Meditation in Maplewood and Millburn

The Amazing Meditation for Healing Body and Mind
With Gen Kelsang Chogyop

The meditation known as Taking and Giving, in Tibetan "tonglen", has been used for centuries as a healing meditation. Not only is this meditation legendary for its physical healing properties, it is also a powerful method for healing painful mental tendencies such as insecurity, anger and hurt.

Taking and Giving practice gives rise to innumerable benefits, including boosting positive energy, purifying the mind and in particular enabling us to deal skillfully and peacefully with our daily challenges. Gen Chogyop will introduce us to this amazing practice – which is quite simple and can be practiced by anyone – and then in this 6-week series, take us deeper and deeper into this beautiful and life-enhancing method.

Weekly Topics
Nov 18: The Amazing Benefits of the Practice of Taking and Giving
Nov 25: Self-compassion and the Practice of Taking
Dec 2: Fearless Compassion and Joyful Taking
Dec 9: Healing Body and Mind
Dec 16: How the Meditation on Giving Increases our Love
Dec 23: Combining Taking and Giving

Dealing with Frustration and Anger
With Arjun

When things go wrong in our life and we encounter difficult situations, we tend to regard the situation itself as our problem, but in reality whatever problems we experience come from the side of the mind. If we responded to difficult situations with a positive mind, they would not be problems for us. Eventually, we might even regard them as opportunities for growth. Problems arise only if we respond to difficulties with a negative state of mind. Therefore, if we want to be free from problems, we must transform our mind.

Classes build as a series; each one stands alone, and drop-ins are welcome.