In this class we combine teachings and meditations with brief traditional prayers. The act of praying not only connects us to the inspiration of the Buddhas, but to our own pure potential. Focusing our intention through prayer helps us to transform ourselves and our world. This month the teachings will focus on:

Learning to Let Go of Bad Habits

We all have habits we consider ‘bad’ or unhealthy, even destructive. We don’t seemingly want to do them, but do them anyway, as if we are trapped. Buddha’s astounding insights into the mind gives us the tools to understand how and why we create compulsive patterns of behavior, and consequently how we can let go of them and create the meaningful and joyful life that we actually want.

	
Feb 7        Understanding Ourselves: Why We Develop Bad Habits	
Feb 14      Uprooting the Psychology of Addiction	
Feb 21      Freedom from Compulsion	
Feb 28      Forgiving Yourself and Others	
Mar 7        Overcoming our Self-sabotaging Tendencies	

Chakrasambara Buddhist Center
322 Eighth Ave, Suite 502,
New York, NY 10001
(Entrance on 26th Street,
between 8th and 7th Ave.)

We are easily accessible by
the C/E to 23rd St.
or to 28th St. or 1/9 to 28th
Tel: (212) 924-6706





Karla Hassenstein. Karla works full time at Chakrasambara Buddhist Center as a senior teacher and the Center's education program coordinator. She currently teaches Prayers for World Peace on Sunday mornings at CBC as well as our Sunday Evening Introductory Series. In addition she is the branch teacher in Harlem. A longtime student on the Teacher Training Program at CBC, Karla has also studied Buddhist Ritual and Art at Nagarjuna Buddhist Center in England.

About the Buddhist Meditation Classes at the Center in New York City
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.