5 Week Saturday Morning Meditation Course

What is it: Group Meditation Classes

Where: Online

When: Starting 9th September each Saturday morning concluding on 7th October

The course draws inspiration from the teachings of the great Tibetan yogi, Lama Tsongkhapa, as presented in his text Middle-Length Lamrim.

Participants learn the essential techniques to develop and engage in an effective and sustainable focus meditation practice.

The course consists of five 90-minute classes, which include theory discussions, guided meditation sessions, and Q&A sessions.

Participants also receive a PDF document covering the salient points related to the topics covered in each class.

Topics

  • Overview of meditation
  • Quantifying consciousness
  • Defining the qualities of mental serenity
  • Essential mental tools employed to achieve serenity
  • Hindrances to achieving serenity
  • Antidotes to the hindrances
  • Prerequisites to meditation 
  • Selecting the object of focus
  • The path to achieving serenity
  • Essential role of ethics

More information about Calming the Mind can be found on their website:-

https://peacefulminds.me/calming-the-mind/

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About the Teacher

Paul Seagrave

Paul is an accomplished meditator, mindfulness practitioner, public speaker and the co-founder of Peaceful Minds.

Following 20 years in engineering management, Paul visited India and embarked on a transformative journey of classical training in Tibetan Buddhism. In the summer of 2022, he completed a rigorous five-year training program at the Monastery, marking the culmination of ten years of dedicated study, practice, and over a year of solitary retreat.

Upon returning home, Paul recognised that meditation and mindfulness practices were profoundly helping others. The recognition of this was the seed that gave rise to Peaceful Minds.