Thursday Evening Meditation Class via Zoom
2020-11-12 18:30 - 19:30, 2020-11-19 18:30 - 19:30, 2020-12-03 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Let Go of the Past – The Art of Forgiving
Buddha’s teachings on the pointlessness and pain of resentment and anger lead us to contemplations on patience, karma, and emptiness. This series of meditation classes examines these precious topics as a way to let the past go, and to move into a more peaceful present. We will explore special ways of thinking that help us to let go of anger towards ourself and others, and then meditate together on our new, uplifted understanding.

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Each class begins with a guided breathing meditation and culminates with a second meditation based upon the evening’s topic. Drop in to any or all classes in this course. Perfect for beginners or those with meditation experience. Open to everyone.

Meditation for World Peace via Zoom
2020-11-15 10:30 - 11:45, 2020-11-22 10:30 - 11:45, 2020-11-29 10:30 - 11:45, 2020-12-06 10:30 - 11:45, 2020-12-13 10:30 - 11:45 | CA
Please send us your email through our Contact form if you would like to receive and invitation to join this class online.

“Without inner peace, outer peace is impossible.” ~
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche

Prayer and meditation are neither small nor passive actions. Rather, they are a force for change in our shared world. Join us to bring peace to our world through the action of meditation, and dedicating our prayers for world peace. Everyone is welcome – you do not need to be a Buddhist to attend. Just leave your email on our Contact page and we will send an invitation to you to join the zoom meeting. Class is $10, payable through our Donate page.

Each class consists of a guided breathing meditation, a short teaching on the practice of wisdom and compassion, and prayers (in English) to the Buddha of Compassion. Prayer booklets and downloaded e-prayer booklets can be purchased HERE.

Guided Lamrim Meditation via Zoom
2020-11-16 18:00 - 19:00, 2020-11-23 18:00 - 19:00, 2020-11-30 18:00 - 19:00, 2020-12-07 18:00 - 19:00, 2020-12-14 18:00 - 19:00 | CA
21 Meditations to Transform Your Life

In these ZOOM meditation classes we will familiarize ourselves with the minds of Lamrim.
Lamrim is a special set of meditations presented by the Indian Buddhist Master Atisha that condenses all the essential teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni into a practice that modern people can use in their daily life.

Sign up here to receive an invitation to attend our online Zoom meditation classes

Each class begins with a guided breathing meditation and culminates with a second meditation based upon the evening’s topic. Drop in to any or all classes in this course. Perfect for beginners or those with meditation experience. Open to everyone.

Quick Path to Great Bliss
2020-11-17 07:30 - 09:00, 2020-11-24 07:30 - 09:00, 2020-12-01 07:30 - 09:00, 2020-12-08 07:30 - 09:00 | CA
* Highest Yoga Tantra practitioners only, please.

Foundation Program via Zoom
2020-11-17 18:30 - 20:30, 2020-11-20 18:30 - 20:30, 2020-12-01 18:30 - 20:30, 2020-12-08 18:30 - 20:30 | CA
We are studying Joyful Path of Good Fortune, living Buddhist Master Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s extraordinary explanation of Lamrim meditation. Lamrim is a special presentation of all Buddha’s teachings in the order in which they can be practiced easily in our busy lives. Taken as personal advice, we can contemplate each Lamrim instruction, allowing the meaning to guide us to very precise meditation objects which improve our ability to maintain a stable experience of peace in our own mind.
Through the systematic study that the Foundation Program offers we can deepen our understanding and insight of Buddha’s teachings and profoundly transform our lives, reducing and eventually eliminating our personal experiences of difficulty, problems, and suffering. Consequently, we can offer support to those around us and have a positive and meaningful impact on their lives as well.
This study program requires enrollment, with a commitment to attend scheduled classes. Classes meet on most Tuesday and Friday nights. Please click here to see Fall 2020 schedule.

Please speak with our center Admin Director, Teresa Kuntz, or Resident Teacher, Kadam Keli Vaughan for information on enrollment in the Foundation Program.

Wednesday Evening Meditation Class via Zoom + In-person
2020-11-18 18:30 - 19:30 | Mahakankala Kadampa Buddhist Center, 1825 State Street Suite 202, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101, United States
Topics to be announced soon. In-person limited to 8 students.

Powa Prayers
2020-11-22 14:30 - 15:15 | CA
Through practicing transference of consciousness — known as ‘powa’ — with faith, compassion, and concentration we can transfer the consciousness of those recently deceased to a higher rebirth or to the Pure Land of a Buddha. The Powa Ceremony can be done either by a group of practitioners or individually on behalf of one or more deceased persons, or countless deceased beings. By engaging in this practice we also create a great collection of virtue, which will also lead us into the pathway to a Buddha’s Pure Land.
All chanted prayers are free – please email us for a zoom invite.

Give Thanks
2020-11-26 | CA
Thanks, Everybody!

Long Protector Puja
2020-11-29 13:00 - 16:30 | CA
This extensive sadhana—ritual prayers for spiritual attainments—is called “Kangso” in Tibetan, which means “Fulfilling and Restoring Ritual.”
Usually performed once a month in Dharma Centers in our tradition, it is used for fulfilling our heart commitment to practice Lamrim, Lojong, and Mahamudra, for restoring any degenerate or broken commitments we may have incurred, and to rely on the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden, regarding him as inseparable from our Spiritual Guide and Buddha.
All chanted prayers are free, and everyone is welcome to attend. Please email us for a zoom link.

Wednesday Evening Meditation Class via Zoom
2020-12-02 18:30 - 19:30, 2020-12-09 18:30 - 19:30 | Mahakankala Kadampa Buddhist Center, 1825 State Street Suite 202, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101, United States
How to Solve Inner Problems

Shopping Day
2020-12-05 09:00 - 15:00 | Mahakankala Kadampa Buddhist Center, 1825 State Street Suite 202, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101, United States
Buy Books and Gifts in our Shop today – for yourself or for others.
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24-Hr Tara Prayers (final session)
2020-12-08 14:00 - 15:15 | CA
Worldwide puja joined by many from around the world to pray for the welfare of the world.
Six sessions over 24 hours on the 8th day of each month, with first session starting at 00:00 UK time; we’re on Pacific time, so that’s on the 7th at 6pm.
This puja is currently streamed online at: https://kadampa.org/liberation-from-sorrow
