Living Lightly: How Emptiness Solves Problems - Online Meditation Course

6556 24th Avenue Northwest,Seattle WA 98117

10 May, 2021

Description

These ten days of daily meditations will explore ultimate truth, emptiness, focusing on its practical application to daily life. The teachings and meditations given on this course will explore practical applications of Buddha's teachings on the ultimate nature of reality, or emptiness. Upon investigating ultimate truth, we discover that the source of all problems and unhappiness cannot be found outside our mind. By gaining personal experience of emptiness in our daily activities, we can develop a deep and stable inner peace that is not disturbed by changing external conditions. Eventually we will attain the permanent inner peace of nirvana and enlightenment. This special course will run for two weeks, with a teaching on a different aspect of emptiness from the book Modern Buddhism by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche given on each day. After the teaching, Gen Rinzin will guide a meditation then conclude with advice on how to practice throughout the day. Sessions will be 35 minutes long. Recordings of the week 1 sessions will be available through Sunday, May 16; recordings of the week 2 sessions will be available through Sunday, May 23. About the TeacherGen Kelsang Rinzin was ordained as a Buddhist monk in 2004 and taught at Heruka Buddhist Center in Fort Collins for 15 years. He was appointed to the Resident Teacher position at Kadampa Meditation Center Washington in October 2020. Gen Rinzin communicates his love of Dharma with a down to earth approach and humor that helps others to appreciate and understand the teachings and put them into practice. His teachings are clear and practical so that the listener can readily integrate the methods for developing a peaceful mind into their busy, modern life. About the SessionsWeek 1 (available on-demand through Sunday, May 16) Monday, May 10 - Being like an actor on a stage Tuesday, May 11 - What is emptiness? Wednesday, May 12 - The emptiness of our body Thursday, May 13 - The emptiness of our mind Friday, May 14 - The emptiness of our I Week 2 (available on-demand through Sunday, May 23) Monday, May 17 - The emptiness which is empty of eight extremes Tuesday, May 18 - Conventional and ultimate truths, part 1 Wednesday, May 19 - Conventional and ultimate truths, part 2 Thursday, May 20 - The union of the two truths Friday, May 21 - A simple training in ultimate bodhichitta RegistrationThis event is being offered by live-stream for those in the Pacific Northwest region of the US (including WA, ID, MT & AK; outside this area? Find a Kadampa Center near you). Registrants will receive a link enabling them to watch and listen by phone, tablet or computer. Cost: $50 ($25 for seniors, students & supporters of Kadampa Meditation Center WA)