Not About Being Good
A six week course exploring Buddhist ethics
Starts Thursday 4th March 2027, 7.30pm – 9.45pm
Led by Sadayasihi
Buddhist ethics are not about conforming to a set of conventions, nor are they about ‘being good’ in order to gain rewards.
Instead, living ethically springs from the awareness that other people are no different from yourself, and we can actively develop this awareness through cultivating love, clarity and contentment.
In this six-week Buddhism course we’ll be exploring all this and how to live ethically in this world.
On the course we will cover:
- Introduction to Buddhist ethics and why practicing them is good for ones self.
- Buddhist ethics as a practice for the benefit of others.
- The Buddha’s ten ethical precepts.
- Motivation and commitment in Buddhist practice
- Buddhist approaches to guilt, remorse, forgiveness and connection with the Buddha.
- The Buddha and going beyond ethics.
We’ll also be drawing on Subhadramati’s book Not about Being Good, a copy of which will be included with the course.
This course is for anyone who is interested in learning more about Buddhism and how to live well in today’s world.
Sadayasihi learned to meditate in 2007 in the Dublin Buddhist Centre while she was training to be a solicitor, having had an interest in Buddhism since she was a teenager. She was ordained in 2016 and is current chair of the charity that runs the DBC, as well as leading a study group and teaching classes.
When
Six-weeks starting Thursday 4th March 2027 from 7.30pm – 9.45pm.
Please note that there will be a break for one week on Thursday 25th March so this course will end on Thursday 15th April.
Where
Dublin Buddhist Centre
Unit 5, Liberty Corner
James Joyce Street
Dublin, D01 N5H6
Cost
We do tiered pricing, depending on the circumstances.
€150 waged
€120 low waged
€90 unwaged
€75 for under-25s
A €50 deposit per person of this payment is non-refundable under all circumstances.
If you wish to cancel or transfer a booking, please notify us as soon as possible on info@dublinbuddhistcentre.org
Cancellation
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If you wish to cancel your place seven days prior to the event starting, a full refund minus the deposit will be offered.
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If cancellation occurs within seven days of the event starting no refund will be available.
Transfers
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It may be possible to transfer your place to another event if we are given sufficient notice (at least four days before the event is due to start) and there are places available on the alternative event.
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If the event you wish to transfer to costs more than your original booking you will need to pay the difference at the time of transferring in order to secure your place.
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We will refund the difference if the event you wish to transfer to costs less than the original booking.
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We will only transfer a booking once and no transfer will be possible once an event has started.