The Journey and the Guide: A practical course in Enlightenment

How do we make the most of life? We all want to live a valuable and fulfilling life. We want our life to be our own, not predictable, boring or mapped out by others. 

It is this kind of problem that the Buddha sought to solve, firstly in his own life and then, after Enlightenment, in his teaching. 

On this eight-week course you’ll be guided by the Buddha’s vision in an exploration of the fundamental issues of life, facing up to them, finding a way of overcoming them, and uncovering your human potential. 

We will be learning the two fundamental meditation practices of Buddhism, the mindfulness of breathing and the metta bhavana, and see how they can take us through the whole Buddhist Path. You will learn how to integrate Buddhist practice into your life, how Buddhist teachings can transform your mind and what the Vision of Human Existence was that the Buddha woke up to.

Participants will receive Maitreyabandhu’s book The Journey and the Guide as part of the course