Vipassana Meditation: Insight Meditation for Beginners
May 15, 2025  to June 12, 2025
Thursdays, 7:00 – 9:00 PM

Spiritual Director Kushok Lobsang Dhamchöe warmly invites both new and returning students to join him for a new five-week introductory course: Vipassana Meditation – Insight Meditation for Beginners.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Vipassana, often referred to as “Special Insight,” is a form of Buddhist Analytical Meditation. In this beginner-friendly course, Kushok will introduce the foundational principles and practice of Vipassana, or Insight Meditation, making it accessible to a general audience.

This practice is rooted in the Buddha’s teachings on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. Often called insight meditation, Vipassana encourages deep investigation and awareness of the true nature of our experiences and the way things actually exist.

You will learn:

• The historical background of this practice
• The benefits of Insight Meditation, from both a Buddhist and practical perspective
• How and when to practice Insight Meditation

This course is open to all beginner and experienced meditators alike.

Further information on the benefits of meditation can be found here: 

• The Benefits of a Calm Mind by His Holiness the Dalia Lama (click here)  
• What is the Mind by Mingyur Rinpoche (click here)
• How mindfulness changes the emotional life of our brains | Richard J. Davidson | TEDxSanFrancisco  
• Doing Time Doing Vipassana (click here)

INVESTMENT:

Your investment is $65 for in person registration and $86 for zoom and in person registration. 

It is Gaden Samten Ling’s policy that no one should be turned away due to lack of funds. If you feel you would benefit from this course but are unable to register for financial reasons, please contact Gillian at [email protected].

Refund Policy: An individual may receive a refund, less a $5 administration fee, if they request the refund from the Society Office by email, before 2:00 PM the day after the first class.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

Please register by Monday, May 12. The Zoom link will be sent by Tuesday, May 13.

IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE:

This course will be held at the Alberta Centre for Peace and Meditation, 11403-101 Street, Edmonton, AB T5G 2A9. Students are welcome to attend in person or online via Zoom.