Professor Newland will provide an introduction and explanation of what “emptiness” does (and doesn’t) mean in the Dalai Lama’s system of Tibetan Buddhism. He will explore such questions as: Why does anything matter if it’s all empty? How can empty things work? How can empty persons do anything? And why should they? How would an…
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Anthony (Tony) King, PhD is a student of Kyabje Gelek Dorjechang and a Jewel Heart Instructor. He is also an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health and Psychology (joint appointment), the Anne K. “Nancy” Jeffrey Endowed Professor for Mental Health Equity and Resilience, faculty of the Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research Institute (IBMR), and…
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David Mellins is a scholar of Buddhism, Indian Philosophy and Sanskrit Poetics. He received his PhD from Columbia University and has taught at Columbia, Rutgers and Yale Universities. He currently works as a translator of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist scriptures for 84,000 where he specializes in Dhāranī literature. He has lectured at conferences and seminars throughout Europe and…
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Guy Newland is Professor of Religion at Central Michigan University, where he has taught since 1988. He has authored, edited, and translated several books on Tibetan Buddhism, including the three-volume translation of The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment and Introduction to Emptiness. He lives in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. For more about…
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Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland of Advice to a King In his Precious Garland, Nagarjuna gives advice on how to gain happiness in this life, individually and as a society. He then expands the scope to include happiness in future lives and attaining enlightenment through practical ethics, great compassion and the wisdom of kindness and emptiness. Notes:…
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