Tuesday evenings: 7:30 - 9:00 pm

Venue: Friends Meeting House, 2 Miller St, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1QJ

Cost: £7, pay cash or book online

Teacher: Kelsang Pagma

Normally when things go wrong in our life we tend to blame our situation and especially other people, including those close to us. In these classes we'll discover special wisdom techniques to see things clearly and maintain a peaceful, balanced mind all the time. In this way we can be happy all the time, benefiting ourself and others. How wonderful!

Dates:
Sept 12: Finding Inner Peace

Learning the true source of happiness
Meditation: Body of light

Sept 19: Enjoying a Peaceful Mind

Getting to know our own mind
Meditation: What is my mind?

Sept 26: Keeping a Happy Mind

Developing and maintaining a peaceful mind all the time
Meditation: Mindful breathing

Oct 3: Advice for a Happy Life

Our busy life in perspective
Meditation: Joyful changes in impermanence

Next class Oct 17

These sessions are self contained so you can start at any time. Simple guided meditations and a talk on Buddhist topics from Geshe Kelsang Gyatso's books, followed by an opportunity for tea and biscuits and a chat with the teacher and other attendees. We sit on chairs for the class and booklets are provided for a short Buddhist prayer that is played at every session.

The session Teacher is Kelsang Pagma, who studies the Teacher Training Programme at Tara IKRC and has been ordained as a Kadampa Buddhist nun for many years. She shares her wealth of meditative experience with joy and clarity, and explains how to apply Buddha’s teachings practically to daily life.