Gompa

Basic Program: Awarness and Knowers

The FPMT Basic Program is being taught by our resident teacher, Geshe Gelek.  This program was designed by Lama Zopa Rinpoche for students who have completed basic levels of study and have a regular Buddhist practice.  Registration is required in order to attend this class.

 

 

Geshe Gelek will be teaching at Shantideva Center in New York this weekend.

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.

 If you plan to attend the 10:30 teaching on Sunday December 13, you are in for a treat! “Geshe Clause” will make his fourth annual appearance to give gifts to the children. Grown ups (aka big kids) get presents too - wind horse ornaments. The appearance of the wind horse is said to bring peace, wealth, and harmony. You are invited to stay for light refreshments and socialize afterwards. Children and Youth classes will begin as usual. We request that between 11:30 and 11:40, parents of preschoolers pick up their children and bring them to the gompa. At 11:40, teachers will enter with students from their classrooms, and the festivities will begin! Parents of preschoolers will assist their children by lining up the same way we do for kata offerings. After that, children will line up by class, youngest first, receive a gift, and then join their families. Next we will offer each adult an ornament. The gifts for the children were generously sponsored in the memory of Charlie Smith by his loving family.

Buddhism is a psychology of the mind, providing us methods to understand our emotions and how to change our bad habits and thoughts to be happy. The Sunday teachings about how to practice Dharma in daily life, led by one of our resident teachers, Geshe Gelek Chodha or Geshe Palden Sangpo,  are appropriate for visitors and students of all levels of study and interest in Buddhism. The session typically includes a brief meditation, prayers, and the rare opportunity to learn from a highly trained Tibetan Buddhist monk. When Geshe-la is away, several senior students typically lead these sessions. The teachings and prayers are offered in English.

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, potluck lunches, 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.

Discover practices that develop our innate qualities of compassion. Learn to apply these techniques to generate the mind of bodhichitta, known as the very heart of Buddha's teachings.

This module is led by Don Brown.

Students who have had prior teachings on Buddhist meditation (Discovering Buddhism, Meditiation 101, etc.) are invited to participate in this practice.

Led by the Discovering Buddhism teacher, Stephanie Smith, this session is aimed at students in the course, but is also open to students who meet the above criteria. An important part of the Discovering Buddhism course is trying the practices, and this class allows students the opportunity to have guidance and the support of group practice to learn.

To celebrate this day honoring Lama Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelug tradition -- our lineage at Kadampa Center -- we will round out the evening by making light offerings at the stupa. 

Please come and join in !