Kadampa Meditation Centre Brisbane is a modern meditation space located in the heart of Spring Hill. Our meditation room is carpeted and soundproofed, with air conditioning and purified air. Seating is available on comfortable chairs. The Centre provides a comfortable and relaxed environment in which people can discover the benefits of meditation and modern Buddhism for themselves. Everyone is welcome!
Weekly Meditation Classes
Meditation & Buddhism
Drop-in General Program Classes
Our weekly meditation drop-in classes are taught by qualified Buddhist teachers, and are very easy to understand and apply to our daily lives. The classes are suitable for both beginners and more advanced practitioners, and emphasize how to use meditation and subsequent practices amidst the busyness of modern, daily life. The union of Buddha’s teachings within our daily life is the essence of Kadampa Buddhism. Join us in-person and online. Everybody welcome.
Meditation Challenge 2022
Kick-start your new year by joining our January meditation challenge! Each day, allow yourself to be guided through peaceful, practical meditations, and hear inspiring teachings for overcoming problems and developing stable and genuine happiness.
🕒 Mon – Fri | 7 – 8.15pm | Jan 17 – 21
💲 Drop-in any evening: $15
💻 Book here for Online (Live-stream only)
Monday 17: How to solve our human problems.
Tuesday 18: How to be real.
Wednesday 19: How to stop overthinking.
Thursday 20: How to be peaceful.
Friday 21: How to be our best self.
Five Habits of Happy People
By adopting the habits of happy people, we can all learn how to be happy. Happiness is something that each one of us has the potential to experience, but often our habitual ways of thinking take us in the opposite direction. This practical five-week series offers critical insights into some of the habits of happy people that we can use to enrich our life’s experience.
We will explore several meditations and ways of thinking that uplift the mind and how, by carrying these with mindfulness into our day, we can maintain a light, positive attitude whatever life throws our way.
🕒 Wednesdays 7 – 8.15pm | Feb 2 • 9 • 16 • 23 • Mar 2
🕒 Thursdays 10.30 -11.45am | Feb 3 • 10 • 17 • 24 • Mar 3
💲 $15 per class
Other class locations:
📍 West End Croquet Club, 94 Cordelia St, West End 🕒 Mondays 7 – 8.15pm | Jan 31 • Feb 7 • 14 • 21 • 28 🧘 Teacher: Kelsang Luma
📍Kenmore Uniting Church, Moggill Road, Kenmore 🕒 Tuesdays 7 – 8.15pm | Feb 1 • 8 • 15 • 22 • Mar 1 🧘 Teacher: Kelsang Luma
Meditation & Buddhism for Kids
These classes include simple Buddhist teachings and meditations that revolve around children’s everyday experiences. They are designed to help them see things in a way that makes them calmer and happier. Classes also include a craft activity based on that day’s topic. Suggested age range is 5-12 years. Children are to be accompanied by an adult.
🕒 Sundays 9.30 – 10.30am | Feb 27 • Mar 6 • 13
💲 Book here: $30 per child, per term.
🧘 Teacher: Belinda Read
Free Guided Lunchtime Meditation
Refresh your mind and find some inner peace on your lunch break.
Drop-in for a free 15-minute guided lunchtime meditation. There is no need to book. Comfortable seating is available on chairs.
No meditation experience is necessary, classes are suitable for beginners and experienced meditators. Everyone is welcome.
Classes begin again January 17 2022
🕒 Mon – Thurs & Sat* 12.30 -12.45am
* Saturdays – please note there is no free guided meditation when other events are scheduled on Saturdays, please see calendar below for dates.
💲 Free
Other locations:
📍 Strathpine Library 🕒Wednesdays 12.30 -12.45pm 🧘 Teacher: Andrew Monaghan
Prayers for World Peace
Prayers for World Peace is a free meditation class that gives us the opportunity to develop a warm and loving heart. Classes include two guided meditations a talk and inspiring prayers for world peace.
Everyone is welcome.
🕒 Saturdays 12.30 -1.30pm | Jan 15 • Feb 5 • Mar 19 • Apr 2 • May 7
💲 Free
Prayers & Chanted Meditations
Meditation prayers (or Puja in sanskrit) are an important component of training in a spiritual life. They help us to still our mind, connect with enlightened beings, and prepare our mind for meditation. Everyone is welcome to attend chanted prayers, there is no need to book and no fee.
Everyone is welcome.
🕒 Please Check the Calendar
💲 Free
In-depth Study
Foundation Program
This study program is for those who want to deepen their understanding and practice of Buddha’s teachings. On the program we study one book by our Founder, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, so that we can really consider the teachings and how to apply them in our daily life. Classes consist of teachings, meditation and discussion. Joining Foundation Program (FP) is a great way to take the next step in your spiritual development.
Beginning from February next year we will be studying the book ‘Universal Compassion’. The book’s focus is on helping us increase our understanding of love and compassion.
The Foundation Programme (FP) provides an opportunity to engage in systematic study and meditation on the essential subjects of Kadampa Buddhism based on six books by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. The emphasis in the classes, which consist of teachings, meditation, and discussion, is on gaining practical experience of Buddha’s teachings that you can apply to your daily life.
FP is a tried and tested way to gain a deeper understanding of the meaning of Buddha’s teachings, maintain a daily meditation practice that is both focused and powerful, and make genuine spiritual progress. If you have been coming to classes regularly and have been getting a lot out of your GP classes but feel you want to go a bit deeper with your study and practice – the systematic study of this essential Buddhist text on FP may be a perfect next step for you.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Joining FP involves studying a section of the book and trying to attend all classes, one of which is an end-of-term exam. Each class consists of prayers, guided meditation, teaching and discussion. You can join the program at any time.
If you would like to join FP, please email us at education@meditateinbrisbane.org
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