THE SANITY WE ARE BORN WITH

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2016
7:00 PM

According to Buddhist psychology, sanity is not found by searching outside ourselves for something or someone to help restore us or make us whole. It is our birthright. The task is simply to rediscover and nurture that innate ground of healthiness–within oneself and others. Meditation provides the means for retraining the mind, so that our inherent sanity can become the unshakeable ground we stand on as we interact with whatever we encounter in everyday life.

This talk draws on teachings given by Buddhist Master Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche to practitioners of meditation and healthcare professionals, as recorded in the book The Sanity We are Born With: A Buddhist Approach to Psychology, which will be available for sale at the talk.

Lopön Helen Berliner studied with Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche for 17 years and has been a student of Mindrolling Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche since 1994. She has degrees in fine arts and psychology and a master’s in Buddhist Studies specializing in environmental psychology. She is the author of Enlightened By Design.

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Skylight Room, 1818 Dempster Street, Evanston, IL

Contact Julie Heegaard, Resident Director of Ösel Ling Mindrolling International, at 443.826.2348 or email to get additional information about the event location. Limited scholarship opportunities available; contact Julie for more information.

Hotels
Area hotels include the following.

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Hilton Orrington Evanston, 1710 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, IL [map] 847.866.8700

Hilton Garden Inn Evanston, 1818 Maple Avenue, Evanston, IL [map] 847.475.6400

Best Western University Plaza, 1501 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, IL [map] 847-491-6400

Margarita European Inn, 1566 Oak Avenue, Evanston, IL [map] 847.869.2273

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