Details:

Dates: Tuesdays of the 20th February, 5th & 19th March, and 2nd April

Retreat Leader: Venerable Lozang Yönten

Requirements: Everyone is welcome

Cost: Generosity Model – Donation only (via the donation form at the bottom of the page; no set amount)

Format: ONLINE ONLY

Time: 17:30-19:30 GMT

About the Retreat

Join Venerable Yönten and the Land of Joy Community for a four-part series to explore one of the most famous texts for developing the heart of bodhichitta – the mind seeking full enlightenment for the benefit of all living beings.

Shantideva’s text is profound, poetic and provocative, a traditional and completely relatable series of verses to invite introspection, compassion and wisdom as well (as a sense of humor). The sessions will include teaching, Q & A as well as guided meditation.

About the Teacher

Bhikshuni Lozang Yönten (Chaplain and Lecturer of Buddhist Studies at Maitripa College in Portland, Oregon) and has been a nun since 2003 Buddhist since her teenage years, Ven. Yönten moved to Australia and studied extensively under Gyurmé Khensur Rinpoche Geshe Tashi Tsering (at Chenrezig Institute, AU) from 2002-2009 before moving to India to study at Thosamling Institute 2010-2011. In 2012, she became an accredited In-Depth Registered Teacher with FPMT and was requested to become the Resident Teacher at Kunsang Yeshe Retreat Centre in New South Wales, Australia where she remained for three years and frequently visited up until the pandemic.

From 2015 onwards, Ven. Yönten was mainly based in New Zealand at Mahamudra Centre. During that period, she divided her time between leading retreats in New Zealand and teaching Philosophy at Human Spirit: Buddhist Psychoanalytic Training Program in Israel, as well as offering classes and retreats in various parts of Europe, until she moved back to the USA in 2021.
Prior to joining Maitripa College, Yönten-la offered retreats and courses at Vajrapani Institute and Land of Medicine Buddha – both in California. She also has experience in hospice work and palliative care, as well as a deep commitment to social justice and a love of animals.

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