March 31, 2024 – January 19, 2025
Eight steps to happiness
the eightfold path in everyday life
Michael Verlouw
In addition to the Four Noble Truths, the Eightfold Path is the central tenet of Buddhist psychology and indicates the path from 'stress and suffering' to 'freedom from stress and suffering'. The Eightfold Path is the path to true freedom.
Using eight steps, you will learn to make lasting changes in almost all aspects of your life. You will see in depth that it is possible to make choices that are beneficial and contribute to your happiness and that of others and you will learn to make those choices from a deep contact with your own values.
The training is based on the book 'Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness: Walking the Buddha's Path' by the Sri Lankan monk Bhante Henepola Gunaratana and on the lessons given by the American teacher Gil Fronsdal at the Insight Meditation Center in Redwood, California. The training thus unites Eastern and Western wisdom.
'Eight steps to happiness' is a live course/year group in Buddhist psychology of the eightfold path.
Together with a motivated group of like-minded people, you have the opportunity to immerse yourself for a year in this age-old Buddhist wisdom, which in 2024 has not lost any of its relevance, power and effectiveness.
This live course (of almost one year) is intended for anyone who wants to become acquainted with Buddhist psychology, deepen his/her meditation practice or become acquainted with a clear and accessible view of life. Once understood and integrated into your daily life, it provides a feeling of happiness and freedom, regardless of the circumstances.
This training can be followed separately, but also as a follow-up to the live course 'Dancing with Life'.
This is a 10 month live course.
We meet live online once a month, on Sunday mornings.
And there are three additional live online sessions (Q&A), on Thursday evenings, to keep the practice alive.
During the monthly live session on Sunday morning we meditate together, we exchange experiences, questions can be asked and you get a new topic to practice with.
Of course there will be an opportunity to contact the supervisor throughout the course; I'd love to guide you on your way!
Start: Sunday March 31, 2024.
Live sessions, Sunday morning from 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. on:
- March 31 2024
- April 28, 2024
- May 26, 2024
- June 23, 2024
- July 28, 2024
- 25 August 2024
- October 20, 2024
- November 17 2024
- December 15, 2024 and
- January 19 2025
Additional live sessions on Thursday evenings (Q&A) from 20:00 PM – 21:15 PM:
- June 13, 2024
- September 26, 2024 and
- January 9 2025
This is what you can expect
Live sessions with introductions, meditations and exchanges
10 lectures, guided meditations and space for exchanging experiences.
Monthly live session on Sunday mornings from 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m.:
- March 31 2024
- April 28, 2024
- May 26, 2024
- June 23, 2024
- July 28, 2024
- 25 August 2024
- October 20, 2024
- November 17 2024
- December 15, 2024 and
- January 19 2025
Additional live sessions on Thursday evenings (Q&A) from 20.00:21.15 PM – XNUMX:XNUMX PM:
- June 13, 2024
- September 26, 2024 and
- January 9 2025
Exercises, quotes and tips
Various Exercises: Access to a range of meditation and mindfulness exercises, suitable for all levels.
Inspirational Quotes: Regular quotes for daily motivation and reflection.
Reading and Watching Tips: Recommendations of books and videos to deepen your practice.
Extensive teaching material
You will have access to extensive teaching material that you can use to prepare for the live session and in which you can read what was covered afterwards.
Weekly inspiration emails
Starting from the first live session, you will receive an email every Sunday for the entire duration of this live course with contemplations and exercises to support your practice.
This way you keep the practice alive and you stay connected with the people who take this live course with you.
Support
Opportunity to share experiences and ask questions.
Online sangha
Online Sangha where you can experience, exchange and deepen from connection.
Looking back
All components (lectures, meditations, tips, practice assignments, quotes and live sessions) can be viewed during and after the course period.
