Queens Buddhist Meditation Class

Death As An Ally: How The Meditation On Death Empowers Us To Live Fully In The Moment

Of all the meditations Buddha taught, it’s the meditation on death that leaves the deepest impression, strongly influencing our actions. This is because an abiding awareness of our own mortality is supremely clarifying. We stop obsessing over the small stuff and prioritize our life around what matters most. In this sense, the meditation on death is profoundly life-affirming. It makes us appreciate the preciousness of our human life, giving rise to an experience of joy, gratitude, and a powerful motivation to make the most of every moment. By training to be mindful of our mortality, death becomes an ally that helps us live our best life fully, joyfully, and meaningfully.

March 6: Aligning Our Life With What Matters Most
March 13: Understanding Death From a Buddhist Perspective
March 20: Embracing Our Existential Vulnerability
March 27: Appreciating The Preciousness of Our Human Life
April 3: Discovering How Fortunate We Already Are
April 10: Infusing Our Life With A Sense of Deep Joy
April 17: No Class - Meditation In Queens Social Outing
April 24: Living Fully In The Moment

NEXT SERIES

Karma: Create the Future We Desire

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In this series, we learn to view our lives through the lens of Karma, using facets of Karma as story elements to help us understand why things happen the way they do and how we can start creating the happiness we desire. Karma is a radically different way of viewing our reality in which our actions of body, speech, and mind are the causes, and what we experience are their effects. Our mind is like a field in which we plant seeds of future experiences with our actions. Insights into Karma change our self-concept. Previously, we might have viewed ourselves as powerless to control the circumstances of our lives. When we start understanding Karma, we start thinking of ourselves as authors, as creators of our lives. Each week, we will use storytelling to deepen our understanding of Karma and use those insights to feel empowered to create the future we desire.

May 1: Viewing Our Lives Through The Lens of Karma
May 8: Storytelling Elements of Karma
May 15: Using Stories to Deepen Our Understanding Karma
May 22: Reframing the Stories We Tell Ourselves
May 29: The Plot Lightens With Purification Practice
June 5: No Class - School Holiday
June 12: The Key to the Ultimate Happy Ending
June 19: No Class - MIQ Social Outing
June 26: Creating the Future We Desire

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
Registration is recommended; walk-ins are also welcome
Chairs are supplied
Everyone welcome!

CLASS LOCATION

Hunters Point Community Middle School, 1-50 51st Avenue, Second Floor Library, Long Island City, NY 11101

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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.