The Foundation Program (FP)
Eight Steps to Happiness - Wishing Love
Mondays 7:00-9:00pm
Starting Monday February 8th
We will be starting a new section in the book Eight Steps to Happiness in our Monday night FP class. If you are considering joining this class, now is a good time.
Please contact KMC Florida for more information or if you are interested in joining this class.
KMC Florida offers structured study programs for people interested in a more in-depth study of Buddha’s teachings. In the Foundation Program students have a chance to study, receive teachings, share their experiences in paired group discussion, and apply meditation practices of an authentic lineage in their daily life.
Through consistent study and meditation we will reach the point where we can transform any situation, however unpleasant, into a positive experience and an opportunity to make progress in our spiritual development.
Students who enroll in the Foundation Program can do so as a Monthly Member and also attend unlimited General Program classes at KMC Florida and its Branches.
If you are interested in enrolling in the program at any time please contact KMC Florida before attending two weeks of trial classes with no obligation.
About the Program
The purpose of the Foundation Program is to provide a systematic presentation of particular subjects of Mahayana Buddhism to enable practitioners to deepen their knowledge and experience of Buddhism.
The Program comprises the following five subjects based on Buddha's Sutra teachings and the corresponding commentaries by
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso:
1. The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, based on the commentary Joyful Path of Good Fortune
2. Training the Mind, based on the commentaries Universal Compassion and Eight Steps To Happiness
3. The Heart Sutra, based on the commentary Heart of Wisdom
4. Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life, based on the commentary Meaningful to Behold
5. Types of Mind, based on the commentary Understanding the Mind