Refining the Mind: The Transformative Process of Buddhism with Lama Jigme Rinpoche (Martha’s Vineyard)

Lama Jigme Rinpoche will visit Bodhi Path Martha’s Vineyard for the month of July and teach Saturday July 12,19 and 26 10-11:30 am on his new book Refining the Mind: The Transformative Process of Buddhism. The teachings will be held in person and online via Zoom.

According to the Buddhist tradition, each of us is already a Buddha. If this is so, then why do we continue to experience dissatisfaction? What are the mental processes that cut us off from our profound nature?

Jigme Rinpoche describes the mechanisms that are at work—often without our knowing—in an approachable way.

This sincere look at our situation allows us to identify the patterns that keep us trapped in a painful and alienating way of functioning. He also considers what we can apply—like meditation, kindness, and compassion—to create new habits at the heart of our daily lives based on a Buddhist approach.

Lama Jigme Rinpoche

Lama Jigme Rinpoche is an author and teacher in the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. Born in 1949 in Kham, Tibet into the family of Rangjung Rigpa Dorje, the 16th Karmapa, he is the brother of the late 14th Shamar Rinpoche, Mipham Chokyi Lodro.

Jigme Rinpoche has played a significant role in ushering Tibetan Buddhism to the West through the establishment of Dhagpo Kagyu Ling in France, which receives visitors interested in learning about Buddhism from all over the world. Rinpoche also travels globally to provide Buddhist teachings.