Introduction to Buddhist Psychology: How to Understand the Mind
Wednesdays | 6:30pm - 7:45pm
at Kadampa Meditation Center North Carolina
(528 East Blvd. Charlotte)
with Resident Teacher and Modern Buddhist monk, Gen Kelsang Norbu
$12/class, free for members
“Happiness and suffering are feelings - parts of our mind - and so their main causes are not to be found outside the mind. If we really want to be truly happy and free from suffering we must improve our understanding of the mind.” How to Understand the Mind, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
There are many disciplines in the world that study the mind, often emphasizing the diagnosis and treatment of clinical disorders. The Buddhist approach to the mind is different. The traditional Lorig presentation (literally “The nature and power of the mind”) explains how to understand the mind as a whole, and its individual parts, in a practical way.
Some parts of the mind are always functioning, even in deep sleep. Others come and go. Some parts of the mind are normal, but nevertheless disturb our inner peace and make us unhappy. Other mental functions can only be developed through training in meditation.
In these classes, Gen Norbu will introduce and guide meditations on the mind as a whole, as well as the basic mental factors that are always functioning, but which can either be peaceful or unpeaceful depending on what they’re doing. The goal will be to help us understand the mind in and out of meditation in a way that we can use to improve our daily peace and happiness.
Recommended reading: How to Understand the Mind by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Available in our shop, or download here - https://tharpa.com/us/how-to-understand-the-mind
September 4 - The Mind and Its Parts: Primary Minds and Mental Factors
September 11 - Pleasure and Pain, Attachment and Hatred: Feeling
September 18 - Awareness, Thoughts and Words: Discrimination
September 25 - How We Create Karma, Happiness and Suffering: Intention
October 2 - Peaceful and Unpeaceful Awareness: Attention
About the Teacher
Gen Kelsang Norbu was ordained as a Buddhist monk in 2006 by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, and was requested by him to be the Resident Teacher of KMC North Carolina. He earned the title "Gen" in 2012, indicating that he is a senior ordained teacher of modern Kadampa Buddhism.
Gen Norbu is known for his loving and gentle nature and holds a very clear and sharp understanding of Buddha’s teachings. Through his teachings and his personal example, Gen Norbu shows us how to integrate Buddha's teachings into our daily life.