Wednesdays, 7:00 – 8:00pm

NoHo Buddhist Meditation Class

The Truths That Set Us Free

$10 per class, free for supporting members

Bringing Buddha’s Four Noble Truths into our Daily Lives

Through the practice of Modern Buddhism, the Four Noble Truths—the first teachings offered by Buddha 2,500 years ago—are as relevant and practical now as they were then. In this series, we’ll discover how these foundational, tried and true teachings illuminate the problem of our suffering and offer the solution for liberating ourselves and others from it.

In How To Solve Our Human Problems—Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s modern commentary on The Four Noble Truths—we are given a wealth of immediately useful advice for taking these teachings to heart and putting them into practice in our daily lives. This advice can be particularly helpful in moments of pain, grief, depression, anger, or even just mild but all-too-persistent dissatisfaction with our lives.

By exploring this book and other lineage texts and looking directly at own mind in meditation, we will each discover for ourselves what these teachings mean and how they can be transformative for us personally. With practice, we’ll experience a greater sense of freedom, meaning, and joy every day.

September 4: The Problem and The Solution: Buddha’s Four Noble Truths
September 11: Exploring Where Our Suffering Comes From: Name that Delusion!
September 18: "Gather All Blame Into One": Escaping the Prison of the Self
September 25: The Joy of Compassion, Self-Care, and Self-Love versus the Suffering of Self-Cherishing: Developing the Wisdom to Know the Difference
October 2: Losing Ourselves In Peace and Wisdom: Discovering Real Freedom and Happiness
October 9: Heading for Higher Ground: What It Means to Practice Paths

NEXT SERIES

Becoming A Friend to the World

Training in the Six Perfections—The Way of the Bodhisattva

As we experience turbulent and uncertain times in our troubled world, we naturally wonder—with compassion—what we can do.
What the world needs now is love—especially the powerful, transformative love of a devoted, powerful friend. So how do we become the kind of friend our world really needs?

One of the most cherished notions in all of Buddhism is the Bodhisattva ideal, someone who is determined to be of maximum assistance to as many living beings as possible. And how many is that? All of them! The vision is a big one, and even if initially we merely take on the role of Bodhisattva-in-training, we can still accomplish amazing things in our world. The path to becoming a Bodhisattva is called ‘The Six Perfections”, six beneficial minds that we can train in.

In this series, we will take a look at each of the perfections individually, as well as consider how integrating all of them into our lives can be so uplifting.

October 16 : Becoming a Bodhisattva
October 23: Nurturing a Giving Heart
October 30: Kindness, the Bodhisattva’s Code
November 6: The Power of Patient Acceptance
November 13: Cultivating Joyful Energy & Confidence
November 20: Concentration and The Wisdom Path

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!