Preliminary Training VI: Training Our Mind: Who am I?

Sun, Sep 24 2023
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Prospect Park Boathouse

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In this session, Dr. Chok will explain what “mind” is and “mind training” is and why this training is the key training for joy and happiness. He will teach some shamatha (calm-abiding) mind-training practices and two vipassana (insightful seeing) mind-training practices. Students will be able to begin understanding the main causes of our pain and suffering, and untangling the nexuses with vipassana mind training.

*Participants should bring a yoga mat or blanket—something to sit/lie down on.

Dr. Chok Tenzin Monlam has dedicated his career to the continuance of Tibetan Buddhist culture and language in modern society. Ordained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, he studied and practiced as a Tibetan monk for ten years. Having advanced his studies through institutions for two decades, Dr. Chok has obtained multiple degrees in Buddhist and Tibetan studies, including his PhD from the University of Delhi. He has studied and trained for decades in Buddhist studies, Tibetan yoga, healing, and meditation under the direction of many renowned Tibetan teachers of the major and minor Tibetan Buddhist traditions. An author, translator, and language instructor, Dr. Chok served as the Head of the Research and Translation Department at the Library of Tibetan Works and Archives in Dharamsala for thirteen years before relocating to the United States in 2019. Dr. Chok has taught prolifically in India, the United States, and over a dozen other countries, offering diverse and inclusive teaching series on meditation, Tibetan yoga, healing, Buddhist philosophy, and Tibetan language.

*In cases of rain, classes will be either moved to the Prospect Park Boathouse or canceled. Registered patrons will be notified by email on the morning of each course day and are also encouraged to check the UOA webpage and BPL Presents’ Facebook and Twitter pages for updates.

University Open Air is generously supported by The Morris & Alma Schapiro Fund.

Prospect Park Boathouse
101 East Drive
Brooklyn, NY 11225

Add to My Calendar 09/24/2023 10:00 am 09/24/2023 11:00 am America/New_York Preliminary Training VI: Training Our Mind: Who am I?

In this session, Dr. Chok will explain what “mind” is and “mind training” is and why this training is the key training for joy and happiness. He will teach some shamatha (calm-abiding) mind-training practices and two vipassana (insightful seeing) mind-training practices. Students will be able to begin understanding the main causes of our pain and suffering, and untangling the nexuses with vipassana mind training.

*Participants should bring a yoga mat or blanket—something to sit/lie down on.

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