Monday, April 2, 2007

PROVIDENCE BRANCH CLASS SCHEDULE

Providence Branch

Teacher: Kelsang Dorje, American Buddhist Monk

Location: 154 Waterman Street, Providence, RI
Unit 5A, Lower Level (Back side of building - near East Side Labs)

Contact: 401-286-9760 or info@meditationinprovidence.org

*There will be no classes in August for Summer Break EXCEPT for Prayers for World Peace with Susan Dearing on Sunday mornings and a special retreat (see below). Our regular weekly classes will resume in September - see below for Fall schedule.

Weekly Drop-in Meditation Class:

Beginning in September!

THE POWER OF A COMPASSIONATE HEART - Learning to Heal Ourselves and Others

Meditation & Teaching w/ Kelsang Dorje

Tuesdays, September 2nd - October 21st

7:00-9:00pm
Fee: $10.00

Compassion has the power to heal all our suffering and pain, to relieve our confusion and anxiety and to create harmony in our relationships. It is our inner wealth, our Buddha nature which can remove all obstacles to inner peace and lead us to the happiness we yearn for. With a mind of great compassion we will have boundless energy to bring immense benefit to those we love, which is the true meaning of our life. In these classes we will learn practical methods to open our hearts to a deep understanding of the power of compassion.

Everyone welcome.
No pre-registration reguired. Drop-in to any class.

STOP THE WEEK - Meditation & Social Hour

Fridays, September 5th - October 24th

6:30-8:30pm
Fee: $8.00

Come and learn meditations to increase our inner peace and our
love for others, which will enable us to enjoy deep and meaningful
relationships. Teaching and guided meditation begins at 6:30 followed
by a social hour to enjoy friends, community, and snacks.

Everyone welcome.
No pre-registration reguired. Drop-in to any class.

PRAYERS FOR WORLD PEACE

Sundays, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Summer Schedule: June 15th - August 31st

with Kadampa Teacher, Susan Dearing

Without first developing inner peace, world peace will remain
impossible to achieve. We all have within us the potential for
peace and happiness. Classes include guided meditations and prayers.
Fee: $5.00

LAMRIM RETREAT - A Special Presentation of the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment

August 23rd - August 29th

Join us for an introduction to the Lamrim Retreat on Saturday, August 23rd at 9:00am. The retreat will begin August 23rd and continue to August 29th with 4 retreat sessions a day. Come for all retreat sessions or as many as you can!

Each session will consist of preparatory prayers, meditation, and teaching or time for study. Commentaries to the Lamrim meditations can be found in 'Joyful Path of Good Fortune' and 'New Meditation Handbook'. (see links below)

http://www.tharpa.com/us/book-The.New.Meditation.Handbook-576.html

http://www.tharpa.com/us/book-Joyful.Path.of.Good.Fortune-587.html

Retreat sessions each day:

Saturday & Sunday; 9am-10:30am, 11:30am - 1pm, 3pm - 4:30pm, 5:30pm - 7pm Monday - Friday; 7:30am - 9am, 11:30am - 1pm, 5:30pm - 7pm, 7:30pm - 9pm

Cost: Introduction $10, $5 per session or $15 per day; Entire retreat: $65

Location: 154 Waterman St., Lower Level, Providence, RI

Everyone welcome.
No pre-registration reguired. Drop-in to any session.

Foundation Study Program:

*Free Introductory Talk on Monday, September 8th at 5:30pm!

Mondays, 5:30-9:00pm
The Foundation Program provides an opportunity to deepen our
understanding and experience of Buddhism through a systematic
study of five texts. We are currently studying the text
'Eight Steps to Happiness' at our Providence center.

Note: You need to register for this study program. If you would
like more information, please contact us so we can arrange for you
to come to an introductory class.



CHANTED PRAYERS - HEART JEWEL PUJA
We generally have prayers on: Tuesdays at 5:30pm, and Thursdays at 7:00pm - please email/call the center at: info@meditationinprovidence.org or 401-286-9760 for further info.

A puja is a chanted prayer to a specific Buddha, requesting that Buddha to bestow his or her blessings upon us. Pujas vary in length from one hour to three and a half. All pujas are in English and are open to everyone. Even if you are just curious and would care only to listen and observe, feel free to drop by. See below for more details.

Heart Jewel is the Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugdän. These two practices are the very essence of the New Kadampa Tradition of Mahayana Buddhism. If we practise them regularly and sincerely, we will reap a rich harvest of pure Dharma realizations, and eventually come to experience the supreme joy of full enlightenment. The practice takes approximately 45 minutes.

See schedule below - (best viewed in Internet Explorer)

posted by EPC at 11:29 AM

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