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The Eight Worldly Concerns: Overcoming the Obstacles to Genuine Happiness

An Online Course from Samadhi

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During this 4-week course, we will explore the ‘Eight Worldly Concerns’, said to be the driving attachments and aversions that we cycle through endlessly in our pursuit of happiness and avoidance of pain. There are four hopes and four corresponding fears, and preoccupation with these ‘worldly winds’ is said to be an obstacle to experiencing genuine, lasting wellbeing and happiness. 

Exploring them together will offer insights into overcoming these obstacles to happiness. We will learn how to cultivate a balanced mind that can remain undisturbed by challenge and change, leading to a profound sense of peace and contentment.

Week 1: Gain and Loss
Week 2: Status and Insignificance
Week 3: Praise and Blame
Week 4: Pleasure and Pain

David Oromith

David is an experienced Buddhist contemplative and meditation guide who has studied and taught internationally for several years. He is the Co-Founder of Samadhi and a qualified mindfulness teacher, Mental Health First Aider, and an active member of the Association for Spiritual Integrity. His teaching style is clear and practical, and his warm and humorous approach makes him a popular mindfulness teacher. In his own practise and teachings, David focusses on the core themes of Early Buddhism and emphasises the practices of Shamatha (meditative quiescence), and its union with Vipassana on the Four Applications of Mindfulness and the Four Immeasurables – which presents a direct path leading to the realisation of our deepest nature and the potentials of consciousness, and closely follows how the Buddha himself attained enlightenment. He considers himself to be the fortunate student of many teachers, including his root lama, Lama Alan Wallace.

Online Course Content

Week One – Introduction and Gain & Loss
Week Two – Status and Insignificance
Week Three – Praise and Blame
Week Four – Pleasure and Pain

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Samadhi is an inclusive organisation and we welcome people of all ages, genders (including gender identity), sexual orientation, abilities, race (including colour, nationality and ethnic or national origin), religion or belief.

As an LGBTQ-led Buddhist organisation, we strongly believe that no one should be discriminated against for any reason at all and subscribe to the ideals of non-harm and loving-kindness. You’re welcome no matter who you are and you’re free to express yourself authentically.

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