Where Can We Turn When Life Gets Hard?
3-week course starting 12 August
Week 1 – Aug 11: Where do we find real refuge?
Week 2 – Aug 18: Living with confidence and purpose
Week 3 – Aug 25: Remaining in refuge
Many of the things we rely upon for happiness and security can change unexpectedly, leaving us feeling anxious, disappointed, or lost. Is there anything we can do about this, anything in which we can always find refuge.
This month we will explore Buddha’s teachings on refuge in the Three Jewels — Buddha (like a doctor), Dharma (his teachings, like medicine for our suffering), and Sangha (the supportive spiritual community, like nurses). These three sources of protection always remain stable, whatever else happens in our life.
Kadam Lucy James is the Resident Teacher of KMC London. She is a senior teacher of Kadampa Buddhism, has taught extensively in the UK and USA, and helped set up many thriving meditation centres since 1981. She is a leading expert in meditation and is regularly invited to teach courses around the Europe and the United States. For many years, one of her main jobs was to help with the editing and production of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s books, and she has engaged in extensive meditation retreat.
