Friday Night Lecture
included in your membership
monthly - 90 minutes
About this class
A monthly class where we explore Buddhist perspectives on contemporary questions. There is no meditation in this class, but we leave lots of time for discussion and Q&A.
Class details
📆 When: One Friday a month, 7:30pm - 9pm
📍 Where: Jangchub Ling Centre
👨🏫 Teacher: Gen Kelsang Khechog
Included in your membership.
No need to book, just turn up
Available online for members, find your link in your weekly membership email.
Next topic
This class shares a monthly theme with our ‘Meditation & Daily Life’ classes and our half day courses. September’s theme: ‘wisdom’
Friday 5th September Can Faith Be Scientific?
Faith is often framed as the opposite of scientific understanding - a blind, unthinking belief born out of attachment, convenience, or desperation. But does this really describe our experience of faith? Buddha himself insisted on a scientific approach to understanding the mind, warning to never accept blindly and to always check his teachings carefully against our own experience. In this class we will take Buddha’s advice and put faith to the test.
Upcoming class topics
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Friday 17th, 7:30pm - 9pm
Losing Yourself in Meditation (& What You Find When You’re Gone)
Why is ‘losing ourself’, or ‘forgetting ourself’ so often seen as a positive? When we lose ourself in an enjoyable activity, or in a conversation with a good friend, it’s like we put down a burden and find something light and peaceful naturally arises in its place. Meditation provides a tool with which we can understand and cultivate this effect reliably and sustainably - find out more in this class.
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Friday 7th, 7:30pm - 9pm
Imagination & Its Role in Creating Our Reality
It is essential that we learn which types of mind create suffering and which types of mind are conducive to feelings of contentment and a sense of well-being. Discover the inner science of Buddhist psychology and how to apply it to your own life.
The Teacher for Friday Night Lectures
Friday Night Lecture 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.