With Buddhist Monk Kelsang Mikyopa

Meditation Classes in Scottsdale

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10215 E. McDowell Mountain Ranch Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85255-8600
SE corner of Thompson Peak Parkway and McDowell Mountain Ranch Road

Mondays, 6:30 - 7:45
April 7 & 21, May 5 & 19, June 9 & 23

$10/talk – drop in to any talk, no pre-registration required

Everyone is welcome!

The Benefits of a Patient Mind
The supreme scientific method to solve human problems

Kelsang Mikyopa will give commentary to Buddhas teaching on methods for improving our human nature and qualities through developing the capacity of our mind. In recent years our knowledge of modern technology has increased considerably, and as a result we have witnessed remarkable material progress, but there has not been a corresponding increase in human happiness.  There is no less suffering in the world today, and there are no fewer problems. Indeed, it might be said that there are now more problems and greater dangers than ever before. This shows that the cause of happiness and the solution to our problems do not lie in knowledge of material things. Happiness and suffering are states of mind and so their main causes are not to be found outside the mind. If we want to be truly happy and free from suffering, we must learn how to control our mind. 

When things go wrong in our life and we encounter difficult situations, we tend to regard the situation itself as our problem, but in reality whatever problems we experience come from the side of the mind. If we were to respond to difficult situations with a positive or peaceful mind they would not be problems for us; indeed, we may even come to regard them as challenges or opportunities for growth and development. Problems arise only if we respond to difficulties with a negative state of mind. Therefore, if we want to be free from problems, we must transform our mind.

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