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“There is no greater love than the immeasurable friendliness that can embrace all beings, all events, and all experiences with unshakeable kindness. There is no compassion greater than the fearless heart that can turn toward suffering and pain, tremble with empathy, and live with the commitment to end the causes of anguish. There is no greater happiness than inwardly generated joy and peace. There is no equanimity more unshakeable than the profound poise of the liberated heart that can meet the world of ungraspable conditions and events without being shattered.” ~Christina FeldmanHave you heard of the Buddha's path of loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity? This path provides the philosophy and practices for finding freedom. It is a beautiful as well as challenging path to walk. But it is worth it.
Do you seek to find a deeper connection to others, and ultimately yourself, but have felt you’d like some guidance along the way? Perhaps you feel your heart is sometimes walled or you would like to live more open-heartedly.
Have you ever wondered about how to cultivate more compassion for others and yourself or indeed how to balance your innate compassionate disposition to one that doesn’t amplify your own suffering?
Have you ever wondered what it truly means to practice equanimity or acceptance in a way that feels authentic to you?
Can you experience joy for the successes and delights of others without getting caught up in your own desires, wants, and needs?
Do you seek to live open-heartedly, seeing all others as equal and worthy of loving understanding?
Or are you interested in deepening your study of the heart and your own capacity to live with a one that is boundless?
If any of these questions resonate, you'll enjoy learning about and practicing cultivating a boundless heart, with teachings based on the divine heart abodes from Buddhist philosophy.
You are invited to join Melanie for a 4-week course 'The Divine Abodes' run over 4 Sundays in June; 2nd June, 9th June, 16th June, 23rd June.
In each 90-minute session, we will cover:
🤍 Love/lovingkindness: connection, positive regard, and kindness towards others and ourselves
🤍 Compassion: the ability to live with open-hearted understanding of the suffering of others, the desire to end suffering for all beings
🤍 Sympathetic joy: the ability to find delight and upliftment through the successes and joys of others
🤍 Equanimity: the cultivation of the “I don’t mind” mind, the ability to practice acceptance and develop the strength to create change where possible with detachment
🤍 The heart abodes (kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity) as remedies to the suffering caused by aversion, grasping, and ignorance.
🤍 The interconnected nature of these four qualities of the heart.
Beginning Sunday 2nd June 2024 at 11am, each week for 90mins the following structure will be followed:
🤍 Welcome to class and check in
🤍 Talk on one of the heart abodes each week
🤍 Guided meditation/contemplation
🤍 Q&A + discussion
🤍 Closing
This course is focused on both theory and practice – but the emphasis is on practice, especially in your own time.
Exchange:
🤍 Early Bird Price: $108 (until 12th May)
🤍 Full Price: $140 (from 13th May)
🤍 Drop-In Per Class: $40
Melanie bio
Melanie is a qualified meditation teacher, vinyasa flow and yin yoga teacher, researcher, and holistic life coach. She is a student of both Buddhist and Esoteric Philosophy and in 2023 completed a two-year mindfulness meditation teacher training course with The Awareness Training Institute and the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California at Berkeley. She is passionate about studying and teaching the essence of mindfulness and yoga and creating spaces to bring these ancient teachings into daily life.
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3/228 Main St, Osborne Park, Western Australia, WA, Australia, Western Australia 6017, 228 Main St, Osborne Park WA 6017, Australia,Perth, Western Australia
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