Exploring Reality: Learning to Live Lightly

May 23 – July 25

Thursdays | 6 – 7:30 pm

Cost: $10 | Free for members

According to Buddha, if only we understood correctly how things actually exist, there would be no suffering, there would be only happiness and freedom. Our suffering is arising from our misapprehension of how things exist. It is this ignorance of reality that causes us to become tight and develop the delusions of anger and attachment, which in turn cause us to create negative karma, giving rise to yet more suffering. This is why when we understand reality correctly, in other words understand emptiness, everything improves and we begin to live more lightly, aligning ourselves with wisdom.

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

Everyone is welcome.

Schedule

May 23: How Dreams Help Us Understand Reality
May 30: The Emptiness of the Body (Part 1

June 6: The Emptiness of the Body (Part 2)
June 13: Meditating on Emptiness
June 20: The Emptiness of the Mind
June 27: Our Mind Can Change Profoundly

July 4: NO CLASS
July 11: The Emptiness of the Self
July 18: How Everything Teaches Us Emptiness
July 25: Living Lightly with Wisdom

Registration

There is no need to pre-register for this drop-in class. Come into the bookstore before class to register. No one is turned away for lack of funds. Please contact [email protected] for financial hardship.

Live Streaming

For monthly members, we are offering live streaming for Thursday classes. Membership discounts are taken at checkout. Click here for more live stream info.