Meditation Class
Monday evenings 7-8pm
at Unity Church of Bonita Springs
28285 Imperial Pkwy, Bonita Springs, 34135
$12.00 (included for center members)
DROP-IN Class, just walk in – no pre-registration needed
The Path to Happiness ~ Introduction to Lamrim
This series runs Mondays, August 10 – September 28, 2026
(New series begins Monday, October 5th)
Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, appeared in this world 624 BC. Just as doctors give different medicine to people with different illnesses, so Buddha gave different teachings for people with different problems and capacities. These teachings are called Dharma.
Our founder, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche prepared The New Meditation Handbook, based on commentaries to Buddha’s teaching by great Tibetan Buddhist masters. The purpose in doing this is to make it easier for people of the modern world to understand and practice this precious holy Dharma known as Kadam Lamrim.
Lamrim means the stages of the path to enlightenment and its presentation lies at the very heart of Kadampa Buddhism.The Lamrim instructions form the main body of Buddha’s teachings. By integrating these instructions into our daily life, we can learn how to control our mind and always keep a good motivation in our heart. This will make all our daily actions pure and meaningful and, as we experience increasingly more peaceful states of mind, we will discover the supreme happiness of enlightenment.
Throughout this series we will engage in many of the 21 meditations of the Lamrim series offered in The New Meditation Handbook. No previous experience is necessary. Everyone is welcome.
Everyone is welcome! No experience needed. Each class includes a teaching, guided meditations, and an opportunity for Q&A as time permits.
Schedule:
Resident Teacher Gen Namdrol – August 10th, 17th and 24th
Meditation Teacher Shannon Hurst – August 31st and September 7th
NEW Resident Teacher Gen Rinzin – September 14th, 21st and 28th
Gen Kelsang Namdrol is a modern Buddhist nun and the current Resident Teacher of Samudrabadra Kadampa Buddhist Center. She has been studying, practicing, and teaching Kadampa Buddhism for many years under Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, the founder of the New Kadampa Tradition. Gen Namdrol’s heartfelt and practical teachings are presented with warmth, clarity, and humor making them accessible to everyone.
Gen Kelsang Rinzin was ordained as a Buddhist monk in 2004, practicing and teaching in Colorado and Seattle for many years. He was the Resident Teacher at Heruka Buddhist Center in Fort Collins, Colorado for 15 years. Then the Second Teacher at the International Kadampa Retreat Center Grand Canyon. He will join Samudrabadra Kadampa Buddhist Center as our Resident Teacher on September 13, 2026. Gen Rinzin communicates his love of Dharma with a down-to-earth approach and humor, helping listeners appreciate and understand the teachings while putting them into practice. His teachings are clear, practical, and easy to apply to modern life.
