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Friday 16 May @ 9:00 am 10:30 am

Buddhist psychology to help us develop inner strength and equilibrium, deconstruct toxic habit cycles, and withstand the pressures of social media to not just survive, but flourish in this complex modern world.

This short and pithy course is perfect for our times. The Buddha’s wisdom not only helps us to overcome modern-day pressures, but also shines light on universal human problems. There is no need to be a Buddhist, or even religious, to benefit from this wisdom.

The course focuses on how to overcome the six factors identified by the Buddha that stimulate our disturbing emotions. When they all come together we have the ‘perfect storm’ for stress and unhappiness.

The good news is that we can get started on any one of these, creating a window of opportunity to develop inner peace and stability. Discover what we can do to guard against these six factors, and how to develop your natural potential to become a more balanced and peaceful human being. In this way we will in turn be able to contribute to the welfare of our community and to the world, in a sustaining and energising way.

How pressures from society, peer group and media overwhelm us, and strategies to overcome these pressures. Where to put our trust, how to discern correct teachings from the spin, and the ultimate checklist: four qualities of a valid refuge.

Distinguish between root causes (which we can control), and conditions (which we often cannot control). Recognise the power that certain objects and places have over us, and harness the benefit of holy places to inspire and energise.

The tyranny of the reifying view! Why love so quickly can turn to hate, how attachment and aversion exaggerate and distort our emotions, and what we can do about them, so we are free to really enjoy things.

The three essentials we need to become a good human being: wisdom, concentration and ethics. They don’t necesarily come naturally, so how to get started, how they compliment and support each other and our development.

Neurology of a toxic habit cycle and how to deconstruct it, tame the monster, and develop a cycle of natural flourishing. Simple techniques to counter negative habits, with topical case studies to bring it all home!

Society plus media – the sum is bigger than the parts! Special advice for withstanding the social media juggernaut. Distinguish between compassion and empathy so as to not ‘burn out’, and develop equanimity for a peaceful world.

“The right way to eliminate harm from this earth is to first free your mind from the emotional disturbances that cause irrational fear of destruction, and then educate yourself and others in how to bring peace to the world. That’s where world peace starts.”

– Lama Thubten Yeshe

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Hosted by Shantideva Centre, USA:
This course is being hosted by our sister centre in New York City. If you are joining from outside of Australia, please check the start time against your own time zone! Use an app such as Timebuddy.

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*Course Package includes both soundfiles and video of each class (to catch-up or re-listen), powerpoint slides, reflection sheets and any additional reading.

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