AWAKENING THE HEART
An Introductory Class in Buddhist Meditation
with Donna Campanelli
Saturday, May 12th
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Once a month, we hold this introductory class designed especially for those new to our Center. In this class you will be introduced to meditation and the Buddhist approach to training the mind. Applying these methods in your everyday life will lead to happiness, a sense of purpose and harmony in your relationships. Tea and cake will be served after the class. It’s a lovely opportunity to meet some of the members of our community. Dress comfortably.
Pre-registration not necessary. Everyone is welcome!
$10/class Free for Members
Sunday Series 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
NEW PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE-CHANGING WISDOM
Emptiness, The Two Truths and Making Sense of it All
with Kadam Morten
Emptiness, The Two Truths and Making Sense of it All
How do things exist? What is the relationship between the world and the mind? Buddha’s astounding teaching on the wisdom understanding the two levels of reality, conventional truth and ultimate truth (also known as emptiness), answers these questions and enables us, finally, to make sense of it all. But, don’t take our word for it… come along and open yourself to an extraordinary and profoundly illuminating journey into a new perspective on reality that, if taken to heart, will definitely change your life for the better! Buddha’s teachings on wisdom are profound and challenging; but also playful, creative, and inspiring, and everyone can make use of them.
Kadam Morten will base his explanation on Je Tsongkhapa’s legendary verses on wisdom from the ancient text, The Three Principal Aspects of the Path, and on the extraordinary chapter on wisdom in Geshe Kelsang’s recent book, Modern Buddhism. He will guide us in different aspects of the meditation on emptiness and teach us how to integrate this liberating insight into our life to solve our daily problems.
Pre-registration not necessary. Everyone is welcome!
Come to one, or come to all!
| May 6 | The Wisdom Realizing the Way Things Are |
| May 13 | Removing the Limited Version of You |
| May 20 | Enjoying the Freedom of Emptiness (with Donna Campanelli) |
| May 27 | NO CLASS |
| June 3 | SPECIAL EVENT – DAY COURSE “Refuge in Our Transcendental Nature” |
| June 10 | Karma, Emptiness, and Making Sense of it All |
| June 17 | The Life-changing Wisdom of the Two Truths |
| June 24 | Integrating Buddha’s Perspective on the World (with Donna Campanelli) |
$12/class Free for members
Tuesday Classes 11:00 AM -12:30 PM
OPENING OUR HEART TO OTHERS
with Donna Campanelli
One of Buddha’s great insights into the causes of happiness is that in order for us to experience true happiness, all we need to do is shift our focus from “self” to “other”. Our wish for others to be happy is a main cause for contentment and peace in our own minds. In this series, we will investigate several meditations that can help us achieve this beneficial shift allowing us to become ever more skillful in our efforts to bring harmony into our lives and the lives of those around us.
Pre-registration not necessary. Everyone is welcome!
Come to one, or come to all!
Tuesdays, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM:
May 1 NO CLASS (closed for US Festival at the Temple) May 8 Connecting to the World Through Compassion May 15 Healing Ourselves and Others Through Love May 22 Turning our Heart Towards Enlightenment May 29 NO CLASS $10/class Free for members
Wednesday Classes 7:30 PM -9:00 PM
GUIDE TO A JOYFUL LIFE
with Donna Campanelli
Buddha taught six practices known as the six perfections, which enable us to lead a beneficial and joyful life. These six, which include giving, moral discipline, patient acceptance, joyful effort, and concentration, can easily be incorporated into our own daily routine. Not only will they help us to skillfully deal with problems with a peaceful and happy mind, they will also empower us to benefit others greatly. Practicing these six perfections give us the skill to make our job, relationships, and enjoyments part of our path to enlightenment.
Pre-registration not necessary. Everyone is welcome!
Come to one, or come to all!
May 16 May 23 May 30 June 6 June 13 June 20 $10/class Free for members
STAMFORD BRANCH
Fish Church “Lounge”
(First Presbyterian Church)
1101 Bedford Street
Stamford, CT
Monday Classes 7:30-9:00 PM
OPENING OUR HEART TO OTHERS
with Donna Campanelli
One of Buddha’s great insights into the causes of happiness is that in order for us to experience true happiness, all we need to do is shift our focus from “self” to “other”. Our wish for others to be happy is a main cause for contentment and peace in our own minds. In this series, we will investigate several meditations that can help us achieve this beneficial shift allowing us to become ever more skillful in our efforts to bring harmony into our lives and the lives of those around us.
