Calm Abiding Meditation course

An 8-week course that is run twice per year.

Meditation has a proven record in its ability to improve health, awaken happiness and give a clear perspective on life. It enables you to identify the real causes of unhappiness and recover from stress, anxiety and tension. It is a very important skill to develop in these difficult times.

Calm Abiding Meditation, also known as Shamatha, is to single-pointedly concentrate on the breath or other suitable object of meditation.  It is a natural process that helps you to focus better on ordinary tasks and make you become more relaxed and peaceful. This Buddhist technique of mindfulness has attracted much interest from modern scientific fields such as psychotherapy and cognitive behaviour as well as sport training.

This course is led by Emilia Della Torre, who has years of experience teaching the course.

The course involves a sequential set of teaching sessions that go for 1 hour a week.  It will provide you with a complete introduction to help you establish a daily meditation practice.  If you are already an experienced meditator you will come away with a good understanding of the principal characteristics and the finer points of the Buddhist approach to single-pointed concentration. 

When a course is scheduled you can book yourself in here: Booking Calm Abiding Course
Access details for scheduled courses are on this page.

Download course outline here
Download course materials here  
There is no textbook for this course.  Interested students might like to consult the following resources, available in e-book versions:
Taming The Elephant Mind by Lama Choedak Rinpoche
How to Meditate A Practical Guide by Kathleen Mc Donald
In keeping with a 2,500-year-old tradition no fee has been charged for this course. You are invited to give a donation to express your appreciation of the course and to support the Centre in continuing the work. You can find payment details on our web site here:
https://tashicholing.net/about/bank-details/