When
Mondays
7:00pm – 8:15pmWhere
In person at Chartwell Cedarbrooke Chateau
Theatre Room (Second Level)
32331 7th Avenue, MissionAnd livestreamed for KMCFV members
Directions to Cedarbrooke can be found here.
Cost
$16 per class
$36 for a 3-class pass
$48 for a 4-class pass
$60 for 5-class pass
Multiple-class passes give you a 25% discount 🙂
Free for members
Books
These classes are an opportunity to get to know the books of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, the world-renowned meditation master who founded KMC Fraser Valley as well as hundreds of centres around the world, all part of the New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union.
A selection of his books will be on sale at the class, such as How to Transform Your Life, which you can also download as a free eBook.
What to expect at a class
Every class includes two meditations, practical advice, and time for questions and refreshments at the end.
Chartwell Cedarbrooke Chateau’s Theatre room is a comfortable and peaceful place to meditate. The public is welcome to attend these classes in this lovely venue.
How to register
You can pre-register using the yellow “Pay Now” button below, or you can pay at the door without registering ahead of time. Easy peasy!
Inspiring Solutions for Difficult Times
This series shows us how to take life’s adversities and transform them into spiritual growth. This ability is vital since we are constantly surrounded by difficulties, like a candle flame exposed to the wind, blown first from this direction, then from that. There is no way of avoiding difficult situations, but if we can change our attitude towards them they will no longer be problems for us. Instead of allowing adversities to make us unhappy and discouraged we can use them to enhance our experience of the spiritual path, and thereby maintain a peaceful and balanced mind all the time.
March 23: The power of compassion
March 30: Immeasurable love
April 6: No Class due to Easter Holiday…stay happy everybunny, and we’ll see you next week 🙂
April 13: Learning to surf – how to ride the waves of life
April 20: Acceptance
April 27: Compassion in action
Practice for Peace
Sometimes we think meditation is something we do at the beginning of the day, when the time is perfect; occasionally we sit, close our eyes, and try to relax.
In Buddhism, meditation is something much deeper and more meaningful. It is a way to train our mind, not just sitting on the cushion, but throughout the whole day.
In this series, we will learn meditations we can use in the gaps of our day, while we are walking, waiting, or pausing, so that instead of drifting into distraction, we can return again and again to a peaceful and beneficial mind.
May 4: What is meditation?
May 11: Equalizing self with others
May 18: No Class due to Victoria Day Holiday
May 25: Recognition of others’ suffering
June 1: The kindness of living beings
June 8: Giving happiness
June 15: Things are not what they seem: Emptiness in daily life
Teacher
Todd Arseneau has been practicing Buddhism for many years now. He is a down-to-earth, practical teacher with many examples from his experience of applying meditation in daily life as a school teacher and father of 2 boys.
