Buddhist Book Study with Dr. Hun Lye
Sunday mornings 11:00am-12:30pm
This group is a place where practitioners of various Buddhist lineages come together, under the guidance of Dorjé Lopön Dr. Hun Lye, to read and discuss Buddhist texts. Through our reading, discussion, and contemplation of the texts and their commentaries, we come to a better understanding of the Buddhadharma and its implications for our day to day life. All who are interested are very welcome in this group.
We are most fortunate to have the support and guidance of Dorjé Lopön Hun Lye, a Vajra master in the Drikung Kagyü lineage of Tibetan Buddhism and founder of Urban Dharma in Asheville, North Carolina www.udharmanc.com
For more information: contact Melissa Gill ph: 520-425-2773
We record the teachings when Dr. Lye visits the group on Zoom to discuss the book. All of those recordings are posted to a Playlist on our Youtube channel so that you can catch up and join in, or enjoy them on your own schedule.
Dr. Lye joins us from time-to-time via Zoom. You can join by Zoom, too.
The zoom link is https://us06web.zoom.us/j/98628082031?pwd=VHJ2WG1KTGdzc2lxNktqWGhlUHNIdz09
Meeting id is 986 2808 2031 password is 727304
What We Are Reading Now
We finished reading a classic text by Shantideva called, The Way of the Bodhisattva, having spent almost a year with that wonderful book and Dr. Lye’s teaching about it. Starting in May 2026, our group is moving on to read two excellent commentaries and teachings on Shantideva’s work by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Both books will soon be available in our EBS bookstore, and you can find them both online in e-book format.
A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night: A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life covers the first 8 chapters of Shantideva’s book, The Dalai Lama explains and amplifies the text, alluding throughout to the experience of daily life and showing how anyone can develop bodhichitta , the wish for perfect enlightenment for the sake of others. This book will surely become a standard manual for all those who wish to make the bodhisattva ideal a living experience.
Practicing Wisdom: The Perfection of Shantideva's Bodhisattva Way covers the 9th and 10 chapters of Shantideva’s book. Shantideva says at the beginning of the final chapter of his Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life: "All branches of the Buddha's teachings are taught for the sake of wisdom. If you wish to bring an end to suffering, you must develop wisdom." In his commentary, the Dalai Lama provides practical insight into this core Buddhist teaching.
