory’s Tibet Week will recognize the longstanding collaboration with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and affiliation with the Drepung Loseling Monastery in South India. Events begin Tuesday, Sept. 3.

Have a safe and enjoyable Labor Day Weekend! The center will be closed and all practices are cancelled. Next week our regular practices for Tues, Weds, & Thursday are also cancelled for Emory-Tibet Week at the Michael C. Carlos Museum! Join us on Sunday, September 8 for the Basics of Meditation with Geshe Lobsang Tenzin Negi. Information on all events can be found on our monthly calendar. https://www.drepung.org/changing/Calendar/Current.htm

It's Tibet Week! This week-long celebration will feature events exploring Tibetan culture and celebrate the programs emerging from the collaborative efforts of Emory University and His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

The Drepung Loseling monks for their tour will be constructing an Akshobhya Buddha mandala sand painting for conflict resolution and peace.

Check out the full schedule here: https://rb.gy/i1agjs or at the under their calendar of events: https://carlos.emory.edu/calendar

For tonight's public talk, Geshe Lobsang Tenzin will speak on "Dealing with Difference: Learning to Develop Patience and Tolerance". Every day we are confronted with people who are different from ourselves, perhaps even in our own families or workplaces. And all too often we allow differences in religion, political viewpoint, culture, age, gender, or personality to create conflict, resentment, or distrust. But Shantideva tells us, "Because sentient beings have some portion of the superb qualities of the Buddha, it is right to honor sentient beings for just that similarity." In this talk, Geshe-la will look at techniques we can use to develop patience and tolerance for others and thus lead to more positive interactions by acknowledging our similarities as well as our differences. Attend In Person or in the archives: https://bit.ly/DrepungVimeo
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For tonight's public talk, Geshe Lobsang Tenzin will speak on "Ethics & Happiness". Based upon His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Ethics for the New Millennium, Geshe Lobsang will explore how positive ethical conduct can lead to greater happiness for both self and others. Whether one subscribes to a particular religious tradition or not, these principles of ethical behavior can do much to help us negotiate the difficulties of our modern world and personal relationships in a constructive way. Attend In Person or in the archives: https://bit.ly/DrepungVimeo

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Friday, November 15th at the Carter Center, join an esteemed panel ,which includes Geshe Lobsang Tenzin Negi, for a faith-based symposium bringing together diverse faith leaders to learn how faith and spirituality significantly improve mental wellness.

Conference runs 830 AM - 230 PM . Registration fee includes event admission and lunch. To register: https://peachtreeroadumc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/403/responses/new

This Saturday, August 10 is the second retreat of the Intermediate Series on Guru Yoga: The Spiritual Practice of Relying Upon and Receiving Blessings from a Spiritual Teacher. In this class Geshe Ngawang Phende will cover:

I. The Benefits of Having a Spiritual Teacher
II. The Definition of a Spiritual Teacher
III. The Definition of a Spiritual Student
IV. The Ways and Means of Honoring Such a Relationship
V. The Guru Yoga Practice

May be taken alone or as part of a continuing series. For a full class schedule, pre-req, registration, and fees visit: https://bit.ly/45lxq1k

For tonight's public talk, Geshe Ngawang Phende will speak on "Meditation on the Union of Emptiness & Compassion". According to Buddhist psychology, the two fundamental causes of our existential suffering are excessive self-focus or self-cherishing and self-grasping or grasping to a notion of an ultimately existing self. Meditation on compassion is taught to counteract excessive self-focus while meditation on emptiness-wisdom is taught to eliminate self-grasping. Furthermore the two are practiced in union such that one supports the other. Attend In Person or in the archives: https://bit.ly/DrepungVimeo

*Livestream has migrated us to Vimeo. Please note the new format. *Tonight, we will also test streaming to FB using the new platform. Stay tuned!

We recently hosted the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute - OLLI at Emory for a tour of the center and a talk on Tibetan Buddhism. They had a wonderful time and enjoyed the educational aspect of learning more about Buddhism and the various artifacts at the center.

"The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Emory is a lifelong learning program for seasoned adults who enjoy learning for fun. At OLLI, the thirst for knowledge never ends, with classes and social programs that nourish the mind, body, and soul." https://olli.emory.edu/

For tonight's public talk, Geshe Ngawang Phende will speak on "Meditation on the Antidote to Ignorance". Ignorance is a mental factor that has the characteristic of unknowing. It also includes minds that are not merely unknowing, but that actively misperceive reality. When we are under the influence of ignorance, we are unable to see the world correctly and as a result, we are also unable to act correctly. We thereby create many problems in our own lives and in the lives of others. Ignorance is, therefore, the main source of suffering in our lives. In this class, we will look at how we can deal with this mind by cultivating its antidote. Attend In Person or in the archives: https://bit.ly/DrepungVimeo

*Livestream has migrated us to Vimeo. Please note the new format.

