Biography of Venerable
George
Venerable
George Churinoff was born in Chicago and graduated from MIT in 1967
with a B.Sc. in Physics. After attending graduate school in
Physics, he taught at Choate School in Connecticut and American
Community School in Beirut.
Venerable
George was instrumental in founding the Master's Program at
Istituto Lama Tsong Khapa in Italy, studying and teaching for eight
years with an additional three-year tenure at Tushita Delhi. During
that period, he received an MA in Buddhist Studies from Delhi
University in 1991. Then followed three years of working with Lama
Osel Rinpoche(the reincarnate tulku of Lama Yeshe) as his English
curriculum tutor at Sera Je Monastery in South India.
Ven. George has
done many retreats in the Sutra and Tantra traditions and has
taught extensively in America, Europe, India and Nepal, Russia,
Mongolia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and most recently in
the US where he taught the FPMT Basic Program for more than two
years.
How to
Ace in your Relationship?
Date: 19 Dec 2010 (2 – 5pm)
Ready for a new
chapter in your life? Wondering about the secrets to a meaningful
and blissful relationship? OR - simply needing a few tips on
dealing with the unexpected in relationships? Join Ven. George and
learn how to create and sustain happy and healthy relationships in
order to bring about a better world for all of us to live
in.
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Success =
Career Achievement?
Date: 26 Dec 2010 (2 – 5pm)
So you’ve
graduated…what’s next for you? Where do you go from here? Whether
you are a fresh grad or an executive making a career change,
Venerable George’s practical wisdom will help you find focus and
self-confidence to build the mindset and motivation you need for
career excellence.
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Buddhism
& Science
Date: 2 Jan 2011 (2 – 5pm)
Do you know
that spiritual practice has a foundation in Science? Venerable
George, a physicist, will share the scientific view of happiness.
Get your burning questions about how religion relates to Science
answered right now.
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Introduction to
Emptiness
Date: 21/12/2010, 23/12/2010, 28/12/2010, 31/12/2010, 04/01/2011
(7.30 – 9.30pm)
“One of the
most important philosophical insights in Buddhism comes from what
is known as the theory of emptiness. At its heart is the deep
recognition that there is a fundamental disparity between the way
we perceive the world, including our own experience in it, and the
way things actually are.” ~ His Holiness the Dalai
Lama
Emptiness is a
key concept in the ontology of Mahayana Buddhism and it arises from
the Buddha’s observation that nothing possesses an essential,
enduring identity. Emptiness is not a mystical sort of nothingness,
but a specific truth that can be understood through calm and
careful reflection.
In 5 sessions, Ven George will give an introductory explanation of
emptiness and the ultimate nature of reality, analyzing the way
various phenomena exist and teaching how to meditate on
emptiness.
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Preparing
for life's unmistakable final
journey
Date: 29 Dec 2010 (7.30 - 9.30pm)
His Holiness
the Dalai Lama says that it is so difficult at the time of death to
really meditate as you did in life. If during your life you
couldn't meditate well, then you won't be able to meditate at
death, you won't be able to hold concentration. Venerable George
will speak on practicing the good heart, loving-kindness and
compassion for the benefit of self and others.
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