Meditation Classes in New York City

Classes Every Thursday

with Paige Polisner
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Unitarian Church of All Souls
1157 Lexington Ave. (between 79th and 80th Streets)
($10)

Transforming Conflict and Difficulty

Teachings and guided meditations based on Geshe Kelsang's book How to Solve Our Human Problems and Shantideva's legendary chapter on patience from Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life. Our own mind of anger creates so many problems, and our inability to let go of this painful mind keeps us stuck in conflicted situations. In this course, we will learn how to identify and reduce anger and aversion, even in their subtle and repressed forms.


Mar 4                Dealing with Conflict	
Mar 11              Cutting the Root of Anger	
Mar 18              The Wisdom of Acceptance	
Mar 25              Being Patient with Yourself

The Courage to Live Fully

More than any other attitude, compassion commits us to others and to fulfilling our own potential. It gives us the courage to make the most of our lives and to love fully and meaningfully. In this course we will explore how to develop a joyful, life-affirming compassion and how to enact it in our daily lives, benefiting everyone we meet.


Apr 1	          Commitment to Life - Compassion	
Apr 8	          Compassion, Courage, and Freedom	
Apr 15	          The Pursuit of Enlightenment	
Apr 22	          A Big Heart in Daily Life

Please Note: Although taught as a series, each of these classes stands on their own as a complete class. Feel free to drop in on a class-by-class basis

Classes are suitable for both beginners and more advanced meditation
practitioners, and emphasize how to meditate and practice in our urban environment.

Classes can be taken individually or as a series and are held every week unless otherwise stated, titles TBA.

No pre-registration required.

Location
at Unitarian Church of All Souls 1157 Lexington Ave (between 79th and 80th Streets)

Directions By Subway:
6 train to 77th street / F train to Lex Av/63 street

(212) 924-6706 for more information

Paige Polisner works as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at the Lexington School for the Deaf in Queens, where she provides individual counseling for students and teaches Peace classes. She became involved in Buddhism many years ago, culminating her search for a spiritual path that could offer solutions where clinical psychology fell short. Her teachings are candid and heartfelt.

About the Buddhist Meditation Classes in the Upper East Side

Based in the traditions of Kadampa Buddhism, each class is structured to include a teaching, two meditations, a group discussion, and a questions and answers session.

No special clothing is required, and pre-registration is not necessary. This class is a branch of Chakrasambara Buddhist Center in New York.