At a glance
March 24 - April 14 | The Noble Truths |
April 28 - June 23 | Resilience |
Sunday Morning Meditation Class
Events below...
The Noble Truths
Free your mind!
In our own experience, we know the pain of uncontrolled desire, anger, and grasping at our self. Buddha taught the Three Higher Trainings as the way to free our mind forever of these painful mental poisons. In these classes we will explore each of the "higher" trainings.
March 24 | What makes these "higher" trainings? |
March 31 | Discipline |
April 7 | Concentration |
April 14 | Wisdom |
April 21 |
No regular class. Please come to the NW Dharma Celebration |
Resilience
What can we do when things go wrong? When loved ones are hurting, or when we're anxious about our health or finances? At these times, we need an inner resilience that can rebound from a hard knock, a buoyancy that stays afloat in the swamping storm.
Buddha's teachings on refuge and transforming adversity are what we need. We may not be able to avoid troubles, but can certainly transform them in ways to keep our cool, keep our peace of mind, and be able to respond in the most beneficial ways. By applying these teachings, challenging circumstances actually aid our inner spiritual growth, and finally help us attain the state of enlightenment. Then we will no long have any problems at all.
April 28 | Introduction - a new outlook on problems |
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May 5 | What is Buddhist Refuge? |
12 | Mother's Day - the kindness of our mothers |
19 | When there's no other choice, learning how to be happy in acceptance |
26 | Purifying |
June 2 | Working toward freedom |
9 | Compassion |
16 | Using the wisdom of emptiness and dependent relationship |
23 | Understanding the emptiness of feelings |