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Meditation for Modern Life
Ganden Kadampa Buddhist Centre in Halifax offers meditation classes that are suitable for everyone who is looking to develop inner peace and ways to deal with the complexity of modern day life. We are based in Halifax but offer classes in the surrounding area.
Saturday 5th of October 10 a.m.– 1 p.m.
Caring for the Carer Now that we are all living longer and facing a lot more complex health challenges, it is increasingly common for people becoming full time carers, often for family and friends. Caregivers well know the challenges of manifesting compassion and selflessness on the job, with the focus often on managing the suffering. Often, carers themselves are grappling with their own health problems, as they find themselves providing care around the clock, without any respite. Too commonly, the need of the carer is overlooked as the focus is on the person that needs care. With our half day course we will recognise the stresses and demands care giving creates, but understand how to develop a more balanced and resilient mind that focuses on self-care, compassion and healthy boundaries, whilst accommodating the need to rest the body and mind. By learning meditation techniques you will experience a better way of responding to the day to day caring needs of yourself and others.
Saturday 29th of September
10.00am to 1.00 p.m.
How to develop authentic self-worth
Often we feel that we come up short; that we aren’t good enough, wise enough, or capable enough. When these thoughts arise they can feel very solid as if we’re seeing the “real” us: someone who is stuck, incapable of change, and doesn’t measure up. We then get down on ourself, or even lash out at others to compensate. Buddha revealed that when we see ourself as not good enough, we’re under the influence of delusion, a distorted misapprehension of our nature and our potential. By applying Buddha’s wisdom, we can completely dismantle this misperception and come to identify ourself in the correct way: as someone with an extraordinary capacity for change, who finally can bring benefit to the entire world. In this half-day course, we will examine Buddha’s teachings that help us recognize, reduce and finally abandon this distorted perception of ourself so that finally we can become the person we truly wish to be
19th of October Day Retreat - Self, No-Self, and the Web of all Things
One of the most important concepts in Buddhism is the idea of no-self, or emptiness. In the middle of all our painful emotions is an exaggerated and distorted sense of self. Buddha taught that this self – which we grasp at all the time – does not in fact exist. For as long as we continue to hold onto this illusory self we will continue to suffer, but when we see through this illusion our suffering will end for good. This topic of no-self is profound and easy to misunderstand. Although the self we normally see and grasp at does not exist, this does not mean that we do not exist at all. In fact we need to develop a strong and confident sense of self. On this course, through teachings, guided meditation and discussion, we will learn how to begin to let go of the distorted sense of self that is the source of all our problems, while at the same time developing a correct sense of self which enables us both to function in the world and to fulfill our spiritual aims. Suitable for everyone
16th of November - A Vision of Hope for Troubled Times
Never before in human history has a vision of hope been more essential. We need more than just advice on maintaining a positive mindset amid growing adversity or holding onto a distant vision of a better future. We require a precise, detailed, and reasoned method by which we can individually and collectively turn things around
7th of December- The World Wide Web of Kindness
Becoming close to all living beings “Our sense that we are an island, an independent self-sufficient individual, bears no relation to reality. It is closer to the truth to picture ourself as a cell in the vast body of life, distinct yet intimately bound up with all living beings. We cannot exist without others and they in turn are affected by everything we do. The idea that it is possible to secure our own welfare whilst neglecting that of others, or even at the expense of others, is completely unrealistic.” Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Eight Steps to Happiness.
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