Class schedule for Winter/Spring 2020 can be found below.
Enrolling in FP means you become a ‘Supporting Member’ of MBC — all other regular classes and retreats are included with your monthly $75 membership.
The Foundation Program is a unique, structured study program that enables us to gain deeper understanding and experience of Buddhist teachings and to develop a regular meditation practice. It is ideal for those who have a general understanding of Buddhism but who wish to learn more.
We are studying Joyful Path of Good Fortune, living Buddhist Master Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s extraordinary explanation of Lamrim meditation. Lamrim is a special presentation of all Buddha’s teachings in the order in which they can be practiced easily in our busy lives. Taken as personal advice, we can contemplate each Lamrim instruction, allowing the meaning to guide us to very precise meditation objects which improve our ability to maintain a stable experience of peace in our own mind.
Through the systematic study and meditation that the Foundation Program offers we can deepen our understanding and insight of Buddha’s teachings, gain confidence in our meditation practice, and transform our lives by reducing and eventually eliminating our personal experiences of difficulty, problems, and suffering. Consequently, we can offer support to those around us and have a positive and meaningful impact on their lives as well.
To maintain the integrity and quality of the class discussions there is an attendance, memorization, and study requirement for this program. Anyone who is interested in trying out the foundation program is asked to attend two consecutive classes before deciding whether or not to join the class.
Please call us at (805) 563-6000 or email us at info@MeditationInSantaBarbara.org if you would like more details about enrollment in this book study program.
Schedule for Winter/Spring 2020 section:
February
Tuesdays: 4, 11, 18, 25
Friday: 28
March
Tuesdays: 3, 10, 17, 24
Friday: 27
April
Tuesdays: 7, 14, 21, 28
Friday: 24
May
Tuesdays: 5, 12, 19, 26
Friday: 1
June
Tuesdays: 2, 16, 23, 30
Friday: 12