with Andrea Homan
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
($10 per class + one time course registration fee of $15)

Eight Steps to Happiness

An introduction to Buddhist meditation and its application to our daily life. Based on Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s book, Eight Steps to Happiness.

This series will introduce us and help us go deep into eight inspiring verses which comprise one of Buddhism’s most popular teachings, Eight Verses for Training the Mind. Each verse will show us how to transform our mind from our ordinary self-orientated perspective into the loving, courageous and wise heart of a Bodhisattva, a being bound for enlightenment. With each verse we’ll learn practical meditations that are powerful tools for overcoming our daily difficulties and pain. The main focus of the series will be on developing authentic love and compassion as a path to becoming the joyful, happy person we long to be.

Ideal for beginners and more advance students alike.

Mar 2        The Benefits of Training the Mind
Mar 9        Step One: Learning to Cherish Others
Mar 16      Step Two: Enhancing Cherishing Love
Mar 23      Step Three: Exchanging Self With Other
Mar 30      Step Four: Great Compassion
Apr 6        Step Five: Wishing Love
Apr 13      Step Six: Transforming Adverse Conditions
Apr 20      Step Seven: Taking and Giving
Apr 27      Step Eight: Ultimate Bodhichitta

Registration
Please call the Riverdale Community Center at (718) 796-4724

Location
Riverdale Community Center
(Riverdale Community Center is inside M.S./H.S. 141, Riverdale Kingsbridge Academy)
660 West 237th Street
between Independence Ave and Hudson Manor

Contact
Call (212) 924-6706

About the Buddhist Meditation Classes in Riverdale

Based in the traditions of Kadampa Buddhism, each class is structured to include a teaching, two meditations, a group discussion, and a questions and answers session.

No special clothing is required, and pre-registration is not necessary. This class is a branch of Chakrasambara Buddhist Center in New York.