Gompa

11:45 am Sunday, March 19, 2023

You Are Invited!

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Sunday, March 19

After the Teachings

Please join us in a fun afternoon of socializing and community engagement! This interactive event will combine community input and ideas with information on how we can connect with each other and within our community. We will be learning and sharing opportunities to get involved with all the different programs, events, and aspects of our center. Be a part of the discussion and collaborate with other members to make a difference in our community. Light refreshments will be served.

Location at Kadampa Center: 
Gompa
Repeats every week every Wednesday until Thu Jul 04 2024 except Wed Jan 04 2023, Wed Sep 13 2023, Wed Oct 18 2023, Wed Nov 01 2023, Wed Nov 08 2023, Wed Nov 15 2023, Wed Nov 22 2023, Wed Nov 29 2023, Wed Dec 06 2023, Wed Dec 13 2023, Wed Dec 20 2023, Wed Dec 27 2023, Wed Jan 03 2024, Wed Feb 28 2024, Wed May 08 2024, Wed May 15 2024, Wed May 22 2024.
7:00 pm Wednesday, March 8, 2023

 

How do you get to Oz? Follow the yellow brick road.

How do you get to Enlightenment? Follow the lamrim, the graduated path.

Join Geshe Gelek as he guides us to selected landmarks along the road to enlightenment.

These teachings can be accessed both in person and online via Zoom or on YouTube.

Registration is required to attend the teachings via Zoom. Please click here to register.

Geshe-la's current topic: Wisdom

(Previous topics: Patience, finished August 2023; Joyful Effort/Endeavor, finished Oct 2023) 

Geshe Gelek will teach on Wisdom, based on Shantideva's Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life, using the manual titled "A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of Night: A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life" by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. 

About the lamrim: In his great compassion, Shakyamuni Buddhia opened the gates to the road to enlightenment through his teachings.

Many years later, Lama Atisha organized all of the Buddha's teachings into a step-by-step guide -- a road map to the territory of practice --  in a short text called "Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment."

Lama Tsongkhapa (the founder of our Gelugpa lineage) wrote a detailed explanation of Lama Atisha's text to help students understand and practice the instructions, called The Great Treatise on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment (Lamrim Chenmo). This lamrim foundation is the basis of all practice in our lineage, including tantra.

These incredible teachings by Geshe Gelek on this text are a rare and precious opportunity to gain insights into how to practice.

Join these teachings in person at Kadampa Center or via Zoom or on YouTube.

Registration is required to attend the teachings via Zoom. Please click here to register.

 
Location at Kadampa Center: 
Gompa
Repeats every day until Tue Mar 07 2023.
Tuesday, February 21, (All day) 2023

Don't miss out on this powerful two-week opportunity to create skies of merit!

For 15 days beginning on Losar, Tibetan New Year (Tuesday, Feb. 21), the karmic results of all our actions - good and bad - are multiplied millions of times (as cited by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, from the Vinaya text Treasures of Quotations and Logic).

So it's a good time to make a conscientious effort to do practice - or any positive action, such as smiling at others, letting someone go before you or doing someone else's chores at home. 

  

 

Geshe Gelek encourages us to take advantage of this time and do more practice. 
 
Kadampa Center will hold several prayer services (pujas) during this season:
 
Medicine Buddha Puja Online on Monday, Feb. 27 at 12 pm
Medicine Buddha Puja Online on Tuesday, March 7 at 12 pm
 
 
Those who have previously taken the Eight Mahayana Precepts may wish to take them on any (or all! why not be brave?) of these days. (The first time we take these vows, it must be with a qualified master.) 

Students can find Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s advice for merit multiplying days, including the Fifteen Days of Miracles, collected online. 

If you recite the Sutra of Golden Light on these special days, FPMT invites you to report your recitations on the Sutra of Golden Light reporting page.

Location at Kadampa Center: 
Gompa
Repeats every week every Tuesday 5 times.
7:00 pm Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Buddhism in a Nutshell, an FPMT Introductory Course

Buddhism in a Nutshell is an introductory course that provides an overview of Tibetan Buddhist concepts and practice for complete beginners.  It is also suitable for people who have heard or read some Buddhist teachings but would like a more structured approach to understanding the path to enlightenment as taught by Shakyamuni Buddha.

Buddhism in a Nutshell is a 5-week introductory course, offered on Tuesdays, 7:00-8:30pm, March 14 - April 11, 2023.

NOTE:  This course is being offered in person at Kadampa Center only ~ an online option is not available at this time.

Please consider making a donation to Kadampa Center to enable us to keep Dharma classes like Buddhism in a Nutshell possible.  Any heartfelt amount is greatly appreciated.  DONATE HERE ~ thank you!

In just five classes, we introduce you to the major terms and concepts of Buddhism, giving you a fast tour of the basics to enable you to take the next steps if you are interesting in learing more.  Topics covered include the Four Noble Truths, different types of Buddhism (Theravada, Mahayana, etc.), how Buddha's teachings are presented in a gradual path, and a brief introduction to meditation.  The course is based on the teachings found in the book, Buddhism in a Nutshell, by Lama Yeshe, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and Venerable Amy Miller.

