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Loneliness is in fact a state of mind. We can reco

Loneliness is in fact a state of mind. We can recognize this through our own experience because we have likely been alone before without feeling lonely and we can also recall times when we’ve been among a crowd of people and felt immense loneliness. According to Buddhism, a sense of isolation arises due to a mistaken perception of how “self” and “others” exist. In How To Transform Your Life, Geshe Kelsang says “Our sense that we are an island, an independent, self-sufficient individual, bears no relation to reality. It is closer to the truth to picture ourself as a cell in the vast body of life, distinct yet intimately bound up with all living beings. We cannot exist without others, and they in turn are affected by everything we do.” Through cultivating authentic love we will come to realize this profound truth which will heal us at the deepest levels.
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Tomorrow, senior KMC NYC student, Cesar Puello, wi

Tomorrow, senior KMC NYC student, Cesar Puello, will be teaching a special half-day course called The Healing Meditation: The Powerful Practice of Taking & Giving. https://meditationinnewyork.org/the-healing-meditation/
We talked to Cesar about his journey on the Buddhist path and how it has changed him. Check out what he had to say below. Enjoy!
"As an acupuncturist, I had to take the Hippocratic oath, so I’ve always had it in mind to do no harm. The longer I practiced Dharma, though, the more Buddha’s teachings started to impact how I treat my patients. At some point, I started to relate to each of them as people with the potential to liberate themselves and become Buddhas. Realizing that meant I no longer felt like I was "taking care of" patients...Yes, there was a job that I had to do, but I stopped seeing myself in a privileged or superior place. We are just two people crossing paths, both looking for the same thing -- relief from suffering. In this particular moment, I just happen to be the one fixing whatever pain or disease is presenting for them.
There are so many different ways to view a situation....for instance, I can feel privileged to be asked to help, or happy that I can provide some relief for people. Before I had Dharma, all I had to do when treating patients was try and fix them, whereas now I also work at applying Buddha’s teachings in all kinds of ways.
Venerable Geshela talks about how his teacher, Trijang Rinpoche, taught him what it meant to be a real human being. I didn't understand this for a long time, until Dharma merged into my daily work life, and I was able to see that every person in front of me was looking for the same thing I was: to be happy and not suffer. Dharma taught me that we are all patients."

Why is SEPTEMBER 22 a special day on the Kadampa B

Why is SEPTEMBER 22 a special day on the Kadampa Buddhist calendar?
BUDDHA HAS GREAT COMPASSION FOR ALL LIVING BEINGS, EVEN THE TINIEST INSECTS
Every year, during the summer months when insects and other tiny animals are abundant, Buddha encouraged his disciples to avoid harming them by not moving around any more than necessary. For this purpose he held a three-month 'rainy season retreat' with his disciples.
BUDDHA HAD DEEP CONCERN FOR THE WELFARE OF HIS MOTHER WHO HAD GIVEN HIM LIFE, AND NEVER NEGLECTED HER EVEN AFTER SHE DIED
After she died, his mother took rebirth in a heavenly realm, called Land of the Thirty-three Heavens because it has thirty-three different types of god. One year, during the annual summer retreat Buddha visited his mother there to give teachings to her and the other gods.
BUDDHA RETURNED FROM THAT REALM TO THE HUMAN WORLD TO CONTINUE HELPING THE BEINGS LIVING HERE
Buddha remained in that heavenly realm for three months, leading his mother and the other gods on the path to enlightenment. Then, as the summer retreat came to an end in the human realm, he returned to our world to continue helping all the beings reborn here. Every year we celebrate this auspicious day on September 22.
SPECIAL DAY
In the Buddhist calendar, this is a special day on which the power of our karma is greatly increased. Many Kadampa centers arrange special pujas and other activities on this day.
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During the Northeast Dharma Celebration last weeke

During the Northeast Dharma Celebration last weekend, Kadam Morten reminded us that when we lose our life, we will also lose our opportunity to practice Dharma and attain liberation and full enlightenment. This is why Je Tsongkhapa said that for those who wish to experience pure happiness, the greatest obstacles are death and ignorance. To overcome these obstacles, we need to increase our lifespan and our wisdom, and the principal method for doing this is the practice of the Yoga of Buddha Amitayus.
Join us today for a half-day retreat with Kadam Morten, where he will guide us in this profound practice. This is a wonderful opportunity for those who wish to strengthen their connection with the Buddha of long life to do so.
Everyone welcome!
https://meditationinnewyork.org/amitayus-long-life-retreat/

Tonight Kadam Morten will continue teaching on the

Tonight Kadam Morten will continue teaching on the Three Principal Aspects of the Path.
Everyone welcome!
Register at: https://meditationinnewyork.org/thursday-general-program/
The Second Principal Aspect; Bodhichitta
Based on The Mirror of Dharma (with Additions)
However, if this renunciation is not maintained
By the compassionate mind of bodhichichitta
It will not be a cause of the unsurpassed happiness, enlightenment
Therefore, you must apply effort to generate the precious mind of bodhichitta.
We are continuing our exploration of The Three Principal Aspects of the Path, the legendary brief poem composed 600 years ago by the extraordinary Spiritual Guide and founder of the New Kadampa lineage, Je Tsongkhapa. In merely 15 verses, Je Tsongkhapa distills the vastness of the Buddhist stages of the path to enlightenment to three essential realizations, or experiential understandings. Gaining experience of these three – renunciation, bodhichitta, and the wisdom realizing emptiness – will give us the psychological and spiritual tools we need to transform every aspect of our life into our spiritual path, confidently and joyfully. Kadam Morten will take us on a spiritual journey step-by-step through the development of each of these three understandings, based on the commentary by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche in his most recent book, The Mirror of Dharma (with Additions). Through talks and guided meditations, Kadam Morten will take us into the heart of these teachings so that we can gain practical experience of these revolutionizing insights for ourselves. This is the perfect follow-on from the previous series, but also an excellent starting point for those less familiar with Buddhist practice.
In this series, we will be exploring how to train in the compassionate mind of bodhichitta, through which all our daily actions become direct causes of the actualization of our highest potential, enlightenment.

OUR SPECIAL EVENT WITH KADAM MORTEN TAKES PLACE AT

OUR SPECIAL EVENT WITH KADAM MORTEN TAKES PLACE AT 7:00PM TONIGHT!
Buddha was truly revolutionary. Through meditation he discovered that the source of all our agitation, conflict, suffering and unhappiness is the mind. Even more astoundingly, he revealed the methods through which we can heal our mind at the very deepest, most profound levels.
Tonight Kadam Morten will take us on a journey into how we can know our own mind, first by learning to recognize it internally and then abiding in it. The more familiar we become with our mind, the easier we will find the task of changing it.
Everyone welcome. Join us if you can: link in bio or visit https://meditationinnewyork.org/how-to-heal-your-life/

Buddha taught that mind, not matter, is the basis

Buddha taught that mind, not matter, is the basis of everything. The people in our life, the world around us, even ourself, are all expressions of our subtlest levels of mind, which is why we can bring about profound transformation using meditation.
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