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. June’s theme: ‘confidence’
6th June: Exploring the Spirit of Play in Spiritual Life
When we practise meditation we should be like a child at play. When children are engrossed in their games they feel completely contented and nothing can distract them. Even if they are offered sweets they have no interest because the pleasure of their game is so great. Join us to explore together how to find such joy in our meditation practice.
With plenty of time for questions and discussion.
The next Friday Night Lecture is after the Summer Festival on September, 5th - see below
Upcoming class topics
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Friday 5th, 7:30pm - 9pm
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 checkhis teachings carefully against our own experience. In this class we will take Buddha’s advice and put faith to the test.
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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.
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.