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
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
PRACTICAL MINDFULNESS:
Buddhist Psychology for a Meaningful Life
In this seven-week course, you will learn the foundations of training in mindfulness, both during meditation sessions and in daily life. Each class will explain two aspects of spiritual practice:
1. Buddhist psychology and philosophy
2. Mindfulness tools for daily practical training
Mindfulness will be presented within the Buddhist context of compassion and spiritual development. These ancient instructions are easily accessible and vital for modern people and can help modern people live a life of meaning, purpose and fulfillment. In each class you will learn a different teaching given by Buddha to help you live life to the fullest; and, you will learn mindfulness methods and techniques that will help you to gain the deepest experience of these powerful teachings.
Tuesdays
9:15 – 10:45 am
April 13 - Practical Mindfulness: Our Limitless Potential
April 20 - Let Go of Distractions: Time Flies, Remember Death
April 27 - Whatever You Are Doing, Remember Dharma
May 4 - Keep Karma in Mind All the Time
May 11 - Love and the Purpose of Your Life
May 18 - Life Is But a Dream
May 25 - Mindfulness and Imagination
$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
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.
