Madison Meditation

In just 30 minutes your whole day can change! By connecting to your heart, and intentionally cultivating inner peace, you can access the best of yourself and learn to live from this place of peace and wellbeing.
This class is suitable for everyone and consists of a short talk and a guided meditation. No special clothing is required. Just show up!
While the meditations we offer are Buddhist, they generally appeal to anyone wanting to cultivate a deeper state of peace and authentic happiness.

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Cost: $5 per class; free for members

### Meditations to make our life happy and meaningful

The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, or “Lamrim” in Tibetan, is a sophisticated, practical presentation of Buddhist teachings, which is designed to help us improve and grow in a deliberate and joyful way. Over 1,000 years ago the Buddhist sage Atisha consolidated the 84,000 teachings of Buddha into the Lamrim, which are 21 essential meditations, revolutionizing the practice of Buddha’s teachings. Since then, Lamrim has flourished throughout the world and it perfectly fits within our modern lifestyle. It is simple, scientific, and incredibly potent.
The Lamrim takes us step-by-step through carefully crafted meditations so we can purposefully nourish the qualities in our mind that lead to our happiness and reduce our painful thoughts and feelings.
In this class, we will go one-by-one through the Lamrim, drawing out how we can personally use these meditations and create our own meditation practice. There will be a special emphasis on the art of meditation and how to really make our meditations effective.
Recommended reading materials: The New Meditation Handbook

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Cost: $10 per class; free for members

# The Healing Power of Gratitude

As we prepare externally for the holiday season, it’s important to prepare mentally as well. In this class, we’ll learn clear and practical meditations that unlock our precious and healing mind of gratitude, dispel any lingering resentment and entitlement, and thereby allow us to journey deep into this essential state of being. This class is suitable for everyone, from those completely new to meditation to the most accomplished meditators.
“We are all interconnected in a web of kindness from which it is impossible to separate ourself. Everything we have and everything we enjoy, including our very life, is due to the kindness of others. In fact, every happiness there is in the world arises as a result of others’ kindness.” ~ Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, How to Transform Your Life

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Cost: $20; free for members
Livestream available for members