Public Talk: How to transform your mind

Description

Do you ever find yourself thinking the same thoughts, reacting in the same ways, or struggling to change habits you know aren’t helping you? Even when we have good intentions, it can be difficult to make lasting changes in our lives. We may feel stuck, discouraged, or unsure how to move forward.

Buddha taught that we all have the capacity to change our mind and develop more positive and peaceful ways of thinking. By understanding how our mind works and learning how to work with it, we can gradually break free from unhelpful habits and create lasting and meaningful change — both through meditation and in our everyday lives.

In this very special public talk, Buddhist monk Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab, a Senior disciple of the great Buddhist teacher Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche and retired Spiritual Director of the New Kadampa Tradition, will share practical teachings drawn from his 45 years of experience of meditation.

Gen-la will explain how we can learn to respond to life’s challenges in more constructive ways, develop greater inner peace and confidence, and experience more happiness from within, whatever our external circumstances. We will discover how training our mind can help us gradually let go of unhelpful patterns and replace them with more peaceful and beneficial states of mind.

Whether you are new to meditation or have been practising for years, this talk offers practical advice and inspiration for creating positive change in your life.

Everyone is welcome

On this course you will learn:

• What the mind is and how it shapes our experience
• Why lasting change is possible and how we can make it happen
• How to systematically train your mind to develop more positive and peaceful ways of thinking

The teacher

Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab is the Retired General Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU and the Resident Teacher at Tara International Retreat Centre.

As one of the most senior International NKT Teachers, Gen-la has been a student of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso for over 45 years. Gen-la is known for his powerful teachings and pure example of compassion and loving-kindness.

When is it?

Wednesday 27th January 7 – 8.30pm

Where is it? 

Kadampa Meditation Centre Birmingham. 44 Blucher Street, Birmingham. B1 1QJ

What does it cost?

• Advance booking: £15
• Members: £10.50
• Benefactors: Free 
• Why not consider a membership which includes multiple weekly classes and weekend workshops for only £35/month? 

We are a registered charity, so every penny from our courses and memberships helps us keep things running and allows us to share practical methods for developing inner peace across Birmingham and the West Midlands.

Everybody welcome