FOUR STAGES OF MINDFULNESS: A secure path to the alleviation of suffering

The School of the Wisdom takes place online for 3 days a week. Each 2-hour session will include a small break if required.

The classes are hosted by the TS Adyar, but the hours are according to the local time of the Director in Boston.

Dates are on November 2020 as in Boston:
Tuesday 17, Wednesday 18, Thuursday 19,
Tuesday 24, Wednesday 25, Thursday 26

Time: Boston time will be from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm (two-hour class each day)

Time around the world - each class will start at:

9 pm in Boston, New York, Atlanta, Miami

8 pm Chicago, Dallas, Houston

7 pm Denver

6 pm Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle

10 pm Buenos Aires, Brasilia, Santiago

changing to the next day in the following cities

2 am London

3 am Rome, Paris, Barcelona, Amsterdam

5 am Nairobi, Moscow

7:30 am Chennai

10 am Manila, Singapore

12 noon Sydney

2 pm Auckland

DESCRIPTION

The goal of this two-week program is to provide participants the knowledge and skills necessary to apply mindfulness meditation principles and practices in their own lives and in the live of those around them.

Each class will last two hours and if necessary there will be a brief break at half time.

The classes will start with introductions and welcoming of students. Then the Director will highlight the topic for that day, followed by the recitation of the traditional mantra from the Upanishads and a short meditation.

Aftr this the group will move into study, to explore the role of suffering in human life, the meaning of being human and the implications of responsibilities.

Recommended reading:

The books that will be used as foundation for this course and that every student should have and if possible read in advance are:

“The Voice of the Silence” by H.P. Blavatsky

“The Creative Silence” by Rohit Mehta

“Mindfulness for Beginners” by Jon Kabat-Zinn

This last book includes a mp3cd with mindfulness meditation practices that will be used during the two weeks of the program to practice at home.

Other suggested readings are:

“Mindfulness in Plain English” by Venerable Henepola Gunaratana

“Krishnamurti and The Experience of the Silent Mind” by A.D. Dhopeshwarkar

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