Keeping your Calm at Work
with Joe Monahan
Sunday, May 19: 10:30am-12pm
What comes to mind when you think about work? Is it joyful or dreadful? What feelings come when you think about dealing with a difficult coworker? How about sitting through a meeting or a call when you already have so much other work to do? If you are cringing or feeling anxious reading those questions, then this talk may be for you!
The root of these problems lies within us, within our control; we just have to learn to identify and antidote them. For this morning session, Joe will dive into the common emotions (such as anger, jealousy, doubt) that rob us of our peace of mind at work. We will learn to identify these emotions - how they arise, what they feel like, and why they are harmful. Joe will then explain how to use mindfulness and analytical techniques to transform these difficult moments to into deep, experiential practices of patience in order for us to lead a more calm and balanced life.
This is part of our Taste of Buddhism program. Join us for a short talk, meditation, and taste treats on Sunday mornings. Each week features a new topic. Open to all levels.
The root of these problems lies within us, within our control; we just have to learn to identify and antidote them. For this morning session, Joe will dive into the common emotions (such as anger, jealousy, doubt) that rob us of our peace of mind at work. We will learn to identify these emotions - how they arise, what they feel like, and why they are harmful. Joe will then explain how to use mindfulness and analytical techniques to transform these difficult moments to into deep, experiential practices of patience in order for us to lead a more calm and balanced life.
This is part of our Taste of Buddhism program. Join us for a short talk, meditation, and taste treats on Sunday mornings. Each week features a new topic. Open to all levels.
Joe Monahan first became interested in meditation in the late 1990s while in high school, by practicing mindfulness and trying to understand of our troublesome emotions. His spiritual path through his 20s and 30s was a casual and disorganized one, until he discovered Buddhism in 2016. While on a sabbatical and visiting India, Joe took his first Buddhism course and was immediately hooked. It felt like going home, as he would describe it. Joe then shifted his trip to focus more on on Buddhism and ended up spending about a third of the year in study or meditation retreats. Some of these included several long Vipassana retreats, a 30-day Lamrim course at Kopan (under the instruction of Lama Zopa Rinpoche and Venerable Fedor Stracke), and a 50-day, solo Lamrim retreat in Dharamsala, India to finish out the trip.
Joe now practices under the guidance of Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa, Venerable Jampa Sangmo, and Venerable Rene Feusi with a focus on experiencing the teachings and using daily life as a practice. Joe firmly believes the purpose of our lives is to “decrease the negative, and increase the positive” for ourselves and others. Through a mix of study, meditation and continuous awareness, we can transform our daily lives — breaking the negative habits and cultivating the positive ones.
Joe now practices under the guidance of Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa, Venerable Jampa Sangmo, and Venerable Rene Feusi with a focus on experiencing the teachings and using daily life as a practice. Joe firmly believes the purpose of our lives is to “decrease the negative, and increase the positive” for ourselves and others. Through a mix of study, meditation and continuous awareness, we can transform our daily lives — breaking the negative habits and cultivating the positive ones.
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