Wednesday Meditation Class - The Happiness Toolkit

WEDNESDAY MEDITATION CLASS

WEDNESDAYS 7PM - 8:15PM
in person | livestream for members
June 26 - Aug 28 (no class July 31, Aug 7)

Summer Meditation Series: The Happiness Toolkit

The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, or Lamrim in Tibetan, is a sophisticated, practical presentation of Buddha’s teachings designed to help us improve and grow in a deliberate and joyful way. Over 1000 years ago the great Buddhist master Atisha consolidated the 84,000 teachings of Buddha into 21 essential meditations or the Lamrim making it simple, practical method meditations of the path to enlightenment – available to all. We can find, through our own experience how Lamrim fits perfectly within our modern lifestyle.

These classes this summer takes us step-by-step through carefully crafted meditations. In this way, we can purposefully nourish the qualities in our mind that lead to our happiness and reduce our painful thoughts and feelings. For example, some of the meditations help us enhance our self-confidence, empathy, or contentment. Other meditations aid us in overcoming distractions, anger, or depression. Overall, by practicing these 21 meditations in conjunction with one another we will notice our mind becoming healthier, stronger, and finally more enlightened.

In each class this summer, we will go one-by-one through the Lamrim with a special emphasis on the art of meditation and how to really make our meditations effective.

Each class consists of guided meditations and teachings that we can contemplate and practice throughout the week. Through engaging in meditation practice we can develop and maintain a peaceful mind all the time. If we have a peaceful mind all the time we will be happy all the time, regardless of whether our conditions are good or bad. Now is the time to train in inner peace and happiness by putting Buddha’s teachings into practice.

Each class is a stand-alone class that is part of a series of classes. You do not need to attend the full series to benefit from these classes. These classes are based on the books How to Transform Your Life and The New Meditation Handbook.

More information at akbc.ca

Everyone welcome.

$15 a class. $48 for 4 classes (series pass). Tickets and passes can also be purchased at the door at class time. No need to pre-register. Come to one class or come to them all!

Host or Publisher Avalokiteshvara Kadampa Buddhist Centre