Sunday Sangha: Meditation & Dharma with Guest Teacher Andrew Quintman (Life of Milarepa)

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SUNDAY February 21, 2020 10 AM - 11:30 AM EST Tentative Schedule.

Dharma Topic: Life of Milarepa, led by guest teacher Dr. Andrew Quintman

Learn more about Dr. Andrew Quintman:

Andrew Quintman is Associate Professor of Religion and the College of East Asian Studies at Wesleyan University, specializing in the Buddhist traditions of Tibet and the Himalaya. He has written extensively about the literary corpus of the Tibetan poet Milarepa. His English translation of The Life of Milarepa was published by Penguin Classics in 2010. His latest book, The Yogin and the Madman: Reading the Biographical Corpus of Tibet’s Great Saint Milarepa (Columbia University Press), won the American Academy of Religion’s 2014 Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion. He currently serves as the President of the Board of Directors of the Buddhist Digital Resource Center (BDRC) and also co-directs a long-running workshop on Religion and the Literary in Tibet.

Opening Prayers (p. 4-5)

• Refuge Formula 
• Four Reflections that Change the Mind
• Prayer of Refuge and Bodhicitta
• Four Immeasurable Thoughts

Meditation

Short Break

Dharma Topic: Life of Milarepa

Closing Prayers (p. 60-61)

• Bodhicitta Prayer
• Dedication of Merit
• "At this very moment for the peoples and nations of the earth..." prayer
• Long Life Prayer for HH

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