The instructor for this class is Sandy Carlson.

Location at Kadampa Center: 
Gompa
10:30 am Sunday, February 12, 2023

 

 
 

Join us for peaceful meditations on compassion, to start our week with a gentle heart.

Offered in person on online via Zoom or YouTube streaming.

 

Led by Dolma See

 

 
Location at Kadampa Center: 
Gompa
10:30 am Sunday, February 26, 2023

Come join in celebrating Losar!

Kadampa Center will mark the Tibetan New Year, on Sunday, February 26, at 10:30 am. We will begin with processing the photo of His Holiness the Dalai Lama into the gompa to a seat of honor and respect on the high throne at the front of the room.

This is a family-friendly event - we expect a visit from the Snow Lion! to delight both children and adults!

   

We will enjoy milk tea, Tibetan rice, and cookies during the celebration.

The actual date of Losar is Tuesday, February 21, which marks the beginning of the 14-day Days of Miracles, a festival of prayer. Lama Zopa Rinpoche advises us that this is an especially auspicious time to do spiritual practice, because our merit multiplies exponentially.

Location at Kadampa Center: 
Gompa
12:00 pm Sunday, February 5, 2023

We will hold a memorial prayer service for Gary Mickey, a long time member of Kadampa Center, at noon on Sunday, February 5. 

Gary passed away on January 17. 

Join us for prayers and an opportunity to say a few words in remembrance. 

  

In person and online via Zoom and YouTube.  Register here for Zoom.

Following the service, there will be light refreshments.

Location at Kadampa Center: 
Gompa
Repeats every week every Monday until Mon Mar 20 2023.
7:00 pm Monday, February 13, 2023

Discovering Buddhism, Module 02: How to Meditate

Learn the definition and purpose of meditation, how to sit properly, how to set up a mediation session, and how to recognize and deal with obstacles to meditation.  This module also introduces different types of meditation techniques.

DB 02: How to Meditate is a 6-week module, offered on Mondays,      7:00-8:30pm, February 13, 20, 27, March 6, 13, 20.

Discovering Buddhism is now being offered in an online/onsite hybrd format.  Students have the option to attend class either online or onsite in person at the Kadampa Center!

Please consider making a donation to Kadampa Center to enable us to keep Dharma classes like Discovering Buddhism possible.  Any heartfelt amount is greatly appreciated.

DONATE HERE

ENROLL in DISCOVERING BUDDHISM

♦  Click HERE to enroll in Kadampa Center's 2023-2024 Discovering Buddhism course for participation in-person or online via Zoom or YouTube. (enrollment is closed)

 

How to Meditate is part of a two-year series of classes called Discovering Buddhism. In this course we explore 13 essential topics in Buddhism, from Meditation to Karma to Death and Rebirth, with much, much more! This is an excellent course of study for those who have the very basics and wish to start going a little deeper into Buddhist philosophy.

DB was developed by our affiliate organization, the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT.org), and is taught at Kadampa Center by senior lay students with many years of study and practice. Students who take the course together tend to develop great friendships with their Dharma buddies!

In keeping with our long-standing tradition, Kadampa Center does not charge a fee for any Dharma course. These teachings are too precious to allow money to be an obstacle for anyone to hear them!  We do, of course, have expenses to offer the course, so we happily welcome any heart-felt donations.

The instructor for this class is Don Brown.

 

Location at Kadampa Center: 
Gompa
10:30 am Sunday, February 5, 2023




Sunday Dharma Connections with Venerable Khando.








Join in as Venerable Khando leads us in meditations on Shakyamuni Buddha, refuge and renunciation.


 


  













Offered in person and online:


     To attend by Zoom, please register in advance.


     Watch the teaching on YouTube online streaming.  




Location at Kadampa Center: 
Gompa





  
  
10:30 am Sunday, February 19, 2023


Join in as Venerable Lhamo leads us in two beautiful practices: long life White Tara practice and purifying Vajrasattva 












As White Tara is one of three long life dieties, this practice is especially beneficial for generating health, healing, and longevity.


White Tara Mantra:  


OM TARE TUTTARE TURE MAMA AYUR PUNYE JÑANA PUSHTIM KURU YE SVAHA









 


Vajrasattva practice allows us to purify our negative karmas so we can hasten our progress toward liberation and enlightenment.


Vajrasattva Mantra:  


OM VAJRASATTVA SAMAYA MANUPALAYA/ VAJRASATTVA DENOPA TITHA/ DIDO ME BHAVA / SUTO KAYO ME BHAVA / SUPO KAYA ME BHAVA / ANURAKTO ME BHAVA / SARVA SIDDHI ME PRAYATSA / SARVA KARMA SU TSAME / TSITTAN SHRIYAM KURU HUM / HA HA HA HA HO / BHAGAVAN SARVA TATHGATA / VAJRA MAME MUNTSA / VAJRA BHAVA MAHA SAMAYA SATTVA AH HUM PHAT


 








Offered both in person at Kadamap Center and online:



Location at Kadampa Center: 
Gompa



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