6 Week Program
$125 Early Registration (Before February 5th)
$150 Registration (After February 5th)
Week 4 - Cultivating a Wholesome Heart (Sila)
Cultivating a calm and clear mind through the practices of Shamatha and Vipassana helps us to develop an awareness that is better able to recognize unskillful habits that lead to feelings of distress, dissatisfaction, and discontentment. Once we recognize these patterns we can begin to let go of those unskilful habits and instead cultivate more skillful habits that are uplifting and fulfilling.
In this fourth class of the series we are taking a look at how our attitude shapes and colors our experience and how we relate to the world. Is our attitude selfish, divisive, and dualistic leaving us feeling disconnected or are we developing attitudes that are more unifying and wholesome that lead to the realized feeling of interconnectedness? In this class we will explore the various meditation practices the work on cultivating the attitudes of love, joy, appreciation, gratitude and compassion. These attitudes, in turn lead us to even greater self-awareness and which empowers us to navigate life with greater harmony and balance.
In this fourth class of the series we will…
Explore a wide range of meditation practices that work on cultivating a more wholesome heart.
Discuss and explore The Four Noble Attitudes that soften and uplift the heart.
Love, Compassion, Joy, Equanimity
Discuss and explore the union of Wisdom & Wholesomeness
Discuss why a model of ethics based in Insight and Compassion lead to greater wellbeing.
Explore the various Meditation practices that cultivate Wholesomeness.
Metta Meditions, Tonglen Meditation, Gratitude Meditation
Eric Brooks L.Ac, MMT, RYT
Eric is a Mindfulness Meditation Teacher with over 15 years of study and practice. He holds a Degree in Buddhist Philosophy from UMASS Amherst & The Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies in India. Eric also holds certification to teach Mindfulness Meditation through his training with Dharma Moon and Tibet House. Eric brings to his teachings his extensive knowledge in the theory and principles underlying the practice of meditation and is able explain these topics thoroughly and clearly. Eric also brings to his teachings the wisdom he gain through his experience of engaging in a three year retreat at Odiyan Buddhist Center in CA. There he studied and practiced mindfulness in daily living under the guidance of Tarthang Tulku Rimpoche. Eric is passionate and excited to share these teachings about Mindfulness Meditation.