The Way of the Great Perfection
A program of the All-Encompassing Path to Enlightenment
Living freely: The quiet power of boundless joy with senior teacher Maria Garcia Quesada
What happens when we stop measuring ourselves against others, and the pressure to be “better”, or “ahead” begins to fade? In the buddhist teaching of bodhichitta, this “loosening” reveals a natural joy, one that is open, spontaneous, and deeply alive.
As the mind stops getting entangled in comparisons, life becomes less of a race and more of a place to actually relax and appreciate. We begin to recognise the good things that are constantly happening around us and to rejoice in them.
This joyfulness is something that can lead us to a natural kind of ease, where there’s no comparisons, no competitiveness, and a sense of freedom that doesn’t depend on becoming someone else.
About Maria Garcia Quesada
María García Quesada has been a student of the Dharma for more than 20 years. She turned to meditation at the age of 18 to better understand her emotions and fear of death, and has made practice a priority in her life ever since. She discovered the Buddhist path while living and working as a physiotherapist near Lerab Ling, Rigpa’s retreat centre in southern France; and later followed Rigpa’s seven-year Home Retreat Intensive Programme of study and practice, under the guidance of Sogyal Rinpoche.
The Buddhist teachings have brought so much meaning to María’s life, her deep wish is to share the Dharma with others, so they may also benefit. She is characterized by her joy and enthusiasm in presenting the teachings on meditation and compassion.
