Weekend Meditation Retreat: The Happiness Toolkit

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At Kadampa Meditation Center GA in Inman Park Friday, November 6 - Sunday, November 8 With Visiting Teacher, Gen Kelsang Zamling

See the schedule below and plan to come for some or all of the weekend! Individual day pricing can be found in the Info and Sign-up link below.

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Join us for a joyful and inspiring weekend meditation retreat exploring practical methods for creating happiness and overcoming stress and anxiety.

We often hear that happiness comes from within, but what does that really mean, and how do we do it? Buddha’s teachings offer clear, practical tools for developing inner peace and well-being, the true foundations of a happy life. During this retreat, we will explore the inner causes of happiness and learn how our own mind can either nurture or undermine it.

Usually, we believe our happiness depends on people, circumstances, or good conditions. When things go well, we feel happy; when they don’t, we suffer from stress, depression, anxiety, and other negative and disturbed states of mind.

Happiness that depends on external conditions is fragile and easily lost. Through meditation and reflection, we will learn how to gently loosen this dependence and discover a more stable, reliable source, which comes from inner peace and our own love for others.

In this way we create positive feelings that no one can take away.

Everyone is welcome. No meditation experience is necessary.

Weekend Schedule: Friday: Essential Introduction: 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Saturday: Session 1: 10:00 - 11:15 a.m. Break: 11:15 - 11:45 a.m. Session 2: 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch Break: 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. Session 3: 2:15 - 3:30 p.m.

Plus bonus class with Gen Zamling! Our regular Sunday class at 10:30 a.m. will include a continuation of this topic as a stand-alone class. Please drop in!

ABOUT THE TEACHER: Gen Zamling is the Resident Teacher at KMC Chicago. A modern Buddhist monk, Gen Zamling has been a student of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso for many years, and has taught in the United States and in the UK. Gen Zamling completed an intensive 6 month Special Teacher Training Program with our General Spiritual Director, Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong, to further his qualifications as a teacher.

Gen Zamling is known for his practical approach, warmth, and clarity. He is well-loved by his students, and sets an immaculate example of someone who has taken Buddha's teachings to heart.

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From Atlanta Kadampa Meditation Meetup Group