« All Events

Building a Mindful New Year

Name: Building a Mindful New Year
Start: 2025-12-26T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-31T23:59:59-05:00

December 26 - December 31

6 Days of Free Teachings to Gather Wisdom, Compassion, and Courage Together

Register here

December 26-31 from 3:00-3:45 pm EST

Transcendent generosity is found in contentment;
Its essence is simply letting go.
Discipline is not to displease the Three Jewels.
The best patience is unfailing mindfulness and awareness.
Diligence is needed to sustain all the other perfections.
Meditative Absorption is to experience as deities all the appearances to which one clings.
Wisdom is the self-liberation of grasping and clinging;
In it there is neither thinking nor a thinker.
It is not ordinary. It is free from fixed convictions.
It is beyond suffering. It is supreme peace.

–Jigme Lingpa

We are living in an unprecedented time of divisiveness, prejudice, misinformation, and fear.

Everything feels unclear at best. We are trying to comprehend the incomprehensible. Grasp the ungraspable. Contribute to the good without adding to the confusion.

Creating a sane world may seem impossible. It is not.

We can overcome aggression, remain open hearted, and see clearly what is needed in each moment.

According to Buddhist thought, there are only six skills you need.

The six paramitas (or transcendent actions) have the power to transport us to the shore of sanity, decency, kindness, and complete liberation.

Don’t take my word for this. (Or anything.) Explore them yourself and see what you find.

To support your personal exploration, the Open Heart Project has invited a collection of accomplished Buddhist teachers to teach us about these powerful actions, December 26 – 31. This program is free.

Each day at 3:00 p.m. EST, a different dharma teacher will lead a 45-minute session to explore one of the paramitas. We will start with generosity on December 26th and end with wisdom on December 31st. Each class will include a brief guided meditation practice followed by a talk and discussion.

You will hear teachings from a variety of perspectives and have a chance to ask questions and be in dialogue with the teachers and each other.

You are invited to drop in to one or all sessions. If you can’t attend live, don’t worry: each gathering will be recorded and all who register will have access to the recordings until February 1.

Please don’t miss this opportunity to gain insight into these potent teachings and, as important, the strength that comes with practicing together in community. You are not alone! There is much to learn! It is all possible!

Schedule:

December 26: Generosity with Susan Piver

December 27: Discipline with Bridget Bailey

December 28: Patience with Marisa Viola

December 29: Exertion with Maho Kawachi

December 30: Meditation with Kevin Townley

December 31: Wisdom with Crystal Gandrud

THIS PROGRAM IS FREE. All you have to do is register.

If you can’t make it to the sessions live, no worries. We’ll send you a link to the recordings. Recordings will be available to view through Feb. 1, 2026.

Love,
Susan