University Open Air: Tibetan Meditation Practice: Shamatha Meditation Practice for Beginners and Advanced Practitioners
What is meditation/mindfulness? Why should we practice meditation? How should we practice it in dour daily lives? In this session, Dr. Chok will teach different types of meditation, with a focus on shamata, or “single-pointed” meditation. We will learn to practice shamata meditation using some supports such as breath, sound, sight, smell, taste, body, and sensation, and so on.
He will end the session with a guided meditation.
Note:
1. If possible, come with an empty stomach. If not, at least, do not eat a heavy meal.
2. Wear light and comfortable clothing.
3. Please bring your yoga mat or something on which you lie down.
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. He has written and translated more than 37 books and numerous articles into English and Tibetan. Since the pandemic, he has taught virtual courses all over the globe.
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*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 for updates.
University Open Air is generously supported by The Morris & Alma Schapiro Fund.
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