Purpose
The Foundation Programme is a unique structured study programme that enables us to gain deeper understanding and experience of Buddhist teachings and to develop a regular meditation practice.
Through regular teachings, meditation, systematic study and group discussion, the Foundation Programme offers deep support for your spiritual life.
MEANINGFUL TO BEHOLD
From September 2026: our study book will be Meaningful to Behold by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Meaningful to Behold is a highly acclaimed commentary to the great Indian Buddhist Master Shantideva’s famous spiritual poem Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, one of the best loved and most important Mahayana Buddhist texts. It reveals with poetic beauty and deep spiritual insight how to enter, make progress on, and complete the Buddhist path to enlightenment.
Benefits of studying this book
Many people have the compassionate wish to benefit others, but few understand how to accomplish this successfully in daily life. Bodhisattvas are friends of the world, who have such strong compassion that they are able to transform all their daily activities into ways of benefiting others. The path of the Bodhisattva was exquisitely explained in the universally loved poem Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by the 8th century master Shantideva. With this commentary, the full effectiveness and profundity of this wonderful poem are revealed in full and made applicable for our time. This practical handbook is essential for those wishing to follow a way of life characterised by greater empathy and compassion for others.
The Class
The class is held most Saturdays from 10am to 12pm (please check calendar).
Prior to class, students study an assigned portion of the text, usually a few pages long, and try to memorize the essential points. Class begins with chanted prayers and guided meditation. The teacher then reads the assigned section from the book while giving commentary to the text. The students then discuss the material. The teacher and students conclude by deciding what to meditate on in the next class and how to practice during the coming week.
Further information and enrolment
If you are interested in joining the Foundation Programme, please contact us for further details:
email meditateinpenangEPC@gmail.com
WhatsApp 016-666 6428