How to Create Happiness, Not Suffering: A Common Spiritual Practice for Everyone

“If you have only effort you have all attainments, but if you have only laziness you have nothing.” - Buddha, quoted in How to Transform Your Life

We all want to be happy all the time, and we never want to suffer. Unfortunately, we create a lot of unnecessary suffering for ourselves and others. We need to understand more clearly how to create happiness, not suffering.

These classes will teach us simple practices for how to create happiness, not suffering. By meditating on these practices, they will become more stable and powerful. Start at the beginning of the series if you can, but if you miss the beginning then start when you are able.

Recommended reading: How to Transform Your Life by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Available in our shop, or free download here - https://tharpa.com/us/how-to-transform-your-life-us.html

February 24 - Get Out of Your Head, and In to Your Heart: Faith

March 3 - The Power Not to Harm: Sense of Shame and Consideration for Others

March 10 - How to Control Our Desire: Non-attachment

March 17 - No Class: Southern Dharma Celebration

March 24 - Love without Attachment, Love without Pain: Non-hatred

March 31 - Introduction to Buddhist Emptiness Meditation: Non-ignorance

April 7 - How to Motivate Yourself with Joy: Effort