Our Classes
UNLOCK YOUR POTENTIAL FOR INNER PEACE
Our classes range from live-stream drop-in classes, weekend day courses & retreats, and in-depth study programs. No prior experience of meditation or knowledge of Buddhism is necessary to participate.
Everyone is welcome.
Learn to Meditate, or Deepen Your Daily Practice.
Find the class that's right for you.
Sunday Prayers for World Peace
with Eve Miller
This class includes a guided meditation, a prayer dedicated to world peace, and a teaching on a Buddhist topic. Increase your wisdom, grow your compassion, and familiarize your mind with the experience of inner peace through meditation.
Sundays 10:30 am – 12:00 noon
Suggested donation $10
Tuesday Meditation Classes Current Series
KEY TO A HAPPY HEART
Finding joy through cherishing others in the midst of a pandemic
with Gen Kelsang Chogyop
In this special series of classes we will learn and practice simple yet profoundly beneficial meditations that empower us to generate feelings of peace, joy and loving kindness towards others whenever we wish. These meditations bring great happiness and meaning into our life, and have a beneficial influence on our interactions and relationships with others. These classes are based on the book, The New Eight Steps to Happiness and meditation CD, Meditations for a Kind Heart by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, available at Tharpa.com.
Tuesdays
9:15 – 10:45 am
Jan 19: Learning to love others purely
Jan 26: The power of cherishing others
Feb 2: The power that comes from protecting others
Feb 9: Protecting others solves all of our problems
Feb 16: Awakening our heart
Feb 23: Giving happiness
$12 per person/included with monthly membership
“The actual function of a Dharma Center is to give teachings to the people in the area and, by sharing with them our experience of Dharma, to help them to solve their daily problems.”
— Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, from the book The New Meditation Handbook
Our Foundation Program
The Foundation Program gives you the opportunity to engage in a structured study and meditation program on the essential teachings of the Buddhist spiritual path right here in Lambertville, NJ.
Through regular teachings and meditation, systematic study, and group discussion, the Foundation Program (FP) offers the same training followed by spiritual practitioners in an unbroken lineage dating back to Buddha Shakyamuni. In this way we can gain authentic experience of the Dharma while still maintaining our contemporary lifestyle. By studying on this program we shall gain great confidence in meditation – from basic techniques for overcoming our everyday problems to practices leading to unsurpassed happiness and permanent inner peace. Warm friendships develop as students inspire each other, sharing insights and experiences of the spiritual path.
Monday Foundation Program
with Diane Cadman
In this in-depth study program we are currently studying the book How to Understand The Mind, an explanation of the nature and power of the mind. Through studying and meditating on this text we understand the relationship between our mind and its external objects. If we understand that objects depend upon the subjective mind, we can change the way objects appear to us by changing our own mind. Gradually we shall gain the ability to control our mind and in this way solve all our problems. This class is a monthly commitment. You are welcome to drop in on one or two classes free of charge to see if Foundation Program is right for you.
Mondays 7:00 – 9:00 pm
$60 per student, per month
Wednesday Foundation Program
with Gen Kelsang Chogyop
In this in-depth study program we are currently studying the book Joyful Path of Good Fortune. Through studying and meditating on this text we gain the ability to put all Buddha’s teachings of both Sutra and Tantra into practice, and we can easily make progress on and complete the stages of the path to the supreme happiness of enlightenment. This class is a monthly commitment. You are welcome to drop in on one or two classes free of charge to see if Foundation Program is right for you.
Wednesdays: 9:30 – 11:30 am
$60 per student, per month
Experiencing financial difficulty? Nobody is turned away for lack of funds. Please email us to inquire about reduced class fees.
