Weekly Meditation Class
Live Online • Monday Evenings • $15 per class
Suitable for everyone, our weekly online meditation classes are the perfect opportunity to take a break from busy daily life, increase your inner peace, happiness and well-being, and experience the benefits of meditation for yourself.
Each class consists of two guided meditations and a Buddhist mindfulness teaching to help us solve our daily problems and find happiness. This class is suitable for complete beginners as well as those who wish to improve their understanding of meditation and Buddhist wisdom. The classes are self-contained so you can tune in any week. The course topics and dates are outlined below.
Class Information
When
Mondays
7 - 8.20pm
Replay available for 48h.
Where
Online
Price
$15 per class (unwaged $10).
Free for centre members.
Topics & Dates
On this course we will explore practical methods for improving and transforming our relationships with our family, friends, colleagues and others. Through practising the meditations taught on this course, we can learn to let go of painful minds towards others and replace them with minds of loving kindness and patience that bring real joy and inner peace.
Mar 20, 27; Apr 3, 10, 17
Inner peace and contentment are elusive. We restlessly seek something or someone to bring us the happiness we long to experience.
In this series we will use Buddha’s timeless wisdom, to guide us towards unravelling the mechanisms in our mind that cause us to experience painful feelings of dissatisfaction and craving. We will explore clear and compelling methods to develop stable and enduring peace of mind.
May 1, 8, 15, 22
Happiness and suffering are feelings – parts of our mind – and so their main causes are not to be found outside the mind. In this series we will gain a deep insight into our mind and discover how an understanding of its nature and functions can be used practically in everyday experience to improve our lives.
May 29; Jun 12, 19
Learn how to be happy and content in our modern ever-changing lives. Discover that difficult people and situations have no real power to cause us problems, but can even help us develop real peace of mind.
Jun 26; Jul 3, 10, 17
The Teacher
Gen Kelsang Shechog is a Buddhist nun and the Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Centre Auckland. Having practised and taught Kadampa Buddhism for over 16 years, her teachings are exceptionally clear and she presents profound ideas in a way that is easily accessible and applicable to modern life. Gen Shechog is much loved for her gentle manner, kind heart and for showing an inspiring example for everyone on the spiritual path.