Public Talk in Parys on Monday 21st June The Power of Enlightenment – The Kadampa Buddhist Perspective. 
A state of limitless joy, freedom, love, compassion, and wisdom.
This meditation and explanation allows us to access the blissful and healing resources of the enlightened mind, greatly empowering our spiritual practices and daily activities.
Details:
Venue: Parys Public Library - Cnr. Phillip & Schilbach Streets
Time: 6pm
Cost: R 40,00
For more information please contact Kelsang Gachog on 082 853 2220
General Programme Meditation Classes These weekly classes are a great way to break away from the rush of modern life, and to find inner peace.
Class times at Vajrapani Kadampa Buddhist Centre:
Tuesday Evenings, at 7:00pm
**15th June - No class due to retreat
22nd June- “How to develop our own Spiritual Guide - More than hope”
**29th – no class due to Melodious Drum Puja
Thursday Mornings, at 11:30am
10th June - The inevitability of change. How can we maintain a peaceful mind?
**17th June - No class due to retreat.
24th June - Why me? Karma explained.
1st July - When bad feelings turn into bad days. What can we do to transform them?
8th July – Overcoming anger. How to practice non-retaliation.
Cost per class: R30.00
Please note that as of the 1st July 2010 the cost per class will change to the following:
R40.00 for adults
R20.00 for scholars, students and pensioners
The Kadampa Buddhist Perspective
Sunday 27th June
The Great Importance of Compassion. Developing a good heart. What is our motivation for wanting to help others?
Often we feel helpless when confronted by the enormity of the suffering experienced by those around us.
On a daily basis we witness poverty, disasters, people dying from terrible diseases and encounter victims of terrible abuse. By learning how to develop a good heart and a compassionate motivation we can grow to understand the many ways in which we can help all living beings without feeling guilty because we currently experience a comfortable life and good things.
Details:
Time: 10:00am - 13:30pm
Venue: Vajrapani Kadampa Buddhist Centre
Cost: R150,00 - please book as this helps with organisation
Refreshments included - course followed by light lunch
Mindfulness – be in your present moment with Colinda Linde
Sunday 4th July 9:00am - 11:00am
Start to use everyday mindfulness to make your life more enjoyable.
When our mind is free from the turbulence of distractions it becomes calm and smooth.
Concentration gives us the freedom to accomplish whatever we wish for. Without concentration our mind has no freedom but is forced to go wherever it is led by our desires and aversions. When we are enjoying internal peace and happiness our craving for external sources of pleasure naturally declines and it is easy to remain content.
Introduction to Buddhist Meditation. Simple techniques for a daily practice. with Claudia Steinert
Sunday 18th July 10:00am to 13:30pm
If we train our mind to become peaceful, we will be happy all the time, even in the most adverse conditions. But if our mind is not peaceful, even if we have the most pleasant external conditions, we will not be happy. Therefore it is important to train our mind, and this training is done through the practice of meditation.
This course is ideal for beginners, but also suitable for more advanced meditators who wish to develop a strong and stable daily practice. There will be plenty of time to practice, and opportunities for questions afterwards.
Cost: R180.00 – includes a light lunch and refreshments.
Watch this space for more information.
Words of Wisdom 
“Since it is impossible to fulfill all our desires or to stop unwanted things from happening to us, we need to find a different way of relating to frustrated desires and unwanted occurrences. We need to learn patient acceptance.
Patience is a mind that is able to accept, fully and happily, whatever occurs. It is much more than just gritting our teeth and putting up with things. Being patient means welcoming wholeheartedly whatever arises, having given up the idea that things should be other than what they are. It is always possible to be patient. There is no situation so bad that it cannot be accepted patiently, with an open, accommodating, and peaceful heart.”
‘How to solve our Human Problems’ by
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso *You will find this book, and all others written by Geshe Kelsang, available in our shop at the Centre.
Introduction: Tuesday 15th June at 7:00pm
