Florida Community of Mindfulness

Shantideva's Teachings on Diligence (2017) (2 of 2)

January -December 2017

For all of 2017, Fred will be offering various teachings on the path and practices of Bodhisattvas, those whose life is informed by the desire for liberation from self-centeredness, constricted emotionality, and underlying dissatisfaction in order to better connect to, understand, love and liberate their fellow beings.

To explain this path, Fred will primarily be teaching from "The Way of the Bodhisattva," a text written by the great 8th Century Indian Buddhist monk named Shantideva. Shantideva lays out the path of a Bodhisattva in a very personal, meaningful, and poetic way that has guided, challenged and inspired practitioners for Centuries until today.

Fred will also share teachings from other texts that elucidate this wonderful path of the the Bodhisattva, or the ‘path of the awakened and compassionate warrior’.There will be talks given at our Sunday Sangha gatherings which will be posted here, as well as talks given on retreats which will be posted on our Dharma Talks Page.

Shantideva's Teachings on Diligence (2017) (1 of 2)

January -December 2017

For all of 2017, Fred will be offering various teachings on the path and practices of Bodhisattvas, those whose life is informed by the desire for liberation from self-centeredness, constricted emotionality, and underlying dissatisfaction in order to better connect to, understand, love and liberate their fellow beings.

To explain this path, Fred will primarily be teaching from "The Way of the Bodhisattva," a text written by the great 8th Century Indian Buddhist monk named Shantideva. Shantideva lays out the path of a Bodhisattva in a very personal, meaningful, and poetic way that has guided, challenged and inspired practitioners for Centuries until today.

Fred will also share teachings from other texts that elucidate this wonderful path of the the Bodhisattva, or the ‘path of the awakened and compassionate warrior’.There will be talks given at our Sunday Sangha gatherings which will be posted here, as well as talks given on retreats which will be posted on our Dharma Talks Page.

Shantideva's Teachings on Concentration (2017)

January -December 2017

For all of 2017, Fred will be offering various teachings on the path and practices of Bodhisattvas, those whose life is informed by the desire for liberation from self-centeredness, constricted emotionality, and underlying dissatisfaction in order to better connect to, understand, love and liberate their fellow beings.

To explain this path, Fred will primarily be teaching from "The Way of the Bodhisattva," a text written by the great 8th Century Indian Buddhist monk named Shantideva. Shantideva lays out the path of a Bodhisattva in a very personal, meaningful, and poetic way that has guided, challenged and inspired practitioners for Centuries until today.

Fred will also share teachings from other texts that elucidate this wonderful path of the the Bodhisattva, or the ‘path of the awakened and compassionate warrior’.There will be talks given at our Sunday Sangha gatherings which will be posted here, as well as talks given on retreats which will be posted on our Dharma Talks Page.

Shantideva's Teachings on Wisdom (2017)

January -December 2017

For all of 2017, Fred will be offering various teachings on the path and practices of Bodhisattvas, those whose life is informed by the desire for liberation from self-centeredness, constricted emotionality, and underlying dissatisfaction in order to better connect to, understand, love and liberate their fellow beings.

To explain this path, Fred will primarily be teaching from "The Way of the Bodhisattva," a text written by the great 8th Century Indian Buddhist monk named Shantideva. Shantideva lays out the path of a Bodhisattva in a very personal, meaningful, and poetic way that has guided, challenged and inspired practitioners for Centuries until today.

Fred will also share teachings from other texts that elucidate this wonderful path of the the Bodhisattva, or the ‘path of the awakened and compassionate warrior’.There will be talks given at our Sunday Sangha gatherings which will be posted here, as well as talks given on retreats which will be posted on our Dharma Talks Page.

Practicing Dharma in the World "As It Is" (2017)

November 5, 2017

In this talk, Dharma teacher Fred Eppsteiner responds to various questions on how to bring the practice into the world as it is, rather than how we would like it to be. 

Teachings of the Zen Masters (2017) (4 of 4)

Four-day Retreat | October 2017

Members of the Florida Community of Mindfulness retreated together in October 2017 with Dharma teacher Fred Eppsteiner to study and practice "The Key Points of the Path Awakening."  Fred used various teachings from Zen Masters as a source for study and practice during the retreat.

Teachings of the Zen Masters (2017) (3 of 4)

Four-day Retreat | October 2017

Members of the Florida Community of Mindfulness retreated together in October 2017 with Dharma teacher Fred Eppsteiner to study and practice "The Key Points of the Path Awakening."  Fred used various teachings from Zen Masters as a source for study and practice during the retreat.

Teachings of the Zen Masters (2017) (2 of 4)

Four-day Retreat | October 2017

Members of the Florida Community of Mindfulness retreated together in October 2017 with Dharma teacher Fred Eppsteiner to study and practice "The Key Points of the Path Awakening."  Fred used various teachings from Zen Masters as a source for study and practice during the retreat.

Teachings of the Zen Masters (2017) (1 of 4)

Four-day Retreat | October 2017

Members of the Florida Community of Mindfulness retreated together in October 2017 with Dharma teacher Fred Eppsteiner to study and practice "The Key Points of the Path Awakening."  Fred used various teachings from Zen Masters as a source for study and practice during the retreat.

Buddhist Wisdom for Unstable Times (2017)

October 1, 2017 

In this talk, Dharma teacher Fred Eppsteiner explains that during this time of changing climate, political and social instability, and increasing sense of uncertainty, a Dharma practice is needed more than ever. He explained how having a more accurate view of life can help us not be swept away so easily by the back and forth that inevitably occur in life.  For instance, deeply reflecting on the impermanent nature of all phenomena can help us live from a place of understanding that we will one day be separated from all our possessions and everyone we love.  Fred encourages us to cultivate right view and then to go on to cultivate a meditative life to develop an inner stability not contingent on outside factors.