Kindness for Oneself: some Buddhist perspectives
Date/Time
Date(s) - 20/04/2015
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Kagyu Samye Dzong Dublin
Categories
Kindness or compassion for oneself is a bit of a buzz phrase these days, through various Buddhist authors as well as through secular mindfulness methods. Ken will explain simply what it can mean, in its various degrees, when seen through traditional Buddhist eyes.
Open to all.
Monday 20th April 7.30pm – 9pm
Suggested donation €12
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Ken is currently Director of Studies at Kagyu Samye Ling. His life is spent teaching in Samye Dzongs in various countries, writing and translating dharma works, and he also occasionally interprets for visiting Tibetan lamas. He has also lectured in elementology and astro-science for the Tara-Rokpa College of Tibetan Medicine. He was a founder member of the Scottish InterFaith Council and has worked with the British Cabinet Office and the European Community on training programmes. Kagyu Samye Ling has been his base for the past 44 years,during which time his life has been devoted to making Tibetan Buddhist meditation and philosophy available to the Western world. With his wife Katia, he has co-translated some of the main Kagyu teaching texts into English, as well as much of the liturgy used in daily practice. Their works include the principal Kagyu textbook – Gampopa’s Tarjen,published as “Gems of Dharma, Jewels of Freedom” and Asanga’s Mahayana Uttara Tantra Shastra, published as “Maitreya on Buddha Nature”.
