If you are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished? Rumi
Cultivating Mental Discipline:
Mindfulness and Insight
(Online Class)
AT THE HOUSTON JUNG CENTER
Taught by Stanley Merrill
Four Tuesdays,
June 28 – July 12, 19 and 26
6 – 7:30pm CT
Jung Center Members $125
Non Members $135
THE SATIPATTHANA SUTTA
The Satipatthana Sutta (also known as the “Four Foundations of Mindfulness”) is a 2500 year old Buddhist text that provides are the meditation instructions that cultivate the mental discipline to decrease reactivity and respond effectively to the difficult and challenging experiences of life.
UNWANTED CIRCUMSTANCES
In everyone’s life there are inevitably unwanted circumstances large and small. There are traffic jams, red lights, spilled milk and other minor inconveniences. There are major problems like old age, sickness, death, personal loss, financial loss, wars and injustices.
REACTIVITY
Unfortunately when we face difficulties it can lead to reactivity. We have debilitating thoughts that lead to difficult emotions that drive our adrenaline and lead to poor decisions that can be costly.
MENTAL DISCIPLINE
The Satipatthana Sutta is a step by step meditation guide that helps is a mental discipline that helps us cultivate:
- Self Awareness
- An objective observer
- Self Regulation
These skills allow us to be proactive in dealing with whatever situations we face and responding effectively instead of instinctively. This leads to a calmer, more peaceful life.
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