Workshop: Anger Management: A Buddhist Perspective
March 7 | Saturday Meditation Workshop
with Sara Wendt
Registration is open!
Working with anger has nothing to do with simply being passive. Instead it is an active, courageous response to our mental habits. When we encounter difficulties, we usually get stuck thinking “should I do this, or should I do that?” Instead, we want to see there are more options: “Should I do this with an angry mind, or should I do that with an angry mind? Should I do this with a peaceful mind, or should I do that with a peaceful mind?”
When we see we can approach every situation from a peaceful perspective, we see the futility of anger and how it makes us unhappy, erratic, and irrational and ultimately far less effective at solving problems. In this course, we will see how to move our mind from an unpeaceful, non-accepting state to a peaceful, wise state that can respond to life’s challenges with a flexible, open heart.
Workshop Schedule:
Session 1: 10 – 11:15am
Session 2: 11:45am – 1pm
Lunch: 1 – 2pm
Workshop Teacher: Sara Wendt
Sara has been a Kadampa practitioner for 23 years. She’s been teaching the Sunday Prayers for World Peace class since she moved to the area from NYC three years ago. Before that Sara taught various branches, General Program classes and the Foundation Program at the Kadampa Meditation Center, NYC. She’s very happy to now call Glen Spey her home.
Registration Details:
There are three parts to registration: course fee, accommodation and meals. Certain types of accommodation may require booking for the full event. Dorm and BYO camping accommodations are usually available by the night. Please confirm availability at booking. Our meals are vegetarian, with vegan and wheat-free options, and are cooked onsite by our resident chef. You can book the entire event or just part of the event.
Course Fee: $30, lunch is included
Accommodations: based on booking
Meals: $10/each additional lunch or dinner
Membership Discount:
Basic: no discount | Standard: 50% | Plus: 100%
These half-day workshops offer people a chance to deepen their meditation practice within the quiet space of the World Peace Temple. Each workshop consists of two 75 minute sessions with guided meditation and teachings on a particular topic. This is a perfect opportunity to get a taste of meditation and take to heart some advice from Buddha’s teachings. Many people attend these workshops if they want to spend part of the day at KMC New York, whether they have been here before or not, while others make it a weekend to take a break from the city and relax in the Catskills.