Meditation and Prayers for World Peace
Sundays, 11am - 12pm @ KMC SF
Universal Compassion: Inspiring Solutions for Difficult Times
Everyone, both new and experienced, is welcome to join in these mediation practices on how we can transform our day-to-day lives — including even the most demanding and difficult situations — into opportunities for personal and spiritual development. These ancient meditative techniques have been tried for centuries and come alive and made relevant to our modern times with contemplating the text, Universal Compassion.
What to expect in this class
- Guided meditations and short prayers
- Practical teaching on how to solve problems in daily life
- Brief discussion
- Question & answer opportunities
- The company of like-minded people
- Everyone Welcome. Suitable for beginners and advanced practitioners.
Everyone, regardless of their level of experience or background, can benefit from the classes & courses offered on the General Program. It is a highly accessible program designed to address everyday problems with simple and practical advice that makes sense according to our daily experience.
These classes and courses provide a basic introduction to Buddhist teachings and meditations. Through these we can learn how to use Buddha's advice as a solution to our daily problems. In this way we come to experience a sense of peace and happiness in our lives.
Everyone is welcome – you do not need to be a Buddhist to attend. These classes are suitable for beginners and advanced meditators.
Registration
IN-PERSON FOR EVERYONE AND LIVE-STREAMED FOR MONTHLY MEMBERS
Please register online or at the door
Cost: $8 / person* - Free for members!
*50% discount available for students and seniors 62+. Contact: admin@meditateinthebayarea.org
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Weekly topics
The whole series package should be bought at the beginning of the series.
We need a true method for gaining pure happiness and freedom from misery. With meditation we can learn to pacify and control our mind, eventually attaining permanent peace and helping others do the same.
If we have a relationship with someone, and we love and care for them, we'll both be happy. On the other hand, if we are concerned only with ourselves, our friendships will not last. We can train to see others as precious–and thus feel love and affection for them.
Buddha’s teachings on training the mind, Lojong, are a supreme method for creating inner and outer peace but where do these teachings come from? And do they work?
Find out how these methods are like a diamond, like a sun, and a medicinal tree. Lojong helps everyone, Buddhist or non-Buddhist.
Cherishing others is the source of all our own happiness and the source of all goodness both for ourselves and others. The intriguing Buddhist practice of exchanging self with others is a profound practice that we can apply practically in our daily lives.
Cherishing others is the source of all our own happiness and the source of all goodness both for ourselves and others. The intriguing Buddhist practice of exchanging self with others is a profound practice that we can apply practically in our daily lives.
DETAILS
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CURRENT SERIES: Universal Compassion: Inspiring Solutions for Difficult Times |
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WHEN: Sundays, 11am - 12pm |
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COST: $8 (free for members - sign up here) |
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TEACHER: Gen Kelsang Choma |
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WHERE: KMC SF | 3324 17th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 (In-person for everyone & live-streamed for monthly members) |
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GETTING THERE: Metered street parking on 17th & Hoff St. (free past 6pm and free all day on Sundays) Parking garage on 16th & Hoff St. (42 Hoff St, San Francisco, CA 94110) Bart (16th St. Mission) J Line Muni (Church St & 16th St) Bus (#49, #14, #22, #33) |
About the Teacher
Gen Kelsang Choma is a senior Teacher and Buddhist nun with the New Kadampa Tradition of Modern Buddhism. She has studied extensively on the Teacher Training Program of the New Kadampa Tradition for over 30 years and is qualified to teach both Sutra and Tantra. She is the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Meditation Center San Francisco and is invited to teach nationally. People enjoy her teachings for their clarity and warmth.