Events for September 17 - September 8, 2018 › Buddhist Studies Courses

with David Grogan

Tuesdays, March 17th - April 7th, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
 
The Buddha called the volatile forces that unsettle hearts and minds the Eight Worldly Winds: gain and loss, praise and blame, status and shame, pleasure and pain. In this four-week course, led by meditation teacher David Grogan, you'll investigate these destabilizing winds and cultivate a greater capacity to weather the blustery stresses of modern life. Find out more

Part 1: Recognizing the weeds – exploring the Five Hindrances

with Elaine Retholtz

Mondays, March 23rd - April 27th (skips April 20th), 2026 | 10:00am - 12:00pm ET
 
No matter what you may think about “meditation,” it is, at its core, a cultivation of the mind and heart. And just as in cultivating a garden, we must learn to distinguish the weeds from the flowers (or vegetables!). In this, the first part of this series, we will learn to identify the “weeds” — known as the Five Hindrances. These are: craving, aversion, restlessness and worry, sleepiness and dullness, and doubt. Find out more

with David Nichtern

Tuesdays, April 14th and 21st, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm ET
 
In this two-week course, we'll trace karma as the subtle residue of thoughts, words, and actions: imprints that settle in the mind, and the triggers that awaken them, pulling us into automatic responses without our conscious awareness. Through mindfulness and awareness techniques, we'll develop the capacity to see how karmic patterns are created, and how they pull us into unnecessary suffering. Find out more

with Scott Tusa

Thursdays, April 30th - May 21st, 2026 | 6:30pm - 8:00pm ET
 
The Heart Sutra is one of the most frequently used and recited texts in the Buddhist tradition, and presents us with a radical approach for meeting our everyday challenges. Through a combination of experiential learning and meditation, this four-part series will explore the intersections of core Buddhist principles and our everyday lives, where integrative practices meet our own inner and collective potentials for awakening. Find out more

Part 2: Exploring the Seven Factors of Awakening - Cultivating the Beautiful

with Elaine Retholtz

Mondays, May 4th - June 22nd (skips Memorial Day May 25th), 2026 | 10:00am - 12:00pm ET
 
No matter what you may think about “meditation,” it is, at its core, a cultivation of the mind and heart. And just as in cultivating a garden, we must learn to distinguish the weeds from the flowers (or vegetables!). In this series, we will learn how to cultivate "flowers" of our practice, the Seven Factors of Awakening: Mindfulness, Investigation, Energy, Joy, Tranquility, Collectedness and Equanimity. Feel free to sign up even if you haven't taken Part 1! Note: the first session of this course will be online only. Find out more