Gompa

Opening Ceremony for the Sand Mandala of Healing ~ Medicine Buddha
	Thursay, February 1, 2024 beginning at 10 am in the Kadampa Center gompa All are invited to attend! * in person only *

Join us for the Opening Ceremony as the monks from our Geshes' house in India begin the creation of a healing mandala!

The Sand Mandala of Healing is a representation of the pure land of Medicine Buddha.  The Opening Ceremony officially begins the process of creating the sand mandala, which will take place over the course of three days, as the monks painstakingly sprinkle sand to create the intricate patterns of the mandala.  

Bring friends and family of all ages ~ everyone is welcome!  There will be hands-on mandala activity tables for both adults and children.

GET INVOLVED ~ Volunteer!

There will be many opportunities to volunteer, from set-up to take-down and everything in between!  

Learn more and SIGN UP HERE to get involved during the Sand Mandala of Healing event.

SPONSOR ~ The Sand Mandala of Healing (Medicine Buddha)

Sponsoring any Dharma activity is one of the highest forms of generosity, because you are giving the Dharma and making it possible for many to experience the benefits of these extraordinary sand mandalas.  Your financial support also helps cover the costs of travel and care of the monks during their visit.

Sponsors will be offered reserved seating and a special acknowledgement at the closing ceremony, and are also invited to dedicate the merit of their generosity.  Dedications will be posted on the gompa door so that all may share and rejoice in your intentions.  Please make your sponsorship at least two days before the closing ceremony event to give us time to post your dedication and reserve your seat.  SUBMIT YOUR DEDICATION HERE!

If you are unable to sponsor, and would still like to support the sand mandala, we happily welcome all heartfelt donations in any amount!

Click on a link below to select a SPONSORSHIP LEVEL or to make a DONATION ~ Thank you!

Sponsor all four days of a mandala -- $450

Sponsor the Medicine Buddha puja -- $250

Sponsor any single day of a mandala -- $200

Sponsor opening or closing ceremony -- $150

Donation in any heartfelt amount -- $ your choice

Don't forget to SUBMIT YOUR DEDICATION HERE!

Weekend Workshop with Venerable Amy:                  Preparing for Death with Confidence and Compassion Friday, Saturday, and Sunday April 5, 6, and 7, 2024 See full schedule and more information below. Offered in person and online via Zoom or YouTube. Learn more about Venerable Amy Miller HERE Resources from Venerable Amy HERE.

While we generally think of death as an anxiety-producing experience of loss, it can also be a time of great opportunity if we have trained our minds. His Holiness the Dalai Lama has commented that it is possible to die with joy, without fear, and without regret.

In this series, Venerable Amy will help us prepare for this important time of transition and teach us how we can train our minds for a more peaceful and happy death. She will also help us understand what happens at the time of death, how we can utilize thought transformation (lojong) and other techniques, how mantras and prayers can be helpful, and how to help others who are passing away.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: for Sat, April 13, 9:30am-12:30pm and don't miss our special session, Creating a Dharma Will with Venerable Khando, offered as a complement to Venerable Amy's teachings.

SCHEDULE ~ weekend workshop

• Friday April 5, evening session, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

• Saturday April 6, morning session, 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

• Saturday April 6, afternoon session, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

• Sunday April 7, afternoon session, 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

HOW TO PARTICIPATE ~ in person & online!

• Join us in person at Kadampa Center

• Join us via Zoom ~ please REGISTER HERE

• Watch on YouTube LiveStream HERE

ACTS OF SERVICE ~ volunteer!

Please help create a beautiful and welcoming space in which to receive Venerable Amy and her teachings!  Sign up HERE ~ your help is greatly needed! 

