Buddhism in the Modern World
with Scott Tusa
Going Beyond Transactional Relationships
Thursday, April 11: 7pm-9pm Cultivating Radical Joy in the Body Sunday, April 14: 10:30am-12pm Going Beyond Transactional Relationships
Thursday, April 11: 7pm-9pm Transactions seem to be just the way things get done in the modern world, as less and less attention is being paid to the humans (and other beings) behind our food, goods, and services, and more and more of our personal and romantic relationships are being reduced to swipes and likes. Some Buddhist teachers call materialism a disease, and similar to a disease, when the conditions for it to spread proliferate, we have fewer and fewer options for containment. Thankfully, materialism is an ideological disease. This means that even though it persists in the systems around us, we can change our relationship to it through a shift in our own perspective. In this evening talk we will explore various Buddhist methods for shifting this perspective, opening our hearts to others, and healing emotional patterns that may be subverting our efforts towards genuine happiness. Cultivating Radical Joy in the Body
Sunday, April 14: 10:30am-12pm It seems that joy is in high demand and short supply these days. At the intersections of increasing cost of living, less free time, and an abundance of social and political upheaval, it's not a surprise that many of us are looking for more skillful ways to deal with life's stresses and find more joy. Like happiness, joy can be illusive. We know what it's like to feel it, but the cause of yesterday's joy might just turn into the cause of today's pain. The Buddha described this kind of joy as Dukkha, as it is uncertain and in the nature of change. But what if we could connect with a much deeper and more reliable sense of joy, a type of joy that is unconditioned, innate, and embodied? This is not only possible for each and every one of us, but it is our birthright. In this workshop, and through periods of meditation, experiential learning, and discussion, we will explore how to access innate joy in the body, learning to meet our embodied experience with more awareness, compassion, and ease. |
Scott Tusa is a Buddhist teacher based in Brooklyn, New York. Ordained by His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, he spent nine years as a Buddhist monk, with much of that time engaged in solitary meditation retreat and study in the United States, India, and Nepal. He teaches meditation and Buddhist psychology internationally in group and one-to-one settings, and supports Tsoknyi Rinpoche's Pundarika Sangha as a practice advisor. He trained in Buddhist philosophy and meditation with some of the greatest living masters since his early twenties, including Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, and Tulku Sangag Rinpoche.
Scott is featured regularly at MNDFL, Tibet House, Nalanda Institute, Dharma Punx, InsightLA, and teaching retreats with Tsoknyi Rinpoche's Pundarika sangha. He has also been featured at the Den Meditation, Ocean of Compassion Buddhist Center, Vajrapani Institute, Shantideva Meditation Center, Tse Chen Ling, and many other meditation organizations and communities. |
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