How to Be Happy in 2025
Classes, Retreats, and More ⭐️
The key to human happiness lies within our own state of mind, and so too do the primary obstacles to that happiness.
Buddhism is pretty clear about what happiness means; it’s a state of mind that’s free from grasping, neediness, anxiety, and delusion. It’s not dependent on particular circumstances, so you can be happy even when you don’t get what you want or when things are painful, difficult, or sad.
This is a pretty radical proposition for most of us. It means your happiness is up to you. You don’t need someone else to give it to you or to transform yourself into a better, richer, or different person to experience it. You don’t need to be without struggles to feel content, at ease, and open.
I was pretty skeptical of this idea because I’d been chasing happiness for a long time when I started meditating, and I thought being happy meant excitement, success, or finding love with another person. You might be thinking this too. But I know that you can discover a much deeper happiness — an abiding state of okayness within yourself, because I’ve experienced it. I can show you how to feel more open to the unfolding of life, less demanding and controlling, and more satisfied with yourself and who you are right now.
Take a look at my upcoming events below👇, and sign up for a program soon. Get my books, they have many practices you can do. Or schedule a one-on-one session with me for individualized meditation instructions and encouragement. If you have questions, you can ask me by replying to this email.
You might not think your personal happiness matters much, considering the suffering of so many beings in this world. But when your happiness is based on wisdom, appreciation, and mindfulness, it becomes powerful force for good and beneficial actions that affect everyone you encounter.
New Year Intention Setting at Shantideva Center
Hybrid - Join us in Brooklyn or via Zoom
January 9, 7:00 -8:30 PM EST
Uncover your truest motivations, clarify and set an intention of the heart, and learn to support it through 2025 at our 6th annual ceremony. Registration and details here.
Love Yourself and Others 101 - Four Week Series
Online via Zoom Only
Begins January 12, 11:00AM-12:30PM EST
Open to everyone — and free for Benefactor Substack Members
Learn to recognize your good heart, cultivate your good sense and kindness, and rewire old patterns. Learn more at this link.
Morning Glory Home Mini-Retreat
Online via Zoom Only
January 18, 9:00AM-Noon
Experience the restorative power of silence and stillness. Details at this link.
Book Launch Party with Special Guest, Sharon Salzberg!
Hybrid - Join us in NYC or via Zoom at New York Insight
March 7, 7:00 -8:30 PM EST
Join the celebration of my new book, Happy Relationships: 25 Buddhist Practices to Transform Your Connection with Your Partners, Family, and Friends! I’ll be in conversation with teacher Sharon Salzberg, who will be hosting remotely. Registration and details soon!
Private Sessions
I can show you how to develop a kinder and wiser relationship with yourself and others, with personalized practice instructions and compassionate encouragement. Learn to identify conditioned patterns and other obstacles that obscure your natural well-being and gently release them. Set up a free introductory meeting or email me to learn more.
Through our wise words and deeds, may citizens and non-citizens of the United States be safe from harm. May Democrats and Republicans and Independents be safe. May all beings in all nations and throughout the earth be safe. Sabbe sattā sukhi hontu. May it be so!
Metta+++,
Kim✨
Many blessings 🙏🏾