Sundays from 10:00 to 11:15 am

Without inner peace outer peace is impossible - Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. 

Take an inner journey to peace and happiness while creating a better world. With teachings and meditations from Geshe Kelsang’s Gyatso’s highly respected books on Buddhist meditation, we learn how to live the Buddhist way of life in modern life.

Sunday morning meditation class takes place every week and is taught by Gen Rinzin, Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Center Washington.

Although the class topics generally follow a series format, each is self-contained and you can benefit from attending any class. Feel free to drop into any class that fits your schedule. While meditation is something we can do on our own, it is wonderful to receive teachings and guidance from a supportive community!

Classes include guided relaxation meditation, instruction on how to keep a peaceful mind, and time for Q&A.

Upcoming Class Series

Turning to Tara for a better New Year

Sunday, Dec 29 with Cecilia Watson

 

Life is Like a Dream

January 5 to February 16

Looking at life with mind-over-matter confidence.

While the world seems chaotic, in truth it is all perspective. All things—whether pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral—are mere appearances to the mind, just like things experienced in a dream.

When we are awake many different things exist, but when we fall asleep, they cease. This is because the mind to which they appear ceases. When we dream, the only things that appear are dream objects. Later, when we wake up, these dream objects cease. This is because the dreaming mind to which they appear ceases.

If we think deeply about this, we will understand how we can cause all the unpleasant things that we dislike to cease simply by abandoning impure, deluded states of mind; and we can cause all the pleasant things that we desire to arise simply by developing a pure mind.

Join us in the new year series where we dive into Buddhist teachings about the nature of reality and how that can help us relate to life in a calm and happy way.

January 5	Meditation creates a better reality
January 12	Getting rid of body image
January 19	The joy in giving things away
January 26	We are like a rainbow
February 2	Our mind as creator
February 9	Living the dream
February 16	Compassion and Faith