The Five Wisdom/Emotion Families:  
Our friends and foes…

Format:  Online via zoom

Dates:  Mondays: April 14, 21, 28, May 5, 12, 19

Time:   6:30 – 8:00 pm (MDT)

The Five Wisdom Families manifest as a mandala with many aspects: Buddhas, dakinis, emotions, directions, colors, elements, sounds, symbols and wisdoms. Familiarity with this wisdom mandala and its emotional counterparts, is basic to Vajrayana Buddhist meditation practices, iconography, and philosophy. 

In the class, each person begins by completing a questionnaire which generates an initial assessment of one’s preference, resistance, or indifference to the five emotions (confusion, jealousy, anger, desire, and pride) in our everyday life and conscious­ness.

Although these emotions sometimes feel heavy and burdensome, we will explore their humorous and playful dynamics as we search for the presence of each in our daily activities, reactions, and thoughts.

While each person may have an affinity for one or two families, it is through acknowledging, accepting, and welcoming the energies of each family that we can experience and realize its complementary wisdom.

Who can attend. While intended for students who have had some exposure to Buddhism and its meditation forms, nevertheless, the class is appropriate for beginners as well as more experienced practitioners.

Payment:  $85 to Yeshe Nyingpo Denver. If attendance is difficult due to finances, please contact us at infoyndenver@gmail.com for alternative arrangements regarding amount or methods for paying. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

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Classes will be taught by Lama Gretchen Groth