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
Prayers for World Peace
with Ethel Rackin ​
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This class includes a guided meditation, a prayer dedicated to world peace, and a teaching on a Buddhist topic. Increase your wisdom, grow your compassion, and familiarize your mind with the experience of inner peace through meditation.
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
Unleashing Our Potential
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Buddhism teaches that we have the potential for a deep, stable happiness that arises from a peaceful mind and is independent of external conditions. This is referred to as true happiness. One definition of the word potential is…something that is stored up, but hidden, and has the capability of becoming an actuality, once it is released So that means it is already there.
To achieve true happiness we need to gain an understanding of what it is, develop faith that it’s possible, generate a wish/intention to unleash it and engage in the training and meditations that will take us there Join us in exploring together Buddha’s teachings on this joyful journey.
Each class is self-contained and will include guided meditations, a short talk and time for questions.
Everyone is welcome.
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Mondays • 7 – 8pm
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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:​
Eight Steps to Happiness – A 6-Week Journey Toward a Joyful Life
with Diana Barbera and Diane Cadman
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June 24 - July 29
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Discover the timeless wisdom of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s Eight Steps to Happiness in this transformative 6-week course. Rooted in the beloved 11th-century Buddhist text, Eight Verses of Training the Mind, this practical and inspiring guide shows us how to develop inner peace, compassion, and wisdom through meditation. Each week, we'll explore ancient wisdom—gentle yet powerful methods that help us overcome negativity, deepen our love for others, and find lasting happiness from within. Suitable for beginners and experienced practitioners alike. Everyone is welcome.
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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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Buddha taught that there are inner diseases called the three poisons that are at the root of all our problems and pain. If we can understand our own mind, we can learn to first recognize, then reduce and finally abandon completely the deeper mental origins of suffering and find a lasting freedom and peace from within.In this series gain insights and an understanding of the nature and function of your mind. Meditation is a key tool in beginning to understand and transform our own mind. From this we attain a lasting state of joy, independent of external conditions.
Everyone is welcome.​​
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Tuesdays • 7 – 8 pm
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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
with Diane Cadman & Diana Barbera
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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!
HYT Practice Class
DAKINI YOGA
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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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Saturday/monthly • 10 am – 12 noon
Next class: Please check our calendar for date.
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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.
HAMILTON
General Program Classes
THURSDAYS
Meditations for a Happy Life
with Russell & Adrienne 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
$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.
