When
Mondays
7:00pm – 8:15pmWhere
Chartwell Cedarbrooke Chateau
Theatre Room (Second Level)
32331 7th Avenue, Mission
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!
The Happiness Toolkit
Making our way through this complex world takes all the skill and energy we have. Sometimes, it can feel overwhelming. But Buddha taught that we all are hardwired for a remarkable and reliable inner superpower; we all have the ability to be confident, relaxed, positive, and happy in all aspects of our daily life. Buddha also taught precise and tested methods for accessing our inner superpower, our “happiness toolkit,” whenever we wish.
These classes, consisting of meditations and new ways of thinking, teach you how to assemble your toolkit, so that you’re ready to respond to everything that comes your way – from relationships to current events in the news – with a peaceful and positive state of mind; a mind full of energy and new understanding, beneficial to you and everyone you encounter.
Eventually every situation will become an opportunity for happiness.
January 13: How to train in happiness
January 20: Gratitude
January 27: Love
February 3: CLASS CANCELLED DUE TO THE SNOW
February 10: Letting go
February 17: No class due to Family Day
Looking Ahead:
February | March Series: Healing the Heart
March | April Series: Turning our Mind into an Ally
Healing from the Heart
Learn a sequence of time-honoured meditations called taking and giving that heal both mind and body. We can use these meditations when we are suffering, or when others we care about are suffering. And we can practise them in meditation and in our daily life.
This ancient meditative practice is the best way to transform all types of difficulty such as pain, illness, and anxiety into an opportunity to strengthen our inner peace, love and compassion. Taking and giving is a beautiful, profound method to transform our problems and the sufferings in this world into the very means for experiencing love, joy, compassion and wisdom. This practice brings mental peace and happiness, increasing our spiritual strength and capacity to overcome challenges while developing the supreme good heart of a Bodhisattva.
Everyone is welcome to these classes, regardless of previous experience.
February 24: Taking by Means of Compassion
March 3: How this Meditation Helps us Deal with Our Own Problems
March 10: Giving by Means of Love, Taking and Giving with Breathing Meditation
Looking Ahead:
March | April Series: Turning our Mind into an Ally
Teacher
Todd Arseneau studies on the Foundation Program at KMC Fraser Valley. He is a down-to-earth, practical teacher with many examples from his experience with applying meditation in daily life as a school teacher and father of 2 boys.
