Fridays, 5:30 - 6:30pm

How to Change Negative Patterns of Thought

How to Make all Your Relationships More Loving, Light and Meaningful

This class is offered in person only

$10 per class, free for supporting members

Happiness and suffering are states of mind. If we are to experience the happiness we all long for, we must learn how to connect with that state of mind and not the ones that cause us so much pain.

Part of this process entails identifying our negative patterns of thought so that we can begin to learn to let them go. This will allow us to actively replace those painful thoughts with the positive states of mind that lead to the happiness we want.

In this series we will explore how we can identify and let go of such pain-inducing patterns of thought such as anger, jealousy, obsession, anxiety and more. Buddha called such minds ‘delusions’ because they are characterized by exaggeration, which leads to them being both unpeaceful and unreliable. Currently, we believe the harmful stories these minds are telling us, both about ourselves and the world. These stories are mistaken.

Using the special meditation on the nature of the mind, we will learn how to recognize early on when we are under the influence of these harmful minds so that we will not entrust ourselves to them, but rather let them go. Changing such negative patterns of thought is hugely liberating and will open us up to a whole new joyful and creative way to experience our lives and our relationships.

September 13: Recognizing Negative Patterns of Thought
September 20: Letting Go of Anger
September 27: Dealing Skillfully With Unpleasant Feelings, with Edwin Tubs
October 4: Obsessing - Mistaking Where Happiness Comes From
October 11: Jealousy Vs. Rejoicing
October 18: How Envy Blocks Success
October 25: Insecurity Vs. Confidence
November 1: Freedom from Fear
November 8: Ignorance: the Root Delusion
November 15: Freedom from Ignorance

NEXT SERIES

Improving Mindfulness and Concentration Increasing the Power and Joy of Our Meditations

The key to improving your meditations is to improve your concentration. And the key component in that process is the practice of mindfulness. With stronger mindfulness we are able to hold our object of meditation and abide with it for longer and longer periods of time. With improved concentration we are able to absorb into our object so as to fully experience its mind's life-enhancing, deeply relaxing, mentally pacifying and enriching benefits.

In this series, Julie will teach us how to vastly improve our meditation skills in conjunction with the beautiful and life-changing meditation on the clarity of the mind. Everyone can learn to do this. It just takes a wish (which we will learn how to develop) and regular training (which we can easily integrate into our own schedule.) Come along for this profound journey into your mind’s extraordinary potential. Everyone welcome.

November 22: Why We Need Mindfulness and Concentration
November 29: Peace and Happiness through Concentration
December 6: Inner Peace like a Still Ocean
December 13: Letting Go of the Clouds of Distraction
December 20: Fly like an Eagle (in the Mind)
December 27: The Freedom of a Controlled Mind

DETAILS

Our general program classes include Dharma teachings along with guided meditations
Each class is self-contained and is also presented as part of a series. Drop into any class you like
These classes are suitable for both beginners and more advanced meditation practitioners
No special clothing is required
Everyone welcome!
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Headphones are available for those who are hard of hearing. Please contact [email protected] to reserve a pair