Our Wednesday Meditation Class
Online and Onsite (in-person only from September)
7 – 8:30pm
with Kadampa Buddhist nun, Gen Kelsang Kunden
Our classes are designed to help you find, and develop your capacity for a deep inner peace with meditation. Our meditation classes are open to everyone – beginners to advanced, regardless of background or previous experience. Join us weekly for our evening Wednesday meditation class and experience a deeper inner peace. Everyone welcome!
What to Expect in a Class
Our meditation classes are for anyone interested in learning how to meditate, regardless of background or beliefs. Classes are designed to give a broad introduction to Buddhist meditation, teachings, and practice.
Every class includes a chance to practise meditation. No prior experience, special equipment or special clothes are necessary for our onsite classes – just come as you are, and bring your mask.
Classes are all standalone individual classes that are presented in a series. You do not need to attend the full series to attend a class.
When the mind is free from the clouds of distracting conceptions it becomes bright and clear, like a cloudless sky”
~ Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Class Series Topics
The Problem with Attachment – Stop Obsessing and Stressing
Stop obsessing and stressing with thoughts arising from attachment to others. Learn to recognize attachment as it arises in our mind and cultivate correct warm thoughts that give rise to happines and a deep appreciation of others.
1. How to Recognize the Painful Minds of Attachment
2. Stop Obsessing and Stressing!
3. The Difference Between Love and Attachment
4. Moving Our Mind to Love
These classes are based on the book The New Eight Steps to Happiness. Come along and learn how to make your life deeply meaningful.
The Problem with Envy – Getting in Our Own Way
Our exaggeration, the stories that we tell our self, our occasional displeasure when things are going well for others are all negative thoughts interfering with our own happiness. We can replace these exaggerated thoughts and the unpleasant feelings that accompany them by cultivating correct thoughts that will not only give us a joyful balanced mind but also create causes for our future success.
1. Recognizing the Mind of Envy
2. Envy Vs Rejoicing
3. Forget Fomo and Be Happy
4. Creating the Cause for Success
Developing Authentic Self-Confidence
Low self-esteem, fear and anxiety arise from identifying with a “faulty” and “limited self”. But this view of ourself is not coming from wisdom. By developing correct thoughts based on wisdom we will cultivate correct thoughts that give us an a deep an authentic experience of confidence.
Some topics in this series:
1. Where does low self-esteem come from?
2. Freedom from Fear
3. Ignorance – the root of suffering
4. Finding Authentic Self Confidence
These classes are based on the book The New Eight Steps to Happiness. Come along and learn how to make your life deeply meaningful.
The classes are presented in a series but each class is stand-alone. You do not need to attend the full series to benefit from the classes.
$12 drop-in | $40 for any 4 classes (series pass) | Free for members
Tickets can be purchased before class through Eventbrite or at the door. No registration necessary
Current and Upcoming Wednesday Meditation Class Series
Other Meditation Classes
- Not able to come on Sundays? Join us on Wednesday evening for meditation. Each week our Sunday and Wednesday class present the same topic.
- We also offer a drop-in class on Sunday mornings for our free Meditations for World Peace class. A short teaching and time to meditate to establish an inner experience of inner peace that we can bring to the world around us.
- We also offer and in-depth study program meditation class, Foundation Program which requires enrolment.
- We also offer drop-in meditation classes in Kitchener and Georgetown. Other locations coming soon.
Questions about our classes? Contact us.
