

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Meditation for Beginners - half day course
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 am – Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 am (+13:00)
- **Event Description**: Meditation for Beginners
with Kelsang Phunwang

The purpose of meditation is to make our mind calm and peaceful. If our mind is peaceful, we will be free from worries and mental discomfort, and so we will experience true happiness; but if our mind is not peaceful, we will find it very difficult to be happy, even if we are living in the very best conditions.

If we train in meditation, our mind will gradually become more and more peaceful, and we create an inner space and clarity that enables us to control our mind regardless of the external circumstances. 
We will experience a purer and purer form of happiness. Gradually we develop mental equilibrium, a balanced mind that is happy all the time, rather than an unbalanced mind that oscillates between the extremes of excitement and despondency.

WHAT TO EXPECT
These classes are based on Buddha’s teachings on the mind, but you do not need to be a Buddhist to attend, or to benefit from them. There is no physical exercise involved and you can choose to sit either in a chair or on a cushion. These classes are suitable for all levels of experience.

Registration starts at 9:30am. This course includes a vegan, wheat-free morning tea (we cannot guarantee gluten-free).

www.meditateinpalmerstonnorth.org
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/palmerston-north/meditation-for-beginners-half-day-course/200029615323122
- **Event Categories**: workshops, meditation, health-wellness
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://meditateinpalmerstonnorth.org/learn-to-meditate-22-feb/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=palmerston+north-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Palmerston North
- **state**: MW
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: 174 Albert Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand 4410
- **lat**: -40.35418
- **long**: 175.62689
- **full address**: 174 Albert Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand 4410, New Zealand

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Amitabha Kadampa Meditation Centre (https://allevents.in/org/amitabha-kadampa-meditation-centre/22151166)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 22 Mar, 2026 at 12:00 am (+13:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 174 Albert Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand 4410, New Zealand
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Amitabha Kadampa Meditation Centre
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** workshops, meditation, health-wellness
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Meditation for Beginners - half day course ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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