Our Classes
UNLOCK YOUR POTENTIAL FOR LASTING INNER PEACE
Unlock Your Potential for Lasting Inner Peace
Unlock Your Potential for Lasting Inner Peace
Unlock Your Potential for Lasting Inner Peace
MENLHA
KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTER
Our classes range from in-person drop-in classes, weekend courses & retreats & in-depth study programs.
No prior experience of meditation or knowledge of Buddhism is necessary to participate.
Everyone Welcome.
Learn to Meditate, or Deepen Your Daily Practice.
Find the class that's right for you
LAMBERTVILLE
General Program Classes
SUNDAYS
Eight Meditations for Happiness
with Ethel Rackin ​
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Join us on Sundays for 'Eight Meditations for Happiness' to explore ancient wisdom, find a happier mind, and connect with others.
This class offers meditation, chanted prayers, a short talk, and time for discussion—an uplifting way to close one week and start another. Perfect for all levels of meditator. From beginner to more advanced. Everyone is welcome.
Sundays • 10:30 am – 12 noon​ | Available livestream to Menlha Members
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Suggested donation $15
No registration required. Simply show up!
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MONDAYS
Lamrim Meditation - The stages of the path to enlightenment | starting January 26, 2026!
with Gen Kelsang Chogyop & Jenn Un
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​In recent years, meditation has gained considerable recognition as an effective means to reduce stress and improve our quality of life. Beyond this, Buddhist practitioners down the ages have understood that there are even more profound and far-reaching benefits available to those who engage sincerely in this ancient spiritual practice.
Kadampa Lamrim meditations are a structured, step-by-step path to enlightenment, integrating all Buddha's teachings into practices like reflecting on precious life, impermanence, karma, compassion, and bodhicitta. They are structured in a comprehensive way that is easy to understand and put into practice and help us solve the problems of daily life and develop the happiness that comes from inner peace.
This series will be utterly illuminating and practical for anyone who has been coming to the Center for a little while and developed an interest in creating a regular, authentic Buddhist practice with guaranteed good results.
Each week we will explore, contemplate and meditate on a different Lamrim meditation. in conjunction with chanted prayers, Prayers for Meditation. These prayers help us deepen our spiritual practice and increase the insights we gain from meditation. Everyone is welcome. Everyone is welcome.
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Mondays • 7 – 8 pm | Available livestream to Menlha Members
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$12 per person | free with monthly membership
No registration required. Simply show up!
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TUESDAYS | AM class
Talk & Meditation: ​Introduction to the Path to Enlightenment | Mahayana Buddhist Meditation
with Gen Kelsang Chogyop
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Join us for a series of Buddhist meditations and talks centered around The New Meditation Handbook.
Suitable for all levels of experience.
SESSION BREAKDOWN
25 min - Introduction and Guided Breathing Meditation
5 min - Liberating Prayer (a special Buddhist prayer)
30 min - Teaching and Q&A
15 min - Guided Meditation
Each week, Gen Kelsang Chogyop will guide meditations and give teachings that journey us along the entire spiritual path that leads to a happy and meaningful life. The stages of the path to enlightenment, or Lamrim in Tibetan, is the backbone of Kadampa Buddhism.
Lamrim is a special set of instructions that includes all the essential teachings of Buddha Shakyamuni. It was compiled by the great Indian Buddhist Master Atisha, who was invited to Tibet by King Jangchub Ö in AD 1042, and who spent the rest of his life there spreading pure Dharma.
UNBROKEN LINEAGE
The New Meditation Handbook presents a completely pure and unbroken lineage of these Lamrim instructions from Buddha Shakyamuni up to our present day Spiritual Guide.
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SCHEDULE for JANUARY
Jan 6 - Special Breathing Meditation
Jan 13 - It’s good to be alive
Jan 20 - Contemplating mortality
Jan 27 - Rebirth and refuge
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​Tuesdays • 9:15 – 10:30 am | Available livestream to Menlha Members
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$15 per person | free with monthly membership
No registration required. Simply show up!
