Led By: Samayasri, Ananta & Joy Hertzog
Monday evenings, 7 weeks
6:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. EST
November 4th - December 23rd, 2024
Online via Zoom
Course Description:
“May you live in interesting times” — so the Chinese curse goes. And we have no shortage of interesting times: war and violence, inaction on climate change, global pandemic, social injustices, threats to democracy — not to mention personal worries and concerns.
That we care about suffering around us and in the world at large is a great thing. It can lead to compassionate reflection and action. Yet it can also lead to unhealthy responses — anxiety, stress, apathy, avoidance, and fatigue.
This seven-week journey will be guided by experienced teachers in the Triratna Community. They will guide the learning experience on how to work with overwhelm and find peace that leads to compassionate responses. Based on Buddhist wisdom, mindfulness, and compassion-based approaches, you will learn how to work more effectively with these challenges and live from a place of more choice and wholehearted engagement.
Each class will include periods of practice, dialogue, Dharma teaching, and discussion.
Agenda:
Arriving meditation
Review of previous material
Small group discussion
Review of new material
Large group discussion
Meditation
Home practice review
About the Leaders:
Samayasri is a Senior Order Member in Triratna who has served as Chair of the NY-NJ Sangha for many years. She also serves as President of the San Francisco and Vancouver, BC Sanghas. Samayasri is a dedicated practitioner, teacher, and leader. She has taught meditation for over 20 years, and has a deep commitment to her ethics and confession practice. Her practice directly informs her career in global humanitarian & development organizations, within which she has learned to face deeply into suffering.
Ananta has practiced within the Triratna Buddhist Community for 25 years. He has spent over three years on retreat. He was Ordained in 2007 and is the Chair and a leading teacher of Triratna New York-New Jersey and of the Triratna US & Canada Men’s ordination training team. He is the CEO of Karuna USA, a Buddhist-inspired international nonprofit tackling poverty and discrimination in South Asia, and formerly led global youth empowerment initiatives with the United Nations. He is a certified Mindfulness teacher with Brown University.
Joy Hertzog has been practicing Buddhism for over 10 years. She is a Mitra (student) in the Triratna Community and is currently training for Ordination. She is an experienced meditator, teacher, and facilitator. Joy believes in creating a welcoming and safe environment for practitioners of all levels.
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