Tuesdays, 11:15 - 12:45pm

How to Live Joyfully and Confidently

This class is offered in person only

$15 per class, free for supporting members

Often, we base our happiness and self-esteem on external factors: other people’s perceptions, our professional accomplishments, or our social popularity. Because these external conditions are constantly shifting, the confidence they provide is fragile, usually accompanied by an underlying sense of insecurity and anxiety. whereas true, stable confidence arises not from what we do, but from recognizing who we are.

Through guided meditation and mind-training, we will learn how to identify with this pure nature and potential. This spiritual self-confidence imbues our life with a great sense of purpose and joy, enabling us to skillfully and creatively transform our daily problems and difficulties into the very tools that help us progress toward our deepest goals.

These teachings and meditations are based on the timeless wisdom of Shantideva’s A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, a universally loved Buddhist masterpiece that reveals how to transform daily life into a spiritual path, as presented in Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s beautiful and practical modern translation.

June 9: Living Joyfully and Confidently (same as overall title)
June 16: Freedom from Discouragement
June 23: The Power of Aspiration
June 30: Nurturing Authentic Self-confidence
July 7: The Power of Joy
July 14: Happy, Relaxed and Flowing

NEXT SERIES

The Habits of Happiness

Buddha explained that to bring about real transformation – from the dissatisfaction we often feel to the authentic happiness we long for – we need to do three things: create positive actions that cause happiness, abandon negative actions that cause suffering, and learn to control our delusions – the harmful states of mind that destroy our wellbeing from within. Doing this will allow us to gradually build up a spiritual practice and the inner foundation of that real, lasting happiness that we yearn for, both for ourselves and others.

Based on the chapter "A Common Spiritual Practice" in How to Transform Your Life, this special summer series will explore each of the habits of happiness, unpacking the key concepts and practices, and applying Buddha’s ancient wisdom to our busy, modern lives.

July 21: A Strategy for Happiness, with Tim Cockey
July 28: Faith, with Michelle Valladares
August 4: Sense of Shame & Consideration for Others, with Michelle Valladares
August 11: Non-attachment, with Michelle Valladares
August 18: Non-Hatred, with Natalia Darialova
August 25: Non-Ignorance, with Alice Fox
September 1: Non-Ignorance Part 2, with Katy Brennan
September 8: Effort, with Doug Cuomo

DETAILS

Please register online to expedite your check-in process.
All classes in the series can be taken as a stand-alone class. Drop into any class you like.
Suitable for both beginners and experienced meditation practitioners. Minimum age is 13.
Headphones are available for those who are hard of hearing. Please contact [email protected] to reserve a pair.
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