Meditations for a Meaningful Life with Kadampa Teacher Toolika Rastogi
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We all want to live a life of great meaning. We also wish for lasting peace and happiness. This series of classes will introduce profound Buddhist meditations that have the power to create peace and happiness from within, making our life extremely meaningful.
The stages of the path to enlightenment or 'Lamrim' are a powerful series of contemplations and meditations that reveal hidden spiritual truths which awaken our love, compassion and wisdom. Meditation topics will include: our precious human life, impermanence, karma, and the true source of suffering. We will also engage in meditations that open our heart of universal love and compassion.
Each session will include a teaching, chanted prayers and guided meditations. The teachings & meditations will be based on the series presented in The Mirror of Dharma with Additions, by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. No previous experience of meditation or Buddhism is needed. Everyone is welcome!
Schedule
Sept 10 Introduction to Lamrim
Sept 17 Our precious human life
Sept 24 Death & impermanence
Oct 1 What happens after death?
Oct 8 Shelter from the storm
Oct 15 What is karma?
Oct 22 What is renunciation?
Oct 29 What is the cause of suffering?
Nov 5 The path to liberation
Nov 12 Learning to love everyone
Nov 19 Why everyone needs our compassion
Nov 26 Developing a supremely good heart
Dec 3 Following the path to enlightenment
Dec 10 Discovering the truth about how we exist
Dec 17 Why we need a spiritual guide
The Teacher for the Meditations for a Meaningful Life class is Toolika Rastogi, who has been practising and teaching Buddhist meditation for many years. Toolika's love of Buddhist teachings, and her joyful practice of them in daily life are very inspiring. Her teachings are very clear, practical and uplifting.