Teacher

    Our Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Thekchen, is a senior meditation teacher in the New Kadampa Tradition.

    Gen Thekchen has been practising and teaching Buddhist meditation for over 25 years under the guidance of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. He is well known for his ability to present Buddha’s teachings in a simple, practical and often humorous way, making them easy to put into practice in everyday life.

    Class Format

    Guided breathing meditation

    Practical teaching

    Second guided meditation based on the teaching

    Suggested Course Materials

    This course will be based on the book ‘Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully’ You can buy the book and ebook here

    • DAY & TIME

      Thursdays | 7:00pm – 8.30pm
      Join anytime

      These classes will be live-streamed.  You will need to book for the class using the link below.

    • Life & Death ~ A Buddhist Perspective

      We are alive therefore we will die.

      An inspiring set of 8 classes, giving an unparalleled Buddhist insight into death and dying, helping us to develop an awareness of our own mortality in a way that will totally enrich and transform our life.

      In these series of ONLINE classes on a Thursday evening we look at our precious human life and how to make it meaningful by practicing Dharma, Buddha’s teachings, especially the 5 forces.

      “There is nothing more precious than our human life. Having been born as a human being we have immense freedom to accomplish almost anything we want. With so much freedom, we need to ask ourself what is the most meaningful way to use our life. What will make us truly happy? What will benefit others most? And when this life is over, what will help us then?”
      Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, ‘Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully’

      Class 1: What makes our life Meaningful?

      Class 2: How does awareness of our death and impermanence help us live better lives?

      Class 3: The Force of Motivation – the magic of thinking big

      Class 4: The Force of Familiarity – Meditating deeply to change mental habits

      Class 5: The Force of White Seed – Sowing positivity into the field of our mind

      Class 6: The Force of Destruction – Removing bad habits and negativity

      Class 7: The Force of Prayer – Benefiting others through powerful mental action

      Class 8: How to help ourself and others at the time of death

    • HOW TO ATTEND

      Whilst continuing to stream, we are working to re-open the centre to allow in-person attendance to some classes in the safest way possible.  This will take us time and our startup will be a rolling start.  We will send out messages with any updates as we have them.  Please be sure you are on our emailing list to receive the updates.

    • COURSE LEVEL

      Suitable for all levels

    • CLASS FEE

      £7 per class | Free for Bronze Subscribers and all Members

      To save money find out more about our membership options here

      ** if you are struggling financially and cannot afford to pay for a class, please contact us at events@meditateinbrighton.com

      Everyone needs to register including members.

      Our classes are intended for people in our local area (Sussex), if you live elsewhere you can find your local centre who will be offering livestream classes here https://kadampa.org/map

       

    • Booking

      When you sign up, you will receive an email with the link to the live class. After the class is finished you can use the same link to access the recording of the class which will remain valid for 7 days. If you don’t receive an email, please check in your junk box as it may have landed there!
      If you need help with anything please email events@meditateinbrighton.com

      Easy event access: As of December the way to access our courses will be slightly different and much more simple.
      You will have 2 ways to access.
      • You can access via the confirmation email you received with your booking.  Easy links will be listed in the additional information section.
      • You will receive a reminder one hour before the event and this reminder will include easy links to the event

      Individual classes £7 per class | Free for Members

      All four February classes (members only)
      Thursday 4th February – what makes our life meaningful
      Thursday 11th February – How does awareness of death and impermanence help us live better lives
      Tuesday 18th February – The Force of Motivation – the magic of thinking big
      Thursday 25th February – The force of  Familiarity – Meditating deeply to change mental habits

      All four March classes (members only)
      Thursday 4th March – The Force of White Seed – Sowing positivity into the field of our mind
      Thursday 11th March – The Force of Destruction – Removing bad habits and negativity
      Tuesday 18th March – The Force of Prayer – Benefiting others through powerful mental action
      Thursday 25th March – How to help ourself and others at the time of death