“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 […]
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1 event,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 […] |
2 events,*Highest Yoga Tantra practitioners only, please. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84948252948 Meeting ID: 849 4825 2948 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 […] |
1 event,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. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84060006948 Meeting ID: 840 6000 6948
$5 – $10
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This extensive sadhanaâritual prayers for spiritual attainmentsâis called âKangsoâ in Tibetan, which means âFulfilling 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 […] |
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1 event,“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 […] |
1 event,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 […] |
2 events,*Highest Yoga Tantra practitioners only, please. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84948252948 Meeting ID: 849 4825 2948 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 […] |
1 event,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 […]
$5 – $10
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1 event,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 […]
$5 – $10
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1 event,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 […] |
1 event,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 |
1 event,“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 […] |
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2 events,*Highest Yoga Tantra practitioners only, please. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84948252948 Meeting ID: 849 4825 2948 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 […] |
1 event,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 […]
$5 – $10
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1 event,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 […]
$5 – $10
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1 event,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 […] |
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1 event,“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 […] |
1 event,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 […] |
2 events,*Highest Yoga Tantra practitioners only, please. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84948252948 Meeting ID: 849 4825 2948 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 […] |
1 event,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 […]
$5 – $10
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1 event,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 […]
$5 – $10
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1 event,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 […] |
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2 events,“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 […]
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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 […] |
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2 events,*Highest Yoga Tantra practitioners only, please. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84948252948 Meeting ID: 849 4825 2948 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 […] |
1 event,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 […]
$5 – $10
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1 event,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 […]
$5 – $10
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2 events,Everyone Welcome! Registration and information for the festival can be found HERE. https://kadampafestivals.org/spring 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 […] |
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2 events,“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 […] |
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2 events,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 […] |
2 events,Meditations for Everyone: The Union of Sutra and Tantra This class is open to everyone. In his Sutra teachings, Buddha gives us great encouragement to accomplish enlightenment, the ultimate goal of human life. This goal will be accomplished quickly through the practice of Tantra. Tantra is a special method to purify our world, our […]
$5 – $10
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Equanimity: Breaking Down Walls Between Self and Others "On the ground of equanimity, pour the water of love, and sow the seed of compassion. From these, the medicinal tree of bodhichitta will arise." --- Je Tsongkhapa In the chaos of our modern 'us versus them' culture, we lose touch with reality -- and […] |
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Everyone is welcome to join us for this beautiful prayer practice celebrating Buddha's first Dharma teaching + the ninetieth (90th!) birthday of Venerable Geshe-la. Offering to the Spiritual Guide is a special Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa in conjunction with Highest Yoga Tantra. It was compiled by the first Panchen Lama, Losang Chökyi Gyaltsän, as […] 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 […] |
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This retreat is free of charge, in celebration of Venerable Geshe-la's 90th birthday. This retreat is particularly suitable for Highest Yoga Tantra practitioners and anyone who has a sincere wish to receive the HYT empowerment in 2021. Join us LIVE or via zoom. Session 1Â 9:00 -10:30 am Session 2 Â 11:30 am -1:00 pm Session […] |