Sundays: February 12 – 26 Time: 11:00 – 12:00pm Cost: $12 per class (free for supporting members) or $30 for the series This series is a follow-up series from the Public Talk. When things go wrong in our life and we encounter difficult situations, we tend to regard the situation itself as our problem, but…
This program is not a drop-in class and enrollment is required. The Foundation Program is designed for people who wish to deepen their understanding and experience of Kadampa Buddhism through a systematic study of six texts by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Please see our Foundation Program page for details.
Wishfulfilling Jewel with food offering is a collection of prayers that involve making offerings of food and drink to the Buddhas in conjunction with prayers. They are an excellent method for accumulating merit, purifying negativity and receiving blessings. The first part of the prayers is the Guru Yoga practice visualizing our Spiritual Guide in the…
Feb 7 – Feb 28 Time: 7:00 - 8:15pm Cost: $15 or $48 for the full series (free for supporting members) Patience is an inner strength that enables us to accept and grow from whatever life throws at us. Without cultivating patience we remain vulnerable to anxiety and frustration, and it is difficult for us…
This program is not a drop-in class and enrollment is required. The Foundation Program is designed for people who wish to deepen their understanding and experience of Kadampa Buddhism through a systematic study of six texts by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Please see our Foundation Program page for details.
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 15 minutes of meditation on Lamrim and 5 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, you can choose a…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 15 minutes of meditation on Lamrim and 5 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, you can choose a…
How to Make Authentic Malas: Half-day workshop Saturday 4 March Time: 10am - 1:00pm Cost: $45 ($35 for supporting members) - all supplies included Join in this fun and meaningful experience... A mala, like a rosary, is a string of beads used for keeping count while reciting, chanting, or mentally repeating a mantra. For Buddhist practitioners,…
This series of classes focuses on how to apply Buddha’s advice in modern relationships of all kinds. This will give us insight so that we can have experiences that are more positive in our most intimate and complex relationships: with our partner, our children, our parents, and our siblings. Mar 5: Letting go of expectations Mar…
This program is not a drop-in class and enrollment is required. The Foundation Program is designed for people who wish to deepen their understanding and experience of Kadampa Buddhism through a systematic study of six texts by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Please see our Foundation Program page for details.
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 15 minutes of meditation on Lamrim and 5 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, you can choose a…
humble virtue vs arrogant pride Mar 7 – Apr 18 Time: 7:00 - 8:15 pm Cost: $15 per session or $72 for the full series (free for supporting members) Due to strong attachment to our own views, we immediately experience the inner problem of unpleasant feelings when someone opposes them. This causes us to become…
“Tara” means “Rescuer.” She is so called because she rescues us from the eight outer fears (the fears of lions, elephants, fire, snakes, thieves, water, bondage, and evil spirits), and from the eight corresponding inner fears (the fears of pride, ignorance, anger, jealousy, wrong views, attachment, miserliness, and deluded doubts). Temporarily Tara saves us from…
This program is not a drop-in class and enrollment is required. The Foundation Program is designed for people who wish to deepen their understanding and experience of Kadampa Buddhism through a systematic study of six texts by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Please see our Foundation Program page for details.
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 15 minutes of meditation on Lamrim and 5 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, you can choose a…
Offering to the Spiritual Guide, or Lama Chopa in Tibetan, is a special Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa in conjunction with Highest Yoga Tantra. It was compiled by the first Panchen Lama, Losang Chokyi Gyaltsen, as a preliminary practice for Tantric Mahamudra. The main practice is meditation on reliance upon our Spiritual Guide, but it…
This series of classes focuses on how to apply Buddha’s advice in modern relationships of all kinds. This will give us insight so that we can have experiences that are more positive in our most intimate and complex relationships: with our partner, our children, our parents, and our siblings. Mar 5: Letting go of expectations Mar…
This program is not a drop-in class and enrollment is required. The Foundation Program is designed for people who wish to deepen their understanding and experience of Kadampa Buddhism through a systematic study of six texts by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Please see our Foundation Program page for details.
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 15 minutes of meditation on Lamrim and 5 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, you can choose a…
humble virtue vs arrogant pride Mar 7 – Apr 18 Time: 7:00 - 8:15 pm Cost: $15 per session or $72 for the full series (free for supporting members) Due to strong attachment to our own views, we immediately experience the inner problem of unpleasant feelings when someone opposes them. This causes us to become…
‘Powa’, or transference of consciousness, is a profound method for transferring the consciousness of the deceased to the Pure Land of Buddha. After death and before the next rebirth, there is an opportunity for those who have some connection with the deceased to guide their consciousness away from the painful rebirths of samsara and into…
This program is not a drop-in class and enrollment is required. The Foundation Program is designed for people who wish to deepen their understanding and experience of Kadampa Buddhism through a systematic study of six texts by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Please see our Foundation Program page for details.
