in-person and online meditation classes and workshops for all levels
Weekly Classes
ongoing sundays, 10:00 – 11:15am | in-person or online
Getting Unstuck: Letting Go of Limitations
With Resident Teacher, Gen Khyenwang
Sundays | 10:00 – 11:15am
2 ways to attend:
In-perso
Online via Zoom
Believing ourselves to be fixed and stuck with any kind of bad habit or self sabotaging mental patterns can make us feel imprisoned in our own life. Since all of our experiences come from our mind, we need to develop the wisdom to imagine ourselves the way we actually want to be. Often we are so familiar with relating to ourself in some type of limited version, creating a story of the way we “are”, as if it were unchangeable. In reality, we are changing moment by moment. Each moment is a fresh, new opportunity to grow in a positive direction, to stop believing the stories we tell ourselves and others.
In this series, we will explore Buddha’s profound teachings on impermanence and reality in order to break free from whatever it is that is keeping us stuck and bound to suffering.
Jan 9 – Finding Inner Calm (Part 2: 10:30-11:45am)
Jan 16 – Lamrim Retreat (multiple sessions)
Jan.23 (Series Begins) – Who Do You Think You Are?
Jan 30 – Developing a New Attitude
This series is perfect for beginners and advanced meditators alike. Classes will include guided meditations and advice from Buddha’s teachings. Everyone is welcome.
ongoing tuesdays, 6:30 – 7:30pm | in-person or online
Learn the Basics of Meditation
With Buddhist Teacher, Amanda Williams
Tuesdays | 6:30 – 7:30pm
2 ways to attend:
In-perso
Online via Zoom
Meditation is the main cause of mental peace. When our mind is peaceful, we are happy. In this four week series, you will learn and practice the basics of meditation so that you can begin or continue a daily practice with confidence.
Jan 4 – The Benefits of Meditation
Jan 11 – Learning to Focus
Jan 18 – Improving Concentration
Jan 25 – Developing a Daily Practice
Meditations are guided. Perfect for beginners or advanced meditators alike. Everyone is welcome.
ongoing wednesdays, 7:00 – 8:15pm | in-person or online
Finding the Real Meaning of Human Life
With Resident Teacher, Gen Khyenwang
Wednesdays | 7:00 – 8:15pm
2 ways to attend:
In-perso
Online via Zoom
Meditation is a scientific method to transform human nature from bad to good. Everybody needs to be good natured with a good heart. How can we do this? How can we solve our inner problems of anger, attachment, depression and so on?
For our meditations to be transformative, our heart needs to be touched. Learning how to reflect deeply on truths such as impermanence, the power of love and compassion and the way things really are will cause us to really change from within and will transform our daily actions and intentions into meaningful ones.
Jan 5 – Cherishing Love
Jan 12 – Universal Compassion
Jan 19 – The Supreme Good Heart
Jan 26 – The Path of a Bodhisattva
In this series, we will learn how to meditate on a special presentation of meditation objects that will lead us to developing our full potential and that will make our life peaceful and meaningful.
In this series, we will be using The Mirror of Dharma with Additions by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
Classes will include guided meditations and advice from Buddha’s teachings. Everyone is welcome.
Workshops, Events and Retreats
sunday, jan 30, 12:00-2:00pm | in-person only
Introduction to Foundation Program
With Resident Teacher, Gen Khyenwang
Sunday, January 30 | 12:00-2:00pm
In-perso
Everyone is welcome to this free introductory class!
For those who have been attending the General Program classes (drop in classes) at the center, Foundation Program is the next step to deepening your practice by gaining powerful and practical experience of Buddha’s teachings. In these classes, students commit to studying a book and attending weekly classes where they engage with a text at a deeper level.
In this class, we will be studying The New Heart of Wisdom by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. By revealing the profound meaning of the very heart of Buddha’s teachings – the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras – this book shows how we can attain pure, lasting happiness through developing special wisdom and universal compassion. This text is available for purchase at the center or through Tharpa Publications.
This class will run weekly on Sundays , noon – 2:00pm with breaks throughout the year. If you are interested in finding out what the program is about or if you know you will be part of this class, please attend this introductory class.
Contact our Education Program Coordinator (Ryan) with any questions (epc@odiyana.org) | 860-874-1970).
saturday, feb 5, 10am-12:30pm | in-person or online
Learn more about Meditation for Beginners here.
Two Ways to Attend
In-perso
Online via Youtube (recording available on-demand for 48 hours following the event)
saturday, feb 12, 10am-1pm | in-person or online
Relying on Patience: The Supreme Ornament of the Powerful
With Resident Teacher Gen Khyenwang
10am – 1pm
2 ways to attend:
In-perso
Online via Youtube (recording available on-demand for 48 hours following the event)
In Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, Buddhist Master Shantideva says:
“There is no evil greater than anger,
And no virtue other than patience.
Theref
To become familiar with the practice of patience.”
A Bodhisattva’s main wish is to attain enlightenment in order to benefit others. It is obvious why, if we are training in this way, we would want to let go of anger. But anyone who is simply interested in their future happiness, in having positive relationships and enjoying their human life needs to let go of anger and learn how to practice patience.
Class includes guided meditation, brief advice from Buddha’s teachings and time for discussion and Q and A.
Session 1:
10:00 – 11:15am
Break:
11
Session 2:
11:45 – 1pm w/ discussion and Q and A
Register here for In-Person (coming soon)
Register here for Online (coming soon)
$25 | $10 for Full Members | Free for Benefactors
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