Weekly Classes at KMC Phoenix
Sundays: ancient wisdom for Modern Life
10am - 11:15am
With Resident Teacher Gen Kelsang Chenma
with concurrent meditation for kids class
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Enjoy practical advice, meditations, and prayers that lift the heart and bring energy and hope; from this inner peace, world peace grows. In these troubled times, this is an opportunity to make prayers together for our families and friends, and for the cessation of all the pain and problems in the world.
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Mondays: Essential Practices of Kadampa Buddhism
7:00 - 8:00 pm
With Resident Teacher Gen Kelsang Chenma
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The class begins with a guided breathing and relaxation meditation to help stop any busyness within the mind. In this class we are looking in more depth at topics within Kadampa Buddhism and meditation to help improve our experience of inner peace. The class ends with a concluding meditation on the topic studied and time for any questions.
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Wednesdays: Simply Meditate
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
with Kadampa Teacher Geronimo Esparza
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These classes are designed to help people gain personal experience of inner peace through the practice of meditation, to overcome their daily problems, and to find real happiness in their hearts so they can be of benefit to those around them. The classes are suitable for people with entry-level experience.
Gen Kelsang Chenma
Geronimo Esparza
INTERMEDIATE: Foundation Program
In depth study and meditation (by enrollment only)
Sundays 2:00 - 4:00 pm
with Resident Teacher Gen Chenma
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This is a more in depth study program class that is by enrollment only. It is generally advised to attend one of our drop-in classes for a while before enrolling in this class.
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The Foundation Program is a unique structured study program that enables us to gain experience of Buddhist teachings with a deeper understanding and to develop a regular meditation practice.
We will begin studying Universal Compassion in October. It's a great time to join! More information about the class is here.
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A clear and comprehensive explanation of the entire path to enlightenment. We all have the potential for self-transformation, and a limitless capacity for the growth of good qualities, but to fulfill this potential we need to know what to do along every stage of our spiritual journey. With this book, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso offers us step-by-step guidance on the meditation practices that will lead us to lasting inner peace and happiness. With extraordinary clarity, he presents all Buddha’s teachings in the order in which they are to be practiced, enriching his explanation with stories and illuminating analogies. This is a perfect guidebook to the Buddhist path.
