Level 1 Mindfulness Class Tuesday
9月08日周二
|Great Dharma Chan Monastery | 普法禪寺
Learn meditation (first hour) and Buddhist teaching (second hour). Guided by ordained resident monastics. No prior experience needed. All are welcome. Meeting 2 hours per week, 10 classes per term. Free of charge, donations welcome.
Time & Location
2026年9月08日 19:00 – 21:00
Great Dharma Chan Monastery | 普法禪寺, 6417 S. Boulder Rd, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
About The Event
Level 1 mindfulness class introduces the foundations of Chan (Zen) meditation and Buddhist teachings. Students learn two fundamental meditation methods—mindfulness of breathing and breath counting—through step-by-step guided instruction.
The lectures present the essential teachings shared by all Buddhist traditions, including causality and karma, the Three Refuges, the Five Precepts, the meaning of enlightenment, and the Buddha's path to awakening. Students also explore the Four Noble Truths, the Buddha's first teaching, to better understand the causes of suffering and the path to lasting peace and happiness.
Each class is approximately two hours:
First hour: Guided mindfulness practice, including chanting the Heart Sutra, sitting meditation, and walking meditation. These practices reflect the Chan tradition that mindfulness extends beyond formal seated meditation into every aspect of life—walking, standing, sitting, and lying down.
Second hour: A lesson on Buddhist teachings led by the teaching monastic, exploring specific themes from the curriculum and their relevance to daily life,…