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His Holiness The Dalai Lama:"Emptiness allows us to have an understanding about ultimate reality. It helps us to appreciate the wisdom of interdependence - a fundamental law of nature. We gain an appreciation that we are all basically related. It is because of this interrelatedness that we are able to empathize with the suffering of others. With empathy, compassion flows naturally. We develop genuine sympathy for others' suffering and the will to help remove their pain. Emptiness thus strengthens positive emotions like compassion.
Understanding emptiness makes thing soft, then compassion makes new shape, like molding clay."
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"Kadampa Teachings" by Lama Zopa Rinpoche
"Protecing yourself means protecting your own mind so that you don't engage in negative karmas of body, speech and mind. By allowing delusions to arise, you endanger yourself by creating negative karmas with your body, speech and mind, and you also endanger others. You harm others and you harm yourself, destroying your own happiness, but all happiness of your future lives, including your own ultimate happiness of liberation from samsara and full enlightenment."
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Dear Kah Siang,The Western Monk from M.I.T.
Come listen to Venerable George, a senior FPMT monk and teacher share on these various topics.
HOW TO ACE IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP?
Date: 19 Dec 2010 (2 - 5pm)
Venerable George will share his insights on building and maintaining happy & meaningful interpersonal relationships in today's challenging world through the timeless wisdom and compassion of the Buddha's teachings.Click here to register
SUCCESS = CAREER ACHIEVEMENT?
Date: 26 Dec 2010 (2 - 5pm)For fresh grads or young executives making a career change, Venerable George's practical wisdom will guide you in establishing self-confidence, focus and motivation essential for professional development and career excellence.
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BUDDHISM & SCIENCE
Date: 2 Jan 2011 (2 - 5pm)Venerable George, a physicist himself, will exlore the relationship between Buddhism and modern science. He will also touch on the science of happiness and well-being. Get your burning questions answered in this session!
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PREPARING FOR LIFE'S UNMISTAKABLE FINAL JOURNEY
Date: 29 Dec 2011 (7.30 - 9.30pm)
His Holiness the Dalai Lama says that it is so difficult at the time of death to really meditate as you did in life. If during your life you couldn't meditate well, then you won't be able to meditate at death, you won't be able to hold concentration. Venerable George will speak on practicing the good heart, loving-kindness and compassion for the benefit of self and others.Click here to register
INTRODUCTION TO EMPTINESS
Dates: 21, 23, 28, 31 Dec 2010 & 04 Jan 2011 (7.30 - 9.30pm)
"One of the most important philosophical insights in Buddhism comes from what is known as the theory of emptiness. At its heart is the deep recognition that there is a fundamental disparity between the way we perceive the world, including our own experience in it, and the way things actually are." - His Holiness the Dalai LamaOver a course of 5 sessions, Venerable George will give an introductory explanation of emptiness and the ultimate nature of reality in addition to leading guided meditations on emptiness.
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Venerable George Churinoff was born in Chicago and graduated from MIT in 1967 with a B.Sc. in Physics. After attending graduate school in Physics, he taught at Choate School in Connecticut and American Community School in Beirut.
Venerable George was instrumental in founding the Master's Program at Istituto Lama Tsong Khapa in Italy, studying and teaching for eight years with an additional three-year tenure at Tushita Delhi. During that period, he received an MA in Buddhist Studies from Delhi University in 1991 followed by three years of service as English curriculum tutor for Lama Osel Rinpoche at Sera Je Monastery, South India.
Ven. George has done many retreats in the Sutra and Tantra traditions and has taught extensively in America, Europe, India and Nepal, Russia, Mongolia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and most recently in the US where he taught the FPMT Basic Program for more than two years.
We look forward to seeing you in our various activities.
May you be blessed always by the Triple Gems.
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