Joy and Confidence: Here and Now
with Charlotte Brodie
Joy comes from the confidence of not only knowing that you have a best foot, but that you can always put that foot forward in meeting the ups and downs of life. Buddhists call that best foot “awakened heart” or “bodhicitta.” That heart is warm, open, and outgoing. It exists in all of us innately, but may be in an embryonic form. Learning to recognize it, explore it, and cultivate its beneficial qualities gives us the confidence and energy to lead our lives with bravery, strength, inspiration, joy, and good humor, even in the face of difficulties. In all of that, we can rejoice!
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Teacher: Charlotte Brodie
Charlotte Brodie began studying and practicing Buddhism at the San Francisco Zen Center in 1983. She joined the Tibetan Buddhist lineage of Chogyam Trungpa in 1984 and has been practicing and studying under Trungpa Rinpoche and his dharma heir, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, ever since. She teaches classes on Buddhist meditation and philosophy regularly at the Burlington Shambhala Meditation Center.
