Kadampa Meditation Centre Vancouver

Drop in classes, weekend courses, retreats, study programs and more ... See our full fall schedule on our website https://www.meditateinvancouver.org

What is happening at KMC Vancouver this September?
Self Confidence: Creating Inner Change with Meditation & a lot more! - https://mailchi.mp/meditateinvancouver/what-is-happening-this-september-2024

Thursday evening classes start Sept 5th with Gen Sanden teaching the first one!

Self-confidence: creating inner change with meditation

Everybody wants to change aspects of themselves. We want to be less insecure, fearful, lazy, angry, depressed etc. We want to be more confident, courageous, happy, creative and so forth. We wish for more success, more harmony in our relationships, a more fulfilling life.

But we find it difficult actually to change ourselves and to bring about the changes we long for in our life. Instead often we feel ourselves to be stuck in unhealthy and unhappy habits.

Buddha's teachings on the Bodhisattva’s way of life give real meaning and purpose to our life — to everyone’s life, regardless of whether they are Buddhist or not. By practicing these meditations we gain the self-confidence and skill to bring positive change into our life.

These meditation classes consist of teachings, meditations and time for questions. They are suitable for complete beginners and those with some experience.

Everyone is welcome.

Gen-la Jampa will be teaching in Vancouver in November!! 💙

You don't want to miss this. Save the dates. 🙏

˃Public Talk: November 13
˃Western Canada Dharma Celebration November 15-17

Get ready for a transformational and inspiring experience!

👉 More details to come!

🧘‍♀️Learn to Meditate Thursday sessions resume tonight!

We hope you've been enjoying the summer so far and are thrilled to restart our weekly Thursday meditation sessions this evening with a fresh season of classes!

Join our Kadampa Teacher, Inkeri Meharg, this evening to discover how easy it is to integrate meditation into your daily life to achieve a peaceful mind.

Whether you're new or looking to reconnect with your practice, these classes are perfect for everyone!

Tonight's topic: "Overcoming distractions: the first step towards a peaceful mind"

Location: 1833 Victoria Diversion, Vancouver

Time: 7:00–8:15pm

Free for members | $15 for drop-ins, Pay at the door.

Everyone is welcome to drop in or join the entire series. Stick around after for tea and chat 🌟

Make meditation come alive - starting this week! - https://mailchi.mp/meditateinvancouver/make-meditation-come-alive

Join us for this summer meditation workshop with Kadampa Teacher, Inkeri Meharg, who will guide meditations, lead a walk, and inspire us to integrate meditation into our daily experience of life.

Sat, Aug 17 — this coming Saturday! 🌻
10am-12:30pm
At Kadampa Meditation Centre Vancouver, 1833 Victoria Diversion

The workshop will begin at Kadampa Meditation Centre with an explanation of the meditation on equanimity. Then Inkeri will guide us in a silent walk around Trout Lake where we will contemplate what we see in light of that explanation.

Regrouping at the Centre, there will be discussion and refreshments followed by Inkeri guiding a meditation to help us develop the loving good heart of equanimity, using our experiences gained on the walk.

This workshop will show us how we can integrate meditation into our everyday life; we will experience how to make meditation live in our life, which will bring profound benefits to ourselves and others.

The walk around Trout Lake will happen, rain or shine. Please dress for the weather!

To register, follow link in bio ⬆️
Just $35 including refreshments
Free for members

End your summer on Bowen Island. Only a few spots available - https://mailchi.mp/meditateinvancouver/end-your-summer-on-bowen

A summer retreat on Bowen Island.
Fri-Sun, August 23 - 25

In this retreat, we will take a deep dive into emptiness, the true nature of reality. In particular, we will explore the emptiness of phenomena which is explained in a unique way in a much-loved text, Eight Verses of Training the Mind.

We will meditate on eight phenomena that we think about in a mistaken, or extreme, way, grasping them as inherently existent. Our minds that grasp at these eight phenomena are different aspects of our self-grasping ignorance.

Kadampa Teachers, Gen Delek and Gen Sanden will bring out the practicality, relevance and joy of this subject: our self-grasping ignorance causes us to experience endless suffering and problems, but we can cease it permanently by meditating on emptiness and thus accomplish the real meaning of our human life.

We will maintain silence during this retreat, to keep our minds calm and focused on the objects of meditation.

For all info, see link in bio ⬆️

"Buddha’s teachings are scientific methods to solve the problems of all living beings permanently." - Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Thursday Evenings 7:00–8:15pm
Free for members | $15 for drop-ins, Pay at the door.

Do you want to be happier, more peaceful, and more resilient? Have you thought of trying meditation, but don’t know where to begin? Or maybe you want to kickstart your practice and connect with other practitioners?

Join Kadampa Teacher, Inkeri Meharg, for teachings and guided meditations on the fundamentals of meditation, and how it can be incorporated into your daily life. (Hint: it doesn’t require long periods of sitting and silence!)

These classes are open to everyone, Buddhist and non-Buddhist. You are welcome to drop in to any one class, or sign up for the series of three.

Everyone is welcome!

August 15 Overcoming distractions: the first step towards a peaceful mind
August 22 Finding a virtuous object: filling our mind with positivity
August 29 Using meditation to change our mind (and our life!)

More info 👉👉https://www.meditateinvancouver.org/thursday-evenings

Watch Party Change of Date! -

Meditate in Vancouver Meditation for Modern Life - classes and events in April around Vancouver.

"Without contentment, a rich person is poor.". Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Upcoming Events -

Meditate in Vancouver Meditation for Modern Life - classes and events in April around Vancouver.

Seeing Kindness & a walk - tomorrow July 13th! ☀️ - https://mailchi.mp/meditateinvancouver/seeing-kindness

Helping Hands Needed ❤️ -

Meditate in Vancouver Meditation for Modern Life - classes and events in April around Vancouver.

"All the problems we experience during daily life originate from ignorance, and the method for eliminating ignorance is to practice Dharma." Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

"Our intention in performing spiritual practices is to transform our minds so that we can develop the capacity to benefit others." Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

"Anger is the real destroyer of our good human qualities; an enemy with a weapon cannot destroy these qualities, but anger can." Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

A summer holiday for the mind 🌺☀️😃 - https://mailchi.mp/meditateinvancouver/what-is-happening-this-summer

Join Us for a Day of Love & Community ❤️ -

Meditate in Vancouver Meditation for Modern Life - classes and events in April around Vancouver.

Join us tonight for another transformative session with Resident Teacher, Gen Delek, in our series "Staying Strong When Things Go Wrong."

This week's topic: "How to cultivate the happiness attitude." Learn to embrace and cultivate a mindset that fosters genuine happiness in your everyday life.

Stick around afterward for a cup of tea and to discuss any questions you may have! ☕️

1833 Victoria Diversion, Vancouver
Thursdays, 7:00–8:15pm
Free for members | $15 for drop-ins, Pay at the door.

For more details, check out the link in bio! 👆

We love this post by Tharpa Publications US! 🙏☺️

🧘‍♀️Tonight! Join us for another session with Resident Teacher, Gen Delek, in our series "Staying Strong When Things Go Wrong."

This week's topic: "Discover the actual source of happiness." Uncover the true roots of joy and contentment through practical teachings and meditation.

Stick around afterward for a cup of tea and to discuss any questions you may have! ☕️

1833 Victoria Diversion, Vancouver
Thursdays, 7:00–8:15pm
Free for members | $15 for drop-ins, Pay at the door.

For more details, check out the link in bio! 👆