SPONSOR ~ the weekend workshop

Supporting the teachings is an incredibly powerful and important act -- it is a practice of the highest form of generosity – giving the means to enlightenment. Kadampa Center has for many years operated within the ideal of offering teachings without charging a fee, so that money is not an obstacle for anyone to hear the precious teachings and participate in the practices. We rely on the generous hearts of those who are moved to support the spiritual offerings and keep them open to everyone regardless of ability to pay. Supporting the teachings benefits not just the Center and those who attend, but also greatly benefits the donor, because it creates the causes to meet the teachings again in future lives, and deepens the connection with the teacher.

Sponsors will receive an invitation to attend a private event with Venerable Amy Miller during her visit and are also invited to dedicate the merit of their generosity.  Dedications will be posted on the gompa door so that all may share and rejoice in your intentions.  Please make your sponsorship and dedication no later than Saturday April 4th to give us time to post your dedication and send the invitation to the private event (Note: there may be more than one sponsor for any event).    SUBMIT YOUR DEDICATION HERE!

If you are unable to sponsor, and would still like to support the teachings with Venerable Amy MIller, we happily welcome all heartfelt donations in any amount!

Click on a link below to select a SPONSORSHIP LEVEL or to make a DONATION ~ Thank you!

Enlightened Activity ~ sponsor the entire weekend workshop -- $350

Insight Activity ~ sponsor Venerable Amy's care and travel -- $250

Compassionate Activity ~ sponsor the altar, flowers & spiritual materials -- $150

Donation in any heartfelt amount -- $ your choice

>>> Don't forget to SUBMIT YOUR DEDICATION HERE!

 

Sunday Dharma Connections with Venerable Amy Miller:  Another World is Possible Sunday April 7, 2024 10:30am - 12:00 pm In person and online via Zoom or YouTube. Learn more about Venerable Amy Miller HERE.

As we emerge from the global COVID experience, the path may seem littered with confusion, violence, and alienation. Rather than grow dismayed by external experiences that show cruelty and heartlessness, how can we use our vulnerability to effectively channel this energy into more supportive practice?

HOW TO ATTEND ~ in person & online!

• Join us in person at Kadampa Center

• Join us via Zoom ~ please REGISTER HERE

• Watch on YouTube LiveStream HERE

SPONSOR ~ the teachings!

Supporting the teachings is an incredibly powerful and important act -- it is a practice of the highest form of generosity – giving the means to enlightenment. Kadampa Center has for many years operated within the ideal of offering teachings without charging a fee, so that money is not an obstacle for anyone to hear the precious teachings and participate in the practices. We rely on the generous hearts of those who are moved to support the spiritual offerings and keep them open to everyone regardless of ability to pay. Supporting the teachings benefits not just the Center and those who attend, but also greatly benefits the donor, because it creates the causes to meet the teachings again in future lives, and deepens the connection with the teacher.

Sponsors will receive an invitation to attend a private event with Venerable Amy Miller during her visit and are also invited to dedicate the merit of their generosity.  Dedications will be posted on the gompa door so that all may share and rejoice in your intentions.  Please make your sponsorship and dedication no later than Saturday April 4th to give us time to post your dedication and send the invitation to the private event (Note: there may be more than one sponsor for any event).    SUBMIT YOUR DEDICATION HERE!

If you are unable to sponsor, and would still like to support the teachings with Venerable Amy Miller, we happily welcome all heartfelt donations in any amount!

Click on a link below to select a SPONSORSHIP LEVEL or to make a DONATION ~ Thank you!

Enlightened Activity ~ sponsor the weekend workshop -- $350

Insight Activity ~ sponsor Venerable Amy's care and travel -- $250

Compassionate Activity ~ sponsor Sunday Dharma with Ven. Amy -- $150

Donation in any heartfelt amount -- $ your choice

>>> Don't forget to SUBMIT YOUR DEDICATION HERE!

 

Weekend Workshop with Venerable Amy Miller:                  Preparing for Death with Confidence and Compassion Friday, Saturday, and Sunday April 5, 6, and 7, 2024 See full schedule and more information below. Offered in person and online via Zoom or YouTube. Learn more about Venerable Amy Miller HERE. Resources from Venerable Amy HERE.

