with Geshe Rapgyal
9 Sundays, May 25 to July 27, 2025, 1:00 – 3:00pm Eastern Time, In-Person and via Zoom
Explore the mind, guided by the great Nalanda Buddhist Tradition. This special Dharma offering is in response to His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s vision and effort to share this ancient tradition in accessible language. During this nine week class Geshe Rapgyal will introduce the nature of the mind and its typology, the distinction between sensory and primary mind, mental factors and their processes of perceptions, and mind training through meditation.
The content of the class is based on Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics, Vol 2: The Mind (Conceived and introduced by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, edited by Thupten Jinpa; Wisdom Publications, 2020). This text is required for participation and can be purchased for a discount through DGCEC’s Tibetan Marketplace.
Geshe Lharampa Kalsang Rapgyal has served as the Spiritual Teacher and Executive Director of DGCEC since 2010. He holds the highest degree in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy and offers regular Buddhist teachings for our community.
About the Text, from Wisdom Publications: “Readers are first introduced to Buddhist conceptions of mind and consciousness and then led through traditional presentations of mental phenomena to reveal a Buddhist vision of the inner world with fascinating implications for the contemporary disciplines of cognitive science, psychology, emotion research, and philosophy of mind. … To present these specific ideas and their rationale, the volume weaves together passages from the works of great Buddhist thinkers like Asaṅga, Vasubandhu, Nāgārjuna, Dignāga, and Dharmakīrti. His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s introduction outlines scientific and philosophical thinking in the history of the Buddhist tradition. To provide additional context for Western readers, each of the six major topics is introduced with an essay by John D. Dunne, distinguished professor of Buddhist philosophy and contemplative practice at the University of Wisconsin. These essays connect the traditional material to contemporary debates and Western parallels, and provide helpful suggestions for further reading.”
All students are welcome. In gratitude and support of a dharma center from which to teach, we ask for a fee. Please choose an amount fits your budget from this sliding scale: $125, $160, $195, or $300 Sponsor Rate. To inquire about a scholarship, please email Anne at DrepungGomangCompassion@gmail.com.
