13/11/2025
Finding Peace in the midst of Chaos - meditation half day course
Sunday 23 November, 10 am - 1pm
with Kadam Birgit
Community Arts Centre, Whanganui
More info and book: https://meditateinpalmerstonnorth.org/peace-of-mind/
What is our response to the suffering and cruelty we see all around us in our world? Discouragement, fear, grief, rage?
When we find ourselves caught up in painful, overwhelming minds is there anything that we can do?
Yes! Buddha explained how to keep the mind free from fear and anxiety and instead use difficult situations to cultivate inspiring views that help us keep calm and positive.
In this course we will explore practical approaches to the challenges we are facing and how to deal with changes with a less stressed and anxious mind.
We will learn how to grow our inner strength, peace of mind, and emotional resilience.
Through this training, rather than feeling discouraged by all the problems and pain we see around us and within us,
We discover a capacity to turn that negativity on its head and to actually use it to empower our mind.
The result is that instead of feeling stuck and helpless, we experience an inner ability to transform suffering into powerful, positive states of mind, such as love, compassion and joy.
This power enables us to not only grow spiritually, but also to create a deeply positive effect on those around us and even our world.
WHAT TO EXPECT
These classes are based on Buddha’s teachings on the mind, but you do not need to be a Buddhist to attend, or to benefit from them. There is no physical exercise involved and you can choose to sit either in a chair or on a cushion. These classes are suitable for all levels of experience.
Registration starts at 9:30am. This course includes a vegan, wheat-free morning tea (we cannot guarantee gluten-free).
WHERE
Whanganui Arts Centre
19 Taupo Quay (Riverside entrance)
Whanganui, 4500
On the surface of a stormy ocean, there are waves and there can be a lot of turbulence. But the deeper we go below the surface, the more still waters become regardless of the weather at the surface. By looking within our own mind, we can find similar stillness and refuge from the stress and chaos of...
