Dharma Study Session with Anand
March 1, 2025, 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM, Zoom only
Living the Brahmaviharas in Everyday Life
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When:
Saturday, March 1st, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. with a short break in the middle. The session will start promptly, so please be on-time. If you are unsure of your Zoom or internet connection, please try to connect a few minutes early.
About the Session:
The Brahmaviharas (the “Four Immeasurables” or “Divine Abidings”)—loving-kindness (mettā), compassion (karuṇā), sympathetic joy (muditā), and equanimity (upekkhā)—are central to Buddhist practice. The Brahmaviharas work together to cultivate a mind that is open, compassionate, joyful, and balanced.
They serve as essential tools for a practitioner aiming to walk the path to Nibbana while benefiting all beings.
Incorporating the Brahmaviharas into everyday life doesn’t require dramatic changes. It’s about noticing opportunities to respond with kindness, compassion, joy, and balance in all situations. By regularly practicing these qualities, you gradually transform your own mind and behavior, leading to greater peace and harmony in both your own life and the lives of those around you.
Let's understand the Brahmaviharas and explore together on how we can live the Brahmaviharas in our daily lives as we walk on the path.
Study material will be posted close to the session.
About the Study Session Leaders
Anand has been practicing at Red Clay Sangha over 5 years. Anand works in information technology. He is born as a Hindu and familiar with Sanathana Dharma, Karma yoga and Bhagavadgita since childhood, and influenced by the doctrine of non-violence laid out by Buddha, Jesus Christ, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and others. Anand received the precepts from Red Clay Sangha’s guiding teacher Gareth Young in 2023. Anand has been experimenting with dharma and Karma yoga.
Questions? Please email Anand