Harlem Buddhist Meditation Class – Sundays

New Series: Flip the Script - How Meaningful Meditations Can Transform Your Life, Beginning September 22

$10 per class by donation, free for supporting members

Buddha is telling us that seeking happiness in external objects is like hitting our head against a wall. Happiness is a state of mind and it depends on inner peace, peace of mind.

“Although all living beings have the same basic wish to be happy all the time, very few people understand the real causes of happiness. We usually believe that external conditions such as food, friends, cars and money are the real causes of happiness, and as a result we devote nearly all our time and energy to acquiring them. Superficially it seems that these things can make us happy, but if we look more deeply we will see that they also bring us a lot of suffering and problems.”

– Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, How to Transform Your Life

Enough of seeking happiness in objects which we know can’t deliver the happiness we want. It’s time to flip the script. In Buddha’s teachings he laid out in a profound and exquisitely beautiful detail all the wisdom meditations for training our mind, which, if we put into practice, will transform our life and take us all the way to the enlightened state of a Buddha!

In this series, Julie will help us gain the conviction that we can transform our life through transforming our mind…and profoundly so! She will also help us understand how to navigate Geshe-la’s teachings so they become a daily companion to us throughout our life.

September 22: A Vision for Your Life
September 29: What is our Spiritual Potential?
October 6: What are Meaningful Meditations?
October 13: Experiencing Buddha Nature
October 20: The Key to Lasting Inner Happiness
October 27: Happiness is a Power for Change

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
No special clothing is required
No pre-registration is necessary
Chairs are supplied
Everyone welcome!