Jean Marie Robbins
Joined Shambhala Chicago in 2014 and considers the Vidyadhara Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche her teacher. A retired school administrator and serial career changer, Jean Marie is now a Meditation Instructor in the Chicago sangha. She’s interested in how dharma practice and study can liberate us from personal biases as well as from the cultural conditioning at the root of much suffering in the United States and the world.
Upcoming Programs by Jean Marie Robbins
[Online] The Tibetan Buddhist Path: Glimpses of Awakening
Also with Daniel Nguyen, Emilia Volz, Mark Nowakowski, Pamela Bothwell, Rhea Colmar and Molly DeShong
[Online] The Tibetan Buddhist Path: Wisdom and Compassion
Also with Al San Valentin, Andy Karr, Daniel Nguyen, Lynn Friedman, Molly DeShong, Rhea Colmar and Tavita Martinez
[Online] Module 1: Introduction to Mahayana
Also with Andy Karr and Tavita Martinez
Module 1 • The Foundation Introduction to Mahayana We open by providing an overview of the Mahayana path, beginning with a review of the foundational teachings and the importance of mindfulness-awareness meditation. From this ground, the module turns toward the bodhisattva path through the study of absolute and relative bodhicitta. Over seven classes, students explore […]
[Online] Module 2: Paramitas
Also with Daniel Nguyen and Lynn Friedman
Module 2 • The Path in Action Paramitas This module introduces the paramitas, the bodhisattva's transcendent activities, as the practical methods for developing generosity, discipline, patience, exertion, meditation, and wisdom. These teachings show how the Mahayana path is not merely philosophical, but lived through conduct, relationship, and everyday action. Throughout the module, we examine the […]