Buddist Principles

End Suffering and Discover Happiness Through Buddhist Principles A New Series At Packanack Community Church

Where and When – this weekly series will be presented at Packanack Community Church, starting on September 18^th from 7:00-8:30pm and run for eight continuous weeks until November 6^th.

The founder of Buddhism in this world was Buddha Shakyamuni who lived and taught in India around 2,600 years ago. Since then, hundreds of millions of people around the world have discovered Buddhist methods that directly guide them to lasting happiness and joy.

Buddha explained that all our problems and suffering arise from confused and negative states of mind, and all our happiness and good fortune arise from peaceful and positive states of mind.

Lasting Peace and Happiness

Buddha taught methods for gradually overcoming state of minds such as anger, jealousy and ignorance, and for developing positive minds such as love, compassion and wisdom. Through this, one will come to experience lasting peace and happiness.

These methods work for anyone, in any country, of any age. Once we have gained experience of them ourselves, we can pass them on to others so they can enjoy the same benefits. The Buddhist way of life – peace, loving kindness and wisdom – is just as relevant today as it was when Buddha appeared in ancient India.

Ending Suffering and Discovering Happiness Through Buddhist Principles is an eight part series whereby actual principles and practical methods are explained, with each part containing an opening talk, followed by discussion, and closing with a specific Buddhist based meditation practice based on Lojong (Mind Training) and Compassion practices utilized for centuries by Buddhist practitioners worldwide.

Discover The Following:

• The Four Noble Truths
• The Three Jewels
• Buddhist Refuge
• The Three Main Traditions of Buddhism (Theravada, Mahayana, and Zen)
• Applied Meditation (Lojong and Compassion Practices)
• How Karma Works
• Buddhist Ethics and How to Apply Them to Everyday Living
• Bodhicitta (Living Life for the Benefit of Others)

Present by DNKL, Tibetan Buddhist Center for Universal Peace, Redding, CT — https://dnkldharma.org/. Principle presenter, John Cerullo, a Packanack resident, with guest presentations by Geshe Dhargey and Venerable Lobsang Tendrol of DNKL (see – https://dnkldharma.org/teachers/).

*No registration is required to attend thes events*