Meditate In Calgary

06/30/2025

Join us for an introductory course designed especially for beginners. In this course you will learn how to mediate and the Buddhist approach to training the mind. Meditation is a powerful and creative tool for changing our experience of our self, others and our world. Learn the art of meditation, and bring a sense of balance, peace and clarity into your life and relationships. Each session will include a guided meditation, and a talk. Everyone is welcome!

July 2: Why meditate?
July 9: What is meditation?
July 16: Staying positive
July 23: Setting Up a Practice
To register visit: https://meditateincalgary.org/event/learn-to-meditate-3/2025-07-02/

06/27/2025

Sunday meditations @ AKBC bring peace and healing.
https://meditateincalgary.org/event/fitness-for-the-mind-overcoming-painful-states/2025-06-29/

06/26/2025

Join us for our family fun and picnic in the park Sat Jun 28. Everyone welcome.
https://meditateincalgary.org/event/picnic-walking-and-old-fashioned-family-fun/

06/19/2025

Boost your meditation with added power!
https://meditateincalgary.org/event/39528/2025-06-19/

06/10/2025

**Last chance to register for Away Retreat**
“ When the turbulence of distracting thoughts subsides and the mind becomes still, a deep happiness and sense of contentment naturally arise from within. ” – Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche

We often feel stuck in painful habits of thought, such as anxiety, feelings of hurt or depression. Because we perceive our mind to be fixed and unchanging, we feel trapped inside these painful emotions. But this seemingly inflexible mind does not correspond to the true nature of our mind. In this retreat, we will be guided on a voyage of exploration of our own mind through which we will discover our potential for inner peace.

By meditating on the clarity of our mind, we will come to understand that our potential for change is limitless, and that both the freedom from unhappiness and the attainment of enlightenment are definitely possible. We can then initiate a joyful process of profound transformation.

Hosted by Akshobya Kadampa Buddhist Centre Retreat Location: Rundle’s Mission Retreat Centre 47436 Range Road 15 Lakeshore Drive, Thorsby, AB T0C 2P0

06/05/2025

**Thursday evening class**
Empower your practice and remove obstacles in meditation by discovering the “Five Forces.” Sometimes referred to as the essence of Buddha’s teachings, these forces are practical keys that unlock our potential for successful practice and allow us to transform all our daily activities into spiritual growth. We can also use these five forces as a way to live a more meaningful life and prepare for death.
https://meditateincalgary.org/event/how-to-make-our-practice-powerful-the-five-forces-3/2025-06-05/

06/05/2025

Today we celebrate the birthday of our kind Spiritual Guide, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Thank you Geshe-la for your immeasurable kindness :)
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06/02/2025

**Offering Our Faith Retreat Jun 4**
Every day we remember the extraordinary kindness of Venerable Geshe-la, our Root Guru and Founder of the New Kadampa Tradition.

But on this auspicious day, June 4, at Kadampa centres around the world, with minds of rejoicing and gratitude, we offer him our faith through using the special prayer Request to the Holy Spiritual Guide Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso from his Faithful Disciples and collecting our Guru’s name mantra in a one-day retreat. Everyone is welcome to take part of entire day or any session.

Schedule:
Precepts: 6:30am – 7:10am
Session 1: 7:30 – 9am
Session 2: 10:00 – 11:30am
Session 3: 4 – 5:30pm
Prayers: 7:00 – 8:45pm Offering to the Spiritual Guide puja
https://meditateincalgary.org/event/offering-our-faith/

06/02/2025

**New Okotoks Meditation Series**
The Art of Buddhist Meditation is a 4-week class series with Kadampa teacher Jason Barlow at the Okotoks Public Library. To register:
https://meditateincalgary.org/event/okotoks-the-art-of-buddhist-meditation/2025-06-02/