Events
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We offer many special events throughout the year. Check back often to see what's coming up!
Freedom from Unhealthy Habits
with Ethel Rackin
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Saturday, April 24
Time: 10 am – 1 pm
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Everyone welcome.
$25
Free for Kadampa members
50% discount for members
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Everyone experiences the pain associated with craving and attachment, and many people suffer from some type of addiction. In this workshop we will learn how to recognize and reduce the strong tendencies or bad mental habits that can lead to addiction and cause us to feel trapped, confused and powerless.
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Where is my craving and attachment coming from?
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Learn practical methods to gain control over unhealthy thoughts and desires, and replace them with new positive mental habits.
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Gradually transform our unhealthy habits into the path of spiritual development.
Through exploring Buddha’s profound teachings and meditations we can learn how to overcome compulsive ways of thinking and acting that compel us to seek satisfaction from deceptive sources.
Schedule
10 – 11:15 am: Teaching with meditation
11:15 – 11:45 pm: Break
11:45 – 1 pm : Teaching with meditation
Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully
with Gen Kelsang Chogyop
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Saturday, May 1
Time: 10 am – 1 pm
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Everyone welcome.
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$25
Free for Kadampa members
50% discount for members
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A Buddhist Perspective on Death & Dying to Help Ourselves and Others.
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Buddha taught practices to transform every facet of our lives into the spiritual path. Did you know he also taught how to transform death and dying? In this unusual course we will learn to demystify and remove fear from the process of dying, and how to use the death process to propel our mind into a pure and peaceful state of existence.
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This course will also offer advice on how to help others maintain a peaceful and positive mind, freedom from fear, and to move their mind towards enlightenment as they navigate the death process.
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Schedule
10 – 11:15 am: Teaching with meditation
11:15 – 11:45 pm: Break
11:45 – 1 pm: Teaching with meditation
Solving Our Human Problems
with Rob Kelly
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Saturday, May 8
Time: 10 – 11 am
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Everyone welcome.
$10
Free for members
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Registration coming soon.
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Join us for a class that explores solutions to our daily problems and difficulties, using Buddha’s teachings to change our world by changing our mind.
This class will be based on the book How to Solve Our Human Problems by Ven. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, which is available here in e-book, paperback, and audiobook formats.
Renewing the World: The Power of Pure Imagination
with Gen Kelsang Chogyop
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Saturday, May 15
Time: 11 am – 2 pm
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Everyone welcome.
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$25
Included in the cost is an optional Guru Yoga Mandala Offering Retreat on May 17 - 20.
Free for Kadampa members
50% discount for members
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A mandala is a traditional offering created through the power of imagination. The entire universe is visualized as transformed into a pure land, and then mentally offered to the Buddhas. A beautiful and creative practice, it is an extraordinary method for generating positive energy and good fortune.
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For successful meditation and authentic spiritual development, it is vital that we learn to open a window into our mind through which the inspiration and energy of the holy beings can enter.
This course will introduce the practice of making mandala offerings and show how to integrate the practice into our spiritual life.
These teachings are followed by an optional Guru Yoga Mandala Offering Retreat, May 17 – 20
Schedule
Session 1 • 11:00 am – 12:15 pm
Session 2 • 12:45 am – 2:00 pm
Guru Yoga Mandala Offering Retreat
Self-guided sessions
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Monday, May 17 –
Thursday, May 20
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Everyone welcome.
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$5 for non-members
Free for members
Retreat is included in the cost for those attending the May 15th course Renewing the World: The Power of Pure Imagination.
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Making mandala offerings is a creative practice that harnesses our pure imagination and our good heart. These offerings are a powerful method to accumulate a vast collection of merit or positive energy. Merit is the main cause of all of our success in daily life and in our spiritual practice.
This retreat will focus on making many mandala offerings, creating a vast collection of merit and ensuring our future success and happiness.
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Retreat sessions are self-guided based on teachings from “Renewing the World: The Power of Pure Imagination" on Saturday, May 15.
This is a live streaming online class only.
Schedule
Monday, May 17 – Wednesday, May 19
7:00 am, 12 noon, 5:15 pm
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Thursday 5/20
7:00 am, 12 noon
Solving Our Human Problems
with Rob Kelly
Saturday, May 22
Time: 10 – 11 am
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Everyone welcome.
$10
Free for members
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Registration coming soon.
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Join us for a class that explores solutions to our daily problems and difficulties, using Buddha’s teachings to change our world by changing our mind.
This class will be based on the book How to Solve Our Human Problems by Ven. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, which is available here in e-book, paperback, and audiobook formats.
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