Classes
Progress on Your Spiritual Journey
Foundation Program
(currently on hold)
Foundation Program Membership Classes
Deepen your understanding through systematic study, practice, and support from your teacher and fellow students.
Please get in touch if you are interested
in a Foundation Program membership!
The Foundation Program (FP) gives you an opportunity to deepen your understanding and experience of Buddha's teachings through the systematic study of six texts
by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche.
Subjects and Texts Covered in Foundation Program
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The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, based on the commentary Joyful Path of Good Fortune
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Training the Mind, based on the commentaries Universal Compassion and The New Eight Steps to Happiness
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The Heart Sutra, based on the commentary The New Heart of Wisdom
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Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, based on the commentary Meaningful to Behold
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Types of Mind, based on the commentary How to Understand the Mind
Current Text and Class Time
The New Eight Steps to Happiness | Sundays from 1 - 3:00 pm
Foundation Program is offered in-person only. For those who live more than one hour away or who have a physical disability that prevents in-person attendance, a modern correspondence course is available.
What to Expect
Each class begins with group prayers and a guided meditation based on the subject being studied. During class, the teacher will read from a section of the current text and give commentary. It is requested that you read the upcoming section before class to familiarize yourself with the material. An exam is given either at the conclusion of the text or at the end of a section of the text.
Your Commitments
In order to gain the most benefit from Foundation Program, a weekly commitment to attend classes is required. Please watch the replay if you miss a class. We ask that you commit to at least a six month membership and/or the completion of the text you are studying. Our center also offers free weekly and monthly pujas (chanted prayers). Please make an effort to attend at least one weekly puja. Pujas are an important part of our spiritual practice, allowing us to connect with holy beings and receive powerful blessings.
The Benefits
In addition to your Foundation Program class, you will have access to General Program classes (currently Sunday Morning Meditation Class) and discounts on workshops. With the support of our resident teacher, sangha friends, and your joyful effort, you will have a rare and precious opportunity to gain deep spiritual realizations.
Monthly Contributions
Foundation Program Membership is offered with at least a six month membership and/or the completion of the text you are studying. The monthly fee for Foundation Program is $80.
Gen Kelsang Lingpur - Visiting Teacher
Gen Lingpur is the Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Center Arizona in Tucson. She has been a student and disciple of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for over 25 years. Gen Lingpur has been ordained as a Buddhist nun for many years and has taught in the New Kadampa Tradition in Arizona, California, New Mexico and Mexico.