Meditation is path to happiness, Hermosa Buddhist Donovan says
by Gavin Heaney According to Kadampa Buddhist practitioner and meditation teacher Kadam Gerry Donovan, happiness is a state of mind and the method to accessing it is through meditation. How this functions will be the focus of his upcoming public talk at The Hermosa Playhouse later this month on Friday, November 21. Donovan is the resident teacher at The Mahamudra Kadampa Meditation Center in Hermosa Beach on Cypress Avenue, where he conducts weekly meditation classes for all levels. For him, the allusive genie in the lamp is the mind. Once we harness its power, it becomes like a wish granting jewel. “The talk will focus on how we can use the practice of meditation to develop and maintain a peaceful, positive mind, even in the face of external difficulties. In meditation practice, we learn how to control our minds so that we don’t feel constantly pulled in different directions by external events that we can’t control.” he said. “Happiness is not something we find outside ourselves, but something we cultivate within. Through this understanding, we gently shift our perspective and learn to respond to life’s challenges with clarity, compassion, and resilience.” There are wildly…
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