Impermanence and Death

Tuesday Evenings: 7.15 pm. September 8, 15, 22, 29

The foundation of the Buddhist Path is Renunciation.  Understanding the impermanence of all phenomena and the fragility of this human rebirth is a powerful motivator for making the most of the precious time we have in this life. Geshe Pema Tsering will cover the topic over four weeks, enabling a deeper understanding of why Renunciation is such a powerful foundation to the Path to Enlightenment.

Since you were born until now, until you die, just as the sun has been rising and setting every day, so has your life been approaching death in the same way. Day appears, finishes; night appears, finishes; they are impermanent, they do not always continue. Day doesn't always exist as day; it's not permanent. Just as day changes into night, everything else, all causative phenomena, change just as quickly. As day goes, as night goes, as the sun goes, everything changes in the same way. (Lama Zopa Rinpoche 'Death and Impermance' Kopan Monastery 6th Lam Rim Course).

Facility Fee: $40, $32 concess, $28 members