Description
About the Classes
Suitable for everyone, these meditation classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our lives and develop inner peace. These classes focus on using Buddhist understanding to help us solve our daily problems, let go of negative minds and find the lasting happiness we seek.
Each class includes guided meditation, a practical teaching, and an opportunity to ask questions. Although taught as a series, each class is self-contained and can be attended individually.
Upcoming Class Schedule & Topics
Understanding our Mind: Relying on Happy Minds
Happiness and suffering are feelings – parts of our mind – and so their main causes are not to be found outside the mind. If we really want to be truly happy and free from suffering we must improve our understanding of the mind. Through better understanding our own mind we will be empowered to transform it into more peaceful and positive states. In this series of classes we will explore Buddha’s teachings on how to find real happiness within our own mind through intentionally developing and maintaining peaceful and virtuous states of mind, such as faith, love, patience and compassion.
This series is based on the book “How to Understand the Mind” by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
https://tharpa.com/us/how-to-understand-the-mind.html
Mar 10 – The inner source of happiness
Mar 17 – Acting with integrity and consideration for others
Mar 24 – Practicing contentment
Mar 27 – Training in love and patience
Apr 7 – No class today due to Florida Dharma Celebration
Apr 14 – Learning to encourage ourself
Apr 21 – Finding inner peace
Apr 28 – Guarding our mind
May 5 – Practicing kindness and compassion
May 12 – Special Class for Mothers’ Day: Appreciating the kindness of mothers
Understanding our Mind: Healing from Painful Emotions
In this series of classes we will explore teachings from the Buddhist tradition that help us better understand and manage our painful emotions. Through the meditations we will practice in this series, we can begin to heal our mind and return to a state of inner peace and freedom.
This series is based on the book “How to Understand the Mind” by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
https://tharpa.com/us/how-to-understand-the-mind.html
May 19 – Introduction: Understanding unhappy states of mind
May 26 – Letting go of frustration, anger and resentment
June 2 – Healing depression, anxiety and discontent
June 9 – Overcoming doubt and discouragement
June 16 – Stopping jealousy
About the Teacher
Gen Kelsang Tashi is a Buddhist monk and the Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Center Miami. He has been practicing and teaching meditation in the Kadampa tradition for over 15 years. His gentle approach to meditation emphasizes the importance of keeping a happy and positive mind. He is appreciated for his clear, light-hearted and practical presentation of Buddhist teachings.
Cancellation Policy
If you cancel more than 24 hours before the start of the class/event we will refund all except 25%. If you cancel within 24 hours before the start of the class/event, no refunds are given. Any non-refunded fees arising from cancellations are donated to the NKT-IKBU International Temples Project.