During late September, Lama John Makransky taught a multi-day workshop, “We Are Already Held in the Qualities We Seek: An Introduction to Innate Compassion Training” at the Rangjung Yeshe Institute (RYI) in Kathmandu, Nepal. RYI was founded by Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche – one of Lama John’s root teachers. It is an institution of higher learning for persons wishing to deepen…
Have you noticed that, even after years of dedicated and sincere spiritual practice, whole areas of our personalities and our lives can remain untouched by the compassion and wisdom described in spiritual teachings?
Six of us spent the weekend of April 26-28 at the Marie Joseph Spiritual Center in Biddeford, Maine. We explored practice in relation to the insights of Internal Family Systems that were presented by Lama John and Richard Schwartz, IFS founder, at the end of March. Our accommodations were perfect for our small group; a comfortable meeting space with wicker…
Lama John Makransky leading panel on Socially Engaged Buddhism
