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!
Small Habits, Big Change
Our everyday habits have a significant influence on our experience (or lack!) of happiness. Small changes to our daily habits can lead to big changes in our mental habits, yielding greater happiness and inner peace, and benefitting both us and those around us.
Join Todd as he takes us through how to begin and maintain a meditation practice, and how to make small changes in how we see ourselves and others, resulting in meaningful positive changes in our lives.
February 23: Starting a meditation practice
March 2: Being intentional
March 9: Meditation on compassion
March 16: Seeing others differently
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
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.
