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Buddhist Psychology and the Nature of the Mind

Everyth ing we experience arrives through the mind\, yet most of us never examine it. In the Lamrim and Abhidharma tradition\, the mind (sems) is defined by clarity and knowing. Feeling\, perception\, intention\, and attention are mental factors that color how the mind engages with its objects. The trad ition catalogues 51 such factors\, some virtuous\, such as faith and compa ssion\, and some afflictive\, such as anger\, pride\, and ignorance. Psych ological health means knowing which factors are operating and where they a re pulling the mind.

The mind has no beginning. Each moment of consc iousness arises from the moment before it\, so habits and emotional patter ns carry forward. Because the mind is a flow shaped by its own prior state s\, it can be reshaped through deliberate training.

Ordinary experie nce presents a self that seems solid and independent. The tradition holds that this self is merely imputed\, designated on the basis of body and min d\, and cannot be found as a separate entity. Clinging to the self as it a ppears is the root of suffering\, because that self becomes the object of fear\, craving\, and pride.

Suffering arises from afflictions\, whic h arise from ignorance of how phenomena exist. Freedom is therefore an inn er achievement\, available to anyone who examines and changes their own me ntal habits.

At its subtlest level\, the mind’s fundamental nature is clear light: clarity and knowing in pure form. Its afflictions are adv entitious\, like clouds passing across the sky\, and can be removed.

The methods are shamatha (calm abiding)\, which stabilizes attention\; vi pashyana (special insight)\, which investigates the mind’s nature\; lojo ng (mind training)\, which turns difficulties into practice\; and analytic al meditation on dependent origination\, emptiness\, and impermanence.

Ganden Lha Gyema

Ganden Lha gyema (also written Gan den La Gyama) is a lineage prayer in the Geluk tradition. Its name\, meani ng “the hundred Ganden\,” refers to the lineage of Ganden\, the monast ery founded by Je Tsongkhapa. The prayer calls on the successive teachers of the Ganden lineage\, gathering their blessings into the practitioner’ s mind.

It is recited in Geluk monasteries and centres\, often in th e morning or at special occasions\, as a form of guru yoga. Practitioners visualize the lineage masters above their heads and request their guidance and blessings. Recitation is said to strengthen devotion\, connect the pr actice to the living lineage\, and support the study of Lamrim.

The prayer is valued because it joins the teachings to the teachers who preser ved them. Practitioners recite it with the intention of receiving the line age’s wisdom and compassion\, and of carrying that understanding into da ily life.

About Geshe Tenzin Zopa

Geshe Tenzin Zopa is a teacher in the Geluk tradition of Tibetan Bud dhism. He holds the Geshe degree\, the tradition’s highest scholarly qua lification\, which is earned through many years of study in debate\, philo sophy\, and the classical texts. That training shapes his teaching: he app roaches the Dharma with careful reasoning\, and he expects his students to think through what they hear rather than simply accept it.

His teaching centres on the Lamrim\, the graded stages of the path to en lightenment composed by Je Tsongkhapa. The Lamrim moves step by step from the preciousness of human life\, through impermanence\, karma\, and the su ffering of cyclic existence\, to renunciation\, the awakening of compassio n\, and the wisdom that realizes emptiness. Geshe Tenzin Zopa’s approach is to show how these stages build on one another\, so that a student unde rstands not only what to practise but why each practice leads to the next.

A recurring theme in his teaching is the relationship bet ween study and meditation. Understanding the view intellectually is not en ough\, and meditation without understanding can drift into vagueness. He e ncourages students to hold both together: to study with a clear mind\, and to meditate on what they have studied until it becomes part of their expe rience. This makes his teaching accessible to newcomers\, who are given a solid foundation\, and valuable to experienced practitioners\, who are inv ited to examine familiar ideas more closely.

Those who att end his teachings often describe them as clear\, patient\, and grounded in daily life. He draws on the classical sources while relating them to the ordinary difficulties of work\, family\, and emotion\, so that the Dharma feels usable rather than remote.

