IN THE TEMPLE: Wednesdays 7 – 8:30pm
Living Lightly:
Finding Mental Freedom through Realizing Emptiness
Begins March 4 – May 20
No classes April 15, April 29, May 27, June 3, June 10, or June 24
Learn to live lightly! The mental freedom from understanding Buddha’s teachings on emptiness is truly liberating. We are able to respond to the challenges of our life around our relationships, job, health, and finances in a creative, dynamic, and relaxed way. We cannot control all external things, but we can shift our thinking to respond in a peaceful and constructive manner.
Over three months, Gen Samten will be taking us step-by-step through Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s teachings on Emptiness from the initial understandings to the deepest insights. While there is incredible profundity in these teachings, they will offered in an accessible way for any level, so we can all start to find a little more liberation and awakening day-by-day amidst our daily life. Everyone welcome!
Weekly classes at the Temple are on a break through Sunday, March 1 due to our Year End Course and Winter Retreats. Please check out our weekly classes Sundays and Tuesdays in Port Jervis and Mondays in Hurleyville beginning in January. Livestream is available for all members.
Weekly Topics
March 4: Interdependence and world peace
March 11: Finding peace through accepting change
March 18: Overcoming sickness and cultivating health with emptiness
April 1: Finding clarity in daily life through meditating on awareness itself
April 8: A special meditation on the emptiness of awareness
April 15: No Class Due to Nyungnay
April 22: Unmasking the Ego; the first step to inner freedom
April 29: No Class Due to US Festival
May 6: Dissolving the myth of a fixed, painful, Self
May 13: More than your job title - how to play your roles without being trapped by them
May 20: Combine compassion with wisdom for a deeply fulfilling life
May 27: No Class Due to Spring Festival
June 3: No Class Due to Offering Our Faith Retreat
June 10: No Class Due to Offering to the Spiritual Guide Puja
June 17: Living lightly
June 24: No Class Due to The Psychology of Realizing Emptiness in Depth Retreat with Gen Samten
July 1: The eagle and the sky - find mental freedom through the wisdom of the two truths
July 8: Using emptiness meditation to overcome anger and unhealthy desire
July 15: Finding mental freedom and inner change in daily life through emptiness
Teacher: Gen Samten Kelsang
Resident Teacher of KMC New York
One of Venerable Geshe‑la’s senior disciples with decades of meditative and teaching experience, Gen Samten Kelsang oversees the spiritual program at KMC New York, and teaches throughout the US and around the world. He is renowned for the clarity of his teachings, ability to help students improve their practice, and his skill in leading practitioners to profound meditative insights.
Share a Meal with Us!
Enjoy a delicious meal with our residential community, including ordained Buddhist monks and nuns, and other class attendees and enjoy meaningful conversations with like-minded people. Our self-serve, vegetarian meals are lovingly cooked by volunteers, and include a main dish, side dish and green salad. We use fresh and local products as much as possible and vegan/wheat-free options are available.
Class: 7 – 8:30pm | $10 | Free for Members
Dinner: 6 – 6:45pm | $10
Pre-Booked Class & Dinner: $16 (must register at least 24 hours in advance)