TUESDAYS | PM class
Talk & Meditation:
Gateway to Understanding the Mind
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With a continued focus on how our mind works we will take a practical journey with 8th century poet and meditation master Shantideva. Through engaging and investigating his famous and beloved poem 'Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life' we will learn to cultivate a calm and peaceful mind of compassion as we transform daily activities into methods to benefit others. Everyone is welcome.​​
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Tuesdays • 7 – 8 pm | Available livestream to Menlha Members
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$12 per person | free with monthly membership
No registration required. Simply show up!
WEDNESDAYS
Don't Worry, Be Happy
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Worrying is easy. What we don’t often realize is that it also ruins our happiness.
Rob will give teachings and guide meditations that lead to mental well-being, peace and happiness, even when life is very difficult. He will explain how we can permanently solve all our suffering and problems – our unpleasant feelings – and accomplish the real meaning of our human life through receiving Buddha's teachings. Each week you will receive practical advice that you can put into practice immediately. Over time, these new understandings will not only enrich our life, but have life changing results. How fortunate we are!
Everyone is welcome.
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Wednesdays • 7 – 8 pm | Available livestream to Menlha Members
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$12 per person | free with monthly membership
No registration required. Simply show up!​​
MONDAYS | WEDNESDAYS | FRIDAYS
Lunchtime Meditation
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Take 30 minutes in the middle of the day to cultivate inner peace and happiness. These short classes offer practical meditations on gaining mindfulness and concentration which will eventually lead to deep levels of inner peace. No previous meditation experience is necessary. Perfect for beginners and more experienced meditators. Everyone is welcome.
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Mondays | Wednesdays | Fridays • 12 noon – 12:30 pm
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$5 per person | free with monthly membership
No registration required. Simply show up!
Highest Yoga Tantra (HYT) Practice Class
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Gen Chogyop will guide us through the ritual aspect of this HYT practice, as well as give commentary on the Eleven Yogas, learning how to integrate Vajrayogini practice into our daily life, seeing each moment as an opportunity to progress quickly on the path to enlightenment.
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You must have Heruka and Vajrayogini empowerments to attend this class.
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Next class: Classes will resume following the 2026 NKT Summer Festival. Please check our calendar for dates/times.
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$20 per person | no discounts given
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“The actual function of a Dharma Center is to give teachings to the people in the area and, by sharing with them our experience of Dharma, to help them to solve their daily problems.”
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— from the book The New Meditation Handbook by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche
Experiencing financial difficulty? No one is turned away for lack of funds. Please email us to inquire about reduced class fees.
DOYLESTOWN
General Program Classes
THURSDAYS
Intro to Mindfulness
with Gen Kelsang Chogyop
In just 60 minutes your whole day can change. By connecting to our heart, and intentionally cultivating inner peace, we can access the best of ourselves and learn to live from this place.
Take some time out of your busy life to find your moments of peace, harmony and a sense of wellbeing. While the meditations we offer are Buddhist, they generally appeal to anyone wanting to cultivate a deeper state of peace and authentic happiness.
No previous meditation experience is necessary. Perfect for beginners, as well as more experienced meditators. Everyone is welcome.
Thursdays • 10 – 11 am
$12 per person | free with monthly membership
You may register & pay in advance for each class below, or at the door upon arrival.
HAMILTON
General Program Classes
THURSDAYS This class is currently on pause.
Meditations for a Happy Life
with Russell Chell
This series of classes will be based on the books 'How to Solve Our Human Problems' & 'Modern Buddhism' by Ven. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, both which provide practical advice on how to change our world by changing our mind. This series of classes is perfectly suited for those seeking solutions within Buddhism to problems of everyday life, as well as for encouraging practitioners of all faiths to deepen their understanding and practice of the spiritual path.
No previous meditation experience is necessary. Perfect for beginners, as well as more experienced meditators. Everyone is welcome.
Thursdays • 7 – 8 pm | NEW! Series starts September 25, 2025
$12 per person | free with monthly membership
Grace-St. Paul's Episcopal Church
3715 East State Street
Hamilton Township, NJ 08619
classes held in the Community Room
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You may register & pay in advance for each class below, or at the door upon arrival.
