Cultivating Joyous Effort
"What is joyous effort? It is finding joy in what is wholesome."
Cultivating Joyous Effort
Andy Wistreich and Shan Tate
Saturday 14th November 10.30 – 4.30 (with breaks)
The class will be conducted online via Zoom – please register at courses@jamyangbath.org.uk
and we will provide the link and the password
All very welcome
Our problem is that inside us there’s a mind going, “Impossible, impossible, impossible. I can’t, I can’t, I can’t.” We have to banish that mind from this solar system. Anything is possible; everything is possible. Sometimes you feel that your dreams are impossible, but they’re not. Human beings have great potential; they can do anything. The power of the mind is incredible, limitless.
Lama Yeshe
Andy and Shan are continuing their exploration of the text ‘A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life’ by Shantideva, trans. Batchelor, pub. LTWA. This session looks at Chapter 7, which you can download here. Previous sessions have been recorded and are available here if you are interested. This course is suitable for all who have an interest in making a positive difference in their lives, communities, and world.
All very welcome
NEVER GIVE UP
No matter what is going on
Never give up.
Develop the heart.
Too much energy in your country
Is spent developing the mind
Instead of the heart.
Be compassionate
Not just to your friends
But to everyone.
Be compassionate.
Work for peace.
In your heart and in the world
Work for peace.
And I say again
Never give up
No matter what is going on around you
Never give up.HH Dalai Lama
Andy is registered with FPMT to teach up to the level of Basic Programme, and to lead retreats. His commitment to spreading the Buddha’s teachings is firmly based in his concern for the planet and the beings who share it. Shan was a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist and has worked for many years with young people with mental health and well-being difficulties and their families. Shan leads Buddhist meditations and facilitates dharma discussions in a variety of
settings.
“May the frightened cease to be afraid,
And those bound be free.
May the weak find power,
And may their hearts join in friendship”Shantideva, A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life