A 4 week course. Tuesdays 7.30 โ 9.30pm
February 25th โ March 18th
Please note that this course is now: Open to all with an established meditation practice.
In our hyper-stimulated culture, our minds can sometimes be a restless whirlwind of thought, going round and round, even in meditation, jumping from one unsolved issue or judgement to another โ and then starting all over again.
We can get caught up in the story that effective meditation requires us to still our minds of this kind of thought. But this is not true. It is not the thoughts that we have โ how many of them, or of what type โ but our relationship with our thoughts that is key. Awakening is possible, even with a busy mind!
In this four week course we will look at practical ways of working with the restless mind in meditation. We will challenge head-on the story that if we are busy-headed we canโt meditate effectively. With kindness and acceptance it is possible to de-emphasise thought so that we are no longer flotsam before it.
Led by Maitrivajra
Maitrฤซvajra (pronouns he/him) โ is studying for a PhD in Autoethnography at the University of Brighton. He is a practicing psychotherapeutic counsellor and is Autoethnographer in Residence at the Brighton Buddhist Centre. Note: although Maitrivajra is a PhD researcher, this course is not part of his research. Anything shared will be fully confidential, anonymous and no personal information will be gathered or kept.
Autoethnography: a form of ethnographic research in which a researcher connects personal experiences to wider cultural, political, and social meanings and understandings. This may then enable others to see their own experiences in a wider cultural context.
If you would like to discuss the course before booking a place please let us know. You can contact Maitrivajra via the Buddhist Centre at info@brightonbuddhistcentre.co.uk and he will be happy to answer any questions you might have.
