Meditation & Daily Life
@ Cradley Heath
Discover Peace in Every Moment
This class introduces a rich variety of meditations from the Buddha’s teachings, showing how meditation and daily life can support each other to bring greater peace, happiness, and resilience.
Instead of seeing busyness as a barrier, you’ll learn how everyday challenges and routines can become part of your spiritual path—turning life itself into a powerful practice for inner calm and lasting fulfilment.
Some more benefits of this class:
Practice relaxation meditation.
Learn how to meditate according the Kadampa tradition of Buddhism.
Develop powerful wisdom understanding your own mind.
See the below Q&A for more info about our classes.
Class details
📆 When:
Sundays, 7:30pm - 8:45pm 📍 @ Cradley Heath
Next class break: No classes from Sunday, 20th July - NKT Summer Festival
Events in August at JLC
Blessings for a Year Friday, 22nd 7:30pm
Volunteer Day Saturday, 23rd August
Lamrim Retreat from Sunday, 24th - Thursday, 28th August
Food for Thought Sat 30th August 12pm - 1pm
Classes resume: Sunday, 31st August
👨🏫 Teacher:
📆 When:
Thursdays, 7:30pm - 8:45pm 📍 @ Cradley Heath
Please note: no class on Thursday, 4th July
Fridays, 11am - 12:15pm 📍 @ Cradley Heath
Please note: no class on Friday, 5th July
👨🏫 Teacher: Harnack Sahota
£7 each class Block booking discounts are available. Book your place below.
Current & upcoming class topics
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July’s classes and courses explore developing a peaceful mind using three beautiful breathing meditations.
From Sun 29th Jun: Inner Peace
From Sun 6th: Pure Light
From Sun 13th: Inspiration
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September’s classes and courses explore the illuminating mind of wisdom, the real antidote to all our troubles and the true source of lasting happiness.
From Sun 31st Aug: The way things really are
Buddha said that all phenomena are mere appearances to mind, totally dependent on the minds that perceive them. Their ultimate nature is emptiness. How can we understand this, and what does it mean for us?
From Sun 7th: The emptiness of our body
When we become familiar with meditation on the emptiness of the body, our grasping at our body will be reduced, we will experience far less suffering, anxiety and frustration in relation to our body, our physical tension will diminish and our health will improve.
From Sun 14th: Mind is the nature of emptiness
By contemplating, ‘All phenomena that appear to my mind are the nature of my mind. My mind is the nature of emptiness,’ we will eventually gain an undefiled wisdom that directly realises the emptiness of all phenomena.
From Sun 21st: How to stop grasping at I
The object we grasp at most strongly is our self or I. By understanding and meditating on the emptiness of our I, this grasping will reduce and eventually cease altogether. Then we will be permanently free from all suffering.
From Sun 28th: Freedom from extremes
Learn eight special meditations that help us to reduce and eventually eradicate eight different aspects of our self-grasping.
The Teacher for the Sunday class
The Sunday ‘Meditation & Daily Life’ class is led by our resident teacher, Gen Kelsang Khechog.
Known for his thoughtful nature, Gen Khechog presents Buddha’s teachings with relatable clarity, showing how to connect these beautiful meditations with the realities of modern daily life.
The Teacher for the Thursday and Friday classes
The Thursday and Friday ‘Meditation & Daily Life’ classes are led by Harnack Sahota.
Harnack has studied and practiced Buddhist meditation for many years. His experience of applying these methods to daily life makes his teaching relatable and effective.
Questions?
FIND ANSWERS HERE
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Our classes have three parts:
Guided meditation
Every class (except for ‘Friday Night Lectures’) includes a chance to practise meditation. No prior experience is necessary and all the meditations are guided.
Teaching
From Buddha’s teachings, these practical talks help us to solve our daily problems and find peace, happiness and, if we wish, a deeper purpose in our busy lives.
Discussion
A chance to discuss the topic of the talk and meditation with others during the break over refreshments. No one is ever ‘put on the spot’ and asked to talk in a class. The teacher will normally make time for questions, and will be happy to clarify any points during the class too.
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Yes. Courses cover a wide variety of topics from simple stress reduction to profound wisdom teachings, but are always taught in an accessible way such that everyone leaves with some practical insight they can use in daily life.
One exception to this is our monthly ‘Tantra’ class. Please see the Tantra class page for details.
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No. People from all backgrounds attend JLC to find peace according to their own individual needs and wishes. Everybody is welcome.
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No special clothing is needed. Our courses do not include any physical exercise and most people choose to sit on chairs, though cushions are also set out for those who prefer to sit on the floor.
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Other than removing shoes before going in to the meditation room (they can be worn as normal elsewhere) and turning phones off during session, there are no special rules to follow. People are always very pleasantly surprised with just how informal, welcoming and down to earth Jangchub Ling is; you’ll feel right at home in no time.
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Walk-ins are very welcome. You can pay on arrival (cash/card) or book online in advance. Block booking discounts are available.
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Centre members can access several of our classes online and we hope to offer online courses in the future too. Please see our ‘membership’ page for a list of online classes.
More questions? We’d love to hear from you!
Bookings
After class refreshments included
Sundays 7:30pm - 8:45pm
Next class break: No classes from 20th July - break for the NKT International Summer Festival
We’re back on Sat 23rd Aug for a special Volunteer Day
Classes resume; Sun, 31st August
Teacher - Gen Kelsang Khechog
These classes are included in Regular & Regular Plus membership options
Cost: £7 per class or block booking discount
After class refreshments included
Thursdays 7:30pm - 8:45pm
Please note; No class on Thursday, 4th July
Next class break: No classes from Sunday, 20th July -NKT International Summer Festival
We’re back on Sat 23rd Aug for a special Volunteer Day
Classes resume; Sun, 31st August
These classes are included in Regular & Regular Plus membership options
Cost: £7 per class or block booking discount
Teacher - Harnack Sahota
After class refreshments included
Fridays 11am - 12:15pm
Please note: No class on Friday, 5th July
Next class break: No classes from 20th July - break for the NKT International Summer Festival
We’re back on Sat 23rd Aug for a special Volunteer Day
Classes resume; Sun, 31st August
These classes are included in Regular & Regular Plus membership options
Cost: £7 per class or block booking discount
Teacher - Harnack Sahota