Times: 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Everyone is welcome, no previous experience needed.
All these classes are included as free for members. Membership is not required to attend these classes but if you would like to become a member, please click here to find out more.
Our Thursday and Tuesday evening classes at KMC Plymouth will cover the same topics and short courses – you can attend either evening.
We all want to be happy, and we all want to avoid problems and we put in so much effort trying to make this happen. But is there a reliable, fool-proof method for ensuring we are always happy?
Happiness is a state of mind, therefore the real source of happiness lies within the mind, not in our external circumstances such as our possessions, friends, work and so forth. If our mind is peaceful, we shall be happy, regardless of our external conditions, but if it is unpeaceful we shall never find happiness, no matter how much we try to change our external circumstances.
How do we find and keep a peaceful mind? Meditation is a great place to start. The purpose of meditation is to cultivate positive mental states, and to overcome negative mental habits. Meditation is the method to make our mind peaceful and can be practiced by anyone.
Everyone can benefit from these powerful tools to reduce and eliminate unhappy, unhelpful and negative states of mind. Simple, practical techniques will be taught so you can quickly learn to achieve a very real change in your daily experience.
In particular in this series of classes we will look at how to establish our own meditation practice that we love and how to sustain it and make it effective.
Everyone is welcome. These classes are suitable for everyone, and no previous experience is needed. Start attending this class at any time.
Class Format and Fees
Each class is self-contained. Come along to as many as you like. Everyone is welcome.
Individual classes are £7
OR:
Buy a pre-paid class card and get 5 classes for £25. These can be bought at the class or with the button below.
All these classes are included for free for members. To become a member click here.
Prefer to book your place in advance?
Venue:
KMC Plymouth, 48-50 Mutley Plain, Plymouth PL4 6LE
Do you want the confidence to be able to say no to things we don’t want and need? Do you want to maximise the benefit you have for yourself and others?
In this practical series of classes we will look at how to deal with situations and people we find difficult and organise our life better to increase our peace of mind and relaxation.
These classes are suitable for everyone, and no previous experience is needed.
Class Format and Fees
Each class is self-contained. Come along to as many as you like. Everyone is welcome.
Individual classes are £7
OR:
Buy a pre-paid class card and get 5 classes for £25. These can be bought at the class or with the button below.
All these classes are included for free for members. To become a member click here.
Prefer to book your place in advance?
Venue:
KMC Plymouth, 48-50 Mutley Plain, Plymouth PL4 6LE
We often find ourselves with a seemingly unending stream of thoughts and feelings crowding our mind. Sometimes we may be seemingly obsessed with a particular thought or feeling, which we just cannot shake and no matter how hard we try, we just keeping thinking about that problem or feeling. Our thoughts can overwhelm us, leaving us upset, frustrated, angry or stressed.
In these classes we will learn where our thoughts and feelings come from, understand their temporary nature, like bad weather in our minds, and how with this insight we can very practically start to take control of them.
Combined with simple, effective meditations, we can free ourselves from these distracting thoughts and as our mind becomes quieter, we will naturally experience a sense of peace, relaxation and inner joy.
These classes are suitable for everyone, and no previous experience is needed.
Class Format and Fees
Each class is self-contained. Come along to as many as you like. Everyone is welcome.
Individual classes are £7
OR:
Buy a pre-paid class card and get 5 classes for £25. These can be bought at the class or with the button below.
All these classes are included for free for members. To become a member click here.
Prefer to book your place in advance?
Venue:
KMC Plymouth, 48-50 Mutley Plain, Plymouth PL4 6LE
Gen Kelsang Dragden has been practicing since 2000 and was ordained in 2006. Having worked and taught in many centres, Gen Dragden is currently the Resident Teacher at KMC Plymouth, teaching evening classes, courses, and our foundation and teacher training programmes as well as branch classes.
Gen Dradgen presents Buddha’s teachings and meditations in an inspiring yet practical way. He is very skilled at explaining how to make these teachings immediately effective in our busy modern lives, which he exemplifies through his patience, kind heart and overt commitment to helping others.
Each class comprises a talk and two guided meditations. At the end of the class, you will have a chance to ask questions to the class teacher. You do not need to be Buddhist or have prior experience of meditation.
Each class is self contained so you can join at any time.