Meditation for World Peace via Zoom
2021-04-25 10:30 - 11:45, 2021-05-02 10:30 - 11:45, 2021-05-09 10:30 - 11:45, 2021-05-16 10:30 - 11:45, 2021-05-23 10:30 - 11:45 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
“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.
Class is $10, payable through our Donate page.
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/98408612855

Meeting ID: 984 0861 2855

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
2021-04-26 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-05-03 18:00 - 19:00, 2021-05-17 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.
Please arrive five minutes early to settle.

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86832404786
Meeting ID: 868 3240 4786

Suggested donation is $10, and you can donate HERE.

Quick Path to Great Bliss
2021-04-27 07:30 - 09:00, 2021-05-04 07:30 - 09:00, 2021-05-11 07:30 - 09:00, 2021-05-18 07:30 - 09:00 | CA
*Highest Yoga Tantra practitioners only, please.

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84948252948
Meeting ID: 849 4825 2948

Foundation Program via Zoom
2021-04-27 18:30 - 20:30, 2021-05-04 18:30 - 20:30, 2021-05-07 18:30 - 20:30, 2021-05-11 18:30 - 20:30, 2021-05-14 18:30 - 20:30, 2021-05-18 18:30 - 20:30, 2021-05-21 18:30 - 20:30 | CA
We are studying Universal Compassion, living Buddhist Master Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s commentary to the Lojong text Training the Mind in Seven Points by Geshe Chekhawa. Taken as personal advice, we can contemplate each 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 systematic study and meditation on this program we can deepen our understanding and insight of Buddha’s teachings, gain confidence in our meditation practice, and transform our lives by transforming our own mind. By learning to understand our own experiences of difficulty, problems, and suffering, we will be better able to support to those around us, and impact their lives in a more positive, meaningful way.
This study program requires enrollment, with a commitment to attend scheduled classes. Classes meet on most Tuesday nights and some Friday nights. Please click here to see Winter/Spring 2021 schedule.
Please speak with our center Admin Director, Teresa Kuntz, or Resident Teacher, Kadam Keli Vaughan for information about enrollment. (805) 563-6000

Wednesday Evening Meditation Class via Zoom + In Person
2021-04-28 18:30 - 19:30 | Mahakankala Kadampa Buddhist Center, 1825 State Street Suite 202, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101, United States
Each class begins with a guided breathing meditation and culminates with a second meditation based upon the evening’s topic. Perfect for beginners or those with meditation experience. Open to everyone.
Please arrive a few minutes early to settle.

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84060006948
Meeting ID: 840 6000 6948

Long Protector Puja
2021-04-29 17:00 - 20:30 | CA
This extensive sadhanaâ€”ritual prayers for spiritual attainmentsâ€”is called â€œKangsoâ€ in Tibetan, which means â€œFulfilling and Restoring Ritual.â€
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.
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/871476190
Meeting ID: 871 476 190

Shopping Day
2021-05-01 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.
Yard sale items, too!
508 Brinkerhoff Avenue in downtown Santa Barbara

Wednesday Evening Meditation Class via Zoom + In Person
2021-05-05 18:30 - 19:30, 2021-05-12 18:30 - 19:30, 2021-05-19 18:30 - 19:30 | Mahakankala Kadampa Buddhist Center, 1825 State Street Suite 202, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101, United States
Disarming Our Own Hatred: Meditations on Compassion

Other living beings are not our problem. Our own dislike of them is our problem.
Because the “I” we cherish and spend so much time and energy protecting is nothing more than an idea, we can begin to understand that “others” are also an idea.
In this series of meditation classes we will learn Buddhist meditations for developing our own mind of compassion for others.
Far from being a mere intellectual exercise, the practice of these meditations creates an experience of freedom from anxiety and worry – the effects of our own hatred and distrust of others. And ultimately, these meditations lead to the realization of the true nature of things: that everything, including I and other, exists as mere name.

Each class begins with a guided breathing meditation and culminates with a second meditation based upon the evening’s topic. Perfect for beginners or those with meditation experience. Open to everyone.
Please arrive a few minutes early to settle.

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84060006948
Meeting ID: 840 6000 6948

Thursday Evening Meditation Class via Zoom
2021-05-06 18:30 - 19:30, 2021-05-13 18:30 - 19:30, 2021-05-20 18:30 - 19:30 | CA
Everyday Bodhisattvas: Meditations for Modern Life

What the world needs now is Bodhisattvas.

Buddha’s special instructions on developing and enhancing love for others is the heart of spiritual life. Meditating using these instructions enables us to feel the great joy that comes from loving others, so that we can take our practice of love into our busy, modern life. Empowered by a mind of love, we can engage in actions that create a pure world.

Each class begins with a guided breathing meditation and culminates with a second meditation based upon the evening’s topic. Perfect for beginners or those with meditation experience. Open to everyone.
Please arrive a few minutes early to settle.

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85226687739
Meeting ID: 852 2668 7739

24-Hr Tara Prayers
2021-05-08 | CA
Worldwide puja joined by many from around the world to pray for the welfare of the world.

This puja is currently streamed online at: https://kadampa.org/liberation-from-sorrow

Powa Prayers
2021-05-23 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.
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88127951454
Meeting ID: 881 2795 1454
