Riverdale Buddhist Meditation Class

In the Initial Scope Meditations, we come to understand that by virtue of having taken this precious human rebirth we are primed to ride the experience all the way to enlightenment!  When we stabilize our experience of refuge in Buddha, Dharma (Buddha’s teachings) and Sangha (all spiritual practitioners past and present) we create a powerful foundational understanding that grounds us in reality from which we can then learn the fundamentals of the Initial Scope meditations and how to apply their wisdom to our daily life.  Geshe-la said in Joyful Path ‘that when we understand the realizations of the Initial Scope Meditations we are protected from suffering. They are objects of refuge and are to be regarded as Dharma Jewels because they resemble the actual jewels of superior beings.’ With these understandings comes a noticeable increase in our daily experience of true happiness as we travel the path toward lasting inner peace and enlightenment.  It is only then will we be of permanent benefit to all living beings.  This, is our great good fortune!