Sunday Meditation Class
Sunday Mornings
11AM–12:15PM
With Resident Teacher Anika Trancik
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Problems
In this class we explore meditations and beneficial perspectives using Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s books The New Meditation Handbook and How to Understand the Mind. The New Meditation Handbook is a practical guide to meditation that teaches us how to make ourself and others happy. How to Understand the Mind offers us deep insight into our mind and how this understanding can be used practically to improve our lives.
Each class includes a teaching and two guided meditations. No experience is needed and you don’t need to be a Buddhist. Everyone is welcome!
Adult–$10/class
Student, Senior–$5/class
IN PERSON ONLY
Each class can be attended on its own, no prior experience is needed.
7/6 Jason – Living Your Life in Color
The reason death and impermanence is a “go-to” meditation for me is from my confidence in how it positively affects my mind whenever I do it. It really is that simple. I remember Gen-la Dekyong saying in a teaching once, “if you really want to live your life in color instead of black and white, do death meditation every day”.
7/13 Bob – Basics of Meditation Part 1
I have always wanted to teach the basics of meditation class because that is the foundation of everything else we learn in Buddhism. It is both very simple and also very important.
7/20 Jason – Our Job is to Cultivate Love
I love the meditation on exchanging self with others because it opposes something in me that I’ve explored deeply and identified as needing to be removed. That, combined with the assigned task in the meditation break to basically make loving people your job every day is all I need to get excited about this one.
7/27 No Class – International Summer Festival
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8/3 No Class – International Summer Festival
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8/10 Bob – Basics of Meditation Part 2
8/17 Nancy – Protection You Can Rely On
I am happy to teach the Sunday class “Going for Refuge to the Three Jewels.” This is a core Buddhist teaching and practice, and my understanding and practice of it grows and deepens everytime I remember it. I am happy to pass on some of these teachings to others for inspiration.
Adult–$10/class
Student, Senior–$5/class
Monthly Membership
If you’ve been coming regularly, consider becoming a monthly member for $40/month. General Program Membership entitles you to unlimited access to all weekly meditation classes.