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Buddhist Psychology and the Natu re of the Mind

Everything we experience arrives through the mind\, yet most of us never examine it. In the Lamrim and Abhidharma tradi tion\, the mind (sems) is defined by clarity and knowing. Feeling\, percep tion\, intention\, and attention are mental factors that color how the min d engages with its objects. The tradition catalogues 51 such factors\, som e virtuous\, such as faith and compassion\, and some afflictive\, such as anger\, pride\, and ignorance. Psychological health means knowing which fa ctors are operating and where they are pulling the mind.

The mind ha s no beginning. Each moment of consciousness arises from the moment before it\, so habits and emotional patterns carry forward. Because the mind is a flow shaped by its own prior states\, it can be reshaped through deliber ate training.

Ordinary experience presents a self that seems solid a nd independent. The tradition holds that this self is merely imputed\, des ignated on the basis of body and mind\, and cannot be found as a separate entity. Clinging to the self as it appears is the root of suffering\, beca use that self becomes the object of fear\, craving\, and pride.

Suff ering arises from afflictions\, which arise from ignorance of how phenomen a exist. Freedom is therefore an inner achievement\, available to anyone w ho examines and changes their own mental habits.

At its subtlest lev el\, the mind’s fundamental nature is clear light: clarity and knowing i n pure form. Its afflictions are adventitious\, like clouds passing across the sky\, and can be removed.

The methods are shamatha (calm abidin g)\, which stabilizes attention\; vipashyana (special insight)\, which inv estigates the mind’s nature\; lojong (mind training)\, which turns diffi culties into practice\; and analytical meditation on dependent origination \, emptiness\, and impermanence.

Ganden Lha Gyema

Ganden Lha gyema (also written Ganden La Gyama) is a lineage prayer in t he Geluk tradition. Its name\, meaning “the hundred Ganden\,” refers t o the lineage of Ganden\, the monastery founded by Je Tsongkhapa. The pray er calls on the successive teachers of the Ganden lineage\, gathering thei r blessings into the practitioner’s mind.

It is recited in Geluk m onasteries and centres\, often in the morning or at special occasions\, as a form of guru yoga. Practitioners visualize the lineage masters above th eir heads and request their guidance and blessings. Recitation is said to strengthen devotion\, connect the practice to the living lineage\, and sup port the study of Lamrim.

The prayer is valued because it joins the teachings to the teachers who preserved them. Practitioners recite it with the intention of receiving the lineage’s wisdom and compassion\, and of carrying that understanding into daily life.

About Geshe Tenzin Zopa

Geshe Tenzin Zopa is a teacher i n the Geluk tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. He holds the Geshe degree\, the tradition’s highest scholarly qualification\, which is earned through m any years of study in debate\, philosophy\, and the classical texts. That training shapes his teaching: he approaches the Dharma with careful reason ing\, and he expects his students to think through what they hear rather t han simply accept it.

His teaching centres on the Lamrim\, the graded stages of the path to enlightenment composed by Je Tsongkhapa. The Lamrim moves step by step from the preciousness of human life\, throu gh impermanence\, karma\, and the suffering of cyclic existence\, to renun ciation\, the awakening of compassion\, and the wisdom that realizes empti ness. Geshe Tenzin Zopa’s approach is to show how these stages build on one another\, so that a student understands not only what to practise but why each practice leads to the next.

A recurring theme in his teaching is the relationship between study and meditation. Understandi ng the view intellectually is not enough\, and meditation without understa nding can drift into vagueness. He encourages students to hold both togeth er: to study with a clear mind\, and to meditate on what they have studied until it becomes part of their experience. This makes his teaching access ible to newcomers\, who are given a solid foundation\, and valuable to exp erienced practitioners\, who are invited to examine familiar ideas more cl osely.

