Classes Every Thursday

with Paige Polisner
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Unitarian Church of All Souls
1157 Lexington Ave. (between 79th and 80th Streets)
($10)


Love Without Pain

The mind of love and the mind of attachment are polar opposites, but too often we mistake (and forsake) one for the other. It’s no wonder we find it so difficult to maintain lasting harmony and stability in our relationships and that love quickly turns into pain. In this class we will explore the Buddhist view on love—in contradistinction to the needy, insatiable mind of attachment—and discuss the keys to cultivating true and everlasting happiness with another, and all others.

 
Jun 4                What is True Love?
Jun 11              Love without Pain
Jun 18              Freedom to Love
Jun 25              Reducing Attachment by Understanding Reality.
Jul 2                 Eliminating the Inner Enemy of Love
Jul 9                 Experiencing True Love

Summer Break: Classes resume September 3rd. Please check Website for ongoing activities at the main cente


Classes are suitable for both beginners and more advanced meditation
practitioners, and emphasize how to meditate and practice in our urban environment.

Classes can be taken individually or as a series and are held every week unless otherwise stated, titles TBA.

No pre-registration required.

Location
at Unitarian Church of All Souls 1157 Lexington Ave (between 79th and 80th Streets)

Directions By Subway:
6 train to 77th street / F train to Lex Av/63 street

(212) 924-6706 for more information

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 the Upper East Side

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.