ACI 18

The Great

ideas

of Buddhism

part 3

Taught by
Venerable Gyelse

online Course
Sept 2 - Oct 7, 2023

What does your spiritual evolution look like?
Are there any common features or steps that we all take
as we grow and develop our yearnings for something higher?

ACI 18: The Great ideas of Buddhism, part 3

The exciting thing about this third and final review course of the 15 ACI Foundation Courses, is that we come back again and again to the two wings which we need to bring us to enlightenment. We have wisdom and we have method; we have emptiness and bodhichitta. 



The first two courses we review are the continuation of Master Shantideva’s teachings on how to act as a bodhisattva. 


Next up is how to think clearly and why, so we understand how our actions as aspiring bodhisattvas will bring us to enlightenment. And how do we do that? By understanding how things ultimately exist–emptiness. 


Following this heavy dose of  logic to prove to ourselves how stuff ultimately exists, things lighten up and we dip into the fun and very profound teachings on Developing a Good Heart. This brings us back to bodhichitta. 


Then, for the cherry on the top, our last reviewed course, ACI 15, brings us back to wisdom and emptiness and figuring out what the Buddha really meant when he taught different things in the Three Turnings of the Wheel. 



And so our two wings grow stronger and stronger as we progress through the ACI Foundation Courses.

Come join us - Pack light - Take off now

THE TEACHER

VENERABLE LOBSANG GYELSE

“Ever since I was a young girl I wanted two things: to make others happy, and to know why I came into this world–what was my purpose and what was I supposed to do with this life?”

Venerable Lobsang Gyelse has studied Tibetan Buddhism for over 30 years with many of the great Tibetan masters. Her main teacher is Geshe Michael Roach.

For the last 20-plus years she’s been involved in the development and support of Diamond Mountain Retreat Center in southeastern Arizona. At Diamond Mountain, she has worn many hats, including that of operations manager, volunteer coordinator, and teacher.  At present she is the Diamond Mountain Board president.

Venerable Gyelse completed a three-year, three-month, three-day silent meditation retreat in 2014 at Diamond Mountain with 28 others; she has completed many other solitary retreats as well. She was ordained as a nun in the winter of 2006 and is the mother of a grown son. She is currently engaged in building a house in central Arizona near Geshe Michael and the Sedona College of International Management. Venerable Gyelse is a chaplain/spiritual care provider and counsels people around the world.

📆 ACI 18
SCHEDULE:

ALL CLASSES AT 6-8PM
(ARIZONA TIME)

Class 1: 	September 2
Class 2: 	September 3
Class 3: 	September 9
Class 4: 	September 10
Class 5:	September 16
Class 6: 	September 17
Class 7: 	September 23
Class 8 	September 24
Class 9:	September 30
Class 10:  October 1
Review: October 7