Courses & Monthly Groups

March 20 - May 1, 2024 (6 classes)

Wednesday: 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM ET

Led by Gene Bobker & Arthur Segreti

Open to all, regardless of background

Location: The Aligned Center

Cost: $10 per class ($60 for 6 weeks)

This course is an in-person weekly meeting for those developing or establishing their daily meditation practice, covering the basics of mindfulness-awareness meditation, from proper posture to learning to settle with gentleness, patience, and humor.

This third course segment on Volume Two of Trungpa Rinpoche’s classic trilogy focuses on the unusually powerful mind training system, known as Lojong, developed by Atisha in the twelfth century.

The seven “points” encapsulate the entire Bodhisattva path of wisdom and compassion, with each point containing several pithy slogans that communicate essential instructions relevant to that step of the path. The slogans are designed to awaken the heart and cultivate love and kindness toward others. They are revolutionary in that practicing them fosters abandonment of personal territory in relating to others and in understanding the world as it is. Slogans include, "Don't be swayed by external circumstances," "Be grateful to everyone," and "Always maintain only a joyful mind."

Each class consists of meditation, a presentation on the assigned reading, and discussion.