Gompa

This is  an amazing opportunity to learn a simple and comprehensive practice from a highly qualified teacher!

Seven Limb practice is a complete practice, and a simple way to gain merit.  It contains all the elements of Buddhist practice:     • prostration     • making offerings     • purification     • rejoicing     • requesting the teacher to turn the wheel of Dharma     • requesting the teacher to remain until the end of samsara, and     • dedication.

The Kadampa Masters, for whom our center is named, highly recommended this practice, according to Geshe Gelek.

We are extremely fortunate to have Geshe Sangpo teaching this course. When he was studying at Sera Je Monastery, he specialized in ritual and developed
a high level of expertise. He has been actively involved in preparing and performing many pujas, including asssiting His Holiness the Dalai Lama
with pujas at Sera Je.

The class will include specific instructions in:

    • how to make a prostration

    • how to do the offering hand mudras (very important for doing Kriya Tantra practice such as Tara practice), and

    • how to set up an altar and offering bowls.

These classes will meet each Thursday night from 7 pm to 8:30 pm beginning March 28.

They are an excellent preparation for the Tara mini-retreat that will take place at Kadampa Center at the end of April.

Registration requested. To register, click here.

Discovering Buddhism: How to Meditate  is CANCELLED on Monday, March 18, 2019.

Class will resume next week.

There will be NO separate Children's Classes as Geshe Sangpo has returned from his trip and we will be welcoming him home. The children are invited and encouraged to stay in the gompa for a slideshow of his travels. See More Here

Spend a day focusing on core meditation practices that are ideal for incorporating into your daily practice. The day will be divided into six 35-minute sessions with breaks and lunch.

To enable participants to keep focus and concentration, this mini-retreat will be silent other than guided meditations and essential communication. Sessions will consist of information on the topic presented by the facilitator, motivation, meditation on the topic, and dedication. To maintain a stable and peaceful retreat environment, participants should commit to attending the entire day if at all possible.

Meditations: Breathing, Clarity of the Mind, Precious Human Life, Purification, Impermanence, and Meditation on the Buddha.

Please bring food for your day such as snacks and lunch. Registration Requested. Click here to register.

About lam rim: The presentation of Buddha’s 84,000 teachings into a step-by-step method is known as “lam-rim” in Tibetan and can be translated as “graduated path.” Indian and Tibetan masters have offered short texts, prayers, commentaries and extensive texts with instruction, all based on this approach. 

Note about DB: If you are working on the requirements for completing the DB Practice Retreats, these meditations are required for How to Meditate module. Please be aware that these mediations will be guided by a fellow student and not an FPMT teacher, so for DB purposes, your approach is similar to if you were preparing for and practicing independently. However, we offer this opportunity in the center’s spiritual setting with other students with the hope that you find the environment beneficial and to cultivate a supportive environment in which we all practice. Chairs and cushions are available for your seating/meditation comfort. You are welcome to bring along your favorite cushion, if desired. Arrive early enough to get settled in.

Join Geshe Gelek as he guides us to selected points in the road to enlightenment.

Currently Geshe-la is teaching Mind Training.. This is an excellent extension of what students will have learned in the Discovering Buddhism module, "Transforming Problems."

Geshe-la will teach from the text "Twenty Seven Verses of Mind Training" by Je Tsongkhapa

In his great compassion, Shakyamuni Buddhia opened the gates to this 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.

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Are you interested in Buddhism but don't know where to start? Have you heard words like dharma and karma and samsara and wondered what they meant or why they mattered? Do you want to get an overview of Buddhism without making a long-term commitment? Then this is the program for you. In five short classes, we introduce you to the major terms and concepts of Buddhism - a fast tour of the basics to enable you to take the next steps if you want more. This course provides a broad, basic overview of key aspects of Buddhism and our practice. There is no required reading, no homework and no quizzes!

Topics covered include:

• The Four Noble Truths
• Different kinds of Buddhism: Theravadan, Mahayana, Vajrayana, etc.
• Buddha's teachings in a gradual form for the practice of one individual...where to start, what next, etc.
• A brief introduction to meditation

Registration requested. Click here to register.

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. 

This session is led by Sandy Carlson

Our Sunday morning teachings are a vibrant, interactive experience where we explore applying the methods of Buddhism to the nitty-gritty of daily life.

With the guidance of one of our resident teachers, Geshe Gelek Chodha or Geshe Palden Sangpo, we discuss the complications that make us unhappy, and how the tools of Buddhism sheds new light on our thoughts and emotions. In this process we discover how to steer our minds toward happiness.

Sunday mornings typically begin with prayers, a brief meditation, and the rare opportunity to learn from a highly trained Buddhist monk. When Geshe Gelek and Geshe Sangpo are away, one of several senior students will lead the session. The teachings and prayers are in English.

Geshe-la welcomes questions and frequently will ask for questions from us, so that he can tailor his teachings to our needs.  We collect questions at any time at the Center (there’s a box on the desk just inside the door for them), and you can also submit questions online.

Sunday is a great time for a first visit to Kadampa Center – students at every level come, from newcomers to practitioners with 30+ years of experience, and it's a great opportunity to meet others and start making new friends. 

We offer a full range of children's programs on Sundays. Children are invited to sit on the blue cushions at the front of the gompa, and then depart to their classes after opening prayers. Any child who wishes to is welcome to remain in the gompa for the teachings.

On many Sundays, we also host other events, such as the Newcomer Orientation, New Member Orientation, pujas, and more. Special events for holy days, special practices, or exhibits and visiting teachers are also occasionally held on Sundays, so for all these events please check the calendar for more information and specific times.

Did You Know?

Join us March 31st in the gompa before the teachings for a lively presentation from our leaders

• Ever wanted to know what goes on behind the scenes at Kadampa Center? 
• Ever wondered what our Spiritual Program Coordinator, Donna Seese really does?
• Ever wondered what our Center Manager, Jill Marie really does?
• Ever wondered what our Family Program is all about?
• Ever wondered what Management team is up to?

Learn about all these things with door prizes and quiz questions sure to keep us all engaged!

See you then!
ps. If you wear Kadampa Center swag you will get a prize automatically!

Join us for our quarterly cleaning session at Kadampa Center!

Ever wondered how our Center gets cleaned? Try the quiz

1. We have a janitor
2. Members are paid to clean
3. Fairies come in the night
4. It’s like a self-cleaning oven