BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY 101
Why We Suffer and How to Be Free
AS PART OF THE YEAR TO WAKE
an online 7 week course
February 12 - March 26
Why do we keep getting caught in the same patterns of stress, fear, and dissatisfaction—and how can we move beyond them? In this foundational course, you’ll explore the Buddha’s core insights into the human mind: the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path.
Through guided meditations, short talks, and real-world reflections, you’ll learn to recognize the roots of suffering in daily life and cultivate tools for liberation—moment by moment.
Perfect for both beginners and long-time practitioners, this course offers a practical path toward greater clarity, compassion, and freedom in how you meet each day.
Join us and discover that freedom isn’t somewhere else—it’s available right now.
Curriculum
Every Thursday a 20-30 minute class goes live on our community website, inviting you to participate at your own pace.
Every Monday you can attend a live guided meditation bringing our learnings onto the cushion and, thus, into everyday life.
February 12th: What We Can Learn From the Life of the Buddha
February 19th: The Most Important Teaching
February 26th: Why We Suffer
March 5th: The Good News Truth
March 12th: The Wisdom of the Eightfold Path
March 19th: The Disciplines of the Eightfold Path
March 26th: The Meditations of the Eightfold Path
REGISTRATION:
Learn the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path—practical tools to understand suffering and cultivate liberation in daily life.
What you’ll walk away with: a deep understanding of how we cause ourselves pain and how to f-ing stop it
Please note: No one will be turned away due to financial obstacles - email lodrorinzler@gmail.com if you wish to join and the rate above does not work for you.
LODRO RINZLER is a Buddhist meditation teacher, the award-winning author of 7 books, including the bestseller The Buddha Walks Into A Bar… and the co-founder of MNDFL Meditation studios in NYC. He lives upstate with his wife, daughter and four furry beings.
“For the four years I've been studying with Lodro, he always pushes me towards more compassion and sensitivity for myself and others. In his teaching, Lodro consistently provides the perfect mix of traditional wisdom and contemporary experience, showing that what we think are our oh-so-modern problems are really pretty much the same as the ones humans have always been encountering.”
— Sharon