Bonus Bulletin – Dec 14

Attitude of Gratitude Free Public Talk at KMC-DC resonates on Thanksgiving Weekend

In America, celebrating Thanksgiving can feel forced to many as they are expected to profess a gratitude that they may not genuinely feel. At a free public talk the Sunday after Thanksgiving, KMC-DC Resident Teacher and Midwest National Spiritual Director, Gen Kelsang Demo offered advice on how to turn ordinary experiences into gratitude.

Using teachings from the books Universal Compassion and Meaningful to Behold, Gen Demo explained that gratitude is a mindset that we can cultivate. Using Buddha’s timeless teachings we can proactively view our situations through the lens of kindness.

We can seek to appreciate the many advantages we experience by considering how much we benefit from others. If we have benefitted from something, such as roads, sidewalks, cars and grocery stores, we can view people who worked hard to build and provide those things as offering a great kindness.

More than 40 people attended this talk in person and online. Afterwards, participants expressed thanks for the opportunity to reflect on such an important topic in a relaxed and joyful way over this holiday weekend.