NoHo Buddhist Meditation Class

How Love Solves Our Problems

February is for lovers. Actually, so is every other month, day, and moment. When we identify ourselves as lovers—in love with the world and everyone in it—we can feel that this moment, whatever it brings, is for us. Wherever we find ourselves, in whatever circumstances, is just as it should be. No problem.

So how do we bring this about? For starters, we need to look for love in the only place it can truly be found: in our own heart and mind (basically, as Buddha taught, these places are one and the same.) Nurturing love in our heart heals our relationship with ourself, our family and friends, and our world, and our life. This may sound idealistic but, in truth, it’s very practical. Buddha taught special methods whereby we learn to tune into our own capacity for love, to nurture it and expand it, opening it to more and more people, and, ultimately, to all living beings.

In this series, we’ll engage in a series of meditations on love and explore how we can practically apply them to solving our various problems and creating more joy and meaning in our lives.

February 5: How Love Solves Our Problems
February 12: How Love Heals Our Relationships
February 19: How Self-love Leads to Authentic Love for Others
February 26: How Training in Love Increases our Resilience
March 5: How Love Frees Us from Anger and Conflict
March 12: How Training In Love Leads to Lasting Happiness

NEXT SERIES

Inspiring Solutions for Difficult Times

What if we could transform all the adverse conditions we experience into opportunities for creating real, positive, and lasting change in our lives and the lives of others?

We can absolutely do this. Within the tried-and-true practices of training the mind known as Lojong, we have all the tools we need to realize this powerful transformation. As it goes, we can find inspiring solutions for the problems we face right now by tapping into the timeless wisdom born from a rich lineage of teachings and teachers going back nearly a thousand years.

Inspired by one of most renowned texts of Mahayana Buddhism, Eight Verses of Training the Mind, written in the late 11th century, the 12th-century Buddhist master Geshe Chekhawa composed Training the Mind in Seven Points, which became an equally beloved and essential text for generations of practitioners. In modern times, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso has offered special insights and commentary on Chekhawa’s text in the form of his beautiful book, Universal Compassion.

In Universal Compassion we can discover invaluable advice for meeting each moment as a spiritual opportunity. Every Wednesday evening, these classes will focus on a particular line or verse from this root text and commentary to inspire our training in the transformative practices of love, compassion, kindness, and wisdom.

DETAILS

Please note: The entrance to the Sheen Center is on Elizabeth Street
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
No special clothing is required
No pre-registration is necessary
Chairs are supplied
Everyone welcome!