Fridays, 3:30 - 4:30pm
$10 per class, free for supporting members
Riverdale Buddhist Meditation Class
Bringing the Wisdom of the Buddhas into our Daily Lives
Buddhas provide role models for our spiritual progress and help us cultivate various virtuous minds through developing our understanding of their enlightened qualities. When we connect with a Buddhas mind, we receive their blessings which help us to transform our daily activities and sufferings into the spiritual path.
In this series we will learn to integrate dharma (Buddha’s teachings) into our daily life and come to rely on these good qualities as we investigate our own potential for enlightenment. When we meditate on particular qualities such as love, wisdom and compassion we develop these corresponding qualities in our own mind. We learn to recognize and rely on our inner peace as well as these qualities by strengthening our faith in the Buddhas and their blessings. We come to understand that true happiness is always available to us because it resides in our own mind and the potential is within our reach to live from this place of pure happiness all the time. All we need to do is follow the wisdom and guidance of all Buddhas.
November 7: Developing Faith in the Blessings of a Buddha
November 14: Getting to Know Buddha Shakyamuni and our Lineage Gurus
November 21: Developing our Wisdom by Relying on Buddha Manjushri
November 28: No Class - Thanksgiving Break
December 5: Asking Avalokiteshvara to Help Us Develop Compassion
December 12: Medicine Buddha, the Healing Power of All Buddhas
December 19: White Tara, the Long-Life Buddha
December 26 - January 2, 2026: Holiday Break
January 9: Green Tara, Helping to Protect us from Fears and Dangers
January 16: Dorge Shugden, Relying on our Dharma Protector to Remove Obstacles to our Practice
DETAILS
Classes include Dharma teachings and guided meditations
They are suitable for both beginners and more advanced practitioners
Each class is self-contained and is also presented as part of a series over 5-6 weeks. Drop into any class you like
No special clothing is required
No pre-registration is necessary
Chairs are supplied
Everyone welcome!
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