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Training the Mind in Daily Activities: Meditation on the Go

In this busy, chaotic world it is very important to our day-to-day happiness and peace that we learn how to control our mind. Gen Kelsang Rigpa, American Buddhist monk, will teach new ways of thinking that can transform the ordinary, daily activities of life into opportunities for learning and personal growth. This is a practical course designed to show how to apply simple meditation techniques within a normal, modern lifestyle.

1. Training the Mind in Daily Activities: Meditation on the Go.
2. Letting Go of Painful Thoughts: Protecting Our Peace of Mind.
3. Transforming the Mundane: Eating, Drinking & Sleeping as Spiritual Practices.
4. Meditation on Compassion: Removing Suffering from the World.
5. Meditation on Love: Giving Love to the World.
6.This Precious Human Life: Time Flies, Remember Death.
7. Mindfulness: The Practice of Being Aware.
8. Patience, Humility and Selflessness: Virtues for a Happy Life.
9. The Measurement of Success in Mind Training: Assessing Our Practice.

Everyone is welcome to this course on training the mind; no previous experience of meditation is necessary.

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(Please note that there will not be sessions on July 27 or August 3.)

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