Month: July 2021

Our habitual reactions to change and uncertainty are traditionally summarized in the presentation of the Eight Worldly Concerns: pleasure and pain, material gain and loss, praise and blame, having others’ good opinions (fame) and bad opinions (disrepute). These four pairs of experiences preoccupy the attention of most of us in the world, stirring up our attachment and aversion, and creating upheavals in our moods. How to find a deep sense of peace and joy in response to all these changes is the subject of this workshop.

This workshop features several sessions of guided meditations with explanations and time for Q&A or discussion.

All are welcome; no prerequisite needed.  

Meditation does not have to be a struggle against what we find within. Instead we can cultivate a kind of spacious awareness, where we find plenty of space within our mind for the different experiences and reactions to arise, abide and fade away. By learning through this workshop how to shift our attention into this “aware space,” we can discover a range of meditative experiences that does not depend on fighting or resisting what is happening in this moment. The skill of shifting into our aware space is the basis for developing calm-abiding and special insight in relation to the mind itself.

This workshop features several sessions of guided meditations with explanations and time for Q&A or discussion. All are welcome; no prerequisite needed.