Advanced Meditation Series: Blissful Abiding in Deep Concentration

Wai Cheong

About the Teaching

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 peacefully and blissfully in the here and now. This meditation course will introduce the different elements of concentration meditation presented in the classic Buddhist teachings. We will look at the favourable conditions we need to create and the steps we go through along the path of shifting our meditative experience toward a state of deepening absorption. We will explore the benefits we can gain from the states of deep concentration. All are welcome; there is no prerequisite. The course will feature brief explanations, guided meditations, and time for Q&A in each session.

Wai Cheong

Wai Cheong Kok is from Singapore. He has been teaching meditation and Buddhism since 1996, with a special interest in making available the benefits of meditation to a wider audience. From 2006-2015 and starting from 2020, he has served as a senior teacher at Vajrayana Institute, a Tibetan Buddhist Centre affiliated to the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT). After studying Dharma for several years, Wai Cheong set out to deepen his understanding of spiritual practice by completing the first 7-year Masters program in Advanced Buddhist Studies of Sutra and Tantra at Istituto Lama Tsong Khapa in Italy from 1998-2004. This was followed by a four month solitary retreat in New Zealand.

When

Mondays, 7pm
Dates: April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27 June 3, 17, 24

Where

Live Streamed Online

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Vajrayana Institute, 9 Victoria Square Ashfield

Cost

By Donation
(Suggested: $15 per class)

Suitable For

Everyone

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