How to Transform Your Mind – Tuesdays from 6:00 to 7:00pm with Clare Morin
New: In addition to this meditation class in Portland, we are now offering a monthly meditation class in Brunswick (first one is on Sunday, October 22), and monthly puja (chanted prayers). Details coming soon!
Our mind has limitless potential. But we can easily find ourself stuck in repetitive ways of thinking and behaving. Buddha taught many gentle methods to help us transform our mind and to break free from old habits. Buddha also taught ways to stabilize more realistic, constructive and positive views, intentions and actions. It all starts with understanding and transforming our own mind. And we can do it!
This Tuesday evening meditation class will take a practical look at Buddha’s wisdom teachings and how it can be applied to our modern life Each week will include:
- guided breathing meditation
- a short teaching on how to access more inner calm and kindness
- a concluding contemplative time
- Q&A time
Everyone is welcome.
September 5 - How to begin a spiritual journey
September 12 - Live life to the fullest
September 19 - Accepting and embracing impermanence
Tuesday, October 3 - Actions and their effects - Gen Khedrub guest teaching
Tuesday, October 10 - No Class - International Fall Festival
Tuesday, October 17 - Four Noble Truths: A model for change
Tuesday, October 24 - The path to liberation
$12 per class / free for members.
Scroll down to register in advance, or pay at the door.
Location: This event will be offered in-person at the Portland New Church, 302 Stevens Ave.
About the teacher:
Clare Morin has been practicing Kadampa Buddhism since the early 2000s, when she began to study meditation at the Kadampa Meditation Center Hong Kong. She found tremendous value in learning about meditation and using these practical teachings to solve the problems of daily life. Her studies on this path have continued in-depth, and when she moved to Maine in 2009 with her Mainer husband, she was lucky to be asked to start teaching a weekly branch class in Portland.
Resource links:
New to meditation? Try out the three guided breathing meditations contained within Meditations for Relaxation (MP3).
Want to go deeper? Check out the Foundation Program for a systematic study of Buddha’s teachings that can provide you with a foundation for a strong daily practice.
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October 3, 2023
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm -
October 17, 2023
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm -
October 24, 2023
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm