“measuring life with coffee spoons”

Cultivating the Buddhist virtues of Equanimity, Lovingkindness, Compassion, and Joy                                   To register

You’re invited to join a four-session online course starting September 18 / Fee US$50 / Taught by Lama Lekshe of the Dekeling Community in Portland, Oregon

In a maturing practice, these qualities are refined, grow, and are eventually extended to all beings without preference. This growth represents a fundamental shift in the ‘all about me’ attitude and lifestyle to one of inclusion, fearlessness and a naturally arising wokeness based not in ideas of socially or morally correct behavior, but in a felt truth of interconnectedness, where equality and unconditional love naturally arise.

Anne C. Klein writes, “By practicing the four boundless states, we avoid the fate of T. S. Eliot’s poor Alfred Prufrock, who lamented, “I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.” The ease of equanimity, the full-heartedness of love, the tenderness of compassion, the radiance of joy—these are things we don’t want in meager doses.”

* * * * * Peter’s whole-hearted recommendation: In my experience Lama Lekshe is a gifted teacher, authentic and genuinely human. I have benefitted from her one-on-one guidance via zoom as well as other courses she teaches.