While we generally think of death as an anxiety-producing experience of loss, it can also be a time of great opportunity if we have trained our minds. His Holiness the Dalai Lama has commented that it is possible to die with joy, without fear, and without regret.

In this series, Venerable Amy will help us prepare for this important time of transition and teach us how we can train our minds for a more peaceful and happy death. She will also help us understand what happens at the time of death, how we can utilize thought transformation (lojong) and other techniques, how mantras and prayers can be helpful, and how to help others who are passing away.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: for Sat, April 13, 9:30am-12:30pm and don't miss our special session, Creatng a Dharma Will with Venerable Khando, offered as a complement to Venerable Amy's teachings.

SCHEDULE ~ weekend workshop

• Friday April 5, evening session 1, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

• Saturday April 6, morning session 2, from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm

• Saturday April 6, LUNCH BREAK, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

• Saturday April 6, afternoon session 3, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

• Sunday April 7, afternoon session 4, from 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm

HOW TO PARTICIPATE ~ in person & online

• Join us in person at Kadampa Center

• Join us via Zoom ~ please REGISTER HERE

• Watch on YouTube LiveStream HERE

ACTS OF SERVICE ~ volunteer!

Please help create a beautiful and welcoming space in which to receive Venerable Amy and her teachings!  Sign up HERE ~ your help is greatly needed!

SPONSOR ~ the weekend workshop

Supporting the teachings is an incredibly powerful and important act -- it is a practice of the highest form of generosity – giving the means to enlightenment. Kadampa Center has for many years operated within the ideal of offering teachings without charging a fee, so that money is not an obstacle for anyone to hear the precious teachings and participate in the practices. We rely on the generous hearts of those who are moved to support the spiritual offerings and keep them open to everyone regardless of ability to pay. Supporting the teachings benefits not just the Center and those who attend, but also greatly benefits the donor, because it creates the causes to meet the teachings again in future lives, and deepens the connection with the teacher.

Sponsors will receive an invitation to attend a private event with Venerable Amy Miller during her visit and are also invited to dedicate the merit of their generosity.  Dedications will be posted on the gompa door so that all may share and rejoice in your intentions.  Please make your sponsorship and dedication no later than Saturday April 4th to give us time to post your dedication and send the invitation to the private event (Note: there may be more than one sponsor for any event).    SUBMIT YOUR DEDICATION HERE!

If you are unable to sponsor, and would still like to support the teachings with Venerable Amy MIller, we happily welcome all heartfelt donations in any amount!

Click on a link below to select a SPONSORSHIP LEVEL or to make a DONATION ~ Thank you!

Enlightened Activity ~ sponsor the entire weekend workshop -- $350

Insight Activity ~ sponsor Venerable Amy's care and travel -- $250

Compassionate Activity ~ sponsor the altar, flowers & spiritual materials -- $150

Donation in any heartfelt amount -- $ your choice

>>> Don't forget to SUBMIT YOUR DEDICATION HERE!

 

Weekend Workshop with Venerable Amy:                  Preparing for Death with Confidence and Compassion Friday, Saturday, and Sunday April 5, 6, and 7, 2024 See full schedule and more information below. Offered in person and online via Zoom or YouTube. Learn more about Venerable Amy Miller HERE Resources from Venerable Amy HERE

While we generally think of death as an anxiety-producing experience of loss, it can also be a time of great opportunity if we have trained our minds. His Holiness the Dalai Lama has commented that it is possible to die with joy, without fear, and without regret.

In this series, Venerable Amy will help us prepare for this important time of transition and teach us how we can train our minds for a more peaceful and happy death. She will also help us understand what happens at the time of death, how we can utilize thought transformation (lojong) and other techniques, how mantras and prayers can be helpful, and how to help others who are passing away.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR: for Sat, April 13, 9:30am - 12:30pm and don't miss our special session, Creating a Dharma Will with Venerable Khando, offered as a complement to Venerable Amy's teachings. 

