Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully with Erica Richardson
Saturday, April 9, 10:00am – 1:00pm at Bodhichitta Kadampa Buddhist Center
Death is one of the great mysteries of life. Few people understand what happens when we die, and how important it is for us to prepare for this inevitable event that we shall all experience. Buddha explains with great clarity what happens during the death process, and by understanding this, how we can use use this knowledge to make our life truly meaningful. By understanding our mortality, we will be motivated to develop virtuous minds and perform positive actions, which will create a life filled with great joy and inner peace.
This class will include two sessions, which will include breathing mediation, teachings, guided meditation and time for questions. Everyone is welcome.
An excerpt from Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully. By Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Everything we have accumulated in this life, including our very body, will be left behind. All that we can take with us from one life to the next are the imprints of the positive and negative actions we have created. If we ignore death we shall waste our life working for things that we shall only have to leave behind, creating many negative actions in the process and having to travel on to our next life with nothing but a heavy burden of negative karma.
On the other hand, if we base our life on a realistic awareness of our mortality we shall regard our spiritual development as far more important than the attainments of this world, and we shall view our time in this world principally as an opportunity to cultivate positive minds such as patience, love, compassion, and wisdom.
Motivated by these virtuous minds we shall perform many positive actions, thereby creating the cause for future happiness. When the time of our death comes we shall be able to pass away without fear or regret, our mind empowered by the virtuous karma we have created.
Session 1 – 10:00 – 11:30
Break 11:30 – 12:00
Session 2 12:00 – 1:00