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SUMMARY:DISCOVERING BUDDHISM: Transforming Problems Into Happiness
DESCRIPTION:(HYBRID) When things go wrong in life\, and despite being re
 peatedly hurt\, we continue fighting with the world\, trying to overcome
  problems and achieve the elusive happiness we have been pursuing for as
  long as we can remember. But look around: no one has succeeded in elimi
 nating sickness\, ageing\, death\, enemies\, and all the other difficult
 ies of life. There is a method\, however\, that can remove the word “p
 roblem” from our vocabulary.\n\n\n\nInstead of being obstacles to happ
 iness\, the things that go wrong in our life can become a source of happ
 iness. The key to this transformation is understanding that it is our su
 bjective experience that determines whether something is a problem or no
 t. \n\n\n\nTo transform problems into happiness\, we must first let go o
 f the wish that things should never go wrong. Things are always going wr
 ong\, and it is useless to be unhappy when they do. If a problem can be 
 fixed\, we do not need to be sad\; if it cannot be fixed\, being sad onl
 y adds to the pain.\n\n\n\n“You must recognize that your real enemy\, 
 the thief who steals your happiness\, is the inner thief\, the one insid
 e your mind\, the one you have cherished since beginningless time. There
 fore\, make the strong determination to throw him out and to never let h
 im back in.”Lama Thubten Yeshe\n\n\n\nLearn to employ the special tech
 niques of mind training (lojong) to transform problems into happiness. W
 hen we are faced with difficulty\, instead of feeling more and more anxi
 ous or trapped\, we can learn to transform these adverse circumstances i
 nto happiness. We can learn to like problems as much as ice-cream! \n\n\
 n\nIn addition\, if we consider well the disadvantages of self-cherishin
 g and the advantages of cherishing others more than ourselves\, we will 
 become inspired to “exchange ourselves with others”. With this type 
 of equanimity\, our relationships will become supportive\, and we can be
 gin to create harmony within the world as well.\n\n\n\nTopics covered in
  this course include: \n\n\n\n\nHow to release the eight worldly concern
 s\n\n\n\nUsing problems on the path to enlightenment\n\n\n\nExperiencing
  problems for others\n\n\n\nHow to use happiness on the path to enlighte
 nment\n\n\n\nGeshe Langri Tangpa’s Eight Verses\n\n\n\nHow to cultivat
 e equanimity and unbiased affection\n\n\n\n\n“We Westerners always hav
 e to blame something external when things go wrong\, “I’m not happy\
 , so I’d better change this.” We’re always trying to change the wo
 rld around us instead of recognizing that it’s our own attachment that
  we have to change.”Lama Thubten Yeshe\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 Event Details\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Discovering Buddhism\n\n\n\n\n\n\
 n\n\n\n\n\nThe Discovering Buddhism is the core program of LTC. It consi
 sts of 13 units\, but you are most welcome to join at any time. It takes
  about three years to complete the full cycle and the associated activit
 ies. Many people enjoy the program so much they attend subsequent cycles
 ! We invite you to come along to a couple of classes and see how the pro
 gram suits you. More details here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore class dates
  in this series\nSugar Calendar Event List Block\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin Event o
 n Zoom\n\n\n\n\n\nThis is a hybrid event\, held both in-person in the go
 mpa and online on Zoom. Zoom meeting starts 10 minutes before event star
 t time.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nUpcoming In-d
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