Lama Tsultrim Yeshe Public Talk and Weekend Teaching
Lama Tsultrim Yeshe Public Talk and Weekend Teaching
Karma Thegsum Choling Jacksonville is happy to welcome back Lama Tsultrim Yeshe April 3rd-April 5th. Lama Yeshe’s kind mid-west demeanor and gracious presentation of dharma teachings are sure to bring benefit to our daily lives and practice.
PUBLIC TALK: Ethics, Karma and Happiness from the Buddhist View
April 3rd, Friday Night 7:00-8:30pm
It is important to have ethics based on a gentle nature, moderation in activity and behavior, an easy-going and confidently independent character, skillfully examining things before engaging in actions, and embracing these qualities with genuine altruism. Karma explains why and the result of following of these ethics is happiness.
Location: KTC JAX 4168 Herschel Street
SUGGESTED DONATIONS:
This event is by donation, please select whatever donation you would like to give.
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TEACHING: Karma, Habitual Patterns and Change in Tibetan Buddhism
Schedule:
Saturday, April 4th
10:00am-Noon
2:00p-4:00pm
Sunday, April 5th
10:00am-Noon
2:00p-4:00pm
“In a crisis we often find new ways to solve problems. A crisis can be the source of many creative ideas and inventions.”- 17th Karmapa
This program will offer a fresh look at applying the teachings of the Kagyu lineage to living in the the mundane world. There are many methods of bringing our practice and meditation into our life off the cushion.
Refuge Ceremony April 4th, Saturday 5:00-6:00pm
Lama Yeshe will bestow the Vow of Refuge to those wishing to start the Buddhist path. Those who would like to receive Refuge for the first time are asked to arrive at 4:30pm for brief instruction. PLEASE NOTE: Refuge will only be for in person attendance.
Location: KTC JAX 4168 Herschel Street
SUGGESTED DONATIONS:
This event is by donation, please select whatever donation you would like to give.
PLEASE NOTE: KTC Jax brings authentic Buddhist teachers to the Jacksonville area year-round for programs and retreats. Suggested donations are requested to offset the costs associated with holding these special events. We always greatly appreciate your generosity but no one has ever been turned away because they couldn’t make a donation. We want as many people as possible to attend. Volunteer Scholarships are also available for those interested. Please let us know!
Registration is for in person or zoom attendance:
About Lama Yeshe: Lama Tsultrim Yeshe (John Samuelson) has been a student of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche since 1989. He completed the first three-year retreat at Karme Ling Under the direction of Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche earning the title “Retreat Lama.” He took novice monk vows in 1994 from Tai Situ Rinpoche and fully ordained monastic vows in 2008 from Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche.
Lama Yeshe is the resident Lama at the Hay River Karma Thegsum Choling located in Western Wisconsin. He travels throughout the country to other Buddhist centers to teach and lead retreats, as well as holistic learning centers like the Omega Institute
He worked for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections for 8 years as a prison Chaplain. He continues to do volunteer work in the prison teaching meditation, Buddhism and giving guidance. He has gained valuable experience working with inmates in a medium security prison. Many of them having difficult and abusive childhoods, anger management problems, and high levels of anxiety and stress.
Lama Yeshe has a BS degree in Sociology from the University of Oklahoma and did graduate work in Sociology at the University of Minnesota. He taught So
