May 1 – May 29, 2014 (5 sessions) offered through Lexington Community Education, Lexington, MA
Course Number: MTIB
Course Number: MTIB
This course offers an introduction to methods of meditation practice that are simple, yet powerful and profound. These methods can be practiced by anyone and are extremely effective for bringing inner strength, peace, compassion and understanding into your life.
Prerequisites: None, open to all.
Tuition $85, student workbook $15, the student workbook will be available at the first class evening. All the course videos are included online
Optional:1 DVD (must be played in a computer) $20 plus shipping
If you have any questions about the course please write to info@rigpaboston.org
Register with Lexington Community Education (ask for course MTIB)
Phone 781 862 8043
Fax 781 863 5829
email info@lexingtoncommunityed.org
Introduction to What Meditation Really Is
We all want to be happy. But often the relentless pace and challenges of life make it impossible to know where to look for happiness.
We all want to be happy. But often the relentless pace and challenges of life make it impossible to know where to look for happiness.
Through the wisdom of meditation, however, we can find peace and contentment.
To our amazement, we discover a profound stillness that is always with us, beneath the turbulence of all our thoughts and emotions. When we allow our mind to settle, quietly, in its own natural peace, then what happens is quite extraordinary.
To our amazement, we discover a profound stillness that is always with us, beneath the turbulence of all our thoughts and emotions. When we allow our mind to settle, quietly, in its own natural peace, then what happens is quite extraordinary.
What Meditation Really Is is a unique course that has been specially developed by Sogyal Rinpoche after many years of teaching in the West. It brings together over 2,000 years of Buddhist wisdom and experience in a way that is authentic, accessible and completely relevant to modern life.
Led by experienced meditators, it offers a complete introduction to meditation and shows how it can unlock our natural confidence, compassion and creativity. Students will gain a genuine experience of meditation and all the tools they need to take the benefits into every aspect of their life.
Course format
The What Meditation Really Is course is a live course experience supplemented by an online course platform.
Every week we will meet together to:
Every week we will meet together to:
- Study a new topic
- Watch several video teaching presentations
- Receive individual study and meditation practice advice from an experienced instructor
- Have the option of interacting with other students
Our online platform complements the live class, enabling you to review the teachings in our weekly meeting at your convenience, to catch up on missed classes and to stay in touch with your classmates on those occasions when you cannot make it to class.
A five-week introductory course
Module One offers a complete introduction to meditation in five weekly sessions.
A five-week introductory course
Module One offers a complete introduction to meditation in five weekly sessions.
Students acquire all the tools they need in order to have a genuine experience of meditation, establish a daily practice, and take the benefits of meditation into every aspect of their life.
The following topics are covered in Module One:
- Session One: A basic introduction to the true purpose of meditation and how to practice it.
- Session Two: Meditation as a way to inner peace and contentment
- Session Three: Understanding mind and how to work with it
- Session Four: The benefits of meditation
- Session Five: Integrating the practice in daily life
Module One is suitable for anyone who wishes to learn to meditate or deepen their knowledge of meditation—including absolute beginners who have never heard about meditation or Buddhism, and more experienced students from Rigpa or from other traditions.
It is also a recommended foundation for Modules Two to Six, which present a series of ever-subtler methods for stabilizing and deepening shamatha meditation practice.
What Meditation Really Is, module 1 courses 2014:
These alternate dates are available for courses offered online, registration and information at rigpaonlinecourses.org
These alternate dates are available for courses offered online, registration and information at rigpaonlinecourses.org
