"Gratitude is the condition of the heart
that enables spiritual growth to take place."
His Divine Grace Srila Prabhupada
Dear Reader!
We cordially invite you to join exploring the power of gratitude in the six sessions of the online course "Gratitude: a Cornerstone of Bhakti"!
"Expressing our gratitude has two benefits:
* You become more conscious of what you have
* You connect with the person (human or divine) you feel grateful to."
His Holiness Sacinandana Swami
Why?
"Gratitude is the condition of the heart that enables spiritual growth to take place," writes Srila Prabhupada.
This course will apply the clarity that Empathic Communication (EC) brings to (re-)discover the power of gratitude in your spiritual and material life and fill your energy tank by building nourishing gratitude practices in your life.
One of the goals is to learn to Distinguish between self-focused gratitude (praise) and empathic gratitude. This understanding holds the potential of creating a shift of paradigm from praising that comes from an authoritarian mentality to genuine appreciation and gratitude with the only purpose of celebrating the God-given power to contribute to each others' wellbeing.
Whether you are new to Empathic Communication or a seasoned practitioner, you are warmly welcome!
We cordially invite you to join exploring the power of gratitude in the six sessions of the online course "Gratitude: a Cornerstone of Bhakti"!
"Expressing our gratitude has two benefits:
* You become more conscious of what you have
* You connect with the person (human or divine) you feel grateful to."
His Holiness Sacinandana Swami
Why?
"Gratitude is the condition of the heart that enables spiritual growth to take place," writes Srila Prabhupada.
This course will apply the clarity that Empathic Communication (EC) brings to (re-)discover the power of gratitude in your spiritual and material life and fill your energy tank by building nourishing gratitude practices in your life.
One of the goals is to learn to Distinguish between self-focused gratitude (praise) and empathic gratitude. This understanding holds the potential of creating a shift of paradigm from praising that comes from an authoritarian mentality to genuine appreciation and gratitude with the only purpose of celebrating the God-given power to contribute to each others' wellbeing.
Whether you are new to Empathic Communication or a seasoned practitioner, you are warmly welcome!
"Gratitude is a divine virtue that is so important
that other divine virtues could not exist without it."
- His Holiness Radhanath Swami -
In this course you have possibility to:
- Clarify your intentions behind conveying your gratitude to someone
- Distinguish between self-focused gratitude (praise) and empathic gratitude
- Become expert in receiving gratitude as a service to the person offering it, instead of "showeling" it off
- Unearth the difference between Expressing Gratitude within Material Culture versus within Spiritual Culture
- Make use of Communication That Contributes to Genuine Gratitude
- Gain an understanding of the importance of being grateful to yourself without feeding the falce ego
- Discover your link in the chain of giving and receiving
- Explore expressing gratitude to someone who might find it difficult to receive
- Nourish and empower yourself and others by cultivating the attitude of gratitude
- Be reminded how gratitude can improve the quality of our life - spiritually as well as materially
When?
Where?
How?
- On six Sundays, 2024
- 11.00-13.00 (?) Europe, Stockholm, Central European Time (CET) as a reference point
- Convert your Time zone here if needed.
Where?
- Online Zoom meetings. Information about joining details will be provided after registration.
How?
- The course combines theory, group discussions, exercises, and buddy practices between the sessions.
- Sessions begin at 12.00 CET and last two hours each abovementioned Sunday.
- All sessions will be recorded and available for participants for reviewing.
- I humbly ask for your commitment to practice with a buddy at least for 30 minutes a week between the sessions. I will try to match you regarding time zones.
What are the benefits of Empathic Communication?
Empathic Communication skills and consciousness:
Empathic Communication skills and consciousness:
- allows our compassionate nature to flourish;
- enables us to consciously choose our responce instead of reacting to the triggers;
- transforms our critisising tendency to heartfelt connection across the diffrences;
- creates unity while accepting and honoring diversites;
- deepens our relationships - with ourselves, fellow devotees, holy name and all living beings;
- fosters respect, attentiveness, and care;
- allows us to function in the mode of goodness on the intelligence platform;
Registration:
Approach to Lakshmi (money):
- For enrolling to course you need to fill in a registration form. Registration opens at the end of August 2024.
- After you have submitted the registration form, you will get an email with the details about transferring your donation. Your place is secured after your donation is arrived (or a mutual agreement for different reciprocation is made). Then your will receive another email with the joining information.
Approach to Lakshmi (money):
- I am trying to live the concept of compassionate giving and receiving, which includes my relationship to the exchange of Lakshmi (money). I want to acknowledge that we all have very different access to resources from country to country and from person to person.
- Therefore, I invite you to move from a market-based approach to a needs-based process for choosing how much you will give. Because it may be a new perspective, I am offering a few choices:
- for First Time Participant - between €150-€200
for Reviewer* - between €75-100
*People who have completed Empathic Communcication Trainings online or in-person.
- NB! We care that everyone interested has access to our courses. Therefore, if the above-proposed amounts do not suit your financial reality, please contact Madhuri Radhika to discuss possible alternative options.
- Transfer details will be provided upon registration.
