These classes include both meditations and teachings based on Buddha’s wisdom that can help us to stay peaceful, even in the most challenging times. Current series topic:
You Too Can Gain Realizations: Stop Being Hard on Yourself
Regular meditation will help us be more calm, flexible and happy in our life. But the deeper potential of meditation is extraordinary. Buddhist meditation has the power to bring about stable and lasting change so that we have an ongoing experience of happiness and energy, a heart full of love and compassion, and a liberating insight into reality.
In this series, Gen Chogden will provide us with the special keys to bring about these deeper changes, known as realizations. She will show us how to stop being hard on ourself but instead to practice with joy and confidence, in a relaxed and inspired way, that will naturally bring about the real changes we long for.
To Register for Class: Please register upon arrival. We request that you arrive 10 minutes early if possible.
Cost: $12/class ($8 students/seniors 62+/unemployed).
Your first class is always free: just let us know it’s your first class when you arrive.
You can also become a member starting at $50/month and receive discounts while you help to provide a steady level of support for our activities. These classes are included in your membership!
With Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Chogden
Gen Chogden is an American Buddhist nun and the Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Center Maryland. Gen Chogden has been practicing Kadampa Buddhism since 1998 under Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, who gave her the title “Gen” indicating that she is a senior ordained teacher of the Kadampa Tradition.
Gen Chogden is well-loved for her warmth, kindness, and wisdom, which have come from her sincere and heartfelt practice of Kadam Dharma over many years.
Her teachings are always practical and easy to apply to everyday life. Through her gentle and joyful approach and her peaceful example, she has helped many people find true happiness in their hearts.