Tuesday Evening Classes
with Paige Polisner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
($10 per class + one time course registration fee of $10)
8 Steps to Happiness: A course in Buddhist meditation
Why is it so hard to be and stay happy? According to Buddha, it’s not. In fact, it can be done in as little as 8 steps. But it does require a drastic change in the way we view ourselves, and others, as well as in how we respond to the conflict and hardship that arises in life. Meditation is the key to transforming the mind from a place of suffering to one of great joy that is able to withstand any adversity. This class will be based on the book Eight Steps to Happiness, by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, and will include weekly teachings on each step, accompanied by guided meditations. It is equally suitable for beginners as well as experienced meditators. Come ready to learn ideas that will challenge all your previous assumptions and that, when applied correctly, will lead to a lasting and unshakeable happiness that will be shared by others around you!
March 4 Step 1: Cherishing Others
March 11 Step 2: Shifting Our View
March 18 Step 3: Making the Exchange
March 25 Step 4: Deepening our Compassion
April 1 Step 5: Transforming Adverse Conditions
April 8 Step 6: Offering the Victory
April 15 Step 7: Healing through Taking and Giving
April 22 NO CLASS
April 29 Step 8: Understanding Emptiness
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
Paige Polisner is the teacher for the Upper East Side class in Manhattan. She works as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at the Lexington School for the Deaf in Queens, where she provides individual counseling for students and teaches Peace classes. She became involved in Buddhism seven years ago culminating her search for a spiritual path that could answer questions and offer solutions where clinical psychology fell short. She was drawn to this particular presentation (New Kadampa Tradition) because of the rational and deep explanations for why we suffer, its emphasis on our limitless potential for positive change and joy, and the clear and practical methods offered for how to progress along the spiritual path. Her teachings are candid, heartfelt, and filled with personal experience.
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.
