Silent Saturday Mini-Retreat, Sat. Oct. 24th, 9am to 2:30pm at Atisha Buddhist Centre, 1823 Gerrard Street East, Toronto.
This Saturday’s Mini-retreat will focus on an easy but profound breathing meditation, joined with a simple mantra. By developing concentration and reducing your distractions, your mind will naturally start to settle down.
After the introductory session at 9am, you’ll have a plenty of time to explore the calming power of this ancient meditation in three half hour guided sessions at 10:30, 1pm and 2pm.
You’ll also get to explore the power of silence to support contemplation and meditation. We’re suggesting that you disconnect from your devices and be quiet between the sessions and at lunchtime. Our tranquil neighbourhood has several parks to explore within walking distance.
You’ll return home refreshed and relaxed, with a calmer mind, and having learned sometime about yourself and meditation.
This Saturday retreat is open to all, perfect for beginners and experienced meditators alike. No registration required. Everyone welcome!
Place: Atisha Buddhist Centre, 1823 Gerrard Street East, Toronto.
Date and time: Saturday, October. 24th, Sessions at 9am, 10:30am, 1pm and 2pm.
Teacher: Tom Sepp, Resident Teacher at Atisha Buddhist Centre
Cost: $10 for the retreat, or pay what you can. No charge for Atisha BC members and FP students.
Please note: We’ll provide tea and coffee. Please bring your own lunch or visit one of the many vegetarian restaurants in the neighbourhood.
Tuesdays – Foundation Program 6:30pm to 9:00pm. This year beginning our study of the classic Lamrim text: Joyful Path of Good Fortune.
Tharpa Publications describes this text as:
“A clear and comprehensive explanation of the entire path to enlightenment. We all have the potential for self-transformation, and a limitless capacity for the growth of good qualities, but to fulfil this potential we need to know what to do along every stage of our spiritual journey. With this book, Geshe Kelsang offers us step-by-step guidance on the meditation practices that will lead us to lasting inner peace and happiness. With extraordinary clarity, he presents all Buddha’s teachings in the order in which they are to be practised, enriching his explanation with stories and illuminating analogies. This is a perfect guidebook to the Buddhist path.” (https://tharpa.com/ca/joyful-path-of-good-fortune)
Through study and meditation and we’ll explore practical solutions to our daily problems, presented in this comprehensive text.
If you’re interested, you can try out Foundation Program by attending a few classes – no cost and no obligation.
Pre-registration required, please email atisha.centre@gmail.com for more information.
Thursday Lunchtime Meditations, 12:15pm to 12:45pm. Members of the Atisha Buddhist community will lead a daytime meditation each Thursday. Give yourself a break in the middle of the day. Everyone welcome. Class fee $5.
Sundays, Meditations for World Peace, 10am to 11am. Explore meditation at this popular meditation class on Sunday mornings. No registration required – everyone welcome. No charge for this class.
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| Hope to see you soon! Best wishes, Tom Sepp Resident Teacher – Atisha Buddhist Centre 1823 Gerrard Street East, Toronto atisha.centre@gmail.com atisha.ca |