Becoming a Spiritual Warrior: The Pledges of a Bodhisattva
Being a Bodhisattva is such a powerful idea that the word itself has in recent years become synonymous with acts of kindness and generosity. Yet many aren’t aware of what Bodhisattva truly means. We’ll explore why a Bodhisattva is a Spiritual Warrior, and learn the vows that become a powerful method to become a Bodhisattvas and to create a kinder world.
This Course is based upon Master Asanga’s root text and its commentary called the Highway for Bodhisattvas (Jangchub Shunglam) by Je Tsongkapa.
Topics include: what is a bodhisattva, the definition and types of bodhichitta, types of morality, types of vows, how bodhisattva vows are taken, an explanation of the eighteen root bodhisattva vows and forty-six secondary bodhisattva vows, the four factors needed to break bodhisattva root vows, how bodhisattva vows are broken, how bodhisattva vows are lost, how to keep your bodhisattva vows, how to restore your bodhisattva vows, and the benefits of keeping bodhisattva vows.
ONLINE Course Taught by Lama Amie Diller and Jay Nair
6 weeks from March 19 – April 30th
Tuesdays, 6:30 pm -8 pm
FIRST WEEK HYBRID, in person at:
Diamond Light Tibetan Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14
Sacramento CA 95826
online also available
Rest of the course ONLINE
Zoom Meeting ID: 224-735-8115
Passcode: 1234
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2247358115
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Suggested donation: $10-$20 to cover expenses, which include ongoing rent for our Center, fees to provide online services and supporting our teachers. No one turned away due to lack of funds.
About the Teacher: Amie Diller stumbled upon Tassajara Zen Mountain Center in 1979, dropped out of college and embarked on the life-long study and practice of Buddha Dharma in both the Zen and Indo-Tibetan traditions. In 2010 she was requested to start the Diamond Light Tibetan Buddhist Center in Sacramento & in 2019 Amie received Dharma Transmission from Sensei Sokaku Kathie Fischer.
Amie has a deep interest in recognizing the often unacknowledged, marginalized parts of ourselves and our culture – and learning how to skillfully invite them into our practice. As a certified nurse-midwife, mother, hospital chaplain, prison
volunteer and “Cultivating Emotional Balance” teacher, she enjoys encouraging students in meditation retreats, and in taking our meditation off the cushion into the world.
About the Teacher: Hailing from a traditional South Indian Yogic family, Jay Nair grew up by the banks of river Periyar, has been practicing some type of yoga and socially engaged spirituality from early on in life and studying modern Mindfulness since 2010. He also received training in Tibetan and Vipassana practices, and participated in many long term yoga meditation retreats. Jay Nair is trained in Indian Music and started performing solo concerts at the early age of ten. Since then Jay has been performing and recording Indian and world fusion music. IT Engineer by profession, Jay is a blend of Science, Art and Spirituality and believes Technology and Consciousness transforms each other.