Courses for Hindi Speakers
With Ven. Sumati (Kabir Saxena) and Naresh Mathur
Root Institute is pleased to offer a series of monthly one-day courses for Hindi-speakers on the classic text Lam Rim Chenmo (The Graduated Stages of the Path to Enlightenment) which beautifully introduces the student to all the major topics that were taught by Shakyamuni Buddha in a gradual manner, starting with how to listen and meditate on the teachings and then explaining very clearly how to generate proper renunciation, sila, samadhi, pragya, as well as the precious mind of great compassion, bodhicitta. Each course will include lectures, meditation and discussion. All Hindi-speakers are most welcome to join us for this rare opportunity to study the Buddhadharma in a very detailed, systematic and practical way!
Also, our regular Saturday afternoon sessions will continue 5 – 6.30pm each week and will help deepen the understanding gained in the monthly courses.
The Teachers
Ven. Sumati (Kabir Saxena), born to an English mother and an Indian father, was
raised in both Delhi and London and attended Oxford University. In 1979 Ven. Sumati met his main teachers Lama
Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche, the founders of Root Institute. For more than 20 years Ven. Sumati has
been living and working in FPMT Centres, including helping to establish Root Institute and serving as its Director
for many years, and was ordained as a monk in 2002. Ven. Sumati has been teaching Buddhism to Westerners and
Indians in India and Nepal since 1988 and is well known for his sincerity, humility and gentle guidance.
Naresh Mathur, a Supreme Court lawyer from Delhi, has studied Buddhist Madyamika philosophy
privately with Geshe Palden Drakpa at Tibet House in Delhi and has been a student of Root Institute’s Spiritual
Director Lama Zopa Rinpoche for more than 20 years. He has been a Trustee of Root Institute since 1984 and was Director
of Tushita Mahayana Meditation Centre in Delhi 20 years ago. Due to his extensive experience studying Buddhist philosophy,
Naresh-ji was specifically requested by Lama Zopa Rinpoche to share his knowledge with Root Institute’s Indian
students.
