Paula Chichester at the Library: Relating to the Spiritual Teacher

Paula Chichester at the Library: Relating to the Spiritual Teacher

Zoom Meeting Online

time 7:00 PM

2024-05-14

We are very happy to welcome back Paula Chichester to teach here at Lama Yeshe Ling. Paula is known for her friendly, experiential teaching style and are looking forward to her return.

When: Tuesday, May 14th, 7:00 – 8:30 pm ET

Where: Burlington Public Library, Central Branch, Holland Room, and online.
2331 New St, Burlington, ON L7R 1J4, Canada

(please note that the Holland Room is a smaller room next to the Centennial Hall where we normally hold our events)

Everyone is welcome to attend in person or online. if you are in the area and able, this is a wonderful opportunity to meet Paula and the Lama Yeshe Ling community in person.

For those who wish to attend remotely, register here to participate online with Zoom, or watch the sessions live-streamed on Facebook and YouTube.

Relating to the Spiritual Teacher: The Lifeblood of Our Practice

Paula will talk about how to relate to the spiritual teacher or mentor (guru) as a method for developing our own spiritual realizations. We will learn about the advantages and levels of engagement with a qualified guide; how devotion to a person with qualities we respect and honour helps us to develop these same qualities in our own way; and how to avoid the risks that may come from a devotional relationship. For someone with deep experience, this inspiring relationship is the root and life of the path to spiritual realization. The compassionate and wise outer guru and our inner wisdom guru help us to dissolve away the inner obstacles which hinder us from realizing our potential for inner peace and great meaning.

Paula is happy to answer any questions about practicing the spiritual path.


Paula Chichester

Paula is known for her friendly, experiential teaching style that evolved from 4 decades of full-time training in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and meditation as well as diverse psycho-somatic healing arts from Asia and the West. Her ability to distill and impart the essence of these disciplines is inspired by her main teachers, Lama Thubten Yeshe and Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche. Paula is dedicated to helping create a world culture of health, compassion, wisdom and joy.

You can learn more about Paula on our page: Visiting Teachers | Lama Yeshe Ling,  as well as on her own website: PAULA CHICHESTER – Brave View


Opportunity to Sponsor the Teachings

Sponsoring the teachings helps to make the teachings available to everyone. In this way, we are able to practice the generosity of giving of the Dharma and thereby create vast amounts of merit. Our programs are given freely, and we rely also on your generosity – this is the traditional and pure way of the Buddha Dharma. Offering support for the Dharma can be a limitlessly powerful act. This is the highest, most long-term form of generosity, which is to share with others the path to full awakening. Offering support deepens our connection to Dharma teachers and connects us as a community.

Remember to make an aspiration/dedication to accomplish your goals for yourself and others before making the offering. With clear intention, we can create causes to accomplish the welfare of both ourselves and all sentient beings, or of any heartfelt cause.