Waking into Freedom

According to Buddha, all of our suffering arises from our misapprehension of how things exist. It is this ignorance of reality that causes us to develop the delusions of anger, attachment, jealousy etc, which in turn causes us to create negative karma, giving rise to yet more suffering. However, once we correctly understand reality, in other words understand Emptiness, i.e. how things actually exist, there will be no suffering, only happiness and freedom. The true nature of reality, or Emptiness as it’s called by Buddha, is a priceless wisdom that helps us awaken from the sleep of ignorance, and its dreams of suffering, once and for all.

In this series, Adrienne will guide us through the extraordinary chapter on Emptiness from Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s book, The New Eight Steps to Happiness. Through talks, guided meditations, and discussions, she will demystify this often misunderstood topic, and highlight how practical, joyful and creative the practice of integrating emptiness into our daily life can be.