The Science of Happiness Through Meditation

with Venerable Legtsok

May 30 – June 5  (Plus Bonus Day for Sponsors on Saturday, June 6th)

This is an intermediate course, suitable for students who have attended one of our 10-day Introduction to Buddhism courses or have taken the full online program, The Buddhist Path of Training the Mind and Going Deeper: The Buddhist Path of Training the Mind.

The Science of Happiness Through Meditation is a seven-day course that will guide participants through learning and regularly practicing 6 basic meditations: meditation on mindfulness, impermanence, gratitude, loving kindness, compassion, and selflessness or emptiness. The course will begin and end with a simple self-evaluation to help participants see if they’ve gained any tangible benefit from the meditations. This is an opportunity for participants to make a small experiment in their lives.

In the past 30 years there has been a huge increase in the amount of scientific research done on happiness or mental well-being, and also on various forms of meditation. Today, these two closely related fields are rapidly growing and having far reaching impacts on education, business management, personal health, and medical treatment regimens. Thereby, much wisdom of ancient contemplative practices is being validated and re-interpreted to suit our modern circumstances.

Many studies show that by doing just 30 minutes of meditation per day, 4-5 days per week, for 8 or more weeks there is clear evidence of improved emotional, cognitive, and physical well-being. Such results are measurable through both observations of brain function, immune system markers, and psychological evaluations. In order to give interested people a chance to check for themselves whether they can likewise benefit from meditation, we are offering this course drawing from ancient Buddhist teachings and techniques, and modeled loosely on practices used in proven research.

Teacher

Venerable Tenzin Legtsok is in the sixteenth year of the Geshe Studies Program at Sera Jey Monastic University in South India where he studies classic Indian Buddhist treatise and their Tibetan commentaries in the tradition of ancient Nalanda University. For more, see Ven. Legtsok’s full bio. 

Course Schedule

May 30th – June 5th (plus Bonus Day for Sponsors on Saturday, June 6th)

Amazing news! It was announced on May 18 that His Holiness the Dalai Lama will give very special teachings on May 29 – 30. We will integrate this unique opportunity into the course schedule. 

All times are based on India Standard Time. We recognize that for many of you outside of India, some of the times may not work. It can still be possible to use the recordings for those sessions and join in the live sessions that are convenient for you.

Time	Activity
9:00 to 9:45	Guided Meditation
9:45 to 10:00	Break
10:00 to 11:00	Teaching with Venerable Legtsok
11:00 to 11:20	Breakout Discussion Groups
11:20 to 12:00	Q&A Session with Venerable Legtsok
12:00 to 14:00	Break
14:00 to 15:00	Teaching with Venerable Legtsok
15:00 to 15:20	Breakout Discussion Groups
15:20 to 16:00	Q&A Session with Venerable Legtsok
16:00 to 16:15	Break
16:15 to 17:00	Guided Meditation

 

All the timings in the schedule are on Indian Standard Time of you want to figure you the time in your country click here.

 

One of the reasons why we came up with this course is to be able to raise some funds for Tushita in this difficult time of lock-down, so we detail below the different categories for suggested donations:

Sponsor Level Package

$108 USD (8,000 Indian Rupees)
Includes:

• 8 full days of live Zoom sessions (including Bonus Day)
• Live teachings and discussion with Venerable Legtsok
• Guided meditations with Felipe to support the teachings 
• “Break Out” discussion groups with your peers
• Video recordings of each session
• Course materials and online resources
• Butter lamp offered on your behalf on Saka Dawa Day
• Bonus Day – Full Day Question and Answer with Venerable Legtsok plus bonus meditations

 

Supporter Level Package

$80 USD (6,000 Indian Rupees)

Includes:

• 7 full days of live Zoom sessions
• Live teachings and discussion with Venerable Legtsok
• Guided meditations with Felipe to support the teachings
• “Break Out” discussion groups with your peers
• Video recordings of each session
• Course materials and online resources

 

Well-Wisher Level Package

$40 USD (3,000 Indian Rupees)

Includes:

• 7 full days of recorded video sessions of teachings and discussion with Venerable Legtsok
• Guided meditations with Felipe to support the teachings
• Course materials and online resources

 

Register

Tushita is always happy for any donation, any time. Nothing is too small. Please email us at [email protected] to make a separate contribution.

All the timings in the schedule are on Indian Standard Time if you want to figure you the time in your country click here.