Buddhist Practice to Lighten the Heart
With Richard Prinz
June 28 - August 2, 2025
In-Person and Online via Zoom
9:00 am – 10:30 am PST
Saturdays: June 28, July 12, August 2
Both Buddhist and Western psychology emphasize the importance of gratitude for mental, physical, and spiritual health. In times of stress, heaviness, or self-doubt, celebration is a powerful tool to lighten the heart and reconnect with a sense of ease and joy. In this three-part series, Richard Prinz will guide participants through an exploration of the Buddhist practices of gratitude and rejoicing —powerful methods for cultivating connection and wellbeing within oneself and with others. Rejoicing is acknowledging, celebrating, and taking to heart the goodness of oneself and others. This practice is a powerful antidote to envy, discouragement, and low self-esteem.
- June 28: What is the meaning of gratitude and rejoicing in Western and Buddhist psychology?
- July 12: What hinders us from celebrating our own and others’ good deeds and good fortune?
- August 2: How can we cultivate rejoicing through meditation and in our daily life?
Through teachings, discussion, and guided meditation, participants will learn how to make rejoicing a meaningful part of their spiritual path—lightening the heart and opening the mind to greater appreciation, compassion, and joy.
Come for the whole series or drop in for one class. All are welcome.
Leader
Richard earned a BA in Psychology at UC Berkeley during the social unrest of the late 1960’s. With a motivation to find a path to a peaceful society, he travelled to India. Going overland from Europe to spend a year in India and Nepal, it was not until reaching Australia…
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