Introduction: “Refining the Mind: The Transformative Process of Buddhism”(DC Metro Center)

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.

Date & Time:                  June 14, 2025 (Saturday) 10am-12pm EST

In-Person Location:

Bodhi Path DC Metro Center

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville (UUCR), Bld 4, Room 44

100 Welsch Park Drive, Rockville, MD 20850

Online (via Zoom):

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84529337579?pwd=akljZ1FUb1ZGVGk0YXZLK3NIR0JWdz09

Meeting ID:           497569

Passcode:              845 2933 7579

Email:                    dcmetro@bodhipath.org

Donation:             Teacher and Bodhi Path DC Metro Center Donations Welcome paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/2336157

 Background:

Lama Jigme Rinpoche was born in Kham, Western Tibet, in 1949. He grew up and was educated with the principal teachers in the Kagyü lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. In 1977, during a visit to Europe, the 16th Karmapa designated Dhagpo Kagyu Ling, in Dordogne, France, the seat of his European activity and named Lama Jigme Rinpoche his official representative and the spiritual director of the center. Since then, Lama Jigme Rinpoche has fulfilled this role and shared the Buddha’ s teachings in France and throughout the world.