Kadampa Meditation Centre Netherlands

Dinsdag Meditatie in Rotterdam
Nieuwe meditatie-serie: Verander je gedachten, verander je leven
met boeddhistische monnik Gen Kelsang Dragpa

Locatie: NIVON Cultureel Centrum ,Dirk Smitsstraat 76, 3031 XE Rotterdam
(In een zijstraat van de Jonker Fransstraat. Er is parkeergelegenheid rondom het NIVON gebouw)

Dinsdag : 19.00-20.15 uur (NB- de sessie duurt 75 minuten- op de flyer staat dit fout vermeld; excuses voor het ongemak)

• 08/09/2026: Je bent niet je gedachten

De meesten van ons zouden wel wat meer rust en minder problemen kunnen gebruiken. Dat is zeker mogelijk! In de boeddhistische filosofie leren we dat echte verandering van binnenuit begint.

In deze cursus leer je praktische meditatietechnieken om je gedachten te begrijpen, negativiteit los te laten, gezondere mentale gewoonten te ontwikkelen en meer geluk te ervaren.

Ontdek hoe kleine innerlijke veranderingen krachtige transformaties kunnen creëren in elk aspect van je leven.
Programma:

• 08/09/2026: Je bent niet je gedachten
• 15/09/2026: Where happiness really comes from (In English with Bruno Costa)
• 22/09/2026: Oude gewoontes doorbreken
• 29/09/2026: Anders leren reageren
• 06/10/2026: Building inner resilience (In English)
• 13/10/2026: GEEN KLAS i.v.m. het NKT-IKBU Herfst Festival in Malaga

Series: How to be Happy, a Buddhist Perspective
How to be Happy, a Buddhist Perspective –
with Adrienne Weiss

Tuesdays 19.00-20.30

Oct. 06: Seeing Beyond the Story – Freeing ourselves through Buddha’s liberating Wisdom

We all want to be happy and free from painful feelings, and each day we do what we can to feel better. So why haven’t we found the lasting happiness we seek ?

Authentic happiness is a state of mind, and according to Buddha cannot be found outside the mind.
Each of us has the potential to experience the deep joy we long for.

In this talk you’ll learn how to cultivate peaceful, positive states of mind, recognise the habits that block happiness, and discover how to choose true happiness – each day and every moment.

Oct. 06: Seeing Beyond the Story – Freeing ourselves through Buddha’s liberating Wisdom

Wednesday Meditation Classes: Discovering peace through meditation
with Anne Vipperman/Cohen

Wednesdays | 19:00 – 20:15

02.09 Discovering peace through meditation
09.09 Learning to Let Go
16.09 FREE public talk; How to make meditation joyful
23.09 Quieting a busy mind
30.09 Cultivating concentration
07.09 Deepening our meditation practice

Venue | Kadampa Meditation Centre Netherlands: Spaarndammerstraat 32 Hs, 1013 SW Amsterdam.

To join these inspiring and relaxing classes
(also online), please book here or just drop-in:
https://meditationinamsterdam.nl/mec-events/discovering-peace-trough-meditationes
Discovering peace through meditation

Meditation is a method to become familiar with inner peace. This peace is there, within us, waiting to be found; the way we find it is through turning away from distractions and focusing inwards through regular meditation.

Even spending 10 minutes every day just focusing on our breath can work wonders.

If we practise patiently in this way, gradually our distracting thoughts will subside and we shall experience a sense of inner peace and relaxation. Our mind will feel lucid and spacious and we shall feel refreshed. (From How to Transform Your Life by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche) *

Classes are suitable for both beginners and those with some meditation experience.
Everybody welcome!