Saturday Classes

Introduction to Tantra

Saturday 26 June

Time: 10:00am – 12:30pm
Cost: $24 drop-in fee (discount for supporting members)

– “In his Sutra teachings Buddha gives us great encouragement to accomplish the ultimate goal of human life. This goal will be accomplished quickly through the practice of Tantra. Tantra also known as ‘Secret Mantra’ or ‘Vajrayana’, is a special method to purify our world, our self, our enjoyments and our activities; and if we put this method into practice we will very quickly attain enlightenment.”

– “Although Tantra is very popular, not many people understand its real meaning.”

On this half-day course, Kelsang Khacho will look at what is Tantra and how by purifying our mind through these practices, we can quickly accomplish our wishes. Not only to be happy and free from suffering for ourselves, but to help our friends and family, all those we meet and all beings.

It is recommended to attend ‘The Power of Imagination’ which is being held on June 5.

Everyone welcome!

Meditation and Mindfulness

Saturday Series – July 3 – July 24

Time: 10:00am – 11:30am
Cost: $12 drop-in or $40 for four classes (free for supporting members)

Meditation is a great mental habit to develop. In this series, you’ll learn how to overcome obstacles to meditation, how to meditate on and off the cushion through improving your concentration and eliminating distractions. Discover your mind’s potential for deep peace and freedom from negativity, stress and tension.

July 3 – How to Meditate On the Cushion
July 10 – How to Practice Off the Cushion
July 17 – Deepening Our Practice of Concentration
July 24 – Guarding Our Mind From Negativity

Everyone welcome!

Happiness from the Inside Out

Saturday 28 August

Time: 10:00am – 11:30am
Cost: $12 drop-in fee (free for supporting members)

Have you truly, in your heart of heart, discovered where happiness originates from? Very often we are confused when it comes to the real causes of the type of happiness, we all wish for – a permanent happiness free from all pain and suffering.

This class will help teach you the Buddhist answer to the origin of real happiness and how to free yourself from the problems of daily life.

Everyone welcome!

Complete Guide to Meditation

Saturday 4 September

Time: 10:00am – 12:30pm
Cost: $24 drop-in fee (free for supporting members)

This class will help you create your own complete recipe to making a successful meditation practice. Understand the benefits of preparing the mind, and discover Buddhist mindfulness, alertness and concentration to empower your meditation journey.

Everyone welcome!

Becoming a Happy, Energized Parent

Saturday 11 September

Time: 10:00am – 11:30am
Cost: $12 drop-in fee (free for supporting members)

Learn simple, scientific Buddhist methods to becoming a happy, energized parent amidst the challenges of raising a family.

Come relax, refresh and renew your perspective for raising healthy, happy kids.

Everyone welcome!

Overcoming Anger and Frustration

Saturday 18 September

Time: 10:00am – 12:30pm
Cost: $24 drop-in fee (free for supporting members)

Sometimes we supress our anger because we are afraid of the consequences or of the person making us angry. This eventually makes us feel bitter, weak and disempowered. Sometimes we express our anger because we want to hurt or retaliate. This generally leads to regrets and even more harm for ourselves and others. Is there not another way of dealing with anger? Because, one way or another, we are all constantly faced with people or situations that just make us want to explode!

Kelsang Khacho will explain Buddha’s special methods for deflecting, defusing and disposing of our anger habits – and responding more effectively to the anger of others. This is a rare opportunity to learn the middle way of avoiding the harmful effects of our own and others’ anger.

Everyone welcome!

Three Steps to Happiness

Saturday 25 September

Time: 10:00am – 11:30am

Cost: $12 drop-in fee (free for supporting members)

Happiness and suffering are states of mind and so their main causes are to be found only within the mind. Discover the three, anybody-can-do-it, steps to happiness using these time-tested Buddhist scientific methods.

Everyone welcome!

How to Stop Worrying

Saturday 5 October

Time: 10:00am – 11:30am

Cost: $12 drop-in fee (free for supporting members)

Discover what you can and can’t control in this insightful class that will teach you how correct reading, contemplating and meditating will help transform your mind, and relieve any worry, anxiety and depression.

Everyone welcome!

Dealing with Loss and Change

Saturday 16 October

Time: 10:00am – 11:30am

Cost: $12 drop-in fee (free for supporting members)

Problems arise only if we respond to difficulties with a negative state of mind. Buddha taught various methods to help us maintain a happy, peaceful mind regardless of our outer conditions. Dive deeper into Buddhist methods to help you deal with any loss, change, or other obstacles in your life.

Everyone welcome!

Meditation for Relaxation

Saturday 30 October

Time: 10:00am – 11:30am

Cost: $12 drop-in fee (free for supporting members)

A wonderful opportunity to take some intentional breathes and learn the art of relaxation through meditation. By learning to relax our mind, our body naturally follows suit, and we can learn how to apply these powerful meditations in our busy, daily lives.

Consider the partner class – Nov 27^th – Meditations for a Kind Heart

Everyone welcome!

Breaking Bad Habits

Saturday 6 November

Time: 10:00am – 11:30am

Cost: $12 drop-in fee (free for supporting members)

We are what we repeatedly do. What we repeatedly do is driven by our habits. In this class we’ll teach you essential Buddhist habits that will bring only happiness and peaceful states of mind, regardless of life’s adversities such as sickness, aging and death.

Everyone welcome!

Healing the Heart

Saturday 20 November

Time: 10:00am – 11:30am

Cost: $12 drop-in fee (free for supporting members)

Disappointment, dissatisfaction, and depression can feel like a weight on our heart, and if we are not taking time to recognize this in our mind, we can feel like this is the new ‘normal’. Join us in this class to empower your mind, and use effective meditation practices and wisdom teachings to heal your heart and transform your experiences into contentment, inner peace and happiness.

Everyone welcome!

Meditation for a Kind Heart

Saturday 27 November

Time: 10:00am – 11:30am

Cost: $12 drop-in fee (free for supporting members)

Meditation is a method to familiarize our mind with virtue. The more virtue we have in our mind, the happier we will be, and naturally we will engage in kind actions toward all living beings.

In this class learn simple meditations to help you cultivate affectionate love, and how to maintain a pleasant and warm disposition toward everyone in your life.

Everyone welcome!

Dealing with Difficult People

Saturday 18 December

Time: 10:00am – 11:30am

Cost: $12 drop-in fee (free for supporting members)

Commonly, we view difficult people as our objects of anger and resentment, and we may even feel like retaliating. Using sharp Buddhist wisdom, we can learn powerful methods to stop our real problems and instead view these same people as our kindest teachers. The more familiar we are with transforming difficult people into kind, spiritual teachers, we can maintain a happy, peaceful mind, whilst appropriately dealing with these people in a much better way for ourself (and them!).

Everyone welcome!

Details

Our general program classes include guided meditations, and practical teachings given by Buddha.
These classes are suitable for both beginners and more advanced meditation practitioners
General meditation classes are given as a series, but can also be taken individually.
Chairs and cushions are provided.