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Thubten Norbu Ling Inc

LXCL:For donating on a week by week basis

One Class (Return Here Each Week)

LXCL:Sept 5 - Nov 28, 13 classes

All of Term 1

LXCL:Term 1 September 5 - November 28, 13 ClassesTerm 2 Feb 6 - April 10, 10 classesTerm 3 April 24 - June 26, 10 classes

All of Year Four

The Vajra Ground: Mahāmudrā and Kriyā Tantra In this culminating fourth year of our journey, our path turns inward to the mind itself&mdash;its empty, luminous nature&mdash;and outward to the transformative methods of tantra, where the naturally pure nature of our perception is recognized as the very ground of awakening. As always, the year will start with generating the mind of awakening, using evocative instructions ranging from Langri Thangpa to Nāgārjuna and Lord Buddha in the famous Bodhisattvapiṭaka. This mind generation we&#39;ll cultivate through the four immeasurable thoughts and the support of calm abiding. Illuminated by the life stories of the masters of the Gelug Mahāmudrā lineage and beyond, we&#39;ll explore its roots in the history of the early Indian Mahāsiddhas, such as Saraha and Tilopa, through the Kagy&uuml; master Gampopa&#39;s and Je Tsongkhapa&#39;s Ma&ntilde;juśrī lineage up to Paṇchen Losang Ch&ouml;kyi Gyaltsen&#39;s Highway of the Conquerors and its perspective on this practice. In Sūtra Mahāmudrā we will practice resting attention in the empty nature of awareness, recognizing its clarity and openness as inseparable. Kriyā Tantra offers a complementary method. Rather than suppress the ordinary, narrow self-narrative that we impose on ourselves and our world, it substitutes for it an extraordinary perspective of pure view. Occasionally, by way of introduction, we&#39;ll also taste practices from the higher tantras&mdash;glimpsing how afflictive emotions can be met as innate wisdom, and how the dissolution of the death process opens onto the innate mind of clear light. The structured practices of generation and recitation become a rehearsal for transformation, training perception to meet appearances as pure. These methods rest on a relationship. We will therefore examine the practice of guru devotion candidly&mdash;both as the means by which the lineage&#39;s realization is transmitted and as a practice with real pitfalls, requiring discernment as much as trust. Through the Ganden Lha Gyāma, the Yoga of the inseparability of guru and Avalokiteśvara, and supporting sādhanas, devotion is approached not as deference but as the ethical road toward the state of Vajradhara: the full integration of wisdom and method. This final year is an invitation to let realization ripen into a way of being. Grounded in bodhicitta and the four immeasurables, sustained by the preliminary practices, and held by the strength of community, we learn to meet the mind without grasping and to meet the world as pure appearance. Our aim is not to accumulate practices, but to bring the path to maturity&mdash;wisdom and compassion no longer cultivated separately, but lived as one. If donating for this course would pose a financial hardship to you, please email Ven. Dondrub at spc@tnlsf.org