Those who attend his teachings often describe them as clear\, patient\, and grounded in daily life. He draws on the classical sources while relating them to the ordinary difficulties of work\, family \, and emotion\, so that the Dharma feels usable rather than remote.

6 - 8 November 2026 | Friday and Saturday - 6 - 8 PM | Su nday 10.00 - 12.30 pm

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Buddhist Psychology and the Natu re of the Mind

Everything we experience arrives through the mind\, yet most of us never examine it. In the Lamrim and Abhidharma tradi tion\, the mind (sems) is defined by clarity and knowing. Feeling\, percep tion\, intention\, and attention are mental factors that color how the min d engages with its objects. The tradition catalogues 51 such factors\, som e virtuous\, such as faith and compassion\, and some afflictive\, such as anger\, pride\, and ignorance. Psychological health means knowing which fa ctors are operating and where they are pulling the mind.

The mind ha s no beginning. Each moment of consciousness arises from the moment before it\, so habits and emotional patterns carry forward. Because the mind is a flow shaped by its own prior states\, it can be reshaped through deliber ate training.

Ordinary experience presents a self that seems solid a nd independent. The tradition holds that this self is merely imputed\, des ignated on the basis of body and mind\, and cannot be found as a separate entity. Clinging to the self as it appears is the root of suffering\, beca use that self becomes the object of fear\, craving\, and pride.

Suff ering arises from afflictions\, which arise from ignorance of how phenomen a exist. Freedom is therefore an inner achievement\, available to anyone w ho examines and changes their own mental habits.

At its subtlest lev el\, the mind’s fundamental nature is clear light: clarity and knowing i n pure form. Its afflictions are adventitious\, like clouds passing across the sky\, and can be removed.

The methods are shamatha (calm abidin g)\, which stabilizes attention\; vipashyana (special insight)\, which inv estigates the mind’s nature\; lojong (mind training)\, which turns diffi culties into practice\; and analytical meditation on dependent origination \, emptiness\, and impermanence.

Ganden Lha Gyema

It is recited in Geluk m onasteries and centres\, often in the morning or at special occasions\, as a form of guru yoga. Practitioners visualize the lineage masters above th eir heads and request their guidance and blessings. Recitation is said to strengthen devotion\, connect the practice to the living lineage\, and sup port the study of Lamrim.

The prayer is valued because it joins the teachings to the teachers who preserved them. Practitioners recite it with the intention of receiving the lineage’s wisdom and compassion\, and of carrying that understanding into daily life.

About Geshe Tenzin Zopa

Geshe Tenzin Zopa is a teacher i n the Geluk tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. He holds the Geshe degree\, the tradition’s highest scholarly qualification\, which is earned through m any years of study in debate\, philosophy\, and the classical texts. That training shapes his teaching: he approaches the Dharma with careful reason ing\, and he expects his students to think through what they hear rather t han simply accept it.

His teaching centres on the Lamrim\, the graded stages of the path to enlightenment composed by Je Tsongkhapa. The Lamrim moves step by step from the preciousness of human life\, throu gh impermanence\, karma\, and the suffering of cyclic existence\, to renun ciation\, the awakening of compassion\, and the wisdom that realizes empti ness. Geshe Tenzin Zopa’s approach is to show how these stages build on one another\, so that a student understands not only what to practise but why each practice leads to the next.

A recurring theme in his teaching is the relationship between study and meditation. Understandi ng the view intellectually is not enough\, and meditation without understa nding can drift into vagueness. He encourages students to hold both togeth er: to study with a clear mind\, and to meditate on what they have studied until it becomes part of their experience. This makes his teaching access ible to newcomers\, who are given a solid foundation\, and valuable to exp erienced practitioners\, who are invited to examine familiar ideas more cl osely.

Those who attend his teachings often describe them as clear\, patient\, and grounded in daily life. He draws on the classical sources while relating them to the ordinary difficulties of work\, family \, and emotion\, so that the Dharma feels usable rather than remote.

