Samudra Kadampa Buddhist Centre
370 Main St E Ground floor [main entrance]
Hamilton ON L8N 1J6
You may join a course at anytime.
To cover costs there is a fee of $12/class.
Wednesdays 11 am – 12:30 pm
Teacher: Gen Kelsang Rabgye
Samudra Kadampa Buddhist Centre
LIVE STREAM OR IN PERSON
7:30 – 8:40 PM
TUESDAYS AT SAMUDRA CENTRE
The word karma refers to a special instance of the law of cause and effect, according to which all of our actions of body, speech, and mind are causes and all our experiences are their effects. With such wisdom we can understand why bad things happen to good people, and good things happen to bad people. Each performed actions in previous lives that later result in their individual experiences. What is most important to realize is that our karma is not fixed – we can completely nullify the power of negative karma to produce suffering. Unfortunately, the opposite is also true. We can destroy our positive karma and thus never experience its good results. Change your karma for the better today!
| Part 1 Karma to Abandon | |
| Accumulated Negative Karma | Aug 24 |
| Karma of Delusions | Aug 31 |
| Karma of Ordinary Rebirth | Sep 7 |
| Part 2 Karma to Create | |
| Karma of the Spiritual Path | Sep 14 |
| Karma of Wisdom | Sep 21 |
| Karma of Bodhichitta | Sep 28 |
In general, death is a taboo subject. Everyone wants to avoid death, but no one can. One of the main strategies to try and avoid death is to ignore it until if finally and inevitably arrives. Such strategies are very foolish, because we will almost certainly die in a negative state of mind. As a result we shall have no choice but to experience an unfortunate rebirth. In contrast, if we deeply and correctly accept our own mortality, we can die not only peacefully, but joyfully. This will guarantee excellent results. This course will explore all aspects of death, as well as what specific things we can do to help others die fearlessly and peacefully.
| Part 1 Preparing For Death | |
| Accepting Our Own Mortality | Oct 5 |
| Distant Signs of Death & What to Do | Oct 12 |
| The Actual Dying Process | Oct 19 |
| Part 2 Helping Those Who Are Dying | |
| Essential Wisdom For Care Giving | Oct 26 |
| Experiencing Grief and Avoiding Depression | Nov 2 |
| Part 3 Transference of Consciousness | |
| The Practice of Powa – For Our Self or Others | Nov 9 |
