Letting Go of Anger and Resentment: The Four Noble Truths

“You should know sufferings. You should abandon origins. You should attain cessations. You should practice the path.” - Buddha, Sutra of the Four Noble Truths

Do you ever feel like you just want to be happy, but the harder you try to get certain things, the more unhappy you become? Usually, we tend to blame other people or external situations for our suffering and problems, but if we let go of the distractions and negativities in our own mind, external influences will have less and less power to make us unhappy.

These introductory classes will help us to see the underlying causes of our mental pain and dissatisfaction, then take a solution-oriented approach to letting go of the bad mental habits that keep us stuck.

Recommended reading: How to Solve Our Human Problems by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Available in our shop, or download here - https://tharpa.com/us/catalog/product/view/id/786/s/how-to-solve-our-human-problems-786/category/91/

June 7 - Introduction: The Power of the Mind

June 14 - What is Our Problem?: Desire

June 21 - What’s Wrong with Uncontrolled Desire?: Suffering

June 28 - No Class: US National Festival at Upstate NY Temple

July 5 - The Inner Source of Unhappiness: Origins

July 12 - Inner Peace is Possible: Cessations

July 19 - Discipline, Meditation, and Wisdom: The Path