Seven Point Mind Training with Geshe Lobsang Tsultrim
5 Tuesdays 7/17-8/14 6:30pm-8:30pm
Seven Point Mind Training or Lojong are teachings to transform the mind through the practice of bodhicitta (the compassionate wish to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all sentient beings). The practice involves refining and purifying one’s motivations and attitudes.
In this series of classes (four Tuesday evenings), Geshe Tsultrim will provide background and instruction on the seven points of mind training, which are:
1. The Preliminaries to Mind Training
2. The Main Practice of Training the Mind in Bodhicitta
3. Transforming Adversity into the Path of Awakening
4. Applying the Practice Throughout One’s Whole Life
5. The Measure or Signs of Proficiency in Mind Training
6. The Commitments of Mind Training
7. The Precepts of Mind Training
at Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs)
Sacramento CA 95818
parking lot in back, ADA accessible
suggested donation: $10-$20 per class, no one turned away for lack of funds
Geshe Lobsang Tsultrim is part of the Gaden Shartse Monastery in south India. “Geshe” is a monastic degree similar to a PhD that is earned after decades of intensive study and passing the highest-level exams. Geshe Tsultrim is an expert on Buddhist philosophy and a skilled artist, specializing in traditional Tibetan art.
In 2001, Gaden Shartse sent Geshe Tsultrim to the US to continue his studies and to work at the Gaden Shartse Thubten Dhargye Ling Center in Long Beach, CA. Geshe-la returned to south India to complete his next level of studies at Gyudmed Tantric University. In 2015, Geshe Tsultrim returned to the US to resume teaching traditional Buddhist philosophy as well as travelling and teaching internationally in the Americas and Europe.