Whether you have practiced meditation or not, anyone can discover the key to deeper concentration, relaxation and personal growth by controlling the constantly changing thought forms running wild in our minds. Dr. Andrew Vidich leads us to discover the stillness as the basis of meditation at a public lecture on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at 4:00 p.m. at Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church, 1900 Bering Drive. The talk is free and open to the public.
Dr. Vidich offers a practical technique of meditation that can positively impact your life. Thinking has a tremendous power in shaping who we are. Every thought, word and deed shapes and creates for us our inner and outer reality. The awakened one Buddha once said, “Everything we are is the result of our thinking.” If this is so then we need to first understand how we can control the constantly changing thought forms running wild in our mind. Second, we need a practice which will connect us to the source of all “Stillness” within which is meditation. You can learn these invaluable tools for helping people reduce stress and gain a deeper sense of fulfillment in life as well.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Andrew Vidich, PhD, is an award-winning author, educator and international speaker in the fields of meditation, mysticism, and leadership. He has been studying meditation for 45 years under the guidance of three world renowned Meditation teachers. He holds a doctorate in religion with a specialization in the transformational methods within different religious traditions and a specialization in Islamic Sufism.
Dr. Vidich was an adjunct professor of religion at Manhattan and Iona colleges and taught courses in meditation, Islamic studies, Rumi and the Sufi method of transformation, world religions, death and dying, and the afterlife journey of the soul. More recently he has taught at One Spirit Seminary, Kripalu, The New York Open Center, and Garden of Light Seminary. He is the co-creator and facilitator of the New York Open Center’s 8-month training in Meditation and Contemplative Studies Institute. He is the co-founder of the New York Interfaith Council and a member of the World Parliament of Religion’s Task Force on War, Violence and Hate Speech.
ABOUT EMERSON UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CHURCH
Emerson Unitarian Universalist Church, a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association, was chartered in 1960 to serve the growing westside of Houston. The congregation reflects an energetic diversity of religious belief, race, ethnicity, age, gender identity and sexual orientation. Emerson is LGBTQ friendly, and its educational building is the first church facility in the nation to earn LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environment Design) certification. For more information, visit www.emersonhouston.org