Have you wondered about Buddhist philosophy and whether it can help you find more calm and understanding? This course is an opportunity to find out. Buddhist philosophy is a profound system that offers deep insight into ourselves and our experience of the world. Perhaps you have been curious about Buddhist philosophy but haven’t known where…
This one-day urban retreat explores what we know about taming and focusing our minds to help us find more peace, whatever our circumstances. Through teachings, discussion, and meditation practice, we’ll explore what Buddhist perspectives can bring to modern life. Emotions are a driving force of human experience, and anxiety is pervasive in our fast-paced lives…
Both Western Psychology and Buddhist Abhidharma begin with the recognition that all beings suffer. The wish to relieve that suffering is what shapes both traditions. They agree on much — both modern Western psychology and Buddhist philosophy resist the notion of a substantial, fixed self. Both diagnose conditioning as deep and habitual, and both view…
The Opportunity Approximately 2600 years ago, the historical Buddha attained enlightenment, finding after a long search the way to end suffering and find true happiness. From him emanated two strains of teaching, the “method” embodied by the lineage from Maitreya, and the “view,” embodied by the lineage from Manjushri and culminating in the teaching of the…
The Opportunity Approximately 2600 years ago, the historical Buddha attained enlightenment, finding after a long search the way to end suffering and find true happiness. His great gift was to teach the path to this same happiness. During this workshop, we will give an overview of the two main kinds of meditation: concentration meditation, in…
