In this slightly deeper series of drop in meditation classes we will draw inspiration each week from the book Modern Buddhism which teaches the Kadampa Buddhist path of compassion and wisdom.

In Modern Buddhism, it says, Kadam Dharma cannot be separated from daily life. Everyone needs it to make their lives happy and meaningful, to temporarily solve their human problems, and to enable them ultimately to find pure and everlasting happiness through controlling their anger, attachment, jealousy and especially ignorance.

Kadampa practitioners emphasise training in meditation and choose objects of meditation that are deeply meaningful.

Come along for a weekly dose of inspiration and guided meditation. Everyone Welcome

The individual topics of each week are below:

Recommended Reading – Modern Buddhism

3 November – Becoming a friend of the world
We become a Bodhisattva, a true friend of the world, by developing the supreme good heart known as bodhichitta. This is a spontaneous wish to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all living beings. There is no greater beneficial intention than this precious mind.

10 November – Six steps to enlightmenment
When we train in the six perfections of giving, moral disciple, patience, effort, concentration and wisdom we are training in the actual path to enlightenment. Through following this path with the vehicle of bodhichitta we shall definitely reach the state of enlightenment.

17 November – Taking on suffering
Through special meditations with a mind of sincere compassion we imagine ourself taking on others’ sufferings. This practice leads to an especially deep realization of compassion and bodhichitta.

24 November – Giving pure happiness
This training in giving is a special meditation on wishing love that sincerely wishes all living beings to attain real happiness – the pure and everlasting happiness of liberation and enlightenment.