Thursday 12 November · 19:30
Meditation for Daily Life: Dealing with Difficulties
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Meditation for Daily Life: Dealing with DIfficulties Special Offer: Book the whole course to receive a 30% discount / or free with a membership October 22th, 29th, November 5th and 12th £28 for whole 4 week course (30% discount) / £10 each session (drop in or pre-book) / free with membership Everyone experiences difficulties, such as challenging relationships, stress at work, disappointment, loss, frustration, or unexpected setbacks. Life’s challenges can easily leave us feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or angry. In these sessions, we will explore practical methods for responding to life’s problems with greater wisdom, patience, and inner strength. Based on the text, How to Solve Our Human Problems by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, we will learn how meditation can help us transform the way we experience difficulties rather than simply wishing them away. Many of our greatest challenges are made harder by our mental reactions—especially anger, frustration, resentment, and resistance. By understanding these habits of mind and learning to work with them skilfully, we can discover a more peaceful and resilient way of living. Week 1: The Faults of Irritation and Anger Discover why anger is one of the most destructive states of mind and how it robs us of peace, happiness, and good judgment. Learn meditation techniques that help create space between difficult situations and our reactions. Week 2: Why Do We Become Irritable? Explore the underlying causes of anger, frustration, and resentment. Learn how unmet expectations, attachment, and habitual ways of thinking contribute to emotional suffering and conflict. Week 3: Learning to Accept Difficulties Can difficulties become opportunities for growth? This week we will explore the practice of patient acceptance and learn how resisting reality often increases our suffering. Through meditation, we will develop greater emotional balance and resilience. Week 4: Responding Wisely to Challenges Bring together the insights from the course and lea
Make it a ritual
Every Thursday at 19:30.
Kadampa Meditation Centre is a studio in Reading with classes in meditation. About 3 classes a week, busiest on Thursdays and Sundays. Most classes start in the evening, after work.