The "Universal" Antidote to All Problems

with Scott Snibbe

Sunday, Nov 24: 10:30am-12pm

During this week of Thanksgiving we’ll look into a technique that transforms everyday pleasures and pains into profound meditations—from arguing with the family to stuffing oneself with a delicious meal. Life’s problems can make us feel sad, angry, or hopeless. And life’s joys sometimes come with pain too. When we get what we want our ego can swell, feeling proud, jealous, or competitive; or we can feel guilty, undeserving of achievement, worrying about those lacking success and pleasure through no fault of their own. This session introduces the meditation technique of “universalization” to transform our everyday experiences of pleasure and pain into engines of love and compassion.
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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. 

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 Scott Snibbe is a twenty-year student of Tibetan Buddhism, whose teachers include Geshe Ngwang Dakpa, Ven. Rene Feusi, Choden Rinpoche, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and His Holiness the Dalai Lama. He leads meditation classes and retreats with a combination of secular and Tibetan Buddhist approaches. Inspired by his teachers, he tries to infuse the pure lineage of the great Buddhist masters with humor and modern reality. Scott's style in leading meditations is clear and easily understood for contemporary audiences. He uses a real-life approach to bring about a felt sense of each meditational topic. Scott lives in Berkeley, California with his wife and daughter

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