Meditation for World Peace via Zoom
2020-12-06 10:30 - 11:45, 2020-12-13 10:30 - 11:45, 2020-12-20 10:30 - 11:45 (America/Los_Angeles) | 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
2020-12-07 18:00 - 19:00, 2020-12-14 18:00 - 19:00, 2020-12-21 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.

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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.

Quick Path to Great Bliss
2020-12-08 07:30 - 09:00, 2020-12-15 07:30 - 09:00, 2020-12-22 07:30 - 09:00 | CA
* Highest Yoga Tantra practitioners only, please.

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

Foundation Program via Zoom
2020-12-08 18:30 - 20:30, 2020-12-15 18:30 - 20:30, 2020-12-18 18:30 - 20:30, 2020-12-22 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
2020-12-09 18:30 - 19:30, 2020-12-16 18:30 - 19:30, 2020-12-23 18:30 - 19:30, 2020-12-30 18:30 - 19:30 | Mahakankala Kadampa Buddhist Center, 1825 State Street Suite 202, Santa Barbara, CA, 93101, United States
How to Solve Inner Problems

Thursday Evening Meditation Class via Zoom
2020-12-17 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.

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.

Powa Prayers
2020-12-20 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.

Vajrasattva Purification Retreat via Zoom
2020-12-26 09:00 - 17:00, 2020-12-27 09:00 - 17:00, 2020-12-28 09:00 - 17:00 | CA
Everyone Welcome.
Purification practice ensures that the mental environment within which we plant the seeds of meditation is pure and level — not like stony ground.
All Buddhas appear in the form of Buddha Vajrasattva to purify the minds of living beings. For this reason the practice of meditation and recitation of Vajrasattva is superior to other purification practices. By relying upon Vajrasattva practice, we become happier and and find it easier to experience ever purer states of mind such as love, compassion, and wisdom.
The main body of the practice is concentrating on removing the negative karma in our mind by applying the Four Powers:

Reliance on the Compassion, Wisdom, and Power of Enlightened Beings
Regret for Engaging in Harm and Negativity
The Virtuous Opponent Force of the Mantra of Purification
The Promise to Refrain from Negative Habits of Body, Speech, and Mind

An introduction to the practice will be presented by our Resident teacher, Kadam Keli Vaughan, on Saturday, December 26 at 9am. This will help both beginners and experienced meditators set a good intention for the retreat.
Each meditation session lasts 90 minutes and includes some instruction on the practice, as well as preparatory prayers and time for mantra recitation. Saturday and Sunday sessions will be guided. Monday sessions will be self-guided for those who are familiar with the practice. The final session each day will be the heart practice of Kadampa Buddhism – Heart Jewel Prayers.
You are welcome to join us for the entire retreat, or to drop in for any session you have time for. Any meditation retreat becomes more qualified and beneficial if sequential sessions are attended.
Join Zoom retreat:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88401540998
Meeting ID: 884 0154 0998

Retreat Schedule:
Saturday (guided)
Session 1 Introduction to Purification Practice 9:00-10:30am
Session 2 11:00am-12:30pm
Session 3 2:00-3:30pm
Session 4 4:00-5:00pm Heart Jewel
Sunday (guided)
Session 1 9:00-10:30am
Session 2 11:00am-12:30pm
Session 3 2:00-3:30pm
Session 4 4:00-5:00pm Heart Jewel
Monday (self-guided)
Session 1 9:00-10:30am
Session 2 11:00am-12:30pm
Session 3 2:00-3:30pm
Session 4 4:00-5:00pm Heart Jewel

Fees: You can donate HERE.

$5 for each session.
$25 for whole retreat.
Free for monthly members.

Long Protector Puja
2020-12-29 17:00 - 20:30 | 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.

NYE Meditation
2020-12-31 18:30 - 19:45 | CA
“Only by creating peace within our own mind and helping others to do the same can we hope to achieve peace in this world.”
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Please consider joining us on ZOOM during the early part of your New Year’s Eve. Together we can create a healthy world with a shift in the way we think and perceive. We make that shift through contemplation, prayer, and meditation.
Invite your friends! Celebrate our collective wish to remove suffering from our world. The evening’s program will include a guided meditation and prayers to Avalokiteshvara, Buddha of Compassion.
This event is free of charge, but donations are always welcome. You can donate HERE.

Join Zoom Alt New Year
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/98408612855
Meeting ID: 984 0861 2855

Long Life, Great Wisdom, Good Fortune Retreat
2021-01-01 10:00 - 17:00 | CA
New Years Day Amitayus Retreat

Join in on Zoom to start your new year with four sessions of meditation on the Yoga of Buddha Amitayus.
Amitayus is the Buddha of Long Life, Great Wisdom and Good Fortune. By engaging in sincere prayers to him we can increase our lifespan, reduce our ignorance, and increase our good karma.
The first two sessions will be guided by our Resident Teacher, Kadam Keli Vaughan. Prayers for this practice can be purchased in a downloadable format HERE.

Join Zoom retreat:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88401540998
Meeting ID: 884 0154 0998

Retreat Schedule:
Session 1 10:30-11:45 am
Session 2 1:45-3:00 pm
Session 3 3:30-4:45 pm
Session 4 5:15-6:30 pm

Fees: You can donate HERE.

$5 for each session.
Free for monthly members.

Guided Lamrim Meditation via Zoom
2021-01-04 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.

Join Zoom Meeting
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
2021-01-05 07:30 - 09:00 | CA
*Highest Yoga Tantra practitioners only, please.

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