Total Acceptance, Total Freedom: The Art of Practicing Patience
A Five Week Meditation Series in Fort Worth, Texas
Mondays from 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Feel free to drop in at any point in the series. Everyone is welcome!
We all want lasting freedom from problems and pain. The possibility of this happening can only develop within a clear, open, and patient mind. As we all know, normally our need to escape from unpleasant feelings can be so urgent that we become impatient and reactive and we do not give ourself the time to discover where our feelings are actually coming from. We may think that things should be different from the way they are. We can blame circumstances or other people for our unhappiness, but what we really need is the clarity and spaciousness of mind to see what is binding us. Like placid water, patience allows us to see things clearly, which creates the space for solutions to arise and enables us to undo our suffering. Total acceptance is the foundation of total freedom.
Join us for this class series that will include teachings and meditations from the extraordinary book How to Solve Our Human Problems by the great Buddhist Master Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. This book is a practical guide to overcoming frustration, anger and retaliation and developing the inner powers of patience and forgiveness, which enable spiritual transformation of suffering into personal growth.
Everyone is welcome!
What to expect:
- Classes are approximately 1-1/4 hours long.
- Classes include two guided meditations and a talk on Buddhism for everyday living.
- Occasionally Q&A is offered at the end of the class.
- Although part of a series, each class is self-contained so you can check out any single class or jump into the series midstream.
The Venue: Fort Worth Botanic Garden
Fort Worth Botanic Garden
3220 Botanic Garden Blvd
Fort Worth, TX 76107
If you are stopped at the gate, just tell the guard you are there for meditation class.
Our classes are usually held in the Lecture Link area, which is a lobby outside the Lecture Hall. To get there, you can enter the main door at the Garden Center and turn right toward the Lecture Hall, or you can enter the Dorothea Leonhardt Lecture Hall door to the right of the main door to the Garden Center.
COST
Online Registration
$50 for the entire series of 5 classes
$40 for Students, Seniors 60+, Veterans, First Responders, or limited income
$12 each class (feel free to drop in at any point in the series)
Registration at the Door
$12 each class (credit card, Apple Pay, or Google Pay), $10 cash
$10 for Students, Seniors 60+, Veterans, First Responders, or limited income
Free for Members | Become a Supporting Member
No one turned away for lack of funds
Bring the family! No charge for children 12-18
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