Foundation Program
Mondays | 6:30 – 8:30pm
What is the Foundation Program?
The Foundation Program is an in-depth course designed to provide the ideal, structured conditions that result in deeper understanding and meditative experience of Buddha’s teachings on attaining happiness and enlightenment.
The classes are a dynamic mix of study, reflection, discussion, and meditation, and emphasizes the practical application of Buddhist wisdom to daily life to make authentic spiritual progress.
What will we be studying?
We are studying Joyful Path of Good Fortune: The Path to the Supreme Happiness of Enlightenment.
We all have the potential for self-transformation, and a limitless capacity for the growth of good qualities, but to fulfil this potential we need to know what to do at every stage of our spiritual journey.
With this book, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche offers us step-by-step guidance on the meditation practices that will lead us to lasting inner peace and happiness. With extraordinary clarity, he presents Buddha’s teachings in the order in which they are to be practiced, enriching his explanation with stories and analogies. A perfect guidebook to the Buddhist Path.
What we need is not displays of miracle powers but a clear example of how to enter an unmistaken spiritual path, how to practice that path comfortably and smoothly, and how to complete it successfully. This is the actual method for solving our daily problems.
About our Resident Teacher
Gen Kelsang Wangden is known for his kind heart, joyful nature, and practical advice. He enjoys helping students of all abilities and interests understand and apply Buddhist lessons and cultivate inner peace.