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The Jefferson Tibetan Society

P.O. Box 874 Charlottesville, VA 22902
(434) 980-1752
jts108va@aol.com http://jts.avenue.org

Last updated: January 23, 2010

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Schedule

The Four Noble Truths with His Holiness The XIV Dalai Lama

Our Saturday sessions meet taking place at our temple, which is about 5 min. from UVA. The series includes a 15 minute shamatha meditation instruction & practice at each session, followed by the video and discussion.

Saturday, March 20th, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 6th, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 20th, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 6th, 11 a.m. -12:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 30th, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

$10 suggested donation/session. If you're able to attend, e-mail us for directions at Jts108Va@aol.com or call (434) 980-1752.

We all posses this innate desire to seek happiness and to overcome suffering. How do we become a Buddha, enlightened, awakened, omniscient and compassionate? How do we realize the meaning of our existance? In his first teaching the Buddha presented the world with these answers. It consisted of four expositions or Noble Truths: The truth of suffering, the origin of suffering, the cessation of suffering and the path that leads to the cessation of suffering.

On July, 1996, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama gave two days teachings on the Four Noble Truths at the Barbican Hall in London. This was the first time he had given these teachings to the west.

The Saturday meetings are led by Sandy Newhouse, Ph.D., one of Geshe Jampel Thardo's most senior students, who has studied and practiced Buddhism for the last 30 years. She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Virginia and is a clinical psychologist.

Previous Study Groups

Ethics for a New Millennium movie with H.H. Dalai Lama
In honor of our new decade!

Part One: Saturday, January 16th, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Part Two: Saturday, January 23rd, 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Ethics for a New Millennium is a film of an intimate talk H.H. Dalai Lama gave at the Royal Albert Hall in London. His Holiness speaks of a new and transformed outer world in this millenium. With warmth, directness and humor, he urges us to link individual happiness to an ethical vision of the world in which we care about others. Adopting an approach that blends realism and optimism, he recommends ways in which each of us can begin to make inner changes that will affect these problems.

Discovering Buddhism Series

Each week includes a 25 min. videotape from the FPMT (Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana tradition), shamatha meditation, brief prayers, discussion & question/answer time.

Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; meets at JTS temple, 5 min. from U.Va.
Saturday, December 5th,
Saturday, December 12th,
Saturday, December 19th,
Saturday, November 21st,
Topic: "The Power of Meditation"
Saturday, November 14th,
Topic: "How to develop Bodhicitta"
Saturday, October 31st,
Topic: Understanding Taking Refuge in the 3 Jewels
Saturday, October 24th,
Topic: Transforming Problems
Saturday, October 17th,
Topic: Samsara and Nirvana - Understanding Suffering & Developing Lasting Happiness
Saturday, October 10th,
Topic: Meditation & General Discussion
Saturday, October 3rd,
Topic: "Impermanence, Death & Rebirth and Shamatha Meditation"
Saturday, September 26th,
Topic: "Overview of the Buddhist Path- Practice & Goals"
Saturday, September 19th,
Topic: "Karma & Our Spiritual Practice"

Recent Darma Events

Special Prayer Ceremony: Anniversary commemoration of
Venerable Geshe Jampel Thardo's passing.
Sunday, September 20th, 7:00 p.m.
The puja for Geshe-la will be proceeded by a 6:00 p.m. potluck. It is traditional to bring flowers, candles and donations as offerings to the puja. All are welcome to attend. Please email Jts108Va@aol.com for any questions.

Previous Study Groups

Buddhist Study Group
Taught by Ven. Geshe Jampel Thardo

Last Wednesday evening topic was the classic text on Nagarjuna's Letter to a Friend.

The text is a poetic rendition of 123 verses which covers the entire Mahayana (the Great Vehicle) path. It is known for its unusual clarity & memorable imagery; this text is frequently quoted in written and oral commentaries on other Tibetan texts.

Nagarjuna is generally considered to be one of the most important historic figures of Mahayana Buddhism

Excellent translation was provided by Jann Ronis, Ph.D.
candidate in Buddhist Studies, University of Virginia. This was of great benefit in allowing for Geshe-la's profound knowledge of this topic to be presented, as well as participants' questions to be fully answered.

The JTS temple is located at 118 Olinda Drive near UVa. Please call or e-mail If you need directions. The JTS temple is only open during scheduled activities. To visit at other times, please call or e-mail to schedule an appointment.