Live online teachings with Geshe Tenzin Zopa, as part of an FPMT Suisse cooperation between Gendun Drupa, Longku and Lhagsam. Join the teachings with Geshe Tenzin Zopa and get a deep understanding of the seminal text “The Three Principle Aspects of the Path”. Written by the Gelug-lineage holder Lama Tsongkhapa, the short text describes how we can generate and meditate on the three higher trainings of ‘Renunciation’, ‘Bodhicitta’ and ‘the Wisdom of Emptiness’. Due to the simplicity of the text, Buddha Shakyamuni’s practical message becomes deeply meaningful to everybody, whether they are new to Buddhism or an advanced practitioner. WHEN: Saturday April 16, 23 and 30, 2022, 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm CETWHERE: Online and onsiteLEVEL: Intermediate. Some basic understanding of Mahayana Buddhism is of benefit. Beginners are welcome as well! LANGUAGE: English. The teachings will be translated into German and French. Please register at Longku for German and at Gendun Drupa for French translation. You can join the event here on zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88314437250?pwd=YWlWM2RZQW1QTGRnMUxiQnBoeFVxdz09 Meeting ID: 883 1443 7250 Passcode: 297050 Three Principal Aspects of the Path (Tib. ལམ་གཙོ་རྣམ་གསུམ་, Wyl. lam gtso rnam gsum) by Tsongkhapa Lobzang Drakpa is a short text in 14 verses highlighting the three most important aspects of the path according to the Gelug tradition, i.e., renunciation, bodhichitta and wisdom (prajñā). You can download the root text in English here. To escape from suffering and find everlasting happiness, we have to study and practice the teachings on the path to enlightenment. The teachings of the Buddha were first formulated into what we call the Lam-Rim (The Steps of the Path) by the great Atisha (982-1054). An essential feature of the lam-rim is its division into three principal aspects: renunciation, right view and bodhichitta. Read more - Lama Zopa Rinpoche About the Teacher Geshe Tenzin Zopa holds...

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