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Welcome to Meditation in North Carolina
the Website of Kosala Buddhist Center

With lakes, mountains, beaches and beautiful cities, North Carolina is one of the most externally beautiful states in the US where it is easy to find places of external peace and tranquility.

Many people in North Carolina have material success and wealth and the resources to enjoy the external beauty, but still experience unhappiness, dissatisfaction, anger, relationship dificulties, and the pain of disppointment in never finding a happiness that lasts.

At Kosala Buddhist Center we offer meditation instruction; teachings on Buddhist view; study programs for different levels of experience; opportunities for Buddhist practice with chanted meditations; and other devotional activities.

You are welcome to visit our center and drop in to our general meditation classes or chanted meditations. Check thelinks on the left for classes in your area, and the listings below for upcoming class and workshop dates and times.

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Inner Peace is awaiting you

Because happiness is a state of mind you cannot find it outside your mind. Meditation can help you find it there.

The Power and Benefits of Meditation

By following very simple instructions you can learn meditation methods that are as powerful today as they were 2500 years ago, to find and build the lasting peace you are looking for.

Through learning and practicing simple meditation methods you can become more calm and peaceful, and cultivate the concentration and wisdom to see the beauty that abides in every person including your self, and every place including your own surroundings.

These inner qualities developed through meditation are your true sources of refuge when the going gets tough, and are the tools that enable you to find and maintain the lasting peace and happiness you are searching for.

Upcoming Events in North Carolina

 

Kosala Buddhist Center, Asheville & Durham,
Vajradhara Buddhist Center, Charlotte
Fall Programs of Meditation Classes

Meditations and discussion topics in July and August 2004.

The dates and locations of meetings are as follows:-

Kosala Center Asheville Thursdays at 7pm 9 Walnut Street.
Week 1 July 1, week 2, July 8, week 3 July 15, week 4 July 22, week 5 Aug 19, week 6 Aug 26

Vajradhara Center Charlotte, Mondays at 7pm in Unitarian Church 234 N. Sharon Amity Road
Week 1 June 28; week 2 July 5, week 3 July 12, week 4 July 19, week 5 July 26, week 6 Aug 16

Kosala Center in Durham, Tuesdays at 7pm at 5608 Woodberry Road, tel 919.403.8084
Week 1 June 29, week 2 July 6, week 3 July 13, week 4 July 20, week 5 July 27, week 6 Aug 17

Program
The meditations and discussion are related to the first six of the 21 meditations of Lamrim contained in The New Meditation Handbook by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso (MH). These cover the Initial Scope and Intermediate Scope of Mahayana Buddhism. Related reading is from Introduction to Buddhism, (IB) and Joyful Path of Good Fortune. (JP), all by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.

Week 1 Foundation and Precious Human Life
Preliminary Meditation, Relaxing and Breathing Meditation
Discussion of MH Foundation p 3-23, IB p 35-39
Discussion of how precious do we view our human life?
Meditation: MH p 30-32
Related reading, IB p 35-39, JP p 89-94

Week 2 Death & Impermanence
Preliminary Meditation, Relaxing and Breathing Meditation
Discussion of the benefits of thinking about death.
Meditation: MH p 33-36
Related reading, IB p 41-43 JP p 144-171

Week 3 Dangers of Lower Rebirth
Preliminary Meditation, Relaxing and Breathing Meditation
Discussion of the existence of lower types of being and whether and how we can avoid rebirth as a lower being.
Meditation: MH p 37-39
Related reading: IB p 35-39 JP p 172-188.

Week 4 Refuge Practice
Preliminary Meditation, Relaxing and Breathing Meditation
Discussion of what we turn to when things get difficult, and when they get easy.
Meditation MH p 40-41
Related reading: IB p 44-48, JP p 189 226

Week 5 Actions and their Effects
Preliminary Meditation, Relaxing and Breathing Meditation
Discussion of how we can explain our present circumstances, and ways of being by contemplating our past actions.
Meditation: MH 42-44
Related reading: IB p 23-29, JP p 227-263

Week 6 Renunciation
Preliminary Meditation, Relaxing and Breathing Meditation
Discussion of the real causes of our problems and suffering.
Meditation: MH p 63-64
Related reading: MH p 45-62, IB p 51-62, JP p 267-270, 367-378.