January Retreat Month
January 6-15Ā Guided Lamrim Retreat
January 11 Dissolving the Duality of Self and Other
January 17-20 Advice from Atisha's Heart
January 21-23 Heart Jewel Retreat
January 25-30 Yoga of Buddha Heruka Retreat
Letting Go of Perfect
In this class we will look at how to let go of perfectionismĀ and nourish positive attitudes of self-acceptanceĀ instead. We'll learn to be more skillfulĀ and gentle with ourselves, develop realĀ confidence,Ā andĀ theĀ strength to progress towards becoming the person we wish to be.
Life is Like a Dream - Sunday Morning Meditation Class Series
Join us in the new year series where we dive into Buddhist teachings about the nature of reality and how that can help us relate to life in a calm and happy way.
Meditation Changes Everything
So much of the stress and tension we normally experience comes from our mind, and many of the problems we experience, including ill health, are caused or aggravated by this stress. Just by doing breathing meditation for ten or fifteen minutes each day, we will be able to reduce this stress.
We will experience a calm, spacious feeling in the mind, and many of our usual problems will fall away. Difficult situations will become easier to deal with, we will naturally feel warm and well disposed towards other people, and our relationships with others will gradually improve.
We should train in this preliminary meditation until we gain some experience of it. However, if we want to attain permanent, unchanging inner peace, and if we want to become completely free from problems and suffering, we need to advance beyond simple breathing meditation to more practical forms of meditation, such as the cycle of twenty-one Lamrim meditations explained in
The New Meditation Handbook
by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso