"Every living being has the potential to become a Buddha, someone who has completely purified his or her mind of all faults and limitations and has brought forth all good qualities to perfection. Our mind is like a cloudy sky, in essence clear and pure but overcast by the clouds of delusions. Just as the thickest clouds eventually disperse, so too even the heaviest delusions can be removed from our mind. Delusions such as hatred, greed, and ignorance are not an intrinsic part of the mind. If we apply the appropriate methods they can be completely eliminated, and we shall experience the supreme happiness of full enlightenment." - From the introduction

Join us for discussions of the book Eight Steps to Happiness , by Buddhist meditation master, best-selling author, and renowned Teacher Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Geshe Kelsang provides commentary for modern times to the well-known and well-loved text Eight Verses of Training the Mind by eleventh-century Buddhist Master, Bodhisattva Langri Tangpa. Everyone is welcome.

A Georgia native, Kelsang Shewang has been part of Rameshori Center for over five years. Shewang originally studied at a branch class in Athens, GA, before deciding to ordain and move into Rameshori Center in the summer of 2006. Kelsang Shewang teaches our free monthly meditation workshop (first Saturday of each month) and also teaches our annual "Dharma for Addictions" day course. Professionally, Shewang is a therapist.

Currently, Kelsang Shewang teaches at Rameshori Center every Saturday morning. She teaches the monthly Free Meditation Workshop (first Saturday of every month), as well as the Stages of the Path Meditations (all subsequent Saturdays). Shewang is also the branch teacher in Macon, GA.