The Liberating Wisdom of Emptiness​​​

Mondays

 7:00– 8:15pm

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Nov 24: The Emptiness of the Self

Dec 1: Gaining Deep Experience of Emptiness

Dec 8: The Experience of Abiding in Reality

Dec 15: Change your Mind, Change your World

Dec 22: Closed for Holiday Break

Dec 29: Closed for Holiday Break

Jan 5: New Series on A Beautiful Vision of Who We Can Be - Empowering our Spiritual Life through the Practice of Tantra

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Each class is self-contained.  You can join any time.

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According to Buddha, the root cause of our suffering is our ignorance of, and subsequent misapprehension of, how things actually exist. We perceive phenomena as existing entirely independently of the mind, and it is this mistaken apprehension that gives rise to all attachments and aversions that generate our unhappiness. In reality, things are empty of being independent of the mind. It is through understanding this emptiness that we begin to undermine all the unhappiness in our minds and lives. Gradually, through gaining deep experience of emptiness in meditation, we can actually purify our minds completely and eventually eradicate even the root cause of our suffering. What could be more exciting than coming to understand the true nature of all things? And then to discover that this insight will actually remove all our unhappiness and make our lives inexpressibly joyful, creative and meaningful? ​

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Each class stands on its own; everyone is welcome to come at any time.

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What to expect in this class:

• 15-minute guided breathing meditation.

• 30-minute teaching on the class topic.

• guided meditation on the class topic.

• Wrap up, informal discussion, and tea.