Meditation Class talks

Happiness, Health and Meditation – January 7th
Our happiness and health depend upon the state of our mind. With meditation we can gain control over our mind and cultivate the real causes of happiness that do not depend upon external conditions.

Meditation: A determination to increase the causes of real happiness.

Solving Our Problems Through Patience – January 14th
Discover how we can remain cool and calm in any situation by practising patient acceptance. As a result find the space in your mind to react to problems positively and with clarity and wisdom.

Meditation: A determination to accept our difficulties

The Freedom of Contentment – January 21st
Living in a constant state of desire or craving creates dissatisfaction in our mind and never ultimately leads to lasting happiness. By developing contentment we can free ourselves from deceptive desires and start to discover a more meaningful way of life.

Meditation: Feeling of contentment

The Balanced Mind of Equanimity – January 28th
By training our mind in equanimity we shall experience a balanced mind free from strong feelings of craving and aversion which are the source of most of our problems. This equanimity is the essential basis for developing beneficial minds like love and compassion.
 
Meditation: Equanimity towards others

A Natural High - Seeing Others as Precious – February 4th
By understanding how our happiness depends upon inner wealth and realisations, we can come to see others as precious. Such an exalted view of others will naturally lead to positive feelings of love and compassion. With such an attitude it will not be difficult to find lasting happiness.

Meditation: Seeing others as precious

Advice From a Spiritual Friend - February 11th
Advice for a better way of living based on wisdom and compassion. Happiness in daily life depends upon us correctly identifying beneficial commitments and determinations and then keeping them through the power of mindfulness and alertness.

Meditation: Determination to keep our commitments of training the mind