Classes Every Monday
7:00 - 9:00pm
($15 - free for members)
Each class is self contained, pre-registration not required.
From July 5 until September 13 Classes will be held at:
Chakrasambara Buddisht Center
322 Eighth Ave, Suite 502, New York, NY 10001
(Entrance on 26th Street, between 8th and 7th Ave.)
Buddha's Guide to a Joyful Life
with guest teachers
Buddha taught six practices, known as the six perfections, which enable us to lead a beneficial and joyful life. These six, which include, giving, moral discipline, patient acceptance, joyful effort, and concentration, can easily be incorporated into our own daily routine. Not only will they help us to deal skillfully with problems with a peaceful and happy mind, they will also empower us to benefit others greatly. Practicing these six perfections gives us the skill to make our job, relationships and enjoyments part of our path to enlightenment. In this course, taught by senior teachers at the Center, we will be introduced to the first five of these perfections. Everyone welcome.
July 5 Generous Heart, Rich Life
July 12 Choosing Kindness
July 19 The Joy of Benefiting Others
July 26 Transforming Daily Life Problems
Aug 2 Dealing Skillfully with Conflict
Aug 9 Freedom from Discouragement
Aug 16 The Confidence to Change
Aug 23 Mindfulness and Meditation
Aug 30 Mindfulness in Daily Life
Aug 30 No Class - Labour day
Free Talk and Guided Meditation
Meditation and the Art of Happiness
with Kadam Morten
Monday Sept. 13, 7 - 9 PM (free)
At New York New Church, 114 W 35th Street
Within our mind lies an extraordinary potential for inner peace and happiness. Through the simple practice of meditation we can learn to access that potential. In meditation we learn to let go of the agitated states of mind, such as anger, that produce unhappiness, and instead to cultivate peaceful, creative minds such as love, acceptance, wisdom and joy. What’s more we learn to transform our day-today experiences, especially our conflicts and problems, into opportunities for developing these joyful minds. In this way we learn the art of happiness and the special skill of creating a joyful life.
This free talk will include two guided meditations and a chance to ask questions. Pre-registration not nessesary. Everyone is welcome.
Meditation and the Art of Happiness
In this course we will explore further the practice of meditation and the training in happiness. Through simple meditation practices that we can easily incorporate into our busy schedules we get to know the causes of happiness within our own mind. Deepening our familiarity with this experience of happiness gives us the inner fleibiltiy to creatively transform our lives. We learn how to use our problems and conflicts as the raw materials of our spiritual training. By learning to skillfully to let go of agitated minds like anger, our conflicts actually empower us in our practice. In this way we learn the art of happiness – a skill which will sustain us in every facet of our life.
Sept 20 Creating Happiness through Meditation
Sept 27 Meditation and our Extraordinary Potential
Oct 4 Letting Go of Anger
Oct 11 The Art of Transforming Problems
Oct 18 The Art of Happiness
Chakrasambara Buddhist Center
322 Eighth Ave, Suite 502,
New York, NY 10001
(Entrance on 26th Street,
between 8th and 7th Ave.)
We are easily accessible by
the C/E to 23rd St.
or to 28th St. or 1/9 to 28th
Tel: (212) 924-6706
Based in the traditions of Kadampa Buddhism, each class is structured
to include a teaching, two meditations, a group discussion, and a questions
and answers session.
No special clothing is required, and pre-registration is not necessary.
This class is a branch of Chakrasambara Buddhist Center in New York.
