With Fred Eppsteiner and assisted by Bryan Hindert and Dani Hall

Dates:  July 6 - August 31
Registration Deadline:  June 22
Suitability

This Intensive is open to FCM members who participated in the 2026 Winter/Spring Engaging Life with Wisdom and Compassion Part 1 Intensive. Members with previous Lojong experience at FCM may join with Fred’s approval.

Description

This eight-week Dharma Path/Wisdom Path Intensive for this summer continues the yearlong exploration of “The Seven Points of Mind Training,” (Lojong in Tibetan) begun in February 2026. Our aspiration in studying this text is for each of us to learn how to think and act as an altruistic being. We now understand why this is a much loved and deeply venerated text, as its slogans help us apply the full breadth of the Buddha’s Mahayana teachings to daily life.

These mind trainings focus on how an awakening mind can beneficially manifest to give rise to lovingkindness, compassion and understanding in all the activities of our lives. The slogans related to the transformation of adverse situations into becoming the basis for our path of awakening will be the focus the summer Intensive.

Fred with the assistance of Bryan and Dani, will continue to guide participants in understanding the slogans and how to practice them. They will regularly assign specific slogan(s) to work with, which will provide an opportunity for each participant to directly bring the text into the context of their life. The required books are the same as Part 1. Bi-weekly group mentoring video-conference calls on Zoom will provide individual guidance and support. Five Dharma talks will be offered to participants via Zoom and will be recorded.

Commitments

The commitments for this Intensive are listed below. Before registering for the Intensive please read the commitments and reflect carefully on whether you will be able to keep them.

Specific readings, group assignments, and Zoom instructions will be announced once registration has been completed.

Fees

The fee for this Intensive is $75. This is a suggested amount and participants are free to offer more or less depending on their individual financial situation - we do not want financial considerations to be a deterrent to participation.

You may pay on-line or send your check made out to the Florida Community of Mindfulness (FCM) to Florida Community of Mindfulness, 6501 N. Nebraska Ave., Tampa, FL 33604.

Registration Procedures 

Please read the information below before you click to register.

Mentor Groups 

As of now, our offerings for mentor group times remain the same as the first session. If there is a change in the number of registrants, mentor groups may be consolidated. Therefore it is important that you indicate your first, second, third or cannot do, choices as requested on this registration form. Fred, Bryan, and Dani will lead all mentor groups.

Contacts for More Information
If you have any questions about this Intensive program or whether it is appropriate for you, please contact Bryan Hindert at bbhindert@gmail.com. If you have any questions about the logistics of this Intensive, please contact Donna at intensivecoordinator@floridamindfulness.org.