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 15 minutes of meditation on Lamrim and 5 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, you can choose a…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 15 minutes of meditation on Lamrim and 5 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, you can choose a…
Part 1: Saturday, Mar 18 Part 2: Saturday, Mar 25 Time: 1:00 - 3:30pm Cost: $50 (part 1 and 2) $30 (for one Saturday) Class Venue Kerry Wood Nature Centre When things go wrong in our life and we encounter difficult situations, we tend to regard the situation itself as our problem, but in…
This series of classes focuses on how to apply Buddha’s advice in modern relationships of all kinds. This will give us insight so that we can have experiences that are more positive in our most intimate and complex relationships: with our partner, our children, our parents, and our siblings. Mar 5: Letting go of expectations Mar…
This program is not a drop-in class and enrollment is required. The Foundation Program is designed for people who wish to deepen their understanding and experience of Kadampa Buddhism through a systematic study of six texts by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Please see our Foundation Program page for details.
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 15 minutes of meditation on Lamrim and 5 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, you can choose a…
humble virtue vs arrogant pride Mar 7 – Apr 18 Time: 7:00 - 8:15 pm Cost: $15 per session or $72 for the full series (free for supporting members) Due to strong attachment to our own views, we immediately experience the inner problem of unpleasant feelings when someone opposes them. This causes us to become…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 15 minutes of meditation on Lamrim and 5 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, you can choose a…
This program is not a drop-in class and enrollment is required. The Foundation Program is designed for people who wish to deepen their understanding and experience of Kadampa Buddhism through a systematic study of six texts by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Please see our Foundation Program page for details.
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 15 minutes of meditation on Lamrim and 5 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, you can choose a…
Offering to the Spiritual Guide, or Lama Chopa in Tibetan, is a special Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa in conjunction with Highest Yoga Tantra. It was compiled by the first Panchen Lama, Losang Chokyi Gyaltsen, as a preliminary practice for Tantric Mahamudra. The main practice is meditation on reliance upon our Spiritual Guide, but it…
Part 1: Saturday, Mar 18 Part 2: Saturday, Mar 25 Time: 1:00 - 3:30pm Cost: $50 (part 1 and 2) $30 (for one Saturday) Class Venue Kerry Wood Nature Centre When things go wrong in our life and we encounter difficult situations, we tend to regard the situation itself as our problem, but in…
This series of classes focuses on how to apply Buddha’s advice in modern relationships of all kinds. This will give us insight so that we can have experiences that are more positive in our most intimate and complex relationships: with our partner, our children, our parents, and our siblings. Mar 5: Letting go of expectations Mar…
This program is not a drop-in class and enrollment is required. The Foundation Program is designed for people who wish to deepen their understanding and experience of Kadampa Buddhism through a systematic study of six texts by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Please see our Foundation Program page for details.
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 15 minutes of meditation on Lamrim and 5 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, you can choose a…
humble virtue vs arrogant pride Mar 7 – Apr 18 Time: 7:00 - 8:15 pm Cost: $15 per session or $72 for the full series (free for supporting members) Due to strong attachment to our own views, we immediately experience the inner problem of unpleasant feelings when someone opposes them. This causes us to become…
This program is not a drop-in class and enrollment is required. The Foundation Program is designed for people who wish to deepen their understanding and experience of Kadampa Buddhism through a systematic study of six texts by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Please see our Foundation Program page for details.
Wishfulfilling Jewel with food offering is a collection of prayers that involve making offerings of food and drink to the Buddhas in conjunction with prayers. They are an excellent method for accumulating merit, purifying negativity and receiving blessings. The first part of the prayers is the Guru Yoga practice visualizing our Spiritual Guide in the…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 15 minutes of meditation on Lamrim and 5 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, you can choose a…
The daily puja at Kadampa Buddhist Centers is Heart Jewel, which is a Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. It includes 15 minutes of meditation on Lamrim and 5 minutes of silence to engage in Vajrayana meditation. During the Lamrim meditation, you can choose a…
Saturday 1 April Time: 10:00 - 12:30pm Cost: $24 (free for supporting members) During this mini retreat, you will be guided through three simple guided meditations which are all forms of breathing meditation. These meditations help calm the mind, reduce stress, and give rise to an experience of inner peace and wellbeing. The first is…