Pre-registration not necessary. Everyone is welcome!
Come to one, or come to all!
April 30 NO CLASS (closed for US Festival at the Temple) May 7 Connecting to the World Through Compassion May 14 Healing Ourselves and Others Through Love May 21 Turning our Heart Towards Enlightenment May 28 NO CLASS PLEASE NOTE: Classes are ongoing. A new series will be posted subsequent to the last class in the current series.
A DAY COURSE at
WAINWRIGHT HOUSE
260 Stuyvesant Avenue
Rye, New York 10580REMOVING ANGER FROM OUR LIFE
Buddhist Meditation and the Art of Transforming Problems
with Donna CampanelliSaturday, May 19th 9:30 AM – 2:00 PM
We all have too much anger in our lives. Often we find ourselves in conflict with others, or overwhelmed by the difficulties we encounter throughout the day. We also carry around with us the burden of old resentments and disappointments. We feel the situation must be better elsewhere and yet, when we change things externally, it’s not long before we find ourselves experiencing similar conflicted situations.
Buddha’s teachings and the practice of meditation give us the tools to recognize our own anger and gradually to reduce and finally eliminate it. Moreover, we learn the art of transforming problems so that instead of responding with frustration and unhappiness, we respond to problems skillfully and even happily, seeing them as the very means for spiritual and psychological growth. By reducing our own anger and responding skillfully to problems, the conflicts and unhappiness in our lives greatly diminish. We find ourselves living the joyful, loving and beneficial life we have always longed for.
Through talks, guided meditations and discussion, Donna will guide us to experience Buddha’s special methods for ourselves. Anyone can benefit from these teachings and everyone is welcome!
Morning Session: 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Lunch (please bring your own lunch)
Afternoon Session: 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM$30 Standard/$20 Wainwright Friends/Members FREE for Vajra Light members
Please call (914) 967-6080 to make your reservation.
If you have any questions, please contact Debbie at
epc@vajralight.org or call (914) 607-3583.
SAVE THE DATE!
SUNDAY, JUNE 3rd
at VAJRA LIGHT BUDDHIST CENTER
REFUGE IN OUR TRANSCENDENTAL NATURE
Teachings on Refuge and Refuge Ceremony
with Kadam MortenWe all have a transcendental nature, a spiritual dimension to our being. We experience it whenever we feel a moment of love for another being, a sense of inner peace, a moment’s joy. In those moments, we are connecting with the pure nature of our mind, the potential within us for limitless love, peace, and joy. In a world of so much suffering and conflict, the key to a happy and meaningful life is to develop the ability to seek refuge in our transcendental nature, to connect with it, develop it, and share it with everyone in our life and in our world. In Buddhism, we call this going for refuge. In this course, Kadam Morten will explain the Buddhist objects of refuge, Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha; and how, through learning to rely on them, we connect with our pure nature. He will also show us how to integrate this practice into our daily life. In this way, we find protection from suffering, lay the foundation for happiness, and open the door to our future enlightenment. This course will include a beautiful and blessed refuge ceremony whereby we formally take refuge in Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.
Pre-registration is not necessary. Everyone is welcome!
Schedule:
- 10:00 AM – 11:30 PM Teaching and Meditation
- 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Refuge Ceremony and Guided Meditation on Refuge
- 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Further teaching and meditation
$30; Free for members.
Why Meditation?
We all wish to be happy and avoid problems, yet with the pace and stresses of our daily lives, it can be difficult to maintain a peaceful state of mind for any sustained period of time. Through the simple practice of meditation we all have the potential to achieve lasting inner peace and eliminate the stressful states of mind that we currently encounter.
Meditation can help you to:
- Reduce stress and tension
- Reduce frustration and anger
- Increase happiness and inner peace
- Develop a calm and peaceful mind
- Overcome minds of anxiety and depression
- Improve relationships with others
- Increase inner wisdom
- Improve quality of life
- Let go of the causes of pain and dissatisfaction
Vajra Light Buddhist Center
234 N Central Avenue
Hartsdale, NY
10530
Tel: 914-607-3583
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