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Life is but a Dream:  A Day Course on Emptiness

with Kelsang Oden

Saturday, April 21   10 am – 4:00 pm

Buddha is renowned for teaching the "Middle Way", but few people understand what this really means. Buddha taught that our mistaken understanding of the way things exist – as separate, solid and independent – lies at the root of all our suffering and problems. When we gain the wisdom that realizes the dream-like nature of our world, we also gain freedom from all the fears, anxieties and difficulties that arise from this age-old habit of grasping at inherent, or true, existence.

Emptiness is the actual nature of reality. It is the true “Middle Way”, avoiding both the extreme of nothingness and the extreme of true existence. During this day course, Kelsang Oden will provide a basic introduction to understanding Buddha's wisdom teachings, and show how these teachings are practical and relevant to our daily life

Schedule

10:00 am – 12 noon    Session 1:    What is emptiness?  An introduction to Buddha's wisdom teachings

 

12 noon  –  1:15 pm    Vegetarian lunch

 

1:30 pm  –  2:45 pm    Session 2:    Putting wisdom to work in daily life

 

2:45 pm  –  3:00 pm    Tea break

 

3:15 pm  –  4:00 pm    Session 3:    Meditation on emptiness and wrap-up

Cost (includes lunch):  $70 on the day itself;  $65 if you pre-register (50 % less for Foundation Program students)

For more information or to register, please call Lorna at 427-7622, or the Centre at 435-3894.

Everybody welcome!

Tara Kadampa Buddhist Centre,   

Harts Gap, Hastings, Christ Church

BARBADOS

Tel: (246) 435-3894 

info@meditateinbarbados.org