Dharma Workshop: Working with Attachment

Click here to register!  The suggested donation for the workshop is $15 per session for non-members and $10 per session for CBTC members payable through PayPal.   After registration you will receive a confirmation email and the link to Paypal. No one is ever turned away for lack of resources.  Please contact info@tibetanbuddhist.org if you need assistance.

Understanding attachments and working to let them go is at the heart of the Buddha’s spiritual path.

The second Noble Truths teaches there is a cause of suffering, and that cause are the three poisons:  attachments, aversions, and ignorance.  Thus, if I continue to have attachments, I will continue to create suffering.   If I weaken my attachments, I weaken the cause of future suffering.  In this way, I can move in the direction of “the supreme good fortune and well-being” of awakening.

However, what the Buddha meant by attachment is often misunderstood and these misunderstandings can be a hindrance for a practitioner such as:

• If I give up attachments, then I will be drifting through life.  It’s not healthy to be drifting.
• I love my friends and family so much that I could never give up my attachment to them.  I don’t want to give up my attachment to them.

The goals of this workshop include:

• Understanding what the Buddha meant when he spoke about attachment
• Clearing up common misunderstandings about attachment
• Understanding the various ways attachments cause suffering
• Understanding how to work with attachments in our daily life

We will examine what the Buddha meant by “attachment” by looking at various words the Buddha used to describe attachment.  We will consider teachings the Buddha gave about attachment.   We will discuss ways to practice non-attachment in everyday life.

This two-part workshop will be held both in-person at CTBC and via Zoom.  The teachings are cumulative from Part 1 (July 16) to Part 2 (July 23); however, you are welcome to attend either session.

Click here to register!  The suggested donation for the workshop is $15 per session for non-members and $10 per session for CBTC members payable through PayPal.   After registration you will receive a confirmation email and the link to Paypal. No one is ever turned away for lack of resources.  Please contact info@tibetanbuddhist.org if you need assistance.