Day & Time
Tuesdays, 6 – 7pm, 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Sept & 6 Oct
Venue
The Park End Shelter, Princess St, Vulcan Park.
Price
£5 per class or £30 for the 6 week course. Included in Membership.

What is meditation and why is it so important in this modern world with all its challenges?

Many people think that meditation is about switching off for a short time in our day. However when we try to do this it is quite challenging and therefore we can easily feel meditation is not for me.

Buddha teaches that meditation is a mind that is single-pointedly focused on a virtuous object. Therefore it is about learning to develop and maintain positive, peaceful states of mind. All the objects taught are determinations, wishes, feelings or states of mind that, through familiarity, become our own pure qualities.

You will learn:

What meditation is!
What it means to develop a virtuous state of mind.
How to hold these positive states in and out of meditation.

Type:

Dates:

Clear

SKU: N/A Category: workington class

The teacher of this course will be Gen Kelsang Lhachog.

Gen Lhachog is the Resident Teacher at Uma Kadampa Meditation Centre. She has been studying, practising and teaching Kadampa Buddhism for over 20 years under the guidance of Ven. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.

What is the structure of the class?
Each class begins with a short introduction and a guided breathing meditation. Then there is a short talk followed by a guided meditation based on the talk to develop a positive and beneficial outlook.
Membership
Free for members. For details of membership click here.
Parking
There is free parking outside the building, all disc zones finish at 6pm.
Other Information
No special equipment or clothing needed. We sit on chairs or cushions on floor.

You will benefit from attending a course, however, you can also drop in any week.

The newly renovated Park End Shelter is a beautiful, peaceful environment for our meditation classes. At the far end of Vulcan Park it is accessed via Princess St.

It is a fully accessible venue with free parking on the street outside. All disc zones finish at 6pm.