​​Harmony in Relationships - (27-30 March 2026)

Welcome / Course Plan and Schedule - Open Discussion
 
Students will participate in a welcome from our Teacher, David Roylance. David will lead an open discussion to provide Students with an overview of the course plan and schedule so that Students can get acquainted with the course and each other.
 
This is the perfect opportunity to connect with Students who will participate in the course and meet new friends while gaining insight into all the course classes, events, and activities.
 
Meditation Instruction: Loving-kindness Meditation (Seated, Lying, & Standing)
 
Learn Loving-kindness Meditation to eliminate anger, hatred, ill will, resentment, negative self talk, and other discontent feelings associated with the unEnlightened mind.
 
David will help you understand "What is Loving-kindness Meditation", how it can help you, and how to do Loving-kindness Meditation during guided group meditation sessions of Loving-kindness Meditation.
 
Buddhist Chanting
 
Buddhist chanting has been used throughout multiple generations to orally remember The Teachings of The Buddha. Each generation of Practitioners have learned specific chants and practiced those in the Pāli language as a way of sharing The Teachings of The Buddha with the next generation through the oral tradition.
 
Today, these Teachings are in the English language in multiple formats including written format so there is no need to learn chanting as a way to remember The Teachings in the Pāli language. But, Practitioners can still learn these traditional chants as a way to develop mindfulness, concentration, memory, and to ease the mind in and out of meditation sessions gaining more benefit in each meditation.
 
David will help you develop your Buddhist chanting practice through group chanting prior to and after each meditation session.
 
The Four Noble Truths: Establishing Right View
 
For anyone interested to explore and study The Path to Enlightenment, one must begin with a deep understanding of The Four Noble Truths.
 
The Four Noble Truths is the first discourse offered by The Buddha as his very first Teaching upon him attaining Enlightenment as The Fully Perfectly Enlightened Buddha.
 
The Four Noble Truths is the core understanding required to establish “Right View”. Right View gives a Practitioner’s mind the foundation in which to apply all the other Teachings and practices taught by The Buddha. A Practitioner would have no ability to attain Enlightenment unless they learned, reflected, and practiced The Four Noble Truths to establish “Right View”.
 
David will share The Four Noble Truths explaining the noble truth of discontentedness, the noble truth of the cause of discontentedness, the noble truth of the elimination of discontentedness, the noble truth of the way leading to the elimination of discontentedness to help you establish Right View.

The Eight Fold Path: The Path for All Humans to Enlightenment

The Buddha gave us “The Path” forward to pursuing our own Enlightenment as The Eight Fold Path. In his explanation of The Eight Fold Path, we learn exactly how to attain Enlightenment through a life practice or a better way of life.

The Eight Fold Path is the way to completely eliminate all discontentedness from the mind. You will need a detailed and thorough understanding and practice of The Eight Fold Path to attain Enlightenment. Using The Words of The Buddha,

David will share The Eight Fold Path in detail helping you to deeply understand each individual step to develop your life practice and progress towards Enlightenment.

Identifying Cravings: Cultivating Non-Craving and Analysis of The Mind

In your pursuit of Enlightenment, it is highly beneficial that you develop this most important skill.

"The Ability to Identify Your Own Cravings through Analysis of The Mind” then developing a plan to eliminate the cravings, desires, and attachments.

The Path leading to the elimination of discontentedness and the suffering it causes involves the "elimination of cravings". Because we cause our own discontentedness through cravings/desires/attachments, to eliminate discontentedness we must eliminate our mental cravings.

But how could you eliminate them if you do not know how to identify them?

David will teach you what is craving/desire/attachment, how to identify them, and how to eliminate them to attain a peaceful, calm, serene, and content mind with joy.
 

Cultivating Healthy Mental States: Loving-kindness, Compassion, Sympathetic Joy, and Equanimity

As you learn and implement The Teachings of Gotama Buddha to attain Enlightenment, you will need to cultivate the healthy mental states of loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity.

These four (4) mental states are often referred to as “The Brahma-viharas”.

Your intentions, speech, and actions should emanate from these mental states.

David will teach you what are the Brahma-viharas, how to cultivate and practice them, and how they are beneficial in your pursuit to the Enlightened mind.

True Love: Love Without Attachment

Love and relationships are one of the most challenging aspects of life. We often times sabotage our relationships without even knowing it. In the unEnlightened state, we misunderstand "What is True Love?" and how to love in relationships.

David will teach you how we misunderstand "love" and "what is true love" providing you guidance to develop relationships that are full of "true love".

Practicing in a World of the Unknowing: Relationships with Non-Practitioners

Practitioners may encounter challenges of how to practice The Path to Enlightenment while surrounded by individuals who are not practicing these Teachings. This talk will focus on sharing Teachings that guide you in how to practice these Teachings when surrounded by family, friends, and associates who are not practicing these Teachings.

