The word Buddha means “I am awake” pertaining to the discovery of how he became free from suffering and developed an embodiment of compassion, wisdom, and peace.

A guided mindfulness meditation through the Gardens will follow the lecture. "Mindfulness is the ability to see things clearly, as they are, moment by moment and meditation is the foundation of mindfulness practice, the pillar of support through which our sense of self and world deepens, grows, and is clarified." - Lhasha Tizer.

Lhasha Tizer, MS. is a certified Community Dharma Leader trained in Insight Meditation through Spirit Rock Meditation Center. She is a long time practitioner and teacher of meditation and mindfulness, studying for 47 years, and has been teaching Buddhist Studies since 2010. Through Desert Insight Meditation, her teaching community, she offers classes, book groups, and retreats at Tucson Community Meditation Center, the Sol Center and beyond.