THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT: LAMRIM

THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT: LAMRIM

Lamrim, the Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment, presents all of the teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni in a way that is easy to understand and put into practice in our daily lives. It reveals all the stages of the path to enlightenment—from finding happiness in this and future lives, through finding freedom from all problems and suffering, to gaining spiritual power and wisdom arising from great compassion and correct view. Following and completing this Path enables anyone to purify his or her mind, become a fully enlightened Buddha, and lead all living beings to that same place.

Gen Kelsang Tilopa will give clear teachings that explain the profound nature of the timeless compassion and wisdom of Buddha. He will lead meditations giving participants an unsurpassed experience of how to use meditation to train in compassion and wisdom. He will show how all of our daily problems will diminish and eventually cease if we practice and realize the meaning of these teachings.

The meditations will rely upon the text The New Meditation Handbook, as well as the detailed commentary on Lamrim entitled Joyful Path of Good Fortune: the Complete Buddhist Path to Enlightenment. Both texts by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso are available from Tharpa Publications (www.tharpa.com).

This retreat will bring benefit and insight into meditations on the Buddhist path to enlightenment to people having all levels of experience, from complete beginner to advanced practitioner.

Gen Kelsang Tilopa is a fully ordained Buddhist monk in the New Kadampa Tradition, and a close disciple and student of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Born and educated in Scotland, Gen Tilopa has developed Kadampa centers, given teachings, and led retreats in Scotland, GA, SC, NC, and TN. He is the principal New Kadampa teacher in North Carolina and resident teacher in both Vajradhara Center in Charlotte and Kosala Center in Chapel Hill. Gen Tilopa is well loved for his clear teachings and example that show how pure Kadampa Dharma teachings and practice can improve the quality of our everyday relationships and daily lives both at work and at home.