David will help you understand what is a Non-Practitioner and how to navigate relationships with individuals who are Non-Practitioners.

Practicing Non-Attachment: How to Eliminate Attachment to Those Who Are Closest to Us?

Eliminating the mental longing with a strong eagerness to have our family, friends, and associates be a certain way comes with great challenges. The unEnlightened mind feels “it knows best” and “what is best” for everyone around us. But the inner struggle to get others to do as we want causes the mind to be discontent when others do not do as we want them to do.

The problem is not that others do not do what we want, it is that the mind wants everyone to be a certain way attempting to convince others to do things we expect. The mind needs to be trained to “let go” no longer pushing others to be a certain way.

David will share guidance that helps you understand how to actively eliminate attachments to those that are closest to us so that the mind can find peace and joy through harmony in personal and professional relationships.

Sharing The Path to Enlightenment: How to Guide Children Along The Path?

During the lifetime of The Buddha, children were known to attain Enlightenment as young as age 7. A child who is progressing on The Path to Enlightenment from early in life will find that the struggles and difficulties of life can be completely eliminated through acquiring the wisdom of these Teachings.

A household that is learning and practicing these Teachings as individuals but yet are able to provide support to each other along The Path to Enlightenment, will be able to experience improved results through mutual support and encouragement.

David will help you understand how to gradually introduce these Teachings to children starting as early as when they are in the mother’s womb or at any time throughout their life journey helping you to create a peaceful, calm, serene, and content home life with joy where all members of the family can support each other on The Path to Enlightenment.

Developing & Maintaining Relationships: Choosing Wholesome Friends and a Life Partner

The Buddha guides Students to cultivate wholesome friendships as part of The Path to Enlightenment. But, how do you accomplish this goal without judging others and continuous conflict?

David will help you understand how wholesome friends and life partners are a key factor of success in your development on The Path to Enlightenment. He will guide you in developing and maintaining vibrant personal relationships that are fulfilling and provide an opportunity for all individuals to prosper without any conflicts or discontentedness that creates heartache and separation.

The Path to Enlightenment: Practicing “The Path” in the Workplace

The work environment is a place that one spends an enormous amount of time. A Practitioner will need to learn how to practice these Teachings not only in your personal life but also in your professional life.

David will provide guidance that helps you understand how to practice these Teachings within a professional environment ensuring that you can develop healthy relationships and success in the workplace.

The Art of The Friendly "No": How to Say "No" Without Saying "No"

The Buddha is not only guiding you in how to attain Enlightenment but also, he is guiding you to understand how to navigate the world with so many unEnlightened beings so that you can have harmony in all your relationships.

The unEnlightened mind does not like to hear the word "NO". So, if you tell your family, friends, or co-workers "NO", they will oftentimes experience painful feelings and push you aside due to their aversion. Therefore, you will continually experience broken relationships if you continue to tell people "NO".

You can learn how to say "no" without saying "NO".

In this LIVE Stream and Interactive Learning Session, David will help you understand The Art of The Friendly “No”: How to Say "No" Without Saying “NO". He will guide you in understanding the wisdom of how to speak in a way that allows you to tell the truth without providing the opportunity for someone close to you to experience painful feelings due to their own cravings/desires/attachments, not "wanting" to hear the word "NO".

Integrating The Teachings into Your Life

 Learning during a course or retreat on The Teachings of The Buddha can surely be fun, exciting, and thrilling. There can be significant progress in how you think and process the world around you, producing significant peace and joy. But, how do you integrate The Teachings of The Buddha into your daily life so that you can create continued progress on The Path to Enlightenment? As you return back to your normal life, how can you ensure any progress that you made during a course or retreat is built upon rather than diminish.

David will guide you in understanding how to integrate The Teachings of The Buddha into your daily life so that you can continue to make progress beyond any course or retreat. He will invite you to ask questions to deepen your understanding of this topic and any others that you may have remaining questions about that have not yet been asked or answered.

Continued Support on The Path to Enlightenment

Continued support and guidance is available to all Students beyond this course through books, audiobooks, videos, podcasts, online/in-person classes or retreats, online community, and personal guidance - offered openly and freely to all. You can gain access to these resources using this link.

https://www.buddhadailywisdom.com/

Lunch & Dinners
 
Students will have a full range of restaurants to eat meals or are welcome to bring their own food. Students will need to support the cost of their own meals.
 
Closing Group Discussion with Questions & Answers
 
David will lead a closing group discussion providing the opportunity for Students to ask any remaining questions from all the talks in the course receiving answers to any questions that still remain.