A Half-day Meditation Course, for everyone
The Wheel of Life ~
The whole path to Liberation in one painting
A Full-day Course
Saturday November 7
10am to 3:30pm
with our Resident Teacher
Gen Thekchen
Cost: $40 per person (includes lunch)
No charge for Silver, Gold or Platinum support members
“Even if we contemplate deeply the most sublime works of art, we cannot gain benefits that compare with the benefits of contemplating and meditating on the diagram of the Wheel of Life, because this diagram reveals the complete path to enlightenment.”
- Joyful Path of Good Fortune by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
The Wheel of Life is a beautiful piece of Buddhist art, inspired by Buddha himself, that illustrates the complete path to enlightenment.
Within it are Buddha’s teachings on the Four Noble Truths, showing us what we need to understand, abandon, practise, and attain in order to find true and lasting happiness.
It also depicts the Twelve Dependent-Related Links — a chain of cause and effect that reveals how we become bound within samsaric suffering.
This course will offer a practical and contemplative tour of the Wheel of Life, showing how we can use this powerful diagram to inspire our meditations and guide us along the spiritual path.
Course Schedule
10 - 11:15am - teaching and meditation
11:15 - 11:45am - break and refreshments
11:45am - 1pm - teaching and meditation
1-2pm - Lunch break
2-3:30pm - Teaching & questions
This course will be taught by Resident Teacher Gen Kelsang Thekchen, who is a senior Teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition. He has been a Kadampa Buddhist monk and Teacher under the guidance of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for more than 30 years. He is well known for his ability to present Buddha's teachings in a simple, practical and often humorous way, making them easy to put into practice in everyday life.
Registration :
Pre-registration is recommended
Cost: $40 for the full day, including lunch
The Wheel of Life Full-day Course
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.