Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully
2025-03-11 19:00 - 20:15, 2025-03-18 19:00 - 20:15, 2025-03-25 19:00 - 20:15, 2025-04-01 19:00 - 20:15, 2025-04-08 19:00 - 20:15, 2025-04-22 19:00 - 20:15 (America/New_York) | Kadampa Meditation Center Florida, 730 N Washington Blvd, Sarasota, FL, 34236, United States
This is the simplest, most obvious truth of our existence, yet very few have really come to terms with this fact. In this series, we will learn how to make the most of our human life (living meaningfully), to prepare for death (dying joyfully), and how to help others who are dying. In this way, instead of something to be feared or denied, death can become a positive and life-enhancing experience.
The series is based on the book Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully, by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
The teacher, Gen Kelsang Gomlam, worked as a nurse in Intensive Care and Hospice before she met the New Kadampa Tradition. Her previous practical experiences together with the powerful teachings of Buddha create a light-hearted environment to explore the most important knowledge we can develop — what happens when we die. Each class includes a teaching, guided meditation, and a Q & A session after class in the World Peace Cafe.
Everyone Welcome!

Lunchtime Meditation
2025-03-12 12:15 - 12:45, 2025-03-19 12:15 - 12:45, 2025-03-26 12:15 - 12:45, 2025-04-02 12:15 - 12:45, 2025-04-09 12:15 - 12:45, 2025-04-16 12:15 - 12:45, 2025-04-23 12:15 - 12:45
These lunchtime meditations taught by teachers of KMC Florida are suitable for everyone. They consist of a short talk on meditation followed by a guided meditation to set you up nicely for a tranquil day. Everyone Welcome!

Meditations for a Meaningful Life
2025-03-14 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-21 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-28 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-04-04 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-04-11 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-04-18 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-04-25 11:00 - 12:00
The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, or “Lamrim”, is a sophisticated, practical presentation of Buddhist teachings, which is designed to help us improve and grow in a deliberate and joyful way. Over 1000 years ago the Buddhist sage Atisha consolidated the 84,000 teachings of Buddha into the Lamrim, which are 21 essential meditations, revolutionizing the practice of Buddha’s teachings. Since then, Lamrim has flourished throughout the world and it perfectly fits within our modern lifestyle. It is simple, scientific, and incredibly potent.
The Lamrim takes us step-by-step through carefully crafted meditations so we can purposefully nourish the qualities in our mind that lead to our happiness and reduce our painful thoughts and feelings.
In this class, we will go one-by-one through the Lamrim, drawing out how we can personally use these meditations and create our own meditation practice. There will be a special emphasis on the art of meditation and how to really make our meditations effective.
Join us afterwards for lunch in our World Peace Cafe! Lunch is available for purchase at check in and will be served after the class.

Modern Buddhism for Busy People
2025-03-16 11:00 - 12:15, 2025-03-23 11:00 - 12:15, 2025-04-06 11:00 - 12:15
In this very special Sunday series we will learn how to develop and maintain compassion and wisdom in our daily lives, improve our relationships with others and look behind appearances to see the way things actually exist. In this way we can solve all our daily problems and accomplish the real meaning of our human life.
“With compassion and wisdom, like the two wings of a bird, we can quickly read the enlightened world of a Buddha.”
Everyone can receive benefit from this timeless advice. Everyone is welcome.

Lunchtime Meditation
2025-03-17 12:15 - 12:45, 2025-03-24 12:15 - 12:45, 2025-03-31 12:15 - 12:45, 2025-04-07 12:15 - 12:45, 2025-04-21 12:15 - 12:45
These lunchtime meditations taught by teachers of KMC Florida are suitable for everyone. They consist of a short talk on meditation followed by a guided meditation to set you up nicely for a tranquil day. Followed by lunch in our World Peace Cafe.
Everyone Welcome!

Anchored in a Wise Heart
2025-04-13 11:00 - 12:15, 2025-04-20 11:00 - 12:15
