University of Victoria
Understanding the Mind’s Potential
For meditation to be deeply effective we need to understand about our mind's extraordinary potential. We normally regard the mind as something fixed and feel stuck in our tendencies, such as depression or anger. However, our mind can change. Through exploring the nature of our mind we will discover through our own experience that in fact it has limitless potential and we can all become the joyful, loving, beneficial person we long to be.
Course number: ASHI506
http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/aspnet/Course/Detail/?code=ASHI506
Saturdays, January 21, 28, February 4
10am-12pm
Location: David F. Strong Building
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Buddhist Meditation for Transforming our Lives
Often, when we look at our life, we feel stuck in fixed external situations and in unhelpful ways of thinking. Rather than creating the life we want, we settle for coping with the life we feel we have. But the truth is that we can create the joyful and fulfilling life we want. Buddha’s teachings on karma give us the tools we need to begin bringing about this transformation here and now.
Course number: ASHI508
http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/aspnet/Course/Detail/?code=ASHI508
Saturdays, February 18, 25, March 3
10am-12pm
Location: Clearihue Building
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Buddhist Wisdom for Challenging Times
Buddha taught that “all things are the nature of the mind”. If we could understand how things exist - discover their true nature - we would naturally overcome all fears and all sufferings. Buddha taught that all things are the nature of mind, so the main causes of happiness and suffering cannot be found outside the mind. By understanding how internal conditions within our mind shape everything we experience, we gain deeper insight into our world, our relationships and our self.
Course number: ASHI511
http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/aspnet/Course/Detail/?code=ASHI511
Saturdays, March 10, 17, 24
10am-12pm
Location: Clearihue Building
Instructor: Gen Kelsang Zopa is a Buddhist monk who has studied Kadampa Buddhism for more than 18 years as well as teaching extensively throughout Canada. He is currently the Resident Teacher at Bodhichitta Buddhist Centre in Victoria