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Join us for an online meditation program at Choe Khor Sum Ling. Each session guides parti cipants through the basics of meditation\, including settling the body\, s tabilizing attention\, and observing the mind with patience and clarity. N o prior experience is needed.

Please arrive a few minute s early so you can settle in before the session begins. Have a quiet place to sit\, and if possible\, a cushion or chair that keeps your back uprigh t.

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Je Tsongkhapa’s Middle Length Lamrim

Lam Rim Chung Ba (“The Middle-Le ngth Exposition of the Stages of the Path”) is one of the central texts of the Gelug tradition. Je Tsongkhapa Losang Drakpa (1357–1419)\, born i n Amdo in what is now Qinghai\, wrote it as a more accessible version of h is Great Treatise (Lam Rim Chen Mo)\, which he complet ed around 1402.

The lamrim tradition

Lamrim means “stages of the path.” The genre beg ins with the Indian master Atisha’s Lamp for the Path to Enlightenm ent(Bodhipathapradipa\, 1042)\, which presents the whole Bud dhist path as a graded progression. Tsongkhapa drew on that model and on t he wider Kadampa teachings to organise the Buddha’s teachings into a sin gle\, sequenced practice\, so that each stage prepares the mind for the ne xt.
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Hybrid - A. Shantideva - A guide to the Bodhisattava's Way of Life led by Venerable Gyalten Lekden
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Acharya Shantideva’s A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life
Bodhicaryavatara is on e of the most widely read works in Mahayana Buddhism. Shantideva\, an 8th- century Indian monk associated with Nalanda monastery\, wrote it in about 900 verses in ten chapters. It describes how to develop bodhicitta\, the w ish to attain awakening for the benefit of all beings\, and how to practis e the bodhisattva path in daily life.
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Online Meditation Program
Join us for an online meditation program at Choe Khor Sum Ling. Each session guides parti cipants through the basics of meditation\, including settling the body\, s tabilizing attention\, and observing the mind with patience and clarity. N o prior experience is needed.
Please arrive a few minute s early so you can settle in before the session begins. Have a quiet place to sit\, and if possible\, a cushion or chair that keeps your back uprigh t.
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Online Meditation Program
Join us for an online meditation program at Choe Khor Sum Ling. Each session guides parti cipants through the basics of meditation\, including settling the body\, s tabilizing attention\, and observing the mind with patience and clarity. N o prior experience is needed.
Please arrive a few minute s early so you can settle in before the session begins. Have a quiet place to sit\, and if possible\, a cushion or chair that keeps your back uprigh t.
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Je Tsongkhapa’s Middle Length Lamrim

Lam Rim Chung Ba (“The Middle-Length E xposition of the Stages of the Path”) is one of the central texts of the Gelug tradition. Je Tsongkhapa Losang Drakpa (1357–1419)\, born in Amdo in what is now Qinghai\, wrote it as a more accessible version of his Great Treatise (Lam Rim Chen Mo)\, which he completed aro und 1402.

The lamrim tradition

Lamrim means “stages of the path.” The genre begins wi th the Indian master Atisha’s Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment(Bodhipathapradipa\, 1042)\, which presents the whole Buddhist path as a graded progression. Tsongkhapa drew on that model and on the wid er Kadampa teachings to organise the Buddha’s teachings into a single\, sequenced practice\, so that each stage prepares the mind for the next.