The PSIBC - Pāli & Sanskrit International Buddhist Community is pleased to announce the organization of a series of forums with a view to study seminal texts in the Pāli & Sanskrit Buddhist traditions. Join them for a panel discussion, which includes Geshe Lobsang Tenzin Negi of DLM and Emory's Compassion Center, on August 17. Register via QR code or this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeK1zbhOoCimj6_MIKTflho-AJxiqCAaIasyR5fK2z8Ie7PiQ/viewform

Tonight's Eight Medicine Buddhas Puja with the Drepung Loseling monks performing a powerful ceremonial healing puja for physical and mental health and well-being. Watch in the Livestream archives: https://livestream.com/accounts/7116288/events/3586492/videos/247776754

Today is the last day to submit names for tomorrow's Eight Medicine Buddhas Puja!

UPDATED TIME CHANGE TO 7 PM: The venerable monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery and the Mystical Arts of Tibet tour will be performing a powerful ceremonial healing puja for physical and mental health and well-being on July 9 at 7 PM. This event will be in person and via Livestream. To Submit Names for the puja, please visit the website: https://bit.ly/MedBudHealing

Today's Long Life Puja birthday celebration for His Holiness the Dalai Lama with the Drepung Loseling monks. Watch in the Livestream Archives: https://livestream.com/accounts/7116288/events/3132688/videos/247592513

Join us as we celebrate the 89th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama! At 9 AM on Saturday, July 6, join the Drepung Loseling monks and staff for a Long Life Puja for His Holiness the Dalai Lama both in person and on Livestream at http://bit.ly/DrepungLive.

We look forward to celebrating His Holiness's birthday and praying for his long life as he continues to inspire and guide millions of people around the world.

Following the puja, we will conduct a smoke offering outside and afterwards host a pot luck picnic at Skyland Park. https://www.drepung.org/Changing/ChangingMenu/HHDL-Birthday-2024.htm

Beginning July 13, 2024 online via Zoom. Continuing from where the Foundation Series left off, the Intermediate Series surveys the most essential teachings and meditations of Mahayana (Greater Vehicle) Buddhism, which is founded on the generation of universal compassion that takes responsibility for all sentient beings.

Each retreat of five in the series provides training in the theory and practice of an essential Mahayana meditation. For a full class schedule, pre-req, registration, and fees visit: https://bit.ly/45lxq1k

For tonight's public talk, Geshe Ngawang Phende will speak on "Meditation on the Antidote to Pride". Pride is an afflictive mind which causes one to have an inflated self-opinion, while focused on one's wealth, qualities and so forth. It causes mental disturbance as well as the tendency to look down on others, and is therefore a cause of difficulty in our relationships with others. Today, we we learn how to identify this harmful mind and how to reduce and eliminate it through relying on the correct antidote. Attend In Person or in the archives: http://bit.ly/DrepungLive

UPDATED TIME CHANGE TO 7 PM: The venerable monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery and the Mystical Arts of Tibet tour will be performing a powerful ceremonial healing puja for physical and mental health and well-being on July 9 at 7 PM. This event will be in person and via Livestream. To Submit Names for the puja, please visit the website: https://bit.ly/MedBudHealing

For tonight's public talk, Geshe Ngawang Phende will speak on "Meditation on the Antidote to Jealousy". Jealousy is an emotion that causes us to regard the qualities and gains of another person as being intolerable. It arises out of excessive attachment to one's own gain and honor. It causes great mental disturbance and causes extreme negative feelings between individuals. In this class, Geshela will teach us how to deal with this afflictive mind. Attend In Person or in the archives: http://bit.ly/DrepungLive

For tonight's public talk, Geshe Ngawang Phende will speak on "Meditation on the Antidote to Aversion". Aversion is a mind that focuses upon an unattractive aspect of a feeling, person or object. When it arises in our minds, we immediately feel unhappy and disturbed. Moreover, this emotion leads to other harmful feelings, such as anger and hatred, as well as to negative actions such as harsh speech. Aversion is therefore a very destructive emotion. In this class, we will look at how to overcome this very harmful emotion by relying on antidotes. Attend In Person or in the archives: http://bit.ly/DrepungLive