Bodhichitta, the Mind of Awakening, refers to both relative and ultimate compassion, compassion being a necessary part of following the Mahayana or Great Path. How do we find that within us? Once found, how do we foster and nurture the relative to finally realize ultimate compassion? These Sunday teachings and discussions will introduce contemplations and practices to assist practitioners on this path.
Engaging in self-reflection this way helps us to see things as they are, not as they seem. We invite ourselves to go deeper, to investigate our habitual patterns of judgment and values that we often take for granted. As we do so, we find that there is space there, a gap where we can decide how we want to proceed. We don’t have to be prisoners in our own mental cage.
Sundays, October 6–November 10, 202410:00a–12:00noon How does one practice to achieve liberation outside of formal meditation practice on the cushion?
Cardiac coherence is a method based on conscious breathing in a diaphragmatic way. The list of scientifically proven benefits is long. After two weeks of daily practice, stress resistance and emotional balance slowly increase; intellectual capacity and decision-making increase; and overall well-being improves.
“All there is, really, is the present moment. The past and future are both things that our thoughts can play with, but it is important to not get stuck in ideas of the past or the future. We need to focus on simply doing one thing right now.”
