Study and Practice to:

  • cultivate compassion in response to the suffering of self and others
  • train your mind and gain access to a happy and joyful life
  • explore the effects of both positive and negative emotions
  • work for the happiness of all beings
  • commit to the practice of nonviolence
  • help create a society of enlightened beings
  • adopt a positive attitude in the face of adversity
  • develop patience, tolerance, and empathy for all, including enemies
  • encourage social altruism where the welfare of others comes first
  • meditate on death and other signs of the impermanence of all things
  • develop equanimity as a path to peace and contentment
  • discover the unity of life through the rejection of dualism