Taste of Buddhism -"To Calm Your Mind in Stressful Times" with Ven. Amy Miller

Virtual Taste of Buddhism - Live-streamed on Facebook "To Calm Your Mind in Stressful Times" with Ven. Amy Miller This was held on Sunday, March 29th from 10:30am-12pm PDT (US Time) Virtual Taste of Buddhism - Live-streamed on Facebook "To Calm Your Mind in Stressful Times" with Ven. Amy Miller The loss of a job, a challenging relationship, or the threat of a pandemic; the circumstances of life can makes us feel like we are tossed in an endless sea. At times, they can even swell to the point of overwhelming us. However, the key to navigating such times lies within us already: our mind. By learning to calm our minds in stressful times we can reclaim our natural ability to transform our reactions in the face of stress. Ven. Amy Miller Amy J. Miller (Ven. Lobsang Chodren) first encountered Tibetan Buddhism in the spring of 1987 during a course at Kopan Monastery in Nepal. Since then, she has spent a great deal of time engaged in meditation retreats, study, teaching, and Buddhist center management throughout the world. Prior to meeting the Dharma, Amy was a political fundraiser in Washington, DC and also worked for Mother Jones Magazine in San Francisco, California. Amy also trained as an emotional support hospice counselor during the peak of the AIDS epidemic in San Francisco and offers courses and retreats on death and dying and end-of- life care. From 1992-1995, Amy managed Tse Chen Ling Center in San Francisco, California. She then served as Director of Vajrapani Institute, also in California, from 1995-2004. From 1998-2002, she was also the Manager of the Lawudo Retreat Fund (which supports the center in which the sacred cave of Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche is located) in the Mt. Everest region of Nepal. In 2004, after resigning as Director, Amy completed a seven-month solitary retreat at Vajrapani. For most of 2005 and 2006, she organized international teaching tours for and traveled with the esteemed Tibetan Buddhist master, Ven. Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche until Rinpoche’s death in 2006. Amy then became a touring teacher for the FPMT (the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition). From 2008-2014, Amy was Director of Milarepa Center in Barnet, Vermont. For more information on Ven. Amy Miller, please visit: amymiller.com For more information on Tse Chen Ling's "Taste of Buddhism" program, please visit: www.tsechenling.org/taste-of-buddhism.html The loss of a job, a challenging relationship, or the threat of a pandemic; the circumstances of life can makes us feel like we are tossed in an endless sea. At times, they can even swell to the point of overwhelming us. However, the key to navigating such times lies within us already: our mind. By learning to calm our minds in stressful times we can reclaim our natural ability to transform our reactions in the face of stress. Ven. Amy Miller Amy J. Miller (Ven. Lobsang Chodren) first encountered Tibetan Buddhism in the spring of 1987 during a course at Kopan Monastery in Nepal. Since then, she has spent a great deal of time engaged in meditation retreats, study, teaching, and Buddhist center management throughout the world. Prior to meeting the Dharma, Amy was a political fundraiser in Washington, DC and also worked for Mother Jones Magazine in San Francisco, California. Amy also trained as an emotional support hospice counselor during the peak of the AIDS epidemic in San Francisco and offers courses and retreats on death and dying and end-of- life care. From 1992-1995, Amy managed Tse Chen Ling Center in San Francisco, California. She then served as Director of Vajrapani Institute, also in California, from 1995-2004. From 1998-2002, she was also the Manager of the Lawudo Retreat Fund (which supports the center in which the sacred cave of Kyabje Zopa Rinpoche is located) in the Mt. Everest region of Nepal. In 2004, after resigning as Director, Amy completed a seven-month solitary retreat at Vajrapani. For most of 2005 and 2006, she organized international teaching tours for and traveled with the esteemed Tibetan Buddhist master, Ven. Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche until Rinpoche’s death in 2006. Amy then became a touring teacher for the FPMT (the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition). From 2008-2014, Amy was Director of Milarepa Center in Barnet, Vermont. For more information on Ven. Amy Miller, please visit: amymiller.com For more information on Tse Chen Ling's "Taste of Buddhism" program, please visit: www.tsechenling.org/taste-of-buddhism.html