Paramita Center Southeast

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<ul><li>A special intensive course in Calm-Abiding (Shamatha) Meditation</li><li>Sunday afternoons, 1:00-4:30, October 4, 11, 18 and November 15, 22</li><li>At Center Space, in St Andrews Center, 1918 Union Avenue, Chattanooga TN 37405</li><li>IN-PERSON and ONLINE </li><li>Tuition $95 plus $20 book purchase - postage included</li><li>NOTE: Partial &amp; full scholarships for tuition are available for those who need it - email contact@paramitacentersoutheast.org</li></ul><p style="border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:1.5em;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1.5;max-width:100%"> <p style="border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:1.5em;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1.5;max-width:100%">Would you like to find more peace and well-being in your life? Join us to learn Calm-Abiding (Concentration) Meditation in an intensive 5-session course, in-person and online. Find calm in an uncalm world.<p style="border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:1.5em;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1.5;max-width:100%"> <p style="border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:1.5em;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1.5;max-width:100%">The Tibetan word for meditation is གོམ (pronounced "gom"), meaning "becoming familiar with or accustomed to." Although there are several kinds of meditation practices, the main type of concentration meditation practice involves the visualization of an object with which we are familiar. It is a very powerful training for learning to focus the mind single-pointedly. It is more than mindfulness practice, though mindfulness is a necessary component, and more than mere awareness of what is going on in our bodies, minds, and senses. Learning this method, we learn to tame the mind to make it work for us as we work toward greater calm and happiness in our lives.<p style="border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:1.5em;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1.5;max-width:100%"> <p style="border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:1.5em;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1.5;max-width:100%">The class is meant for beginners as well as for more advanced meditators who wish to learn a new method. We teach from the perspective of the Tibetan Buddhist Gelug lineage - the lineage of the Dalai Lama. However, it is not necessary to be a Buddhist and the teachings are applicable in any path.<p style="border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:1.5em;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1.5;max-width:100%"> <p style="border:0px;margin:0px;outline:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;min-height:1.5em;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1.5;max-width:100%">Classes will be a combination of teachings, discussion with question and answer, and practice. Classes will be available in-person and online. Also, classes will be recorded so you can have access if you must miss a class. The course is led by Les Kertay (Lobsang Tharchin).

Paramita Center Southeast

Calm Abiding Meditation - Fall 2026

1918 Union Ave

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