Creating Real Happiness: Learning to Cherish Others
Meditation classes for everyone with Kadampa Buddhist teacher Johanna Agathon
Mondays, 6:30-7:30pm
(Class Break the 2nd Monday of each month)
Cost: $10/class, Free for members
Location: NAMI Drop-In Center, 1456 Ebenezer Rd, Rock Hill, SC 29730
*We kindly ask that all class payments be made by card or through pre-registration on our website. We are unable to accept cash at this location.
Thank you for your understanding.
From the depths of our heart we want to be happy all the time, but we are not usually very concerned with the happiness and freedom of others. Unfortunately, it is precisely because we think “I am important, I need this, I deserve that” that we engage in negative actions, which result in an endless stream of problems for ourself and others. Whereas the mind that cherishes only ourself is the basis of all impure, samsaric experience, the mind that cherishes others is the basis of all the good qualities of enlightenment.
Cherishing others is not so difficult - all we need to do is understand why we should cherish others and then make a firm decision to do so. Through meditating on this decision we will develop a deep and powerful feeling of cherishing for all beings. We then carry this special feeling into our daily life.
In these classes, Johanna will introduce simple practices for creating real happiness, guiding us in meditation and indicating how to train in daily life.
Recommended reading: How to Transform Your Life by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Available in our shop, or free download here - How to Transform Your Life
November 16 - Creating Real Happiness: Learning to Cherish Others
November 23 - Class Break: Thanksgiving Holiday
November 30 - Meditation on Gratitude: The Kindness of Others
December 7 - Meditation on Loving Kindness: The Benefits of Cherishing Others
December 14 - Class Break: 2nd Monday of the month
About the Teacher
Johanna Agathon has been attending Kadampa Meditation Center North Carolina since 2019, and is a student in our Foundation Program intermediate-level book study class. Originally from Colombia, Johanna’s teachings are clear and her presentation is easy to follow. She teaches our Rock Hill branch class on Monday nights.