SCHEDULE ~ weekend workshop

• Friday April 5, evening session 1, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

• Saturday April 6, morning session 2, from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm

• Saturday April 6, LUNCH BREAK, 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

• Saturday April 6, afternoon session 3, from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

• Sunday April 7, afternoon session 4, from 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm

HOW TO PARTICIPATE ~ in person & online!

• Join us in person at Kadampa Center

• Join us via Zoom ~ please REGISTER HERE

• Watch on YouTube LiveStream HERE

ACTS OF SERVICE ~ volunteer!

Please help create a beautiful and welcoming space in which to receive Venerable Amy and her teachings!  Sign up HERE ~ your help is greatly needed! 

SPONSOR ~ the weekend workshop

Supporting the teachings is an incredibly powerful and important act -- it is a practice of the highest form of generosity – giving the means to enlightenment. Kadampa Center has for many years operated within the ideal of offering teachings without charging a fee, so that money is not an obstacle for anyone to hear the precious teachings and participate in the practices. We rely on the generous hearts of those who are moved to support the spiritual offerings and keep them open to everyone regardless of ability to pay. Supporting the teachings benefits not just the Center and those who attend, but also greatly benefits the donor, because it creates the causes to meet the teachings again in future lives, and deepens the connection with the teacher.

Sponsors will receive an invitation to attend a private event with Venerable Amy Miller during her visit and are also invited to dedicate the merit of their generosity.  Dedications will be posted on the gompa door so that all may share and rejoice in your intentions.  Please make your sponsorship and dedication no later than Saturday April 4th to give us time to post your dedication and send the invitation to the private event (Note: there may be more than one sponsor for any event).    SUBMIT YOUR DEDICATION HERE!

If you are unable to sponsor, and would still like to support the teachings with Venerable Amy Miller, we happily welcome all heartfelt donations in any amount!

Click on a link below to select a SPONSORSHIP LEVEL or to make a DONATION ~ Thank you!

Enlightened Activity ~ sponsor the entire weekend workshop -- $350

Insight Activity ~ sponsor Venerable Amy's care and travel -- $250

Compassionate Activity ~ sponsor the altar, flowers & spiritual materials -- $150

Donation in any heartfelt amount -- $ your choice

>>> Don't forget to SUBMIT YOUR DEDICATION HERE!

 

2024 Dharma Movie Series: As part of our Spiritual Program, Elise Strevel, Outreach Coordinator and Buddhism in a Nutshell instructor,
is hosting dharma-related movies introducing Buddhist teachers and their work to our Kadampa community of students. She will be
providing a brief intro to each showing and lead an educational discussion afterward.

Discovering Buddhism, Module 08: Establishing a Daily Practice

Assemble the tools you need to develop a successful daily practice.  Using Lama Zopa Rinpoche's A Daily Meditation on Shakyamuni Buddha as a guide, become familiar with the elements necessary to generate the realizations of the path in your mind.  Receive tips for making every action of the day meaningful.    DB Module 08: Establishing a Daily Practice       Monday evenings in person and online    February 26 - April 1, 2024, from 7-8:30pm

STEPS TO PARTICIPATE in DISCOVERING BUDDHISM

1.  Click HERE to enroll in Kadampa Center's 2023-2024 Discovering Buddhism course. (enrollment is closed)

2.  Join class in person at Kadampa Center or online via Zoom or YouTube live stream.

3.  Upon enrolling, you will automatically receive a confirmation email.  Please read through the confirmation email in its entirity as it contains important information about the course and how to attend.

HOW TO SUPPORT DISCOVERING BUDDHISM

Please consider making a donation to Kadampa Center to enable us to keep Dharma classes like Discovering Buddhism possible.  Donations in any amount are greatly appreciated ~ thank you!

DONATE HERE

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Establishing a Daily Practice is part of a two-year series of classes called Discovering Buddhism (DB).  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 Hemant Pandya.

