This programme consists of 4 segments:
- Three Thursday Talks:
- Thu 6 Mar, 7:30pm – 9.00pm
- Thu 13 Mar, 7:30pm – 9.00pm
- Thu 20 Mar 2025, 7:30pm – 9.00pm
- 1-day Retreat: Sat 22 Mar 2025 from 10am – 4pm
Venue: The Buddhist Library
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About this Programme
Suffering and problems are a natural, inevitable part of our human existence, as the Buddha pointed out in the Four Noble Truths.
Even when we take to heart the Buddha’s teachings and follow the path he showed—which leads to complete liberation from all suffering—we will inevitably run into problems along the way. If we do not know how to deal with these, we could become discouraged and want to give up our practice.
Fortunately, there are methods we can use when facing the problems and difficulties of life that enable us to remain positive, resilient, and joyful. We can even transform these problems into aids for our Dharma practice, helping us to cultivate positive qualities like wisdom and compassion, and to purify our karma and afflictions.
During these three evening talks and one-day retreat, Ven Khadro will share methods from the Tibetan Mind Training (lojong) and Path to Enlightenment (lamrim) teachings on how to transform suffering, and will guide meditations on these.
About Ven. Sangye Khadro
California-born, Ven. Sangye Khadro ordained as a Buddhist nun at Kopan Monastery in Nepal in 1974, and took the full (bhikshuni) ordination in 1988. She has studied Buddhism with many great masters including Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lama Yeshe, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Geshe Ngawang Dhargyey, and Khensur Jampa Tegchok. She began teaching in 1979 and was a resident teacher at Amitabha Buddhist Centre in Singapore for 11 years. In addition to Awakening the Kind Heart, she is the author of several books, including How to Meditate, now in its 17th printing. In 2024 she published How to Meditate on the Stages of the Path: A Guide to the Lamrim.
Please Take Note if You are Joining Us
- Masks. Sravasti Abbey requests that participants consider wearing a mask to help keep Venerable Sangye Khadro safe and healthy.
- Indicate attendance here (so that we can better plan for the programme)
- Meal. Participants at the 1-Day Retreat will need to settle their own lunch. There are a number of coffee shops and restaurants near the Library, including places where you can obtain a vegetarian meal.
- Dress Code. Please dress appropriately/modestly as a form of religious respect for the Library, which is a Buddhist centre. In particular, visitors are kindly requested not to wear short pants or skirts which end above the knees, and not to wear sleeveless clothing.
FAQ
Donations
This programme is freely offered. To recoup the costs involved in running the Library and its programmes, do consider making a donation. The most expedient way to make a donation is by PayNow to “Buddhist Research Society” at UEN S81SS0026HBRS or scan below; do include the text “donation” in the Reference field. For other ways to donate, please see here.
Credits: Photo and bio of Venerable from Sravasti Abbey website.
