Seven Webinars, Seven Wednesdays

with David Chernikoff

11:00am-12:30pm ET | 10:00am–11:30am CT

9:00am–10:30am MT | 8:00 am – 9:30 am PT

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The world’s wisdom traditions offer us profound transformational tools for actualizing our best human qualities. Doing so for our own benefit and for the benefit of others may very well be the central spiritual task of a consciously lived life. A core principle of the conscious aging movement involves recognizing the last third of our lives as a time when many of us can focus more directly on this important task than at any other time in our lifespan.

In this uplifting new webinar series, David Chernikoff will draw on Buddhist and other contemplative teachings to guide us in cultivating and celebrating the blessings of spiritual maturity. In seven once-a-month webinars beginning on June 19th, we will study and experientially explore the following topics: integrity, generosity, patience, compassion, wisdom, lovingkindness, and equanimity. Together we will create a safe, supportive learning community as we increasingly embody the wise and loving elder we each have the potential to be.

The ancient Roman playwright, Plautus, said “Patience is the best remedy for every trouble. A person who is a master of patience is a master of everything else.” This comment caught my attention and strongly suggested that our innate capacity for patience is an extremely worthwhile topic to explore. Many of us have had experiences that support Plautus’s viewpoint.

This ancient Roman perspective is consistent with the way patience is understood in Buddhist teachings. It is one of the paramis, a Pali language term that translates as “perfection,” and it’s understood to be a skill that a practitioner cultivates on the path of spiritual awakening.

In this session, David will give a talk and introduce some of the methods that help us to develop patience in the midst of uncertainty. We’ll discuss the special relevance of this quality at the present time on our planet. At our own pace, we’ll each move toward a deeper understanding of patience and an enhanced ability to suffuse our daily life with it.

This webinar is the third of seven in the 2024 Sage-ing International series The Fruits of Conscious Aging, with David Chernikoff.

Please click below on the left button to read more about the entire series, which includes this webinar focusing on Patience. The webinar may also be purchased as a stand-alone, please see the button to the right below.