Join a Live Online Course "The Buddhist Path of Training the Mind" During Covid-19

Venerable Tenzin Drolma and Felipe, Tushita Meditation Centre Facebook.

Tushita Meditation Centre in Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India, is offering a live online course "The Buddhist Path of Training the Mind" suitable for beginner and more advanced students wanting to learn more about Buddhism and meditation.

Join the Live Online Course

The free course runs from Monday, April 27 to Friday, May 8, 2020. No classes will be held on Saturday and Sunday.

Each class is 1.5 hours long.

Tushita Meditation Centre's resident teacher, Venerable Tenzin Drolma, along with meditation leader, Felipe, will be leading the daily sessions live via Zoom. Teachers and students will be able to see each other and ask questions directly.

Venerable Tenzin Drolma will be teaching the same topic twice per day to accommodate people from more time zones:
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM IST
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM IST

Topics will include:

The Four Noble Truths and the Mind

Buddha Nature and Meditation

Impermanence and Reincarnation 

The Four Immeasurables and Bodhicitta

Karma and Purification

Equanimity and Anger

Attachment and Exchanging Self/Others

Emptiness and Selflessness

Refuge and Joyous Effort

Tushita Meditation Centre's April 25 Facebook post reads, "Escape with us to Tushita. Transform your quarantine, go within and train your mind."

Read more about the course and register on Tushita Meditation Centre's website.

It may be possible to join the course after it has already started so don't be afraid to complete the registration form even after the course has begun.

In the News

This is the third online course Venerable Tenzin Drolma has taught from Tushita Meditation Centre since the pandemic started. People from all over the world have been joining and enjoying the courses.

Tushita Meditation Centre Facebook.

Read some of the news coverage the courses have received:

Deep connection: COVID-19 takes India's spiritual retreats online

The article reads, "Drolma had expected around 100 students to join her free video course, the usual size of drop-in sessions at the meditation centre that is closed because of the pandemic. 

"So she was surprised when more than 1,000 people from 57 countries signed up, a fifth of whom had no experience with Buddhism."

Tushita Meditation Centre, Tushita Meditation Centre Facebook.

Venerable Tenzin Drolma
Venerable Tenzin Drolma has been the resident teacher at Tushita Meditation Centre since 2016.

"Venerable Tenzin Drolma was born in Chicago, US, in 1961 and became a lifelong learner. She received her undergraduate degree in religious studies, philosophy and psychology. She has graduates degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Denver and in Buddhist Studies from Maitripa College. For 25 years she worked in the mental health field.

"Ven. Drolma was ordained as a nun in the Tibetan tradition in 2009. She moved to Vajrapani Institute and was resident sangha and assistant SPC for four years. While at Vajrapani Institute she taught courses and led meditations as well.

Continue reading her biography on the Tushita website.

Tushita Meditation Centre

"Tushita Meditation Centre is a centre for the study and practice of Buddhism from the Tibetan Mahayana tradition. We’re located on a forested mountain slope at an altitude of 1888m (6190ft) in the Dhauladhar range, above the town of McLeod Ganj – the seat in exile of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama – in Himachal Pradesh, Northern India, the beautiful foothills of the Himalayas.

"Tushita aims to provide a friendly and conducive environment for people of all nationalities and backgrounds to learn about and put into practice the teachings of the Buddha. With this in mind we organize regular introductory courses on Buddhist philosophy and meditation, as well as intermediate level courses and group retreats for experienced students."

Continue reading about Tushita on the Tushita website.

"The Buddhist Path of Training the Mind" is offered for free, but students are welcome to make a donation. No donation is too small. Tushita is an NGO which runs on donations received from students who participate in their residential courses, which they are currently unable to offer. Donations made during the pandemic will help Tushita meet their expenses and continue to offer online courses. If making a donation then select the "Tushita General Fund" when making your donation on the website.