When asked what the meaning of life was, Venerable Robina responded by explaining, “There’s
a saying in Buddhism that a bird needs two wings: wisdom and compassion.
Compassion is the point, but, as the Dalai Lama says, compassion is not enough; we need
wisdom.
What’s wisdom?
That’s the work we do on ourselves to lessen our own fear, attachment, anger, depression and
the rest. We realize that these debilitating voices of ego are what drag us down, hold us back,
create barriers between ourselves and others. With this inner work — becoming our own
therapists, as one Tibetan monk puts it — we just naturally become more content, more
confident, more clear.
We now realize that we’re all in the same boat: we see the same pain in everyone and want to
reach out to help — to develop the compassion wing. But not only do we want to help, the
degree to which we have broken down those artificial barriers is the degree to which we can
now actually help.
Wisdom and compassion together: for our sake and the sake of others.
We are very fortunate to welcome Venerable Robina for three teachings at our center where she
will discuss the development of wisdom and compassion s that we can be of benefit to all
transmigratory beings.
11:00 am to 1:00 pm with a break for a potluck lunch, and then from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm.
Online and In-person
