Meditation Courses

Mindfulness, Insight and Vipassana Meditation courses from the Zen Buddhist, Tibetan Buddhism, Vipassana Meditation, Insight Meditation, Christian mystics and Hindu wisdom and meditation traditions.

Four Gates offers how to meditation courses at all levels from beginner to advanced - including instruction in Zen Buddhist, Tibetan Buddhist, Vipassana Meditation, Metta meditation, Mindfulness practice, and Jewish Kabbalah school.

One definition of Meditation is the sacred art of cultivating the mind to living in the present moment, or being mindful from moment to moment. In daily practice sessions, we endevor to bring our attention to the present moment with the intention of training our mind to become positive, full of clarity, insight and focus. If we then cultivate, Bodhicitta, Love and Compassion, Mindfulness, and Wisdom.

Deity practices, involving sacred mantra chanting, visualization and guru yoga, are also available. These focus on enlightened qualities of mind, such as meditation on Manjushri (Wisdom), Medicine Buddha (Healing), Green Tara (Cultivating Fearlessness), or Chenrezig (Cultivating Love and Compassion) or other aspects of our own inner nature, are some methods of achieving greater happiness and well being.

We can teach you, and will support your learning to meditate. It is natural, and anyone can develop the strengths of working with one's mind. It simply take good instruction, patience and self-discipline.

We are offering a FREE, complimentary meditation instruction course with the purchase of all zafus, zabuton mats or set. This introductory course will be e-mailed to you as an attachment with your e-mail confirmation.