Our minds have great power to create limitless joy and happiness. They also have the power to create difficulties, problems and cause us a lot of pain and trouble. If we are genuinely interested in uncovering what really is determining the quality of the experiences we are having, we need to to understand the power of intention.
The Heart Sutra is the condensed presentation of The Perfection of Wisdom Sutras taught by Buddha Shakyamuni. In this teaching, Buddha reveals the hidden truth of our self and the world we live in—emptiness.
Gaining even a little insight of this meditation object will profoundly change our understanding of everything around us and within us. In turn, we will learn how to protect our mind from suffering, sickness, fears and dangers, and deepen our experience of inner peace through our familiarity with emptiness.
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Half-Day Meditation Course Saturday October 12 | 10:30am-12:30pm
Daily life can feel quite hectic. Our to-do list never ends and we may find it hard to come up for air, so that we can settle our mind, reflect on our day and live our life in a meaningful way. Meditation can help. By learning the basics of meditation and how to incorporate it into a busy life we will find many of our worries, concerns and stress will begin to dissolve away.
Mini Meditation Course Saturday October 12 | 10:30am-12:00pm
Daily life can feel quite hectic. Our to-do list never ends and we may find it hard to come up for air, so that we can settle our mind, reflect on our day and live our life in a lighter way. Meditation can help. By learning the basics of meditation and how to incorporate it into a busy life we will find many of our worries, concerns and stress will begin to dissolve away.
Half-Day Meditation Course Saturday October 26 | 10:30am-1:00pm
We often feel as if we are isolated individuals and suffer from loneliness, even when we are not alone. Longing to feel a sense of connection to others but instead sometimes feeling disconnected and separate from others. During this course through talks and practical meditations we’ll discover how this perception of ourselves as separate from others is an illusion, for in truth we are all naturally and profoundly interconnected.
Half-Day Meditation Course Saturday November 9| 10:30am-12:30pm
There are many things in life that we just don’t like and would rather avoid, There are difficult people, disappointments and loss, or a life that looks and feels quite differently then how we had hoped, imagined, or planned. When we meet with ‘unwanted’ circumstances resignation or anger can easily set in and we experience a type of ‘inner resistance’ that can feel as if we are going through our life with the emergency brake on.
Resident Teacher
Kadam Sharon has been practicing meditation and Kadampa Buddhism since 2003 and is the Resident teacher of the Je Tsongkhapa Kadampa Buddhist Center in Asheville. Before Sharon moved to Asheville in 2011, she volunteered as the Education Program Coordinator for several years at the internationally renowned world peace temple for meditation and modern Buddhism, Kadampa Meditation Center New York. There she received teachings and guidance directly from our General Spiritual Director, Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong, guided retreats, and taught classes. She has engaged in numerous focused meditation retreats and is known for teaching others how to develop a peaceful mind with great skill, lightness, and humor. Today, Sharon is a part of the Special Teacher Training Program and teaches numerous meditation classes and retreats in Asheville, NC and Greenville, SC. Sharon and her husband have one son.
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