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Acharya Shantideva’s A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way o f Life
Bodhicaryavatara is one of the most widely read works in Mahayana Buddhism. Shantideva\, an 8th-c entury Indian monk associated with Nalanda monastery\, wrote it in about 9 00 verses in ten chapters. It describes how to develop bodhicitta\, the wi sh to attain awakening for the benefit of all beings\, and how to practise the bodhisattva path in daily life.
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Online Meditation Program
Join us for an online meditation program at Choe Khor Sum Ling. Each session guides parti cipants through the basics of meditation\, including settling the body\, s tabilizing attention\, and observing the mind with patience and clarity. N o prior experience is needed.
Please arrive a few minute s early so you can settle in before the session begins. Have a quiet place to sit\, and if possible\, a cushion or chair that keeps your back uprigh t.
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Online Meditation Program
Join us for an online meditation program at Choe Khor Sum Ling. Each session guides parti cipants through the basics of meditation\, including settling the body\, s tabilizing attention\, and observing the mind with patience and clarity. N o prior experience is needed.
Please arrive a few minute s early so you can settle in before the session begins. Have a quiet place to sit\, and if possible\, a cushion or chair that keeps your back uprigh t.
GEO:12.9577059;77.6327838 LOCATION:Choe Khor Sum Ling Centre\, Ashwini\, No. 24\, 1st floor\, 3rd Mai n Rd\, K.R.Colony\, Domlur I Stage\, Bengaluru\, Karnataka 560071 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:OMP - Counting the Breaths - with Kritika Akkaraju TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://cksl.in/?eid=1touh2bm0p0soq2u0mlt2jsit0#section3 CATEGORIES:CKSL,INDIRANAGAR,ONLINE X-BLR-TYPE:EducationEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155627Z UID:in.cksl.6oj4eghmi28r7mg4ofr8c695t3@blr.today DTSTART:20261128T180000 DTEND:20261128T200000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:gold DESCRIPTION:

Tara Practice
Tara (Tibetan Drolma\, “the one who liberates”) is a female bodhisattva who is widely honoured in T ibetan Buddhism. She is known as a swift protector who helps practitioners overcome fears and obstacles\, both outer and inner\, and who supports th em on the path to awakening.
Who Tara is
Tibetan tradition describes Tara as arising from a tear of Avalokiteshvara\, the bodhisattva of compassion\, and as the embodiment o f his compassionate activity. She appears in many forms. The two most comm on in practice are Green Tara\, associated with swift ac tion and protection\, and White Tara\, associated with l ong life\, healing and peace. Tara is also a deity of the Tantric path\, a nd in Tibetan practice she is often approached as a meditational deity (yidam) whose qualities the practitioner gradually takes on.
What the practice involves
Tara practice usually includes:
Refuge and generat ing bodhicitta\, the motivation to benefit all beings.
~~Visualisation~~ ~~of Tara in front of oneself\, radiating ligh t and blessing the practitioner.~~
Recitation of Tara’s ma ntra\, most commonly OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SOHA.
Praise and offerings\, often the Praises to the Twe nty-One Taras (Drolma Chudrug)\, a widely used text that pr aises her many qualities and enlightened activities.
Dedic ation of merit at the end\, so that the benefit extends to all b eings.
Practitioners often do Tara practice for prot ection\, for removing obstacles\, for healing and for the wellbeing of oth ers. In the Gelug tradition it is commonly practised as a group puja\, wit h chanting led by a teacher.
~~At CKSL~~
The Tara Practice is on Saturday\, 28 November\, 6 to 8 pm\, o nline. Archana Bharatee leads it. It is listed under Puja in the schedule. The October programme also included a Tara teaching\, “Who is Tara and the Benefits of Relying on Tara”\, followed by the practice.
GEO:12.9577059;77.6327838 LOCATION:Choe Khor Sum Ling Centre\, Ashwini\, No. 24\, 1st floor\, 3rd Mai n Rd\, K.R.Colony\, Domlur I Stage\, Bengaluru\, Karnataka 560071 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Hybrid - Tara Practice with Archana Bharatee TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://cksl.in/?eid=6oj4eghmi28r7mg4ofr8c695t3#section3 CATEGORIES:CKSL,INDIRANAGAR X-BLR-TYPE:EducationEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155627Z UID:in.cksl.2c4evmngu1ql51l3koncai4iga@blr.today DTSTART:20261129T100000 DTEND:20261129T123000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:gold DESCRIPTION:
APPEARANCE AND REALITY IN BUDDHIST THOUGHT
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Appearance and reality in Buddhist thought
The question of how things appear and how they actual ly exist is central to Buddhist philosophy. The Madhyamaka tradition\, whi ch Tsongkhapa’s Gelug school follows\, addresses it through the two truths:
Conventional truth (kun rdzob bden pa) is the way things appear and function i n everyday experience. A table holds a cup\, a person acts and has a name. These appearances are valid for practical purposes.
Ultim ate truth (don dam bden pa) is the way things actually exist. Phenomena lack inherent\, independent existence and are empty of it . This is emptiness\, the final nature of phenomena.

