What happens in a class?

 

You will be greeted at our reception area and shown our meditation room. At the beginning of each class, the teacher will guide a gentle, relaxing meditation in which he or she will help us to develop a beneficial motivation for attending the class.

 

Then the teacher will give a practical teaching on some aspect of Buddhist meditation and practice to help us maintain a peaceful mind. There is usually time for discussion and questions and answers. The teachers have all trained on the Teacher Training Program and are skilled in helping us to apply Buddha’s advice to our own daily lives with appropriate analogies, stories, reasoning, and humor.

 

The session often ends with a guided meditation, designed to help us take the teaching to heart in such a way that we are confident in beginning to practice it on our own.

 

Afterwards, for those who wish, there is a chance to talk to the teacher and other students informally.

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Although the General Program classes are taught as a series, each class is self-contained, so feel free to attend any one. We frequently offer special introductory workshops, courses, and retreats on the weekend at the Temple.

 

We also hold classes throughout the Phoenix Metro area, which are an excellent way to begin this spiritual adventure.

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