Florence, AL - Weekly Meditation
Day & time: Wednesdays, 6 - 7:30pm Suggested Donation: $7 No one turned away due to lack of funds
Location: Unitarian Universalist Church
1332 N. Pine Street
Florence, Alabama 35630
3.5 blocks West of Wood Avenue
The Path to Liberation: Abandoning Delusions and Actively Seeking True Happiness
By learning to understand Buddha’s first teaching -- The Four Noble Truths -- we will gain wisdom and become more skillful in solving our everyday problems.
July 7 True Sufferings – Renouncing Bad Habits and Making a Commitment to be Happy and Loving
*Samsara’s pleasures are deceptive Give no contentment only tormentJuly 14 True Origins – Controlling Deluded States of Mind In Order to Have a More Harmonious Life
*O Bless me so that from this pure thought Come mindfulness and greatest cautionJuly 21 PUJA & POTLUCK NIGHT (Simple Treats to Share Every 3rd Wednesday)
True Cessations – Finding True Inner Peace
*By pacifying my destructions And analyzing perfect meaningsBless me to quickly gain the union Of special insight and quiescenceJuly 28 True Paths – Gaining Confidence and Wisdom by Conquering Negative States of Mind
*The path begins with strong reliance On my kind Teacher, source of all good*Selections from The Prayer of the Stages of the Path