Thursday Meditation Class
Thursdays 6:30-7:45pm
Meditations for Modern Life
These classes include both meditations and teachings based on Buddha’s wisdom that can help us to stay peaceful, even in the most challenging times.
Current series topics:
Why This Day Matters
Buddha shared specific teachings on how to encourage ourselves every day to apply joyful effort towards actualizing our full potential for happiness. By practicing these methods, our mental attitudes will shift and we will find that even our difficult circumstances energize us and ultimately unlock our potential for real happiness, emotional freedom, love, wisdom and more.
Jul 2 You Have a Completely Pure Nature
Jul 9 Encouragement, Gratitude and Seizing the Day
Jul 16 How to Tap into Joyful Energy
Jul 23 Life as Spiritual Adventure
[Note: We will be NOT be holding classes July 27th-Aug 10th, due to the International Kadampa Summer Festival]
Increasing Our Good Qualities
All of us have good qualities, and have the potential to grow them into profound experiences of peace. In this series we will have the opportunity to improve our human nature and qualities through expanding our ability to experience love and compassion for everyone, regardless of their appearance or behavior. Classes will include guided meditations and teachings aimed at helping us to make these changes within our mind. As a result our mind will become more peaceful and happy, which is a wonderful gift to give to ourselves and our families and friends.
Aug 13 Balancing Our Mind
Aug 20 How to Feel Close to Everyone
Aug 27 Love Without Strings
Sep 3 Your Happiness is as Important as My Happiness
Sep 10 The Treasure of Compassion
To Register for Class: Please register upon arrival. We request that you arrive 10 minutes early if possible.
Cost: $12/class ($8 students/seniors 62+/unemployed).
Your first class is always free: just let us know it’s your first class when you arrive.
You can also become a member starting at $50/month and receive discounts while you help to provide a steady level of support for our activities. These classes are included in your membership!
Want to join the volunteer team today to help support this class or other activities at the center? Please email epc@meditationmd.org.
Meet the Teachers:
Resident Teacher, Gen Chogden
Gen Kelsang Chogden is an American Buddhist nun and the Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Center Maryland. Gen Chogden has been practicing Kadampa Buddhism since 1998 under Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, who gave her the title “Gen” indicating that she is a senior ordained teacher of the Kadampa Tradition.
Gen Chogden is well-loved for her warmth, kindness, and wisdom, which have come from her sincere and heartfelt practice of Kadam Dharma over many years.
Her teachings are always practical and easy to apply to everyday life. Through her gentle and joyful approach and her peaceful example, she has helped many people find true happiness in their hearts.
Tamara Muhammad
Tamara has been studying and practicing Kadampa Buddhism since 2015, and she is currently studying in our Foundation Program. Her teachings are engaging, practical and easy to relate to. She is admired for her humorous and thoughtful approach and positive, kind example.
Andrew Gaudreau
Andrew is a student on our Foundation Program, and is a sincere Kadampa practitioner. His teachings are clear and heartfelt, and come from his own personal experience of putting the teachings into practice and seeing the positive effects in his life.
Rick Ratigan
A long-time member of KMC Maryland, Rick has been practicing Kadampa Buddhism since 1999, and has been teaching for about 15 years. He is retired from the State of Maryland with a background in Social Services. He is a sincere meditator and Dharma practitioner and is well liked for his compassion and a good sense of humor. Rick’s classes are down-to-earth and practical.
Location: Kadampa Meditation Center Maryland, 900 E. Northern Parkway, Baltimore MD 21212