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
Events
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We offer many special events throughout the year. Check back often to see what's coming up!
A Night of Entertainment!
Saturday, March 29
Time: 6 – 8 pm
Everyone welcome.
$10/person​​​​​
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Join us for a relaxing and fun evening with food, live music, poetry and delightful conversation.
It’ll be easy to put the stresses and tensions of daily life behind you as you enjoy an evening of joyful entertainment and relaxation with vegetarian hors d'oeuvres, desserts (& popcorn, of course!) in the company of a kind community.
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Join us in celebration!
Rest & Reflect Retreat
with Diane Cadman
Saturday, April 5
Time: 10 am – 12 noon​
Everyone welcome.
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$20 (bring a friend for 50% OFF!)
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50% discount for Tier 1 & 2 members
Free for Tier 3 & 4 members
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Take a break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life in the peaceful surroundings of Menlha's beautiful meditation room. Everything has been arranged for you to rest your mind and reflect on positive thoughts. During these Saturdays, you will be gently guided in two meditations that heal our past, our body and our mind. Each month we change the focus of our reflections – from simple breathing meditations to healing our body meditations, to contemplations on cherishing others more deeply. Everyone welcome.
April 2025 focus: Meditations to Heal our Body
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Schedule
10 – 10:45 am - Session 1
10:45 – 11:15 am - Break (time for a beverage, snack & relaxation)
11:15 – 12 noon - Session 2
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Nyungnay Purifying Ritual Practice
with Gen Kelsang Chogyop
Saturday, April 12
Time: 7 am – 1:15 pm​
Everyone welcome.
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$20
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50% discount for Tier 1 & 2 members
Free for Tier 3 & 4 members
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Come celebrate Buddha’s enlightenment day! Nyungnay is a beloved practice engaged in every year to honor and remember Buddha’s enlightenment. This special purification and fasting practice is performed together with prayers and prostrations to the Thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion. It is very powerful for purifying negativity and strong delusions such as desirous attachment and anger. It is also a special method for receiving blessings and improving our experience of love, compassion, and bodhichitta.
Guidelines: In order to take the vows necessary to participate in the retreat, you must attend the 7 am session to receive the precept vows.
Fasting Guidelines: No breakfast, only 1 meal 11 – 12 noon, no food after. You can drink water/tea for the day.
Fasting exception – when food is necessary to take your medication.
SCHEDULE:
Precepts: 7 – 7:45 am
Session 1: 8 – 9:15 am
Tea Break: 9:15 – 9:45 am
Session 2: 9:45 – 11 am
Lunch: 11 am – 12 noon
Session 3: 12 – 1:15 pm
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Healing the Heart
Special Community Event
with Gen Kelsang Chogyop
Saturdays, April 19 & May 24
Time: 10 – 11:30 am
Everyone welcome.
$12 (bring a friend for 50% OFF!)
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50% discount for Tier 1 & 2 members
Free for Tier 3 & 4 members​​
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In these turbulent times, it is very meaningful to come together as a community and learn Buddhist teachings on cultivating peaceful minds and cherishing others. Join us for a special community inspired meditation class. During our time together, we will gain insight on how to navigate through difficult times skillfully and with a calm mind.
Buddhist nun, Gen Kelsang Chogyop, will teach based on ancient wisdom that is as relevant today as it was 2,500 years ago. Please join us and be part of our world peace movement.
“We should know that the best method for attaining World Peace is by learning to cherish others.” - Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Finding Stillness Within
Silent Retreat
with Gen Kelsang Chogyop
Saturday, May 10
Time: 10 – 12:15 pm
Everyone welcome.
$20 (bring a friend for 50% OFF!)
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50% discount for Tier 1 & 2 members
Free for Tier 3 & 4 members​​
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In today’s fast-paced world, where stress can accumulate unnoticed, finding moments of true peace and stillness can feel like a distant dream. This silent retreat offers you the perfect opportunity to get away from the pressures of daily life and immerse yourself in an environment designed to help you unwind and recharge.
Whether you’re new to meditation or have been practicing for years, this retreat is crafted to meet you where you are, offering you a peaceful sanctuary where you can deeply relax and quiet the mind. You’ll learn how to cultivate mental stillness through specially designed talks and guided meditations. Guaranteed to leave you feeling refreshed, centered, and equipped to bring peace and contentment back into your everyday life. Everyone is welcome!
What is Retreat?
"On retreat we stop all forms of business and extraneous activities so as to emphasize a particular spiritual practice. There are three kinds of retreat: physical, verbal and mental. We engage in physical retreat when, with a spiritual motivation, we isolate ourself from other people, activities and noise, and disengage from extraneous and meaningless actions. We engage in verbal retreat when, with a spiritual motivation, we refrain from meaningless talk and periodically keep silence. We engage in mental retreat by preventing distractions and strong delusions such as attachment, anger, jealousy and strong self-grasping from arising, and by maintaining mindfulness and conscientiousness... From the book 'Heart Jewel' by Ven. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Schedule
10 – 11 am • Session 1 with guided meditation
11 – 11:15 am • Break with light snacks. Silence will be observed
11:15 am –12:15 pm • Session 2 with guided meditation
This World Is Not Our Home
with Rob Kelly
Saturday, May 17
Time: 10 – 11:30 am
Everyone welcome.
$12 (bring a friend for 50% OFF!)
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50% discount for Tier 1 & 2 members
Free for Tier 3 & 4 members​​
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In Kadampa Buddhism, the practice of transference of consciousness is known as 'powa,' which literally means "transference". Join us each month to explore this ancient practice which involves guiding the consciousness of the recently deceased to the Pure Land of Buddha, a world free from the painful rebirths of samsara.
This class follows the monthly Prayers for the Recently Deceased Practice.This class will be based on the book Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, which is available in our bookstore, or here in e-book, paperback, and audiobook formats.
