Modern Buddhism: Building a Meditation Practice

WITH Gen Kelsang Chokyi

Friday Morning | 10:00 - 11:15am | $12 drop-in | Free for members

How can we harness the peace that’s already abiding in our own minds? First, we need to become aware of what’s happening in our mind; for example is it scattered, relaxed or anxious?. Then,  we need to pacify our distracting thoughts, settle our mind. Finally, we can contemplate with wisdom and recognize If you ever wanted to start a meditation practice to enrich your life or deepen your practice, now is the time. Gen Chokyi will be going through Modern Buddhism on Friday mornings to explore the philosophy of Buddhism, and in particular Lamrim meditations. These precious meditations function to shift our minds from ordinary to extraordinary, weak to strong and negative to positive. We all know that when we are peaceful and happy this impacts everything we think, say and do in a beneficial way. 

You don't need to be Buddhist to benefit from these teachings. Each class includes a relaxing breathing meditation, a teaching, a contemplative meditation, and a closing dedication. Classes can be attended individually or as a series.

The Friday morning meditation class is taught by Gen Kelsang Chokyi with guest Kadampa teachers on occasion.

This class will be using the book Modern Buddhism by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche which is available as a free download or available to purchase at the Center Bookstore.