MONDAYS  7:30 – 9 pm

The art of meditation is learning and mastering the technical aspects of this inner practice. Everyone can learn to meditate, but the greatest benefits arise from becoming technically proficient. Since the practice of meditation has been proven to improve one’s mental disposition and experience of happiness, it is wise to apply effort to improve the quality of the practice. Take the opportunity to improve!

Unfortunately, virtually every person reacts to unpleasant situations with negative emotions. These feelings often compel us to lash out at others, by blaming them for our unhappiness, or we become despondent and depressed. Such instinctive reactions offer no solutions, but merely intensify our misery. Therefore, for the sake of our own mental health, we need to learn alternative ways to deal with life’s unwanted hardships. Learn what you can do to avoid making a bad situation worse.

It is a common assumption that we have an unmistaken understanding of the nature of our reality. For example, that people, places, and things exist external to and independent of our apprehending mind. If reality does exist in this way, then it should be very easy to confirm this. However, the opposite happens, it is actually very difficult to verify this assumed version of reality. Find out what Buddha explained to be the true and unmistaken nature of reality and in particular, the true nature of our self.