Quick Path to Great Bliss
2020-09-22 07:30 - 09:00, 2020-09-29 07:30 - 09:00, 2020-10-06 07:30 - 09:00, 2020-10-13 07:30 - 09:00, 2020-10-20 07:30 - 09:00, 2020-11-03 07:30 - 09:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
* Highest Yoga Tantra practitioners only, please.

Wednesday Evening Meditation Class via Zoom
2020-09-23 18:30 - 19:30, 2020-09-30 18:30 - 19:30 | CA
Practicing Peace & Equality in Daily Life

We have been looking to others to solve the conflict we see in our world, but the solution is something we create inside our own mind. Although many countries and cultures have enshrined the ideas of peace and equality within their constitutions, it is up to each individual person to PRACTICE peace and equality. Mahayana Buddhism presents the methods and instruction for developing these essential views, in particular, the practice of Kadam Lojong, or Training the Mind.
Please join us for an ongoing practical examination of these special ways of viewing ourself and others. Through listening to, contemplating, and meditating on the meanings of these instructions, we can transform our own mind into the love and respect that views all living beings as equally precious. Then in our own life, we live the example of peace and equal kindness towards everyone.

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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.

Thursday Evening Meditation Class via Zoom
2020-09-24 18:30 - 19:30, 2020-10-01 18:30 - 19:30, 2020-10-08 18:30 - 19:30, 2020-10-15 18:30 - 19:30, 2020-10-22 18:30 - 19:30, 2020-11-05 18:30 - 19:30 | 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
2020-09-27 10:30 - 11:45, 2020-10-04 10:30 - 11:45, 2020-10-11 10:30 - 11:45, 2020-10-18 10:30 - 11:45, 2020-10-25 10:30 - 11:45, 2020-11-01 10:30 - 11:45, 2020-11-08 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.

Wednesday Evening Meditation Class via Zoom + In-person
2020-10-07 18:30 - 19:30, 2020-10-14 18:30 - 19:30, 2020-10-21 18:30 - 19:30, 2020-10-28 18:30 - 19:30 | CA
The Happiness Habit
Our thoughts are paths that lead us places. If we habitually think about things that disturb our mind, we should not be surprised that what we experience is anxiety, anger, depression, and fear. On the other hand, if we learn to recognize our bad habits of mind and stop following their paths, we can transform our life.
In these meditation classes we will familiarize ourselves with good habits of mind – mental paths that lead us to the happiness we are looking for.

WE ARE TRANSITIONING TO IN-PERSON CLASSES ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS!
We can accommodate 8 people plus the Teacher under the current county-wide safety guidelines. Bring your own water bottle and mask. We have hand sanitizer by the door. Or…

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.

24-Hr Tara Prayers (final session)
2020-10-08 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
This puja is currently streamed online at: https://kadampa.org/liberation-from-sorrow

Foundation Program via Zoom
2020-11-03 18:30 - 20:30, 2020-11-06 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
2020-11-04 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.

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2020-11-07 | Mahakankala Kadampa Buddhist Center, 1825 State Street Suite 202, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101, United States
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