😻 The Power of Habit, Desire and Addiction 😻
Details
😋 Desire and Addiction 😋
“People are always asking me how they can give up anger, but no one has yet asked me how to give up desire.” (Tenzin Palmo)
Desire, craving and the like as well as how to overcome them or deal with them skillfully have been a huge topic in most ancient spiritual traditions. Addiction is connected with the mechanism of attention (besides its connection with dopamine and certain areas of the brain). Is there is an addiction that is not attention-based? Moreover, Desire and Addiction relate to concepts such as Karma, Polarity, Oneness, Bliss, Evolution and much more.
Let’s share for an afternoon about what desire and addiction is, how it comes up in our life and in spiritual practice and what kind of skillful ways to deal with it we may have.
"He who wishes to preserve virtue, wealth, and love in this world and the next must [...] master his senses." (Kama Sutra)
💫 What this event offers for you:
- Guided Meditations for arriving, calming the mind and tuning into your intuition
- Meeting people interested in spirituality (all levels)
- Safe Space for sharing - non-hierarchical and non-judgemental
- Opportunity to ask just about any question
👀 You may watch one or few of the following Videos for inspiration:
- Anna Lembke about Dopamine on the Huberman Podcast (2 hours): https://youtu.be/p3JLaF_4Tz8?si=wMqz483pqhzV5T1T
- Anna Lembke about Dopamine on the Huberman Podcast (30 minutes summary): https://youtu.be/i4gvIeA3RcI?si=Kq2JHZ_K2Ux2jGvD
- Sadhguru on Desire: https://youtu.be/uoIXz3KcwME?si=OXbrU7c6z9AjzHPB
- J. Krishnamurthi on Desire: https://youtu.be/s9cfsQc3lOg?si=jJGseim8JBMCr4lk
- Mingyur Rinpoche on practicing with dualities: https://youtu.be/0QItB5VcX0o?si=2Y5AT4VwOUiOJCDK&t=55
- Ram Dass on Desire: https://youtu.be/2K6lD6EeGBU?si=lArA-6pN3VBm_qog
- Lama Tsultrim Allione on an introduction to the five Buddha Families: https://youtu.be/-VwTuhfo3uc?si=Lu3ghespKANOAE-1
- Ven. Yönten on the details of the emotions related to the five Dhyani Buddha Families: https://youtu.be/ddqzvYrRGnU?si=vyek3-9__ivQ2bsv&t=750
🧘 About the Organizer
Martin is a certified Mindfulness Teacher, Systemic Coach, Yogi and Altruist by heart who teaches Meditation and Martial Arts in different formats. However, in this meetup Martin focuses on the altruistic intention to open a space for people to share while offering as much facilitation as needed in the moment.
"Whenever a temptation comes up, we regard it as fantastically evil or challenging and we jump sideways, like a temperamental horse. There is a big problem with that: we have not accepted our world thoroughly, properly, and fully." (Chögyam Trungpa)