Toronto
WEEKLY online BUDDHIST PROGRAM An exciting weekly program for those who have been long waiting for genuine, high quality regular teachings! Wednesdays ; 7 to 9 pm Buddhist Philosophy - Live Webcast with Dr. Gareth Sparham A tremendous opportunity to receive high quality teachings by an exceptionally qualified western Buddhist teacher whose knowledge of Sanskrit and Tibetan language lends richer meaning to his teachings. We celebrate the beginning of offering regular teaching through webcam simultaneous video broadcast with the opportunity to ask questions and dialogue with Gareth, followed by discussion and meditation. email lamponthepath@hotmail.com for information on accessing the webcasts via skype
Dr. Sparham received a Ph.D in Asian Studies at UBC and was a Buddhist monk for 25 years, studying at the Institute of Buddhist Dialectics in Dharamsala, India. Dr. Sparham has translated a number of books including Khunu Lama’s ‘Vast as the Heavens, Deep as the Sea’.
Reciting the Diamond Cutter Sutra
Reciting The Diamond Cutter Sutra is an experience that can alter your perception, bringing your view closer to what actually is reality. This is due to the vast collection of merit created by reciting this sutra.
We are reciting this sutra following the recommendation of Lama Zopa Rinpoche, to create the inner causes for Geshe Soepa to arrive and thrive with our community here with Lama Yeshe Ling. Geshe-la making his Visa application in London, U.K. on January 14, which is the reason we are reciting this now.
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Eight Verses of Training the Heart and Mind
The eight verses will be combined with learning the mantra of compassion and a visualization to benefit all sentient beings. This is a text the Dalai Lama meditates on each day. "It could be said that The Eight Verses for Training the Mind contains within them the entire essence of the Buddha's teachings in a distinct form."--H.H. the Dalai Lama. Ngawang Chokley is a highly educated Tibetan monk from Kopan Monastery in Nepal, and Dr. Gareth Sparham, a monk and scholar for several decades at the Dialectics Institute in Dharmsala is now a professor a U. Michigan.
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