About Geshe Tenzin Namdak
Geshe Tenzin Namdak is a Dutch-bo rn Tibetan Buddhist teacher\, and he is the resident teacher at Jamyang Bu ddhist Centre in London. I’m assuming he is the Geshe Tenzin Namdak on y our schedule\, but please confirm that before the write-up goes out.
Background
He trained in hydrology in the Netherlands and worked as an environmental researcher bef ore becoming a monk.
He began Buddhist study at the Maitreya Insti tute in the Netherlands.
He was ordained by the Dalai Lama.
He spent over 20 years at Sera Jey Monastic University in India\, comple ting the traditional Geshe degree. He is described as one of the first Wes terners to do so.
He also completed the one-year Vajrayana program me at Gyume Tantric College.
He was a student of Lama Zopa Rinpoch e.
Teaching and work
He is the resident teacher at Jamyang Buddhist Centre London\, whic h is affiliated with FPMT. He leads courses and puja services\, all in Eng lish\, and teaches internationally.
He is an Associate Tutor on th e Buddhist Mind Science programme at Oxford University.
He takes p art in Science &\; Wisdom dialogues with scientists.
He worked in the Sera Jey Translation Department on Khedrup Je’s commentary on Dha rmakirti’s Seven Treatises on Valid Cognition\, published as Freedom Through Correct Knowing.
His teaching covers Budd hist philosophy\, lojong (mind training) and lamrim\, with texts by Nagarj una\, Atisha\, Shantideva and Je Tsongkhapa.
GEO:12.9577059;77.6327838 LOCATION:Choe Khor Sum Ling Centre\, Ashwini\, No. 24\, 1st floor\, 3rd Mai n Rd\, K.R.Colony\, Domlur I Stage\, Bengaluru\, Karnataka 560071 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Hybrid - Appearance and Reality - with Venerable Geshe Tenzin Namda k TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://cksl.in/?eid=2c4evmngu1ql51l3koncai4iga#section3 CATEGORIES:CKSL,INDIRANAGAR,ONLINE X-BLR-TYPE:EducationEvent END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261103T155627Z UID:in.cksl.1touh2bm0p0soq2u0mlt2jsit0.20261130t1930@blr.today DTSTART:20261130T193000 DTEND:20261130T200000 CLASS:PUBLIC COLOR:gold DESCRIPTION:
ONLINE MEDITATION PROGRAM -
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Online Meditation Program
Join us for an online meditation program at Choe Khor Sum Ling. Each session guides parti cipants through the basics of meditation\, including settling the body\, s tabilizing attention\, and observing the mind with patience and clarity. N o prior experience is needed.
Please arrive a few minute s early so you can settle in before the session begins. Have a quiet place to sit\, and if possible\, a cushion or chair that keeps your back uprigh t.
GEO:12.9577059;77.6327838 LOCATION:Choe Khor Sum Ling Centre\, Ashwini\, No. 24\, 1st floor\, 3rd Mai n Rd\, K.R.Colony\, Domlur I Stage\, Bengaluru\, Karnataka 560071 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:Online Meditation Program - Impermanance with Nicole Parisi Smith TRANSP:TRANSPARENT URL;VALUE=URI:https://cksl.in/?eid=1touh2bm0p0soq2u0mlt2jsit0#section3 CATEGORIES:CKSL,INDIRANAGAR,ONLINE X-BLR-TYPE:EducationEvent END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR