MONDAY NIGHTS Presented
by Jeremy Cohen
Monday Nights From 8.00 pm
Introduction to Buddhist Philosophy and Meditation
His Holiness the Dalai Lama often points out that the afflictive emotions that disturb our mind and take away our peace arise due to misconceptions or our misunderstanding about the way things are.
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For example, we may mistakenly project negative qualities onto someone who, in fact, doesn’t have those negative qualities; they’re merely something invented by our mind. As His Holiness says, when we’re aware of this, we can see that an afflictive emotion such as anger is quite fragile because it’s based on a wrong concept. So, if we remove that mistaken concept, the afflictive emotion behind it will also cease. These persistent afflictive emotions, which seem deeply rooted in our psyche, are in fact quite weak and can be extinguished by the correct understanding of how things exist.
This practice, called insight, is a scientific investigation into how we perceive reality, enabling us to change our mind and our life by removing the mistaken conceptions that cause afflictive emotions.
These relaxed and informal sessions run for one hour and include guided meditations, a talk and discussion. A facility fee of $5 goes towards the running of the Centre.
Everyone is welcome; there is no need to book. For more
information, please email spc@tarainstitute.org.au or phone 03 9596 8900.
MEDITATIONS for Modern Minds
Volume 3
This book is a collection of insightful Monday night Introduction to Buddhism teachings at Tara Institute in 2022, which also include step-by-step meditations and some Q&A sessions. Each author has also written a compelling personal introduction before their teaching on how meditation and buddhism has helped them navigate the ups and downs of life.
These are unique teachings in that they are given by experienced and engaging teachers who can talk clearly about the wisdom found in ancient Buddhist teachings and apply it to modern life.
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Lama Zopa said: My point here is for you to understand what we are doing and what you are helping with. This is so that you can rejoice. It really is unbelievable, incredible, what you are helping with, and this creates so much benefit for the world and for sentient beings. This actually creates the cause to liberate so many beings. This is an incredible opportunity for you to rejoice, and if you rejoice and then dedicate the merits, it is amazing.