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Wednesday Meditation Class - Avalokiteshvara Kadampa Buddhist Centre

Covid-19 Update

Our Wednesday Meditation Class

Online and Onsite
7 – 8:30pm
with Kadampa Buddhist nun, Gen Kelsang Kunden

We offer drop-in meditation classes every Wednesday evening. Each class is a stand-alone individual class that is presented in a series. Cone to one class or come to them all.

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 onsite at the Centre or online with zoom. Join us weekly for our evening Wednesday meditation class and experience a deeper inner peace. Everyone welcome!

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What to expect in a class

What to Expect in a Class

Our meditation classes are for everyone who is 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.

Guided Breathing Meditation

Class begins with a guided 15-minute breathing meditation to relax body and mind.

Teaching

The meditation is followed with a teaching on how to integrate Buddha’s wisdom into our daily life. These practical talks are meant to be contemplated deeply as a way to solve our daily problems and to increase our own inner experience of mental peace and happiness.

Second Guided Meditation

The teaching is followed with a second guided meditation based on the teaching to enable us to increase our inner wisdom through contemplation and meditation.

Question and Answer

There is an opportunity to discuss the talk and meditation with others, and to ask questions.

Advice on Daily Practice

The class finishes with practical advice on how we can integrate the teaching into our daily life with the practice of mindfulness.

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How to attend

How to Attend a Class

Join Onsite

Avalokiteshvara Kadampa Buddhist Centre will be open for onsite classes from March 2, 2022. You do not need to pre-register but you will need to wear a mask. We ask you to join us online if you are feeling unwell.

our location

Join Online

Join us online with Zoom. Choose a class that you would like to register for and purchase that class through Eventbrite or Paypal. You will receive the link by email from Eventbrite when you purchase the class. You will receive the link purchased through Paypal at least one hour before the class. If you have purchased an online class but are unable to make the class, please contact us at info@akbc.ca and we will send you a link to an upcoming class that you are able to attend.

For members, links to classes are available in the membership area.

all our classes

When the mind is free from the clouds of distracting conceptions it becomes bright and clear, like a cloudless sky”

~ Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Current and Upcoming Wednesday Meditation Class Series

Wednesday Meditation in May
Finding Beauty in Ourselves and Others
Wednesday Meditation in June
Finding Our Supreme Good Heart

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 Tuesdays for our “21 Meditations” class. These clear, step-by-step meditations show us how to progress on the spiritual path to enlightenment in a way that is perfectly suited to our busy modern lives.
Our Thursday meditation class is designed for Highest Yoga Tantra practitioners to gain deeper experience of generation stage meditation.

Wednesday Meditation Class

online and onsite