Finding Balance, Finding Peace
A Half-Day Retreat with Buddhist Teacher, David Shea
Saturday, October 19, 10:00am – 1:00pm
Everyone wants to be happy and no one wants to suffer, but very few people understand the real causes of happiness and suffering. All our life we have tried to adjust the external world, trying to make it conform to our wishes, yet still we have not found pure and lasting happiness.
If we have to walk across rough and thorny ground, one way of protecting our feet is to cover the whole ground with leather; but this is not very practical. We can achieve the same result in a much simpler way – by covering our feet. Similarly, if we wish to protect ourself from suffering we can either try to change the whole world to make it conform to our wishes, or we can change our mind. Happiness is a state of mind, so the real source of happiness must lie within the mind, not in external conditions.
Through the inner practice of meditation, our mind will gradually become more and more peaceful, and we will experience a purer form of happiness within. Eventually, we will be able to stay happy and experience balance and peace, even in the most difficult circumstances.
Schedule
Saturday, October 19
10:00am – 11:15am – Teaching and Meditation Session 1
11:15am – 11:45am – Coffee/Tea Break
11:45am – 1:00pm – Teaching and Meditation Session 2
Cost | $20 per class, $15 for students ($0 if you are unable to pay due to lack of funds)
Location | BKBC, 6701 Aberdeen No. 3 (1 block SW Slide and Loop), Lubbock TX
For more information please call 806-787-2499 or email info@meditationinlubbock.org