The Happiness Toolkit
Making our way through this complex world takes all the skill and energy we have. Sometimes, it can feel overwhelming. But Buddha taught that we all are hardwired for a remarkable and reliable inner superpower; we all have the ability to be confident, relaxed, positive, and happy in all aspects of our daily life. Buddha also taught precise and tested methods for accessing our inner superpower, our “happiness toolkit,” whenever we wish.
These classes, consisting of meditations and new ways of thinking, teach you how to assemble your toolkit, so that you’re ready to respond to everything that comes your way – from relationships to current events in the news – with a peaceful and positive state of mind; a mind full of energy and new understanding, beneficial to you and everyone you encounter.
Eventually every situation will become an opportunity for happiness.
January 9: How to train in happiness
January 16: Gratitude
January 23: Love
January 30: Contentment
February 6: Letting go
February 13: Wisdom
Looking Ahead:
February | March Series: Healing the Heart
March | April Series: Turning our Mind into an Ally
Healing from the Heart
Learn a sequence of time-honoured meditations called taking and giving that heal both mind and body. We can use these meditations when we are suffering, or when others we care about are suffering. And we can practise them in meditation and in our daily life.
This ancient meditative practice is the best way to transform all types of difficulty such as pain, illness, and anxiety into an opportunity to strengthen our inner peace, love and compassion. Taking and giving is a beautiful, profound method to transform our problems and the sufferings in this world into the very means for experiencing love, joy, compassion and wisdom. This practice brings mental peace and happiness, increasing our spiritual strength and capacity to overcome challenges while developing the supreme good heart of a Bodhisattva.
Everyone is welcome to these classes, regardless of previous experience.
February 20: Taking by Means of Compassion
February 27: How this Meditation Helps us Deal with Our Own Problems
March 6: Giving by Means of Love
March 13: Taking and Giving with Breathing Meditation
March / April Series: Turning our Mind into an Ally
Teacher
Mike Boudreau is the branch teacher in Salmon Arm and he will usually teach the Thursday classes. He lives and works in Salmon Arm. He has been a sincere and dedicated practitioner in the Kadampa Tradition of Buddhism for many years, studying, teaching, and volunteering his time at KMCFV.
He is a popular teacher who enjoys sharing his experience of meditation with others. We are very fortunate to have Mike teaching in Salmon Arm.
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