Wednesday Evenings (Columbia)

Current Series:

Meditation Basics:  A Primer for Beginners

May 23:  What is meditation?  (Main Street location)
May 30:  Types of meditation (New location in W. Columbia)
June 6:  Deepening your concentration (New location in W. Columbia)

This short 3-week course provides an introduction to the practice of formal meditation.

During the first class, we will examine what meditation is and how to start a meditation practice.  The second class will focus on different styles of meditation and how to aply each one.  The third class will address one of the most common obstacles we face to meditation — distraction.  You’ll finish this course feeling like your understanding and practice of meditation has improved and your peace of mind has deepened.

 

Upcoming Series:

Buddhist Psychology for Daily Living:  How Basic Principles of Buddhism Can Be Applied to Lead a Healthier, Happier Life

Part 1:  Where Happiness Is
June 13:  What is happiness?
June 20:  Why we’re not as peaceful as we could be
June 27:  How meditation creates happiness

* No class on July 4

Part 2:  Developing a Good Heart
July 11:  Love solves our problems
July 18:  Stop blaming others
Aug 1:  Seeing others as our teachers
July 25:  Living beings have no faults

We don’t have to consider ourselves a Buddhist to benefit from Buddha’s great wisdom for daily life.  In the first part of this series, we’ll examine what Buddha’s teachings have to say about what happiness really is, where happiness comes from, and what’s standing in the way of our happiness.

During the second part of the series, we’ll apply this understanding to our relationships and learn practical ways to improve all of our relationships at work and at home by developing a good heart free from judgment and blame.  By the end of this course, you will gain experience with meditation, improve your overall state of mind, and improve your relationships with others.

Wednesdays, 7pm – 8:15pm

at Ganden Buddhist Center
with Resident Teacher, Kelsang Nyema
 
$10 or $5 students/seniors

Connect With Us

Email or call any time!  We’d love to hear from you.  ganden@bellsouth.net ~ 803-200-2115