Friday Meditation
Drop in to this class which includes meditation, teaching, short prayers and ancient wisdom advice for modern life.
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Everyone is welcome.
Fridays 10:30-11:30am
$10 per class
Free for members
You can drop into these classes anytime. You do not have to start at the beginning.
beginning in January 2027
Developing a Meditation Practice
with Patti Blanco
The Lamrim instructions form the main body of Buddha’s teachings. By integrating these instructions into our daily life, we can learn how to control our mind and always keep a good motivation in our heart. Everyone can benefit from practicing Buddha's teachings. This is because there is no difference between Kadam Dharma and people's everyday experiences. Everyone needs it to make their lives happy and meaningful and temporarily solve their human problems, and to enable them ultimately to find pure and everlasting happiness through controlling their anger, attachment, jealousy, and especially ignorance.
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We will be studying and practicing the Kadam Lamrim meditations using Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s text ‘The New Meditation Handbook’. This will provide practical guidance for those new to meditation as well as for more experienced meditators, helping you to build confidence and discover the benefits of a calmer and more peaceful mind.
Foundation Meditations
January 15: Meditation on our Precious Human Life
January 22: Meditation on Death
January 29: Meditation on Fear of Lower Rebirth
February 5: Meditation on Refuge
February 12: Meditation on Karma
About the teacher
Patti Blanco has been a student of Kadampa Buddhism, and a member of Kadampa Meditation Center Phoenix, for over 20 years and is currently enrolled in the Teacher Training Program. She is delighted to share her understanding, experience, and love of Dharma with others.