• When

    Wednesdays
    6:00-7:15pm

  • Where

    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 🙂

Surrey Wednesdays

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The Essentials of Buddhist Meditation

This course is a practical and inspiring guide to Buddhist meditation. Based on The New Meditation Handbook, we will take an in-depth look at why we meditate, how meditation works, and explore some essential Buddhist concepts that empower our meditation practice.

Take your meditation practice to the next level! Develop confidence in your ability to change your mind through meditation and experience real happiness that you can share with others.

May 6: Finding happiness from within

May 13: What is meditation?

May 20: What is the mind?

May 27: Karma: the law of cause and effect

June 3: No class this evening!

June 10:  Understanding samsara

June 17: How to meditate: a guide (last class before the Summer break)

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.

 

MEMBERSHIP

The best way to take advantage of our courses and classes.

KMC Fraser Valley has 2 levels of membership. Find out more here.

FIND A CENTRE NEAR YOU

If you live in the Vancouver area, you’ll find classes at KMC Vancouver

If you live on Vancouver Island or surrounding islands, you’ll find classes at KMC Victoria

If you live elsewhere, please click this link for your nearest meditation Centre.