Living Our Best Life: The Bodhisattva’s Way of Life
Fridays | 12-1pm
Meditation classes for everyone with modern Buddhist nun Kelsang Namgyal
Cost: $10/class, Free for members
“From giving comes wealth,
From discipline comes happiness,
From patience come attractive forms,
From effort comes the fulfillment of wishes,
From concentration comes peace,
And from wisdom comes liberation.” - Nagarjuna, Precious Garland
The “six perfections” of giving, moral discipline, patience, effort, concentration, and wisdom have been extensively explained by all great Mahayana Buddhist masters all the way back to Buddha himself. These practices transcend time and place, and are just as relevant for us today as they were centuries ago. They reveal how we too can live our best life, ripening and liberating our Buddha nature, and attaining enlightenment for the benefit of others, even in these modern times.
These classes will include explanations of each of these six practices, indicating how we can practically apply them in meditation as well as in daily life. Start at the beginning of the series if you can, but if you miss the beginning then start when you are able.
Recommended reading: Introduction to Buddhism by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Available in our shop, or download here - Introduction to Buddhism
September 4 - New Series Begins! The Real Cause of Wealth: Giving
September 11 - How to Change Our Feelings: Moral Discipline
September 18 - Letting Go of Anger and Resentment: Patience
September 25 - How to Make Meditation a Pleasure: Effort
October 2 - Tranquil Abiding Meditation: Mental Stabilization
October 9 - Virtuous Intelligence: Wisdom
October 16 - Who Do We Think We Are?: The Emptiness of the I
October 23 - Letting Go of Our Body Issues: The Emptiness of the Body
October 30 - Real Happiness is Possible: Enlightenment
About the Teacher
Kelsang Namgyal started studying and practicing in the New Kadampa Tradition in 2019, ordaining as a Kadampa Buddhist nun in 2022. She has lived and worked at three of our modern Buddhist World Peace Temples around the world and is now the Education Program Coordinator here at KMC North Carolina. Namgyal is a student in our Foundation Program, and teaches our Friday lunchtime meditation class.