Conversations

with Master

Shantideva

with
Ven. gyelse


Online Course
Mar 1 - dec 13

Embark on a Transformative Journey:
Join Our Monthly Conversations with Master Shantideva Sessions

Conversations

with Master

Shantideva

Save the Date: Sessions Begin March 1, 7AM Arizona Time

Dear Seekers of Wisdom and Compassion,

Are you ready to delve into the profound teachings of Master Shantideva and explore how they can illuminate your path? We warmly invite you to join our monthly series, Conversations with Master Shantideva, a gathering designed to enrich your spiritual journey through engaging dialogues and practical insights.

Your Path to Wisdom Awaits!

This is more than just a series of sessions–it is an invitation to a journey of self-discovery and spiritual enrichment. Join us as we navigate the rich teachings of Master Shantideva, gathering insights and experiences that transcend the ordinary.
The journey is set to commence on March 1 at 7 PM Arizona time. We eagerly anticipate welcoming you and embarking together on this enriching journey of wisdom and compassion.

What Awaits You in Each Session:

  • Deeper Understanding: Our sessions are tailored to offer you a deeper and practical understanding of Master Shantideva’s timeless teachings, combining theoretical knowledge with real-life experiences. We will engage in topics like the following:


    * Patience as an antidote to anger
* Meditative concentration: what it is, how to get it
* Why you shouldn’t procrastinate
* Why it’s good to reveal things you’ve done wrong
* Joyful effort, how to get it, and why its opposite is dangerous
* Everything you always wanted to know about bodhichitta
  • Interaction and Reflection: Each session is an interactive forum, where you are encouraged to ask questions, share reflections, and engage directly with experienced panelists.
  • Diverse Themes: Explore a variety of topics such as Embarking on the Bodhisattva Journey, Overcoming Inner Challenges, Living the Perfections, and more, each providing a unique lens through which to view and apply these teachings.

Why Join Us?

  • Engage with Teachers Across the World: Hear from esteemed teachers from different parts of the globe, each bringing their unique perspective and personal experiences in applying Master Shantideva's teachings. Their diverse backgrounds and profound insights provide a relatable and enriching learning experience
  • Monthly Convenience: Held once a month, our sessions are designed to fit seamlessly into your busy schedule, providing a regular and nourishing spiritual touchpoint.
  • Community of Learners: Join a community of like-minded individuals, all seeking to deepen their understanding and application of spiritual teachings in their daily lives.

Who Is Master Shantideva? 

Are you interested in bodhichitta, the Buddhist idea that people like you and I can develop the wish to become totally enlightened to save all living beings from suffering? Then Master Shantideva (c 685-763 CE) is who you want to study. Shantideva became fascinated with the Mahayana idea of bodhichitta, and devoted his life to studying, writing, and teaching about it. 
He did this in unconventional ways. He was an innovative thinker who lived at Nalanda Monastery, but didn’t participate in monastic life. His fellow monks mocked him and shunned him. One day they cruelly put him up to a major teaching, thinking he would disgrace himself. Instead, he blew them away with a masterful presentation that became known as The Bodhisattva’s Way of Life. We will learn about it in this series of conversations.
Master Shantideva gave us radical and new ways of thinking about and becoming bodhisattvas (people who seek bodhichitta). He wove several of the six perfections of Buddhism into his teaching, and gave fresh ways of applying them to daily life. Master Shantideva is particularly eloquent on the topic of anger, and how and why we should eradicate it from our lives. If anger is one of your issues, you really must sign up for these discussions!

Venerable Gyelse

Venerable Lobsang Gyelse has studied Tibetan Buddhism for over 30 years with many of the great Tibetan masters. Her main teacher is Geshe Michael Roach.
For the last 20-plus years she’s been involved in the development and support of Diamond Mountain Retreat Center in southeastern Arizona. At Diamond Mountain, she has worn many hats, including that of operations manager, volunteer coordinator, and teacher.  At present she is the Diamond Mountain Board president.
Venerable Gyelse completed a three-year, three-month, three-day silent meditation retreat in 2014 at Diamond Mountain with 28 others; she has completed many other solitary retreats as well. She was ordained as a nun in the winter of 2006 and is the mother of a grown son. She is currently engaged in building a house in central Arizona near Geshe Michael and the Sedona College of International Management. Venerable Gyelse is a chaplain/spiritual care provider and counsels people around the world.
“Ever since I was a young girl I wanted two things: to make others happy, and to know why I came into this world–what was my purpose and what was I supposed to do with this life?”
— Venerable Gyelse

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Conversations with Master Shantideva
SCHEDULE:

ALL CLASSES AT 7AM
(ARIZONA TIME)

Class 1 - Friday, March 1
Class 2 - Friday, April 5
Class 3 - Friday, May 3
Class 4 - Friday, June 7
Class 5 - Friday, July 5
Class 6 - Friday, August 2
Class 7 - Friday, September 6
Class 8 - Friday, October 4
Class 9 - Friday, November 1
Class 10 - Friday, December 13