As a Buddhist practitioner, it is important not only to receive instruction on meditation technique, but also the Buddhist view. Lama Jampa Thaye, who's teaching style is at once very clear and structured without losing the profound depth of the topic, will provide an introduction into the philosophical school of Shentong Madhyamaka, which falls within the Mahayana teachings on Emptiness. The true nature of mind is empty of relative and confused states such as afflicting emotions and ego clinging. The true and unborn nature of mind is like space; it is the ground upon which conflicting states appear, but it is not stained and cannot be changed by these confused and obscured states of mind. Just as space can never be affected by whatever appears in it, likewise the true nature of the mind is free of what appears in it. This is the essence of Shentong Madhyamaka. 

LAMA JAMPA THAYE is a scholar and meditation master trained in the Sakya and Karma Kagyu traditions of Tibetan Buddhism and authorized as a lama by his two masters, Karma Thinley Rinpoche and H.H. Sakya Trizin. Born in England in 1952, he became a student of Rinpoche at the age of 20 and met His Holiness a year later. Lama Jampa Thaye is the author of various works that have been translated into multiple languages. He holds a doctorate from the University of Manchester for his work on Tibetan religious history and lectured for over twenty years at the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University. In 1974 H.H. the Sixteenth Gyalwa Karmapa appointed Lama Jampa to the Karma Kagyu Trust (UK) and he is now a member of the international teaching faculty of the Karmapa International Buddhist Institute in Delhi. Lama Jampa regularly contributes articles to Tricycle magazine’s on-line blog. He lives in Bayswater, London with his family. He maintains a busy annual program of teachings, initiations for Dechen and other international dharma organizations and personal interviews at the request of his students. For more information: Lamajampa.org.