Buddha Maitreya is the embodiment of loving kindness of all the Buddhas. The empowerment is a blissful guided meditation that connects us to Maitreya’s enlightened love awakening our own potential to develop the universal love of a Buddha.
It is said in Buddha’s sutras, that in degenerate times practitioners of a particular secret dharma, called Lojong, or training the mind, will be able to transform even the most difficult appearances into the spiritual path.
The long-term perspective espoused by Buddhist thought is clarifying and freeing. We stop sweating the small stuff as we base our thinking on the vast time horizon of countless past and future lives.
In understanding the essence of Buddha's teachings on impermanence, we can find real freedom from physical suffering and mental pain and the path to everlasting happiness.
About the Teacher
Kadam Sharon has been practicing meditation and Kadampa Buddhism since 2003 and is the Resident teacher of the Je Tsongkhapa Kadampa Meditation 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 Retired 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, Western NC, and Johnson City, TN. Sharon and her husband have one son.
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