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Meditation in Hampton Bays
Sundays Mornings
Prayers for Meditation 10:00-10:20 am
Sunday Morning Meditation Classes 10:30-11:45am
Transforming Problems and Conflicts
with Shirley and Charlene
March 7 Understanding and Letting Go of Anger
March 14 Acceptance: The Key to Transforming Problems
$10
Free for monthly members of the Center
We Are All Connected: Healing Ourself, Family and World Through Love
with Buddhist Meditation Teacher Elizabeth Muzyka
We often perceive ourselves as isolated individuals and experience loneliness and strong yearnings for a connection with others. According to Buddha, this perception of our self as isolated from others is an illusion. In truth we are all naturally and profoundly interconnected. This experience of interconnection reduces our feelings of separation, allowing an authentic love for others to arise. In this course we will be guided through a sequence of profound meditations that have the power to revolutionize our outlook on life, and heal our relationships with our self, family and everyone. We will lay the foundation for the actual experience for universal love, the key to solving the problems in our world.
March 21 The Foundation for Love
March 28 Healing Family Relationships
April 4 No Class
April 11 The Interconnectedness of All Things
April 18 The Heart of Love
April 25 No Class US Festival KMC
$10
Free for monthly members of the Center
Wednesday Evenings 7-8:15pm
Dealing with Delusions
with Buddhist Meditation teacher Elizabeth Muzyka
According to Buddha, our unhappiness and problems come from painful and distorted states of mind which we call delusions. The essence of Buddhist practice is to identify and let go of the delusions and gradually to replace them with their virtuous opponents, peaceful and clear minds which produce happiness
In this course we will be given practical guidelines on how to bring this about through meditation and daily life practice. Applying these methods in our daily life is the key to a happy life. These classes will be practical, interactive, involving both meditation and discussion… and will also give you a great opportunity to get to know your spiritual community.
Feb 24 Anger Vs. Acceptance
March 3 Attachment Vs. Freedom
March 10 Jealousy Vs. Rejoicing
$10
Free for monthly members of the Center
The classes begin with a guided simple breathing and relaxing meditation. Then, a talk is given by the teacher on the subject for the week, always very practical methods for overcoming minds like impatience, our stress, or anxieties. After this, the teacher leads another meditation, to help familiarize our mind with the subject topic. These classes are self contained, so you can attend any class you chose. However, you may receive more benefit from attending the whole course and so gain a fuller understanding of the subject.
You do not need to wear special clothes to meditate, and during the classes we sit on chairs or cushions.
Chanted Prayers and Meditation
Friday March 5 and March 19 6-6:45pm
Avalokiteshvara Chanted Prayers
Avalokiteshvara is known as the “Buddha of Compassion” who teaches us
how to increase our love and compassion. If we want to help those we
love be free from pain and problems we can pray to Avalokiteshvara.
With his blessings, their suffering will be removed and our own love and compassion will also increase. Everyone welcome and invited to join us for Avalokiteshvara chanted prayer practice.
Free
Friday March 12 and March 26 6-6:45pm
Green Tara Chanted Prayers
Tara is a female Buddha, whose name means Rescuer; she is the
embodiment of swift compassion. If we rely upon Tara sincerely and with strong faith, she will protect us from all obstacles and fulfill all our wishes. Everyone welcome and invited to join us for Tara's chanted prayer practice, Liberation from Sorrow.
Free
Buddhist Meditation classes in Hampton Bays
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Vajravarahi Center
(between Orlando's Café & Fandango)
40 West Montauk Hwy
Hampton Bays, NY
For more info or directions:
631.728.5700
Our popular Sunday morning class are taught by Elizabeth Muzyka. Elizabeth has been studying and practicing Kadampa Buddhism for more than 6 years and is a senior student on the Teacher Training Program at Chakrasambara Buddhist Center.
Born in Queens and residing on Long Island for many years, Elizabeth is a mother and a nurse. She teaches with great warmth and skill and is able to explain from her own experience how to integrate Buddha's teachings into our daily lives.
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