2,500 years ago, the Buddha taught a system of
self-examination and self-transformation, that all our experience -- outward
and inward -- is determined by our minds. Further, he taught that by
changing our minds, we can change our experience.
When we first approach the buddhadharma, study helps us to understand the
teachings and discover for ourselves whether they are true for us. Study
also serves as an intellectual framework for the experience of
meditation.
Study is important, but meditation is equally important --if not more so--
because while study provides intellectual understanding, only with
meditation practice can one have direct experience.
Karma Thegsum Chöling (San Diego) strives to serve as a doorway to the
Buddha's teachings by offering regular practice and
study, meditation instruction and
special events. We also have a recommended reading
list
below we hope you will find helpful. |
