Please Note: this class is now one hour (formally 1.5 hours)
General Program Class
Wednesdays, 7:00 - 8:00pm
with Joseph Giacona
Offered online (for local members only) and in-person (for everyone)
$10 per class, free for supporting members
The Way of the Bodhisattva
The Meditations on Training in the Six Perfections
A Bodhisattva is the Buddhist role model for how best to live in the world. And we can become one ourselves.
According to Buddha, our real purpose in this world is to attain enlightenment. Why? So that we can fulfill our compassionate wish to free others from suffering. A Bodhisattva is someone who has awoken to this higher purpose and now practices joyfully to transform the circumstances of their life into the path to enlightenment for the benefit of all.
In this series we will learn how to adopt the mindset of a Bodhisattva. We may feel ourselves to be far removed from the altruistic mindset of Bodhisattva right now, but there is nothing to stop us from becoming a ‘trainee’ Bodhisattva, and beginning to move our life in the direction of the Bodhisattva’s way of life, simply by bringing that mindset to the things that we do.
In particular we will look at how to integrate the six main practices of a Bodhisattva, known as the six perfections, into our activities and way of being. By training in this we begin to taste the extraordinary beauty and benefits of the Bodhisattva right now.
October 16: Becoming a Bodhisattva
October 23: Nurturing a Giving Heart
October 30: The Bodhisattva’s Code
November 6: The Power of Patient Acceptance
November 13: Cultivating Joyful Confidence
November 20: Concentration and The Wisdom Path
DETAILS
Our General Program classes include Dharma teachings along with guided meditations
These classes are suitable for both beginners and more advanced meditation practitioners
General meditation classes are given as a series, but can also be taken individually
No special clothing is required
Everyone welcome!