A Special Course on Emotional Literacy and Intelligence (Online only)

Not knowing manifest objects as merely imputed concepts makes most people to regards things as truly existent and grasp them to be real.

Considering the conventional notions of 'self' and 'other' that are merely imputed, dependent and unitarily existent as real has severe consequences to one's emotional well-being. Imagining merely imputed phenomena as truly and permanently existent entity obscures the cognitive mind and causes many emotional instabilities when they prove to be impermanent and contrary.

Most misunderstanding in relationship, pain, hurt, guilt, anger and resentment are caused by one's lack of crucial intelligence in being aware of the contrast between facts and assumptions.

In Buddhist syllogism, there are differences between (1) manifest, (2) hidden and (3) very hidden objects. Known as 'the five aggregates' body, feeling, perception, action and thoughts are core subjects that are often confused and grasped as self and other. Grasping at body as 'self', emotions as mine and 'permanent' and thought as 'real' and objects as 'truly existent' are fundamental causes of wrong action and reaction under the influence of affliction and knowledge obscuration.

In this special workshop, one will gain in depth knowledge about various Buddhist philosophical and psychological views. In this special workshop, Lama Choedak Rinpoche will offer an depth understanding of human mind, language and thoughts that underpins emotional literacy and intelligence. 

This understanding will enable one to develop, solve the puzzle of emotional instability, and find solutions by developing the ability to read and analyze one's own emotions, which can obscure the truth of things as they are.