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November 13 - 14, with Kadam Morten

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New series starts Monday at 7:00pm, a continuation

New series starts Monday at 7:00pm, a continuation of our How to Heal Your Life series.
How to Change Negative Patterns of Thought.
Happiness and suffering are merely states of mind. So if we are to experience the happiness we all long for we must learn to how to connect with that state of mind and not the ones that causes us so much pain.
Part of this process entails identifying our negative patterns of thought so that we can begin to learn to let them go. This will allow us to actively replace those painful thoughts with the positive states of mind that lead to happiness.
In this series we will explore how we can identify and let go of such pain-inducing patterns of thought such as anger, jealousy, obsession, anxiety and more. Buddha called such minds ‘delusions’ because they are characterized by exaggeration, which leads to them being both unpeaceful and unreliable. Currently, we believe the harmful stories these minds are telling us, both about ourselves and the world. These stories are wrong.
Using the special meditation on the nature of the mind, we will learn how to recognize early on when we are under the influence of these harmful minds so that we will not entrust ourselves to them, but rather let them go. Changing such negative patterns of thought is hugely liberating and will open us up to a whole new joyful and creative way to experience our lives and our relationships.
Link in bio to learn more and register. Everyone welcome!

Book now!! Please do not book late to ensure that

Book now!! Please do not book late to ensure that you receive the links in time. kadampafestivals.org/fall.
☝️Bookings received within 24 hours of the start of the Festival, cannot be guaranteed to receive the links before the scheduled start of the Festival.
At the Festival, Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong, General Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU, will grant the empowerment of Buddha Green Tara and give teachings on the sublime practice of The Path to Heaven, a special transference of consciousness (powa) practice of Arya Tara.
The meditations during the teaching days will be guided by Gen Kelsang Chodor, and the retreat will be led by Gen Kelsang Rabten.
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"There is an enormous difference between the thoug

"There is an enormous difference between the thoughts ‘I am feeling bad’ and ‘Unpleasant feelings are arising in my mind.’ When we identify with our feelings, we make them bigger and more solid than they are, and it becomes far more difficult to let the unpleasant feelings go. On the other hand, when we learn to view our feelings in a more detached way, seeing them simply as waves in the ocean of our mind, they become less frightening and much easier to deal with constructively."
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, How to Solve Our Human Problems
#dharmaindailylife #kadampa #kadampanyc #buddhistwisdom #buddhism #dharma #happiness

#dharmaindailylife #kadampa #kadampanyc #buddhistw

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Most of us have, at some point, encountered rumble

Most of us have, at some point, encountered rumble strips - the indentations on the sides of highways that create noise and vibration to alert drivers to the potential danger that lies ahead if they don't course correct. We can use our negative states of mind like rumble strips. They are a warning sign we need to change our mind or we'll soon experience unhappiness.
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Check out this interview with one of our senior st

Check out this interview with one of our senior students, Shelley Tanner. Shelley is currently teaching our Riverdale branch which has just reopened! Join Shelley's class, offered in person on Mondays from 10:00 - 11:00am. https://meditationinnewyork.org/riverdale-meditation-class/
In 2014, I was diagnosed with stage 3 b metastatic breast cancer. And because of my experience with Dharma -- I had been practicing at KMC NYC for over twelve years by then --I was able to walk into that experience with a strong mindset that this was not necessarily a bad thing. At times I felt like a "cancer fraud," because I was getting so much joy out of learning how to handle it in the best possible way. I showed up every day and learned what it was like to accept this thing that I had no control over.
I am a skier, and Kadam Morten often uses skiing as an analogy for our practice, because for an experienced skier, a bump, a mogul, is something you are looking for, the challenge that you want. So I went into this journey with that mentality: "Isn't this what you've been training for?" It was like the boots-on-the-ground experience of the big things we talk about in Dharma. Sickness. Possibly dying.
I began to realize that most of the things we worry about haven't actually happened. Like Mark Twain said, "I’ve suffered a great many catastrophes in my life. Most of them never happened.” So where can you be peaceful? In the clarity of your own mind, in the freedom of this moment. We talk about "living in the now," but having cancer gave me the knowledge that if you truly live in the now, you won't experience the suffering of things that haven't happened. And it totally worked. Now I've had no evidence of recurrence of the disease for a number of years, and I don't spend any time worrying about it.
Finding a positive approach to dealing with cancer was like learning to do a breathing meditation. It's on the same continuum. When you do a breathing meditation, you begin to realize, if I can hold my mind on the sensation of the breath for one moment, I can do it for five, or ten. And that peace starts to come in, and you know that it's possible to be better than you are now.

Repost from @nktfestival • At the Festival, Gen-

Repost from @nktfestival
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At the Festival, Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong, General Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU, will grant the empowerment of Buddha Green Tara and give teachings on the sublime practice of The Path to Heaven, a special transference of consciousness (powa) practice of Arya Tara.
The practice of transference of consciousness of Arya Tara is a special practice taught by Buddha. Based on self-generation as Tara, we train in special meditations to transfer our consciousness to the heart of Guru Tara. With faith and training we can go to Tara’s Pure Land at the time of death using this profound practice.
✍️ Bookings for the 2021 Fall Festival online are now open. Book now on the Festival website. kadampafestivals.org/fall.
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Anger is by nature a painful state of mind. Whenev

Anger is by nature a painful state of mind. Whenever we develop anger, our inner peace immediately disappears and even our body becomes tense and uncomfortable. We are so restless that we find it nearly impossible to fall asleep, and whatever sleep we do manage to get is fitful and unrefreshing. It is impossible to enjoy ourself when we are angry, and even the food we eat seems unpalatable. Anger transforms even a normally attractive person into an ugly red-faced demon. We grow more and more miserable and, no matter how hard we try, we cannot control our emotions. One of the most harmful effects of anger is that it robs us of our reason and good sense. Wishing to retaliate against those whom we think have harmed us, we expose ourself to great personal danger merely to exact petty revenge. To get our own back for perceived injustices or slights, we are prepared to jeopardize our job, our relationships, and even the well-being of our family and children. When we are angry we lose all freedom of choice, driven here and there by an uncontrollable rage. Sometimes this blind rage is even directed at our loved ones and benefactors. In a fit of anger, forgetting the immeasurable kindness we have received from our friends, family, or Spiritual Teachers, we might strike out against and even kill the ones we hold most dear. It is no wonder that an habitually angry person is soon avoided by all who know him. This unfortunate victim of his own temper is the despair of those who formerly loved him, and eventually finds himself abandoned by everyone."
- Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, How to Solve our Human Problems
#lifeskills #buddhism #innerpeace #happiness #authentichappiness #kadampa #kadampabuddhism #kadampanyc #purpose #meditation #dontgetmadgetwise

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