DEVELOPING THE GOOD HEART
September 17-19
DEVELOPING THE GOOD HEART
A Weekend Retreat with Lama Marut and Cindy Lee.
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Location: Satyananada Yoga Retreat Center, Rocklyn, Victoria, Australia. > yogavic.com Cost: $210 |
More information please contact: > Maree Fowler
About “Developing the Good Heart”
Radical compassion is the focus of the Tibetan Buddhist techniques known as Lo Jong. Lo Jong can be translated as “Developing the Good Heart” or “Mind Training.” In Eastern traditions, the location of the mind is placed at the heart, suggesting the interdependence of the two. Ultimate wisdom and ultimate love are two sides of the same coin.
This retreat will guide students through a series of ancient techniques and meditations for opening the heart that immediately help us live a happier life - these radical techniques combat our selfishness, demolish our pride, and transform our anger into an unconquerable force of love. Opening our heart opens up our whole world and we emerge from the practice with a deep feeling of relief when we realize that we are not powerless in the face of our own and others’ suffering.
SCHEDULE COMING SOON…
| Venerable Sumati Marut
Sumati Marut (a.k.a. Brian K. Smith) is the son and grandson of Baptist ministers, a Ph.D. of Comparative Religions, motorcycle enthusiast, a former surfer, and a fully ordained Buddhist monk. His unique background and easy, down-to-earth style has attracted thousands of followers around the world of all ages and walks of life who gather to hear his call for a revolution of true and lasting happiness. He uses Western cultural signposts, pop references, and humor to help remove cross-cultural hurdles. A perfect combination of warmth and wit, Lama Marut makes even the most esoteric brain-busters of Eastern philosophy work as practical tools for immediate transformation. |
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Lama Marut pulls no punches in his hardcore presentation of timeless spiritual truths and their profound relevance to our modern Western world. Ruthlessly compassionate, he insists that the goals of the spiritual life are totally realizable – here and now.
Lama Marut has been teaching religion for 25 years. As a Sanskrit scholar and Professor of Comparative Religions, he taught at Columbia University and the University of California, Riverside, where he is Professor Emeritus of Religious Studies. For the past decade, he has been as a popular teacher of Buddhist and yoga philosophy, spirituality, and meditation. Venerable Marut serves as a founding Board member and Staff Teacher of the Yoga Studies Institute (www.yogastudiesinstitute.org), a non-profit educational institute that grounds students in the classical tradition of yoga. He is also the founder and Spiritual Director of the Asian Classics Institute of Los Angeles (www.aci-la.org), ACI-Cape Ann (www.aci-capeann.org) and ACI-Reno (www.aci-reno.org). The three centers are charitable, non-profit 501(c)3 organizations dedicated to providing the authentic teachings of Mahayana Buddhism for serious study and personal practice. They serve their local communities and thousands of people worldwide via webcast by offering a full schedule of formal study courses, guided meditation, yoga classes, special workshops and community events.
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