Foundation
Program
In-Depth Class
Monday Nights
Grow your knowledge.
Deepen your wisdom.
Build the foundation for true happiness.
You can trial a class most Monday nights
Joining FP is when we really start to make progress.
The purpose of Foundation Program (FP) is to provide a systematic presentation of Buddha’s teachings, so that we can deepen our knowledge and experience of wisdom.
FP is commencing Part One of the text Joyful Path of Good Fortune by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. This text is a clear and comprehensive explanation of the entire path to enlightenment.
With this book, Geshe Kelsang offers us step-by-step guidance on the meditation practices that will lead us to lasting inner peace and happiness. With extraordinary clarity, he presents all Buddha’s teachings in the order in which they are to be practised, enriching his explanation with stories and illuminating analogies. This is a perfect guidebook to the Buddhist path.
FP is an enrolled study program. Each student makes a commitment to attend all the classes unless they have a work or family commitment.
Every fourth class is a group discussion where you can raise & discuss questions from the book to clarify your understanding.
When & Where
Mondays 6.30-8.30pm
at 56 Endeavour St Red Hill
To attend a free Trial Class any Monday night: email epc@meditateincanberra.org
About
Each class consists of:
- prayers sung in English
- a guided meditation
- an in-depth teaching
- paired discussion.
Cost
To enrol in FP: join our Centre as a Member.
For $100 per month, you have access to all weekly classes, workshops and Canberra retreats for no additional cost.
More about Foundation Program
Through regular teachings and meditation, systematic study, and group discussion, Foundation Program 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 Dharma while still maintaining our contemporary lifestyle.
FP includes an exam every couple of years. This is not at all like an ordinary exam – we don’t need to feel pressured. We sit the exam for ourself only. This commitment helps us to gain all the benefits that will come from studying Buddha’s teachings.
By studying on this program we 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.
The Teacher
Kelsang Dana, our Resident Teacher, teaches Foundation Program at Bodhisattva Kadampa Buddhist Centre. Dana has been teaching meditation and Buddhism for over 10 years. Her love of Venerable Geshe-la’s texts shines through these classes. The classes have a spirit of openness and practicality which inspires students to apply wisdom to their life and build the true foundation of happiness within their own minds.
Contact Us
Telephone 0477 044 607
Email info@meditateincanberra.org