2024 Dharma Movie Series: As part of our Spiritual Program, Elise Strevel, Outreach Coordinator and Buddhism in a Nutshell instructor,
is hosting dharma-related movies introducing Buddhist teachers and their work to our Kadampa community of students. She will be
providing a brief intro to each showing and lead an educational discussion afterward.

Medicine Buddha Puja to be held on the auspicious Day of Miracles, Saturday February 24, 2024!

Join us for an incredible opportunity to experience a healing prayer service on the auspicious Day of Miracles!  Click HERE for more information about the Fifteen Days of Miracles. Medicine Buddha Puja is a beautiful prayer service that includes lyrical praises to the seven Medicine Buddhas, heartfelt requests for their help, and aspirations for our own spiritual attainments.  This ritual is beneficial for both healing and world peace, and is especially helpful for those who are experiencing physical or mental illness or for those who have recently passed away. Held in English, this service is very welcoming to newcomers and beginners ~ all are welcome! 12 - 1 pm, Saturday February 24th, online and in person This puja is being offered and led by Venerable Lhamo, one of Kadampa Center's      resident nuns and chant master.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE ~ February's Medicine Buddha puja will be offered online and in person!

1. In person at Kadampa Center

2. Join us via Zoom - REGISTER HERE

3. Live Stream on YouTube

HOW TO SPONSOR ~ February's Medicine Buddha puja

Anyone is welcome to sponsor a scheduled puja and offer a dedication to benefit themselves or loved ones. Supporting pujas benefits not just the Center and those who attend, but it also greatly benefits the donor, who collects the merit of giving the Dharma, and thus creates the causes to meet the Dharma again. 

Sponsor February's Medicine Buddha puja by following these steps:

STEP ONE is making the sponsorship donation - CLICK HERE  

STEP TWO is dedicating your generosity - CLICK HERE 

Dedications may be very simple - "For my mother, Rosemary" - or they might encompass more extensive spiritual wishes, such as "May these teachings be the cause to liberate all sentient beings," or wishes for the teacher's long life, to benefit a person who is ill - any heart-felt positive intention!  You also can include more than one intention in your dedication.

LEARN MORE ~ about Medicine Buddha practices

Many eons ago, seven bodhisattvas strongly prayed for the temporal and ultimate happiness of all sentient beings, that their names become wish-fulfilling in order to heal both the mental and physical sicknesses and diseases of sentient beings.  They vowed that their prayers will be actualized during these degenerate times when the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha are in decline.  When they became enlightened, one of the ten powers of a Buddha is the power of prayer - that means that all the prayers that have been made get fulfilled.  As the Buddha's holy speech is irrevocable, you can wholly trust in their power to quickly grant blessings to help all sentient beings in these degenerate times.  They are called the Seven Medicine Buddhas, and the main one is `Lapis Buddha of Medicine, King of Light'.  Buddha Shakyamuni taught the teachings on the Medicine Buddha, and according to one tradition, is also considered as one of the Medicine Buddhas, and hence the Eight Medicine Buddhas.

Lama Zopa Rinpoche says, "It is very important that the elaborate Medicine Buddha puja with extensive offerings be done regularly. The offerings should be as extensive and as beautiful as possible, and done in order to benefit all sentient beings."

~ from the Service Manual for Spiritual Program Coordinators, FPMT

 

Dharma Night at the Movies Premier Night: Friday, December 8 Gather at 6:30 pm - Movie begins at 7 pm Film: Milarepa: Magician, Murderer, Saint Discover the back story of this famous 11th-century Buddhist teacher who was involved in black magic and murderous revenge before turning his life around. In his example, find hope for yourself! Dharma Movie Series As part of our Spiritual Program, Elise Strevel, Outreach Coordinator and Buddhism in a Nutshell instructor, is hosting dharma-related movies introducing Buddhist teachers and their work to our Kadampa community of students. She will be providing a brief intro to each showing, and lead an educational discussion afterward.