10am - 1pm
at Kadampa Meditation Centre Ottawa
Course Fee: $25 per person | Free for Silver, Gold & Platinum supporters. Find out more about becoming a member: https://meditateinottawa.org/about-us/membership/
Learn to Meditate
(Find your inner peace)
The purpose of meditation is to make our mind calm and peaceful so that we can find relief from mental discomfort, worries or anxiety. Through a qualified meditation practice, we become deeply familiar with states of mind that are conducive to happiness.
Whether you've been thinking of trying meditation or you simply wish to reboot your meditation practice, join us for half a day, where you will learn simple yet important techniques to ensure that your meditation practice is successful and brings the wanted results. In particular, we will learn the principal difficulties, or obstacles, to a successful meditation session - mental wandering and mental sinking, as well as how to overcome them. No previous experience of meditation is required.
This half-day course include s practical teachings and guided meditations. Everyone is welcome.
Course Schedule
10-11:15am: Teaching and guided meditation
11:15-11:45am: Break
11:45am-1pm: Teaching and guided meditation
The Teacher for this class is Toolika Rastogi, who has been studying and practising Buddhism for many years. Her teachings are practical, uplifting and insightful. She enjoys giving her experience of Dharma to others.
We encourage you to register in advance. Registration at the door also available.
No matter how difficult our external circumstances may become, for as long as we maintain a calm and peaceful mind, the situation will not be a problem for us.