A Member of the New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union

1. Bringing Meditation into Your Life: How to Create a Daily Meditation Practice that Leads to Freedom and Happiness Jan 13-20, 2 weeks
This course shows how to prepare for a life-long meditation practice. It includes instructions on how to sit in meditation, how to meditate, and what types of meditations to practice. It shows how to apply mindfulness in daily life to overcome our negative habits that create problems for ourselves and others.

2. Mental Tools for Transforming Your Everyday Life Jan 27- Feb 3, 2 weeks
Our normal daily life often seems beset with problems and difficulties from the moment we waken to the moment when we fall into a restless sleep. We can seem powerless to effect change in our circumstances. However we can learn how to use each situation to our advantage, so that we can remain calm and peaceful throughout each day, and rest while we are sleeping. In this way we can create peace within our own mind no matter what appears to be happening outside.

3. Thursday Feb 10 at 7pm in Malaprop's Bookstore & Cafe: Free Public Talk with Gen Kelsang Tilopa
"Solving Our Human Problems", a recently published text by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, the internationally famous Buddhist Master and author.

4. The Four Noble Truths Feb 17-24 & Mar 3, 3 weeks
This course is based on the forthcoming text by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. “Solving Our Human Problems” It examines Buddha’s teachings on the Four Noble Truths, and shows how they are as relevant today as they were 2500 years ago.

5. Solving Your Anger Problem Mar 17-31, 3 weeks
This course is based on the forthcoming text by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, “Solving Our Human Problems”. The teachings consider the many different skills and ways of thinking we can use to completely eradicate our anger problem.

6. How to Change Your Experiences, Your Impulsive Behavior and Your External Environment. Apr 7-14, 28 & May 5, 4 weeks
This course examines the general nature of the relationships between our own actions: our thoughts, and the things we say and do, and our experiences: how others relate to us, what they say and do to us. It shows how if we can gain control over our own mind, speech and behavior, we can improve the way others relate to us, stop our negative tendencies that cause harm to ourselves and others, and create a more positive environment conducive to happiness.

7. Sutra Mahamudra May 12-19 & Jun 9-16, 4 weeks
Buddha’s final teaching is the essence of all Buddha’s wisdom. Here you will learn a way of thinking about all things animate and inanimate that will enable you to see everything more clearly without the distorting spectacles of our normal false preconceptions.
“All functioning objects are impermanent. Contaminated phenomena are the nature of suffering. Only Nirvana is peace. All phenomena are selfless.”

19 weeks