Sundays | 10-11:15am
November 7 - December 19
Craving, Attachment and Addiction
With KMC Phoenix Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Tabkay
Cost: by donation
Online & In-Person
Pre-registration is required
Due to social distancing our seats, we cannot take walk-ins
Seating is limited please email info@meditationinarizona.org if you are not able to attend the In-Person class.
Class Summary:
Everyone experiences the pain associated with craving and attachment and many people suffer from some type of addiction. Through exploring Buddha’s profound teachings and meditations we can learn how to overcome compulsive ways of thinking and acting that compel us to seek satisfaction from deceptive sources.
Whether we struggle with food, drugs, social media, relationships or any form of addictive behavior, this series will consist of talks and guided meditations designed to help you gain insight into the pervasive and painful mental habits of craving, attachment and addiction and gradually transform them into the path of spiritual development.
Schedule:
November 7 -- Finding our own source of peace
November 14 -- Understanding uncontrolled desire
November 21 -- Creating conditions for freedom
November 28 -- Dealing with unpleasant feelings
December 5 -- Force of motivation
December 12 -- Cultivating realistic expectations
December 19 -- Transforming enjoyments
December 26 -- no class
December registration links coming soon!
Mondays | 7 - 8:30pm
November 15 - December 27
Finding Liberation: Contemplating the Wheel of Life
With KMC Phoenix Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Tabkay
Cost: $10 per class | discounts for members
Online & In-Person
Pre-registration is required
Due to social distancing our seats, we cannot take walk-ins
Seating is limited please email info@meditationinarizona.org if you are not able to attend the In-Person class.
Class Summary:
The Wheel of Life was a diagram commissioned by Buddha that teaches the complete path to enlightenment. Included within it are Buddha’s teachings on The Four Noble Truths, telling us what we should know, abandon, practice and attain; it also illustrates the Twelve-Dependent Related Links, a chain-like series of cause and effect that reveals the way in which we are bound to samsaric rebirth.
This course will give a practical and contemplative tour of the Wheel of Life and show how we can use this diagram to inspire our meditations and guide us along the spiritual path.
“Even if we contemplate deeply the most sublime paintings and works of art we cannot gain benefits that compare with the benefits of contemplating and meditating on the diagram of the Wheel of Life because this diagram reveals the complete path to liberation and full enlightenment. Other works of art may hold our attention for some time, and they may make the artist famous and the art dealers rich, but they cannot communicate so vast and profound a meaning to those who behold and meditate upon them.” Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. “Joyful Path of Good Fortune.
Schedule:
November 15 -- What is the wheel of life?
November 22 -- 3 minds to abandon
November 29 -- The 12 dependent related links pt 1
December 6 -- The 12 dependent related links pt 2
December 13 -- Creating protection
December 20 -- Peace of concentration
December 27 -- The path to freedom: Wisdom
December registration links coming soon!
Wednesdays | 7 – 8pm
November 3 – 24
How to Develop Gratitude
With Kadampa Teacher, Geronimo Esparza
Cost: $10 per class | free for members
Online & In-Person
Pre-registration is required
Due to social distancing our seats, we cannot take walk-ins
Seating is limited please email info@meditationinarizona.org if you are not able to attend the In-Person class.
Class Summary:
There is so much to be grateful for. Join us as we train in four meditations that generate gratitude. With a thankful heart we can feel happy and peaceful all the time.
Schedule:
November 3 - Feeling truly fortunate
November 10 - Real methods that solve all our problems
November 17 - Remembering the kindness of others
November 24 - A chance for long lasting happiness