Past Live Events
Live Events typically consist of a 20 minute free virtual live talk by an instructor or guest speaker on a specific Buddhist topic followed by 30-40 minutes of questions and answers with participants.
November 2024: Everyday Practice with Rev. Jon Turner
RELAX versus CONTROL: Tips on creating your Everyday Buddhist Practice – Every Day
Jon Turner Sensei leads an interactive discussion on how to build an everyday Buddhist practice, everyday! Do we go with the flow, or concentrate on our intentions?
September 2024: Overwhelmed by Wonder with Rev. Jon Turner
Throughout our lives, we seem to be preoccupied with the pursuit of happiness. We struggle to make ourselves more worthy to receive this gift and yet it still eludes us, always remaining just beyond our reach. This is the trap that modern people often find themselves caught in.
Rather than striving for more, we could begin to focus on the abundance that surrounds us instead. Rather than happiness as something achieved, we could see happiness as opening ourselves up to a world of wonder. When this shift in perspective occurs, we can begin to appreciate all of life. We can find profound meaning in both the “good” and the “bad” and the “happy” and “sad”.
June 2024: A Meditation on Mindfulness with Rev. Jon Turner
We often hear meditation and mindfulness in Buddhism as well as health and wellbeing. Although these terms are used interchangeably, they do have different meanings and practices. At our live event, Rev. Jon Turner will discuss the differences between meditation and mindfulness, and how to use them in your Everyday Buddhist practice.