Dear Sangha, 

With the blessings and encouragement of Rinpoche, we are delighted to announce the beginning of a drop-in book club to study his newly released book, Loving Life as It Is: A Buddhist Guide to Ultimate Happiness (2024). You can purchase the book here. This is a wonderful opportunity to take a deep dive into Rinpoche’s precious teachings together.

We will read the book together in small chunks (no homework!) and then discuss together what we’ve read. Everyone is invited to bring a few study questions to mull over too. If we feel moved, we might also try out some of the practices that are included in the book, as we go along.

To accommodate various schedules and time zones, and to allow the most number of people to participate, we will hold two sessions each week beginning in the first week of September on Thursdays 7 to 8:30 pm US Pacific Time (PDT), and Fridays 11am - 12:30pm (PDT).  You may join for either session and even join for different ones each week depending on your schedule. 

If you would like to participate, please email Yeshe (do not reply to this email) at yeshe.dronmar@protonmail.com with the subject heading “book club.”  You will be added to the email list to receive reminders and zoom links.

Sending you all warm good wishes,
yeshe