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About the Sessions
In just 30 minutes your whole day can change for the better! By connecting to your heart in meditation, and intentionally cultivating inner peace, you can access the best of yourself and learn to live from this place. These guided meditation sessions will help you develop greater peace, happiness and wisdom through daily practice.
A new meditation session will be available to stream online each weekday, Monday to Friday. All sessions are pre-recorded so you can watch “on-demand” at whatever time is most convenient for you each day. The sessions are fully guided by the meditation teachers of Kadampa Meditation Center Miami.
While the various meditations offered are all from the Buddhist tradition, anyone wanting to cultivate a deeper state of peace and authentic happiness is welcome and will receive benefit from participating. No previous experience is necessary. Beginners are welcome!
March & April 2021 – Meditations on the Buddhist Way of Loving Kindness
In this month’s daily guided meditations, we will focus on timeless advice from the Buddhist tradition on how to transform our mind into more peaceful and positive state through developing our love, compassion and wisdom. The meditations will be based on very clear and practical instructions given in the book The New Eight Steps to Happiness by world-renowned Buddhist meditation master Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
Based on the famous Eight Verses of Training the Mind by the great Tibetan Bodhisattva, Langri Tangpa, this inspiring book reveals essential methods for transforming all life’s difficulties into valuable spiritual insights and for developing universal love and compassion, the source of true happiness for both self and others.
Download the Book
This book is available to purchase online at:
https://tharpa.com/us/the-new-eight-steps-to-happiness-us.html
Schedule for March & April 2021
Introduction to Eight Verses of Training the Mind
Mon, Mar 1 – Recognizing our spiritual potential – with Lyn Fox
Tue, Mar 2 – Seeking happiness from a different source – with Todd Ellenberg
Wed, Mar 3 – The power of changing our mind – with Gen Kelsang Tashi
Thu, Mar 4 – Overcoming bad mental habits – with Patrick Davidson
Fri, Mar 5 – Distinguishing between outer and inner problems – with Felix Quinones
Verse #1: Learning to Cherish Others
Mon, Mar 8 – What is the ultimate goal of human life? – with Lyn Fox
Tue, Mar 9 – The path to enlightenment – with Todd Ellenberg
Wed, Mar 10 – Changing the object of our cherishing – with Shannon Harvey-Fung
Thu, Mar 11 – Contemplating the kindness of others – with Patrick Davidson
Fri, Mar 12 – Contemplating the benefits of cherishing others – with Felix Quinones
Verse #2: Enhancing Cherishing Love
Mon, Mar 15 – Recognizing our faults in the mirror of Dharma – with Lyn Fox
Tue, Mar 16 – Distinguishing between beneficial and harmful minds – with Todd Ellenberg
Wed, Mar 17 – Viewing all living beings as supreme – with Shannon Harvery-Fung
Thu, Mar 18 – Distinguishing between people and their delusions – with Patrick Davidson
Fri, Mar 19 – The advantages of developing humility – with Felix Quinones
Verse #3: Exchanging Self with Others
Mon, Mar 22 – What is self-cherishing? – with Lyn Fox
Tue, Mar 23 – The faults of self-cherishing – with Todd Ellenberg
Wed, Mar 24 – How to stop self-cherishing – with Gen Kelsang Tashi
Thu, Mar 25 – How is it possible to exchange self with others – with Patrick Davidson
Fri, Mar 26 – The actual practice of exchanging self with others – with Felix Quinones
Verse #4: Great Compassion
Mon, Mar 29 – Compassion is our Buddha nature – with Lyn Fox
Tue, Mar 30 – What is compassion? – with Todd Ellenberg
Wed, Mar 31 – How to develop compassion – with Shannon Harvey-Fung
Thu, Apr 1 – The inner wealth of compassion – with Patrick Davidson
Fri, Apr 2 – Discovering the true meaning of life – with Felix Quinones
Verse #5: Wishing Love
Mon, Apr 5 – Meditating on the three aspects of pure love – with Lyn Fox
Tue, Apr 6 – Distinguishing between worldly pleasure and true happiness – with Todd Ellenberg
Wed, Apr 7 – How to meditate on wishing love – with Lyn Fox
Thu, Apr 8 – The benefits of meditation on wishing love – with Patrick Davidson
Fri, Apr 9 – Distinguishing between love and attachment – with Felix Quinones
Verse #6: Patience: Accepting Defeat and Offering the Victory
Mon, Apr 12 – Learning to practice patience – with Lyn Fox
Tue, Apr 13 – Learning to accept suffering courageously – with Todd Ellenberg
Wed, Apr 14 – Balancing our patience & compassion with wisdom – with Shannon Harvey-Fung
Thu, Apr 15 – Practicing patience skillfully – with Patrick Davidson
Fri, Apr 16 – How patience reduces our suffering and problems – with Felix Quinones
Verse #7: Taking & Giving
Mon, Apr 19 – Taking on our own future suffering – with Lyn Fox
Tue, Apr 20 – The benefits of meditation on taking – with Todd Ellenberg
Wed, Apr 21 – The actual meditation on taking – with Shannon Harvey-Fung
Thu, Apr 22 – Giving by means of love – with Patrick Davidson
Fri, Apr 23 – Mounting taking and giving upon the breath – with Felix Quinones
Verse #8: Bodhichitta, Faith and Aspiration
Mon, Apr 26 – Developing the precious mind of bodhichitta – with Lyn Fox
Tue, Apr 27 – Training in ultimate bodhichitta – with Todd Ellenberg
Wed, Apr 28 – A simple training in ultimate bodhichitta – with Gen Kelsang Tashi
Thu, Apr 29 – Encouraging ourself to rely on our Spiritual Guide – with Patrick Davidson
Fri, Apr 30 – Remaining natural while changing our aspiration – with Felix Quinones
About the Teachers
These sessions will be guided by various meditation teachers from Kadampa Meditation Center Miami.
To learn more about our meditation center and teachers, please visit this page:
https://meditationinmiami.org/center/
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.
