We are a group of Tibetan monks and teachers dedicated to promoting happiness and well-being (this is the meaning of "Shide" in Tibetan) through both a religious and secular approach to the Buddhist teachings. Shide is not an official organization but a loose collective of individuals who have benefited from these teachings and want to share them with others.

 

The teachers at Shide are highly qualified Geshes, a title that means that they have completed the highest degree in the Tibetan Buddhist monastic system, requiring more than 20-years of study (roughly equivalent to a Ph.D.). However, you do not have to be a Buddhist to benefit from these teachings. We believe that Buddhist psychology and philosophy have incredible potential to help people lead happier and more fulfilling lives, regardless of their personal faith, or lack thereof.

Geshe Lharampa Gyaltsen Tsering and Geshe Lharampa Thukde Sonam, along with the rest of the Shide teachers, started Shide on 10 December 2022 in order to help fulfill the wishes of Dalai Lama to promote peace throughout the world.

In order to fulfill this goal, we are offering classes in Buddhist psychology and philosophy, both online and in-person in Mcleodganj, India. We also offer Tibetan language classes to interested students, according to the individual skills of the teachers.

However, currently, most of our teachers only speak Tibetan. This is obviously a problem since we imagine most of you don’t speak Tibetan. To fix this, our teachers are working very hard to learn a variety of languages, including English, Chinese, etc.

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Come and join us! We are very relaxed, low-pressure, and open to questions and doubts. We just hope these ideas can help you live a happier life.

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