At the heart of the Mahayana Buddhist tradition are the four immeasurable qualities: loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity. Together, they create a foundation for greater inner peace, emotional resilience, and healthier relationships.
While science and Buddhism approach the mind from different perspectives, contemporary findings in neuroscience echo insights that Buddhist practitioners have cultivated for centuries: how to develop a healthier, happier, and more resilient mind.
A kind heart already exists within us. It’s just a matter of learning how to bring it out. Join this intensive program to learn how to embody the four immeasurables.
In this discussion, we will think through the process of developing needed self cohesion, while simultaneously softening a sense of separate selfhood. This course is open to all, and will be helpful to both meditators and clinicians interested in the clinical applications of Buddhist psychology.
Shantideva’s masterful Bodhicaryāvatāra sparkles with insights for personal growth. Jay Garfield interprets Shantideva’s work to build a coherent guide to Buddhist ethics and suggest ways to conquer our own psychopathologies.
Shantideva’s masterful Bodhicaryāvatāra sparkles with insights for personal growth. Jay Garfield interprets Shantideva’s work to build a coherent guide to Buddhist ethics and suggest ways to conquer our own psychopathologies.
According to the natural law of karma everything we think, do and say turns us into the person we become. Understanding this natural law is fundamental to understanding the entire Buddhist path. During this retreat Ven. Robina will talk about how to take responsibility for our actions, thoughts, and grow the confidence that we can determine our own reality.
During this retreat, Ven. Robina will guide us and explain how Tantra teaches self-transformation by meditating on buddhas, embracing renunciation, reality, and compassion to attain enlightenment and ultimate freedom.
Transform difficult situations at their emotional core through mind training, a powerful practice that turns our usual self-protective thinking upside down—and leads us on the path to cultivating the good heart.
Contemplation, conversation, and meditation on the Buddhist psychology of fear and its relevance to significant challenges we are facing: political strife, climate crisis, war, and collective division.
