The key to a successful meditation practice
Wednesdays 7 – 8:30 pm with buddhist nun Gen Shenyen
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The purpose of meditation is to familiarize our mind with the insights and aspirations that naturally produce happiness. If we do this regularly, those peaceful and happiness-inducing states of mind, such as love, compassion, and wisdom, naturally spill over into our life. We become more confident and joyful in ourselves, more skillful at dealing with adversity, and more beneficial to others. Indeed, we begin to experience our life as something magical, imbued with great meaning and purpose, and we begin to get a taste of our mind’s boundless potential.
In this series Gen Shenyen will explain the essential components of successful meditation practice, and help us to gain experience of them through guided meditations. This will allow us to establish a practice according to our own level and personal situation, so that we come to enjoy the life-transforming benefits of meditation.
3 January : Understanding Meditation
10 January: The Outer and Inner Meditation Space
17 January: The Power of Intention
24 January: Letting Go of the Ordinary
31 January: The Power of Aspiration
Everyone is welcome!
At the end of the class there is time for discussion and questions.
Treat yourself to the peace and fulfillment meditation can offer.
Why meditate?
Buddhist meditation gives us a profoundly optimistic perspective on our lives and our potential. Our human mind is amazing, and if we learn to harness its power, we can not only solve our day to day problems but put an end to all our suffering altogether. Eventually we can experience the clear, pure nature of our mind – a radiant, permanent happiness.
Where should we start if we want to discover the effectiveness of these instructions for ourselves? It is essential that we learn to meditate. Through meditation we can experience the potential and power of our own mind.
We will explore how to develop or improve a meditation practice that enables us to train our mind.
Meditation is a tried and tested method to lead us to a state of inner peace and profound joy.
Course with Gen Shenyen
Gen Kelsang Shenyen has been studying and practising Kadampa Buddhism since 1994 under the guidance of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. She has been teaching since 1996 and has been a Resident Teacher since 2007.
Gen Shenyen teaches with joy and clarity showing how we can truly solve our problems and live a deeply meaningful life through integrating Buddha’s timeless teachings into our daily life.
Venue
Kadampa Meditationszentrum Wiesbaden
Herderstr. 17
65185 Wiesbaden
Course Fee
10 €
Information on booking
Our classes are only in-person
For booking you will be redirected to our booking software ‚fitogram pro‚.
You have to create an account once. Only your name and email address are required. You can pay by credit card, direct debit or bank transfer. Would you like to pay with Paypal? Then please select ‚bank transfer‘ as payment method. After completing the booking you will receive an email with all details about our bank account and our Paypal link.
