Introduction to Emptiness: Training in Ultimate Bodhichitta
Sundays | 10am - 11:15am
Meditation classes for everyone with modern Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang Norbu
$15/class, free for members
Community Brunch is right after class upstairs in the Community Dining Room.
• The food will be fun and delicious, prepared by one of our volunteers, no need to bring anything.
• There is no additional cost. Sunday Morning Class is $15/person, members free. This includes Community Brunch after class.
• We’re building community on Sunday mornings. You’re invited to be a part of it!
“We are like travelers in a desert who exhaust themselves running after mirages, or like someone walking down a road at night mistaking the shadows of the trees for criminals or wild animals waiting to attack.” - Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Modern Buddhism
Emptiness is the way things really are. Emptiness is not nothingness. It is the way things exist as opposed to the way they appear. Realizing emptiness is the method to release our mind from the ignorance of self-grasping. As the great Yogi Saraha said, “If your mind is released permanently from self-grasping, there is no doubt that you will be released permanently from suffering.” This is because the result of grasping tightly at appearances is that we develop self-cherishing, attachment, hatred, jealousy and other delusions, our mind becomes agitated and unbalanced, and our peace of mind is destroyed.
In these classes, Gen Norbu will introduce emptiness in a practical way, applying an understanding of emptiness to our fears and exaggerations about our body, our self, our world and other things.
Recommended reading: Modern Buddhism by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Free download here - Modern Buddhism
September 21 - Living Lightly: The Practice of Emptiness in our Daily Activities
September 28 - Special Class: Introduction to Tantra
About the Teacher
Gen Norbu was ordained in 2006 by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, and was requested by him to be the Resident Teacher of KMC North Carolina. He earned the title “Gen” in 2012, indicating that he is a senior ordained teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition of modern Buddhism.
Gen Norbu is known for his loving and gentle nature and holds a very clear and sharp understanding of Buddha’s teachings. Through his teachings and his personal example, Gen Norbu shows us how to integrate Buddha's teachings into our daily life.