Thursdays, 6:30 - 7:45pm
Queens Buddhist Meditation Class
Blue Sky Mind: We Are Unlimited
$10 per class, free for supporting members
At our heart there is a doorway to an infinity of peace, joy and lightness, our blue sky mind. Buddha taught that our root mind is like the boundless, clear blue sky. And our thoughts, feelings and all of our appearances are like clouds. We can often get lost and stuck in the dark and sometimes stormy clouds of our mind and rarely identify with our vast, blue sky like mind. In this series, we learn to reverse the script by training to relate to our thoughts in a different way and thereby experience mental freedom. In the process we gain meditative insights into the true nature and wondrous power of our mind. Insights which in turn help us craft positive views and determinations to transform our life and flourish from within.
October 3: No Class
October 10: Cultivating an Inner Source of Joy
October 17: Letting Go of Painful Emotions
October 24: Experiencing Mental Freedom
October 31: Harnessing the Power of Our Mind
NEXT SERIES
Love is the Answer
In Buddhism, we can train in cultivating love, which is limitless, healing, and liberating. The way we usually love inevitably causes us pain. We can even conflate love with suffering, that we can’t have love without suffering. In this series, we learn to love in a way that protects us from suffering, expands our hearts, and deepens our sense of connection with all living beings. We are loved when we love in this way and begin to appreciate all the love and kindness already in our lives.
November 7: Love is Limitless
November 14: Love is the Ultimate Protector
November 21: Love Makes Us Extraordinary with Henry Green
DETAILS
Our general program classes include Dharma teachings along with guided meditations
These classes are suitable for both beginners and more advanced meditation practitioners
General meditation classes are given as a series, but can also be taken individually
Please bring a government issued photo ID to check in at the Lobby.
No special clothing is required
Pre-registration recommended
Chairs are supplied
Everyone welcome!
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MEDITATION IS FOR EVERYONE, JOIN US!
Meditation is about understanding and transforming our mind, shifting our mental state from negative to positive ones that cause true happiness. Meditation connects us to the extraordinary potential within our own mind. Through meditation we discover that our mind is vast, light, the very nature of peace and joy, and infinitely flexible. This discovery opens us up to a whole new perspective: We can change. We can heal. We can flourish from within and benefit all the people in our lives and beyond. Join us for a joyful exploration of the art of flourishing from a modern Buddhist perspective.
Meditation in Queens provides weekly in-person meditation classes in Long Island City and we seek to expand our offerings in the future to Sunnyside, Astoria, Jackson Heights and other neighborhoods of Queens through pop-ups and regular class offerings.
MEDITATION IS FOR EVERYONE, JOIN US!
Meditation is about understanding and transforming our mind, shifting our mental state from negative to positive ones that cause true happiness. Meditation connects us to the extraordinary potential within our own mind. Through meditation we discover that our mind is vast, light, the very nature of peace and joy, and infinitely flexible. This discovery opens us up to a whole new perspective: We can change. We can heal. We can flourish from within and benefit all the people in our lives and beyond. Join us for a joyful exploration of the art of flourishing from a modern Buddhist perspective.
Meditation in Queens provides in-person meditation classes in Long Island City, Sunnyside, Astoria, Jackson Heights and other neighborhoods of Queens through pop-ups and regular weekly class offerings.
OTHER GENERAL PROGRAM CLASSES OFFERED THIS WEEK
Riverdale Buddhist Meditation Class
Friday General Program Class
3:30 – 4:30pm
with Tracy Oshaughnessy
Williamsburg Kadampa Meditation Center Branch
Meditation and Buddhism classes
offered throughout the week
Everyone welcome
Transforming Anger and Hurt into Spiritual Power
Monday Night GP Series
7:00 – 8:30pm
with Kadam Morten
Upper West Side Buddhist Meditation Class
Monday General Program Class
7:00 – 8:00pm
with Sharon Guskin
Transforming Anger and Hurt into Spiritual Power
Tuesday Morning GP Series
11:15am – 12:45pm
with Kadam Morten
Jersey City Buddhist Meditation Class
Sunday General Program Class
11:30am – 1:00pm
with Kelly Goedert
