In the Mirror of Death

Starts Saturday, January 18th ( 8 Weeks )

10 am PT / 1 pm ET

“Death is real, it comes without warning. This body will be a corpse.”

- The Four Thoughts for Turning The Mind to the Dharma

While we all know we are going to die some day, most of us go about our daily lives acting as if it will never happen. Ignoring the reality of our own death is not only burying our head in the sand, but it also means we are missing an incredible opportunity to allow the reality of our mortality to inform and enrich the way we live.

In addition to providing participants with tools to personally prepare for death, this course will include practices for supporting someone nearing death, which can help them to meet death reassured by loving support, peace of mind, and increased confidence.

The Deathless and Unending Nature of Mind
Starts Wednesdays Nov 27, 2024 (4 weeks only)
4pm PT / 7 pm ET

In this module we explore the power of our mind as the universal ordering principle; it is the creator of suffering and the creator of happiness. We investigate two aspects of the mind: the appearance of the mind - our thoughts, emotions, all the stories, the ordinary mind; and the essence of mind – which is clear, cognizant and has unconfined capacity. And we look at how to make our meditation practice truly meaningful.

TIMELESS AWARENESS

Exploring Sogyal Rinpoche’s teachings on the nature of mind with Rigpa Senior Teacher Sherab Leypoldt

This retreat in Alameda in November 2024 will be a precious opportunity to explore some of Rinpoche’s key teachings on the Dzogchen way of being, and to really take them to heart.

Rinpoche will show us what it means to have Buddha nature and the capacity to bring our minds home to our primordially pure nature. He will also show us how to actually live this way, the enlightened way, abiding in the true nature of our minds and continuously being aware of our awareness.

We will explore Rinpoche’s focus on the clear light nature of mind, and what being aware of awareness actually means. He reveals the pervasiveness of awareness in its most crucial aspect ― how this can become the very way that we can live, that we can function, that we can interact with others and with our own thoughts and emotions.

The Heartbeat of Impermanence
Starts Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
4pm PT / 7 pm ET

This course, the second in a year-long series of brief courses based on the Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche, delves into an investigation of death and impermanence, introducing basic Buddhist principles that can help us understand the mind's true potential. We will share brief videos of Tibetan and Western Buddhist masters, with ample time for meditation, reflection and group discussion, to allow these precious teachings to infuse and permeate our lives.

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

Book Course

Thursdays, January 18 through March 21, 2024 (10 Sessions)

Start Time: 3 pm PST/ 6 pm EST

End Time: 5 pm PST/ 8 pm EST

Online via Zoom