In this practical, in-depth study program there is a dynamic combination of meditation, teaching and discussion, designed to enable us to gain clear understandings and practical experience that we can integrate into our daily lives in a meaningful way.

The heart of Buddha's teachings is unconditional love and compassion. This inspiring book explains how to meditate on eight beautiful verses that comprise one of Buddhism's best loved teachings, Eight Verses for Training the Mind.   Written by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso it reveals powerful methods for developing our love and compassion and for transforming all of life's difficulties into valuable spiritual insights, bringing meaning and lasting happiness into our modern busy lives.

What is Foundation Program?

It is a dynamic combination of meditation, teaching and discussion, designed to enable us to gain clear understandings and practical experience of meditation and Buddhism that we can integrate into our daily lives in a meaningful way. 

If you've been attending general Buddhist classes, joining FP can help deepen your practical experience of Buddha's teachings. FP classes are similar in format and depth to college-level classes.  Read more about FP

Classes include: guided meditations, memorization commentary to the text by the teacher; group discussion; question and answer; the company of like-minded spiritual friends.

Why Study on FP?

The foundation program offers a deeper and more systematic approach than the other classes, as a result students often find that they are able to practice at a deeper level and practically develop their own wisdom, their good heart and their ability to maintain a peaceful, happy state of mind.

Price:

Everyone who is on FP pays kr. 680,- per month for 'FP Centre Card' which gives free entry to all the courses which take place at the centre. 

Correspondence FP

If you cannot attend FP in person, you may join as a correspondence student and listen to recordings of the classes.  Contact us for more info.

Teaching in English. 

Venue: Kongens gate 2, "indre gård", 6th floor.  Click here for a map. 

Click here to book online.

Eight Steps to Happiness is based on the following Root Text

With the intention to attain
The ultimate, supreme goal
That surpasses even the wish-granting jewel,
May I constantly cherish all living beings.

Whenever I associate with others,
May I view myself as the lowest of all;
And with a perfect intention,
May I cherish others as supreme.

Examining my mental continuum throughout all my actions,
As soon as a delusion of self-cherishing develops
Whereby I or others would act inappropriately,
May I firmly face it and avert it.

Whenever I see unfortunate beings
Oppressed by evil and violent suffering,
May I cherish them as if I had found
A rare and precious treasure.

Even if someone I have helped
And of whom I had great hopes
Nevertheless harms me intentionally,
May I see him as my holy Spiritual Guide.

When others out of jealousy or anger
Harm me or insult me,
May I take defeat upon myself
And offer them the victory.

In short, may I directly and indirectly
Offer help and happiness to all my mothers,
And secretly take upon myself
All their harm and suffering.

Furthermore, through all the above practices,
Together with a mind undefiled by stains of conceptions of the eight extremes
And that sees all phenomena as illusory,
May I and all living beings be released from the bondage of mistaken appearance and
conception.