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June 2021
Wednesday Meditation Class – Difficult Conversations
Difficult Conversations Wednesdays from May 5 - June 2 7 - 8:30pm Online with Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Kunden When faced with having to have difficult or uncomfortable conversations we may try avoiding them, repressing our true feelings, lashing out in anger—or all of the above. Ultimately, none of these approaches will lead to resolution, harmony and happiness. Buddha emphasized the need for wise and beneficial actions in all circumstances, and in particular he taught special approaches to dealing with…
Find out more »Thursday Meditation Class – Living Lightly in the Moment
Living Lightly in the Moment 7-8:30pm Onsite & Online with Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Kunden The purpose of our Thursday evening class is to deepen our experience of emptiness – the ultimate nature of reality – through meditation. Buddha taught that in order to become permanently free from suffering, we need to eradicate its cause, self grasping ignorance from our mind. Through contemplating and meditating on Buddha’s wisdom teachings again and again with an open mind, we can gain the…
Find out more »Pure Mind Pure World – a half day course
Saturday 5 June online and onsite (restrictions permitting) Live-streamed (available online until June 8) Join Gen Kelsang Kunden for a half day course on the Buddhist practice of mandala offerings. The practice is a powerful method to accumulate a vast amount of merit or good fortune, by harnessing the power of imagination. Buddha taught that there is no creator other than mind. With correct imagination we create pure worlds and pure beings and this correct imagination and offering practice creates…
Find out more »Sunday Meditation Class in June – The Strength of Patience
Sundays in June Meditation Classes Online and Onsite 2:30 – 4pm Patience is an inner strength that enables us to accept and grow from whatever life throws at us. Without cultivating patient acceptance we remain vulnerable to anxiety and frustration, and it is difficult for us to maintain peaceful relationships with others. If on the other hand we understand what true patience is and its extraordinary power and value, we will be confident to practice patience in daily life. Join…
Find out more »Tuesday Meditation Class – 21 Meditations
Tuesday Evenings 7 - 8:30pm with Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Kunden Join us onsite or online with zoom as we engage in the traditional 21 lamrim meditations - practiced for centuries in the East and now in downtown Guelph. In each class we will engage in one lamrim (stages of the path to Enlightenment) meditation. Each class will consist of a guided breathing meditation, followed by a teaching to familiarize ourselves with the points to contemplate of this weeks lamrim…
Find out more »Thursday Meditation Class – Living Lightly in the Moment
Living Lightly in the Moment 7-8:30pm Onsite & Online with Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Kunden The purpose of our Thursday evening class is to deepen our experience of emptiness – the ultimate nature of reality – through meditation. Buddha taught that in order to become permanently free from suffering, we need to eradicate its cause, self grasping ignorance from our mind. Through contemplating and meditating on Buddha’s wisdom teachings again and again with an open mind, we can gain the…
Find out more »Tuesday Meditation Class – 21 Meditations
Tuesday Evenings 7 - 8:30pm with Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Kunden Join us onsite or online with zoom as we engage in the traditional 21 lamrim meditations - practiced for centuries in the East and now in downtown Guelph. In each class we will engage in one lamrim (stages of the path to Enlightenment) meditation. Each class will consist of a guided breathing meditation, followed by a teaching to familiarize ourselves with the points to contemplate of this weeks lamrim…
Find out more »Wednesday Meditation Class in June – The Strength of Patience
Wednesdays in June Meditation Classes Online and Onsite 7 - 8:30pm Patience is an inner strength that enables us to accept and grow from whatever life throws at us. Without cultivating patient acceptance we remain vulnerable to anxiety and frustration, and it is difficult for us to maintain peaceful relationships with others. If on the other hand we understand what true patience is and its extraordinary power and value, we will be confident to practice patience in daily life. Join…
Find out more »Thursday Meditation Class – Living Lightly in the Moment
Living Lightly in the Moment 7-8:30pm Onsite & Online with Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Kunden The purpose of our Thursday evening class is to deepen our experience of emptiness – the ultimate nature of reality – through meditation. Buddha taught that in order to become permanently free from suffering, we need to eradicate its cause, self grasping ignorance from our mind. Through contemplating and meditating on Buddha’s wisdom teachings again and again with an open mind, we can gain the…
Find out more »Beginning a Meditation Practice – a half day course
Beginning a Meditation Practice a half day meditation course online & onsite Saturday 19 June Live-streamed (available online until June 22) If you wish to start a meditation practice but do not know where to begin, this course is for you! This course is designed for those new to meditation wish to learn more about Buddhist meditation and start a daily practice. Meditation is a method to change our mind from negative to positive. If we engage in a regular…
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