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Tara is a female Buddha whose qualities include enlightened action and swiftly removing obstacles (Tara's 21 aspects are represented in statues on our altar). Geshe Gelek translated this special practice, The Practice of Tara that Fulfills All Wishes, and assures us that this will greatly benefit not just our center and community, but have the best benefit of helping all sentient beings.

Geshe Gelek's teacher, (the former Abbot of Sera Je Monastery) Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Delek, also said when he visited in 2011 that we have a special connection to Tara, so doing her practice is incredibly beneficial for our community, harmony working together, and the success of Kadampa Center.

We will do this practice via Zoom, which will allow us to display the text for all to participate.  There will be no YouTube streaming.

Registration is required to join the Zoom meeting. This helps protect the session from "trolls" and helps protect participants' security. 

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrc-qtqjgiGNLfeMNafYzDbqVfP4LElcd7

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The practice will be led by Venerable Lhamo.

Participating in person at Kadampa Center:  Please adhere to COVID protocols and plan to arrive before 9:00 am to find seating and to get settled.

Participating via Zoom:  Registration is required - click here to register, after which you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining via Zoom. Please log on no later than 9:00 am.

Each and every one is invited to come. You will find it to be a wonderful and relaxing way, not only to begin your day, but also your week.  All are welcome regardless of one's level of practice.
 

His Holiness the Dalai Lama has recommended saying Tara mantras to benefit everyone affected by the COVID19 virus. In this brief practice, we will recite Praises to the Twenty-one Taras followed by chanting Green Tara's mantra, OM TARE TUTTARE TURE SOHA We'll also take the opportunity to say hello to friends we've missed since closing the Center!

Registration required. Please click here to register.

This month's Management Team meeting will be held online only.

Practices to Develop Lamrim in Our Minds continues online!
Because of the coronavirus, Kadampa Center is remaining closed for gatherings, but we will offer the remainder of this course via online streaming on either Zoom or YouTube.
The course will be streamed on Wednesday nights at 7 pm and will last about 45 minutes. We're sorry, but there will be no option for Q&A.

Registration is required to attend the session via Zoom.

You can access the YouTube streaming at:  https://www.youtube.com/c/MediaKadampaCenter

Lama Tsongkhapa's Lamrim presents the entire path to enlightenment in a step-by-step fashion. Geshe Gelek advises that beyond study, we need meditation and thoughtful engagement in the text in order to have realizations.  Hearing the teachings is just the first step. In addition, we need merit-making practices to open the doors to deeper understanding. These include the great preliminary practices of prostrations to the 35 Confession Buddhas, Vajrasattva practice, making mandala offerings, and reciting the refuge and bodhicitta prayer.

In these practice sessions, we will combinethese preliminary practices, with additional prayer and meditation on selected lamrim texts.

For the online practice sessions, you can download the Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga and Lamrim prayers  from FPMT's Foundation Store

You may also choose to simply listen and meditate on the meaning of the prayers.

The evening will include:

Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga and meditation

Purification practice (on alternating weeks, we will do prostrations to the 35 Confession Buddhas and Vajrasattva practice)

Mandala offerings

Analytical meditation on selected lamrim texts

as well as other prayers

Led by Venerable Lhamo

Discovering Buddhism: Refuge in the Three Jewels continues online!
Because of the coronavirus, Kadampa Center is remaining closed for gatherings, but we will offer the remainder of this course via online-only streaming.
The course will be streamed on Monday nights at 7 pm and will last about 45 minutes. We're sorry, but there will be no option for Q&A.
You can access the streaming at:

This class is led by Robbie Watkins

Investigate what "samsara" is and how we are stuck in it. Find out what "nirvana" is and how to achieve it. Learn how to be free from suffering and empower yourself with practical tools to deal with and eliminate disturbing emotions forever. This course is offered online via YouTube streaming or Zoom. Registration is required for Zoom participants. Click here to register. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Samsara and Nirvana 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, 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.  No pre-registration is required.

Led by Stephanie Smith

Learn the disadvantages of self-cherishing and the advantages of cherishing others. Learn to employ the special techniques of mind training (lojong) to transform problems into happiness. This course is offered online via YouTube streaming or Zoom. Registration is required for Zoom participants. Click here to register. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Transforming Problems 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, 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.  No pre-registration is required to stream on YouTube.

Led by Robbie Watkins

During the month of March, we will offer some exciting special programs on Sunday mornings, during the 10:30-noon period. Here's what to look forward to:

March 1 – We return to Lama Yeshe's wise and witty teachings on the Three Principal Aspects of the Path, part 2, in a video presentation.

March 8 – Women in Buddhism, Past and Present.  A brief look at some inspiring women practitioners of the Dharma,  with meditations.  
Led by Donna Seese

March 15 – Bodhicitta Mindfulness – how to bring more mindfulness into everyday life.  Led by Sandy Carlson

March 22 – Cultivating Patience for Ourselves and Others 
Led by Erin Sloan

March 29 – Practicing Non-violent Communication. 
Led by Barb Baranski