Monday 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.
May 4 - June 22
Living Meaningfully,
Dying Joyfully
The profound practice of transference of consciousness
with Gen Kelsang Chenma
We are alive, therefore we will die. This is the simplest most obvious truth of our existence, yet very few of us come to terms with this fact. These classes will help us to live a happy meaningful life, to prepare for death, and to help others who are dying. In this way, instead of something to be feared or denied, death can become a positive experience.
Based on the book, Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Mondays 7 - 8pm
$10 per class
Free for members
May 4: How to Live a Joyful Life
May 11: What Does Death Mean?
May 18: How to help the dying and those who recently died
May 25: Causes, Conditions and Signs of Death
June 1: What does the mind experience during death?
June 8: Death, Intermediate State and Rebirth
June 15: Benefiting those who are about to die
June 22: Purification and Prayer
June 29 - July 20
The Practice of Taking and Giving
with Patti Blanco
One way of understanding Buddha’s message is to see it, at its essence, as a way of training the mind--specifically, training the mind in positive mental habits that lead to happiness and away from negative states of mind that lead to suffering. In this four-week series, we will learn a very powerful practice of meditation called taking and giving. In the first two weeks, we will focus on the meditation on taking in which we cultivate our compassion for others by meditating on “taking” others’ suffering through the power of our imagination. In the third week, we meditate on imagining “giving” others happiness. In the fourth class, we will learn a special method for incorporating both practices, using our breath to alternate between taking and giving.
Mondays 7 - 8pm
$10 per class
Free for members
June 29: Mind training and the practice of taking
July 6: Practicing taking by means of compassion
July 13: Practicing giving by means of love
July 20: Using our breath to practice taking and giving
Patti Blanco
About the teacher
Gen Kelsang Chenma is the Resident Teacher at KMC Phoenix. She was ordained by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso in 2004 and has been studying and practicing Kadam Dharma for over 25 years. She is dedicated to helping others discover the benefits of meditation and the teachings of Buddha. Her teaching style is down to earth and practical and shows us how to apply these teachings in our daily lives to improve our happiness, wisdom and well-being.