Shamatha, or calm-abiding, meditation aims to settle the disturbances and dysfunctions of our body and mind in meditation so that they can truly abide here and now peacefully and blissfully. This workshop will introduce the different elements of practice presented in the classic Buddhist teachings. We will look at the steps and the process of shifting our meditative experience towards a state of deepening meditative absorption and the benefits we can gain from it.

All are welcome; there is no prerequisite.

The workshop will feature brief explanations, guided meditations, and time for Q&A.

The simple practice of the four immeasurable qualities of the heart–loving-kindness, compassion, appreciative joy and equanimity–is a powerful way to help us reconnect with those around us externally and all aspects of our own body and mind internally. In this workshop we learn to activate these qualities through meditation and gain access to an inexhaustible source of happiness, joy and inner strength. Therefore, they are also known as the divine abiding of the heart (brahmavihara).

The workshop will feature brief explanations, guided meditations, and time for Q&A.

All are welcome; no prerequisite needed.  

With the practice of Buddhist tantra, we can return a sense of wonder and bliss into our daily encounters, re-enchanting our world by shifting our perspective. In this advanced course, we will cover important tantric principles, such as the fundamental purity of our mind, the principle of transformation, utilisation of desire and pleasure in the spiritual path, techniques for meditative absorption, and so forth, and explore them through meditations inspired by the teachings.

This course looks at the wider application of tantric principles in our daily experiences and does not contradict the traditional requirement of secrecy in tantra. No prerequisite required. All are welcome.

The Exploring Buddhism Program (EB) is a new program developed by FPMT Education Services to offer an in-depth treatment of selected topics of Buddhist philosophy and practice. This program prepares one to engage in more advanced Buddhist studies, such as the FPMT Basic Program, through introducing key Buddhist philosophical concepts and connecting them to the context of practice and realization.

It also familiarizes one with text-based explanations by introducing short texts in its curriculum, such as the popular Foundation for All Good Qualities and Three Principal Aspects of the Path by Je Tsongkhapa, Eight Verses of Thought Transformation by Langri Tangpa, and Seven Point Mind Training by Geshe Chekawa.

The Four Noble Truths – the truth of suffering, the truth of the origin of suffering, the truth of the cessation of suffering and the truth of the path leading to this cessation – was the first sermon the Buddha gave after he was enlightened.

In this series of teachings we will be looking at each of the Four Noble truths and diving a little deeper to unpack the four characteristics of each truth, as described in the Mahayana text Ornament of Clear Realisation (Abhisamayalamkara). The text identifies four characteristics of each truth, for a total of sixteen characteristics, which are presented as a guide to contemplating and practicing the four noble truths.

‘The Treasury of Blessings’ is a practice in which we focus on the form and qualities of Buddha Shakyamuni in order to receive his blessings.

Each week we will recite this sadhana and learn a bit more about this profound practice.

You can download the sadhana here. 

Join Venerable Dekyi for a morning guided meditation followed by an opportunity for questions and discussion.