Postponed: The Heart of Compassion – Looking Towards, Finding Ease
with Scott Tusa
Thursday, September 21st, 2023 | 6:30pm – 8:30pm ET
Due to unforeseen change in circumstances, the course is postponed
Location: Balance Arts Center – Room 5, 151 W 30th St 3rd fl.
“If your everyday practice is to open to all your emotions, to all the people your meet, to all the situations your encounter without closing down, trusting that you can do that – then that will take you as far as you can go. And then you’ll understand all the teachings that anyone has ever taught.” – Pema Chodron
“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.” – Soren Kierkegaard, THE HEART OF COMPASSION
Life doesn’t always go the way we want. Rather than bypassing it’s challenges when they come up, meditation offers us an opportunity to look towards in order to find true contentment.
Contentment does not come from ignoring suffering, but rather happens when we are able to meet and be curious about our fuller human experience. Eventually the kindness and space we can provide towards our own suffering becomes the kindness and compassion we can express towards others.
In this in person evening talk, and through periods of meditation, experiential learning, and discussion, we will explore how to meet life’s challenges with more awareness, compassion, and ease.
Together, we’ll learn how to:
-Access a more grounded and open meditative awareness practice
-Connect with a more embodied and compassionate way of being in your daily life
-Integrate core Buddhist teachings into direct experience
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Registration Fees include Teacher Support
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Teacher(s)
Scott Tusa
Scott Tusa is a Buddhist meditation teacher and practitioner with over two decades of experience in the exploration and embodiment of the Buddhist path. Ordained as a Buddhist monk by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at twenty-eight, Scott spent nine years deepening his understanding of the Dharma through solitary meditation retreats and in-depth study. He has trained with masters including Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Tsoknyi Rinpoche, and Tulku Sangag Rinpoche. Since 2008, he has been sharing his knowledge and guidance, teaching meditation to individuals and groups worldwide, both in person and online . For more information please visit: https://scotttusa.com