Meditation Classes
In Surprise, AZ
The Path to Enlightenment
with Susan Smith
The Lamrim instructions form the main body of Buddha’s teachings. By integrating these instructions into our daily life, we can learn how to control our mind and always keep a good motivation in our heart. Everyone can benefit from practicing Buddha's teachings. This is because there is no difference between Kadam Dharma and people's everyday experiences. Everyone needs it to make their lives happy and meaningful and temporarily solve their human problems, and to enable them ultimately to find pure and everlasting happiness through controlling their anger, attachment, jealousy, and especially ignorance.
Over the next several months, we will be studying the Kadam Lamrim meditations using Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s text ‘The New Meditation Handbook’. This will provide practical guidance for those new to meditation as well as for more experienced meditators, helping you to build confidence and discover the benefits of a calmer and more peaceful mind.
Wednesdays | 10:30 - 11:30 am
Class price | $10.00 Free for Members
at The Unitarian Universalist of Surprise
17540 Ave of the Arts, Surprise, AZ 85378
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February 4 - Our Precious Human Life
February 11 - Death and Impermanance
February 18 - The Dangers of Lower Rebirth/Refuge Practice
February 25 - Actions and Their Effects
March 4 - Developing Renunciation
March 11 - Developing Equanimity
March 18 - Recognizing That All Living Beings Are Our Mothers
March 25 - Remembering the Kindness of Living Beings
April 1- Equalizing Self and Others
April 8 - The Disadvantages of Self Cherishing
April 15 - The Advantages of Cherishing Others
April 22 - Exchanging Self With Others
April 29 - Great Compassion
May 6 - Taking
May 13 - Wishing Love
May 20 - Giving
May 27 - Bodhichitta
June 3 -Tranquil Abiding
June 10 - Superior Seeing
June 17 - Relying on a Spiritual Guide
Upcoming Classes
About the teacher
Susan Smith has been studying Buddhist teachings for nearly 30 years and is currently enrolled in the Teacher Training Program. Susan is passionate about sharing her understanding and personal experience of Dharma with others. She exemplifies how to practice Buddhism as a layperson in a busy city and presents Buddha’s teachings in a clear, eloquent, and inspiring way.