“Happiness and suffering are feelings – parts of our mind – and so their main causes are not to be found outside the mind. If we really want to be truly happy and free from suffering we must improve our understanding of the mind.” – Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche
We often say, “My mind, my mind,” but if someone were to ask us, “What is your mind?” we would likely find it quite difficult to answer. Since happiness and suffering are states of mind, if we are to find the happiness we seek, an understanding of our mind is essential.
Join us for an in-depth exploration of Buddha's profound teachings on the mind itself. This series started in February and will continue over several months through to June. Our guidebook throughout this series will be “How to Understand the Mind” by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Through learning how our mind works, we can begin to bring our mind under progressively more control, and in this way improve the quality of our life, both now and in the future.
This class is open to everyone regardless of experience, and you're welcome to join us at any time for any class. Do note however, that this is an in-depth Buddhist class and will therefore assume some knowledge of the deeper aspects of Buddhism such as past and future lives and karma.
Apr 18: Ignorance / Wisdom
Apr 25: Deluded pride / Humility
May 2: Jealousy / Rejoicing
May 9: Laziness / Effort
May 16: Miserliness / Giving
May 23: The mental factors necessary for successful meditation
(No class May 30: International Kadampa Spring Festival)
Jun 6: Valid cognizers (subsequent cognizers & direct perceivers)
Jun 13: Correct beliefs & non-ascertaining perceivers
Jun 20: Non-deluded doubts, wrong awarenesses, the preciousness of Kadam Lamrim
Class re-starting Aug 22: Series exploring the 14 Lamrim meditations
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BOOK THE WHOLE:
APR 2-WEEK MEDITATION SERIES AT THE SPECIAL RATE OF $29 (20% off)
MAY 4-WEEK MEDITATION SERIES AT THE SPECIAL RATE OF $57 (20% off)
JUN 3-WEEK MEDITATION SERIES AT THE SPECIAL RATE OF $43 (20% off)
or individual classes at the standard rate of $18 per person (each class is different)
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What to expect at a class:
- 5min, Introduction
- 15min, Prayers for Meditation
- 10min, Breathing Meditation
- 40min, Teaching
- 20min, Guided Meditation on teaching topic