Dear <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, I hope you&#39;re doing well! Welcome to a new season of our mind transforming IDMT journey, Year Four: &nbsp;In this mail you will find some practical information. Your information has been passed along to The Buddha Project and they will be in touch with you directly regarding your login details to their website to access the materials and the recordings.&nbsp;Zoom link and dates The zoom link for Year 4 Term 1 will be: <span fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" id="isPasted" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); box-sizing: inherit;">&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size: 16px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(0, 134, 240);" style="font-size: 16px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(0, 134, 240); box-sizing: inherit;"><a fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 134, 240);" href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83008041120?pwd=TRvZbaAYiJRCVhB8TXBXiC901dK2yq.1" style="color: rgb(0, 134, 240); text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83008041120?pwd=TRvZbaAYiJRCVhB8TXBXiC901dK2yq.1</a><span fr-original-style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont;" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; box-sizing: inherit;">&nbsp;Passcode: 659748 &nbsp;It&#39;s also possible to log in the TBP website and open the zoom through the Live Tab.Times (roughly; there&#39;s a short break in between meditation and class):- Meditation: 7:30 - 8:30 am MDT- Teaching: 8:30 - 10:00 am MDT Recordings on The Buddha Project Website &amp; Preparations for Year Four The recordings of the classes and meditations and the study materials will be accessible through your personal account on The Buddha Project website (www.thebuddhaproject.org). The new Reader/Manual and a new Prayer Book are already available there. In case you experience technical problems with the website or account, please contact TBP at: info@thebuddhaproject.org. If you would like to gain access to the previous recordings, please also send an email to this address and you will receive information on this. WhatsApp and Signal groups If you haven&#39;t done so yet, we highly recommend that you join either one of the The Buddha Project WhatsApp or Signal groups. Besides inspirational messages by Ven. Gendun, these groups are also used in case of technical issues or last-minute announcements regarding IDMT. Please be aware that a large group can get really busy, so let&rsquo;s all be mindful about the number and relevance of the messages we post. Invitation links for WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/FAXmAkT2WnVBIcdSInCA5H. In this WhatsApp group, you will find several community groups that you can participate in. There is the Inspiration group, in which Ven. Gendun posts quotes, practice advice, etc. Furthermore there is IDMT English, in which students can also post or ask questions in English. &nbsp; Invitation links for Signal: &nbsp; IDMT English and Inspiration &nbsp;. (same messages from TBP as WhatsApp)If you&#39;re interested in getting to know and be involved a little more in the Maitreya Instituut Amsterdam community in general, you&#39;re also invited to the general MIA Signal group. Some posts will be in Dutch, some in English, depending on people&#39;s preference. In this group, people can share inspiring ideas, video clips or ask questions related to Dharma. Also in this group, please be mindful of the number and relevance of your posts, to keep the group interesting for everyone. Other events Throughout the year, Ven. Gendun will offer several retreats and weekends in various centers. You can find most events on www.thebuddhaproject.org. &nbsp; We hope you have an amazing journey through these teachings with Ven. Gendun! Sincerely, Losang DondrubThubten Norbu Ling Spiritual Program Coordinator

The Vajra Ground: Mahāmudrā and Kriyā Tantra In this culminating fourth year of our journey, our path turns inward to the mind itself—its empty, luminous nature—and outward to the transformative methods of tantra, where the naturally pure nature of our perception is recognized as the very ground of awakening. As always, the year will start with generating the mind of awakening, using evocative instructions ranging from Langri Thangpa to Nāgārjuna and Lord Buddha in the famous Bodhisattvapiṭaka. This mind generation we'll cultivate through the four immeasurable thoughts and the support of calm abiding. Illuminated by the life stories of the masters of the Gelug Mahāmudrā lineage and beyond, we'll explore its roots in the history of the early Indian Mahāsiddhas, such as Saraha and Tilopa, through the Kagyü master Gampopa's and Je Tsongkhapa's Mañjuśrī lineage up to Paṇchen Losang Chökyi Gyaltsen's Highway of the Conquerors and its perspective on this practice. In Sūtra Mahāmudrā we will practice resting attention in the empty nature of awareness, recognizing its clarity and openness as inseparable. Kriyā Tantra offers a complementary method. Rather than suppress the ordinary, narrow self-narrative that we impose on ourselves and our world, it substitutes for it an extraordinary perspective of pure view. Occasionally, by way of introduction, we'll also taste practices from the higher tantras—glimpsing how afflictive emotions can be met as innate wisdom, and how the dissolution of the death process opens onto the innate mind of clear light. The structured practices of generation and recitation become a rehearsal for transformation, training perception to meet appearances as pure. These methods rest on a relationship. We will therefore examine the practice of guru devotion candidly—both as the means by which the lineage's realization is transmitted and as a practice with real pitfalls, requiring discernment as much as trust. Through the Ganden Lha Gyāma, the Yoga of the inseparability of guru and Avalokiteśvara, and supporting sādhanas, devotion is approached not as deference but as the ethical road toward the state of Vajradhara: the full integration of wisdom and method. This final year is an invitation to let realization ripen into a way of being. Grounded in bodhicitta and the four immeasurables, sustained by the preliminary practices, and held by the strength of community, we learn to meet the mind without grasping and to meet the world as pure appearance. Our aim is not to accumulate practices, but to bring the path to maturity—wisdom and compassion no longer cultivated separately, but lived as one. If donating for this course would pose a financial hardship to you, please email Ven. Dondrub at spc@tnlsf.org

Thubten Norbu Ling Inc

FPMT In-Depth Meditation Training Year Four

One Class (Return Here Each Week)

$17

All of Term 1

$221

All of Year Four

$544