CONTINUING FROM APRIL 8, 2025:

THE PRACTICE OF FREEDOM
(guided by Joseph Emet)
PLEASE NOTE THAT TUESDAY, MAY 27 WILL BE THE LAST SESSION BEFORE THE SUMMER BREAK

“Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness,” said Thich Nhat Hanh. Indeed, we can rephrase many of our common concerns in terms of freedom:
Too many thoughts at bedtime? Freedom from unwanted thoughts.
Feel like you are doing one chore after another? Freedom from always being in the future.
Anxiety? Freedom from negative feelings.
MBSR? Freedom from stress.
Yet, Thich Nhat Hanh also said, “Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves.”

The next 4 Tuesday evening sessions will focus on cultivating freedom with stories and practices from the Zen tradition.

Joseph’s Zen app is a good resource for 7 short guided meditations.
Find it on the App store on your phone under Zen: Awakening to Well-being.

Please send a message to Joseph at josephemet @ gmail.com if you intend to attend these sessions. (Please remove the spaces around the @ sign)

Meditation sessions on Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9 pm
at 43 ave De Breslay in Pointe-Claire.

BILINGUAL, WITH APPROPRIATE DONATION

PAST PROGRAM

THE MAGIC OF ZENITUDE
guided by Joseph Emet.

STARTING FEBRUARY 4, 2025:

Wictionary defines Zenitude as “A form of calm tranquility experienced by followers of Zen Buddhism.” It hasn’t quite seeped into common usage, yet we need that word: we have invented the word Cool that expresses many of its features. However, Cool also means Trendy. It can refer to stuff like clothes and cars in addition to the state of mind of a person.

With Zenitude we observe what’s happening ‘inside’ the mind, as well as ‘outside’, around us, all without losing our cool. This makes it possible to respond effectively to circumstances, rather than simply to react to them. Having disturbing thoughts and emotions under disturbing circumstances simply means that we are human. With the acceptance that zenitude brings, we are not stressed by our own thoughts and feelings.

BILINGUAL, WITH APPROPRIATE DONATION

4 -Week Session