6 week meditation course with Peter Fernando
The area of interpersonal relationship is perhaps the most challenging and most fruitful aspect of our lives to explore from a contemplative perspective. You could even say that the practice of meditative inquiry can only happen in the context of relationship – even if that is our own relationship to our minds and hearts.
This is perhaps why there is so much emphasis in the early Buddhist teachings on bringing awareness and an open-hearted inquiry to the relational dimension. The Buddha was well aware that it is the field of relating and relatedness in which both the suffering and joy of life arise. It is where we find meaning, where we learn about our own tendencies towards difficulty, division and pain, and it is also a necessary ground for bringing real transformation to both our inner and outer lives.
As always these teachings are rooted in pragmatic here-and-now awareness rather than ideals or personae to ‘become’. The field of the relational can then come alive in a direct and authentic way, grounded in our own personal sensitivity to cause and effect. From this place we can truly bring blessings to ourselves and others in this life.
This course will consist of guided meditations, talks and the opportunity for discussion.
Cost: $120
Unwaged places always available
To register: please email Peter at peter@originalnature.co.nz