When
Wednesdays
NEW TIME: 6:00-7:15pmWhere
NEW VENUE
Ocean Park Library
12854 17 Avenue, Surrey, BC
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.
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How to register
You can pre-register using the buttons below or you can pay at the door without pre-registering 🙂
Help! I’m stressed, anxious, and depressed ☹️
Stress, anxiety and depression can be overwhelming, creating so many problems for us and those around us. But we can learn how to get out from under the overwhelm. Stress, anxiety, and depression all involve the mind, and Buddhist wisdom offers great insight into the mind, teaching us how to gradually disrupt these painful states that can seem so stubborn and fixed.
The meditations in these classes will help us to let go and move forward, enjoy real freedom from these obstacles to our happiness, and accomplish our deepest wishes for inner and outer peace.
These meditation classes are for everyone. They include two guided meditations, a practical talk on a different topic each week, and time for Q&A at the end.
Each class is self-contained, so you are welcome to join at any time. No previous experience is required.
February 18: Less stress, please
February 25: Peace in, anxiety out
March 4: A new way to think about depression
March 11: Not OK? That’s OK.
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 18: The power of compassion
March 25: Immeasurable love
April 1: Learning to surf – how to ride the waves of life
April 8: Acceptance
April 15: Compassion in action
April 22: The Buddhist way of loving kindness
Teacher
Gen Kelsang Sanden is a senior Teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition. Well loved for his compassion, sense of humour and the clarity of his teachings, he has been a Kadampa Teacher and monk for more than 20 years.
