Kadampa Festival Journey Evening and Potluck | July 7th 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Did you know that Kadampa Buddhism is a worldwide tradition? Ā At our international festivals, we meet Kadampa Buddhists from all over the world, speaking more than 20 different languages, and get to enjoy our truly global community.Ā At this relaxed evening at Kadampa Meditation Center, learn all about Kadampa Festivals, through the experiences of local practitioners. Tales of spiritual adventure, unforgettable inspiring experiencesĀ and life-long international friendships will give you a taste of these extraordinary spiritual events.Everyone is welcome.Ā Have your own unforgettable experiences, by attending one of the upcoming festivals, happening as close as the Grand Canyon and as far away as England!Ā FREEĀ 

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General Program/ Drop-in Classes

Monday Evenings with Nick Birdsall - Transform Your Life With Loving Kindness | Starts July 14

In these classes we will learn one of the most important methods to make ourselves and others happy - which is to develop affectionate love, in particular a warm heart and a feeling of being close to others. Ā 

5-Week Drop-in Meditation Course with Nick Birdsall.

MondayĀ evenings, 7-8:30pm, July 14-Aug 11Ā 

Everyone welcome!

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Buddhist Advice for a Happy Life

Thursday Evening Class | Jul 10 - AugĀ 21

In these summer classes, enjoy the sublime, heartfelt advice for living a meaningful and purposeful life offered by the great Buddhist Master Atisha (982-1054), founder of Kadampa Buddhism.Ā Eternally modern and relevant, Atisha’s practical guidance helps us transform our ordinary life into a joyful path to deep inner peace for our own and others’ benefit. These precious words will touch your heart in a deep way for you to treasure and practice forever.Ā 

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Meditations For World Peace

Generate authentic hope and happiness every Sunday morning at Kadampa Meditation Center Washington! Join us for our classes on building world peace one peaceful mind at a time.

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Meditación por la Paz Mundial

”Genera auténtica esperanza y felicidad cada domingo por la mañana en el Centro de Meditación Kadampa de Washington! Únete a nuestras clases para construir la paz mundial, una mente en paz a la vez.

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Meditation Changes Everything

So much of the stress and tension we normally experience comes from our mind, and many of the problems we experience, including ill health, are caused or aggravated by this stress. Just by doing breathing meditation for ten or fifteen minutes each day, we will be able to reduce this stress.

We will experience a calm, spacious feeling in the mind, and many of our usual problems will fall away. Difficult situations will become easier to deal with, we will naturally feel warm and well disposed towards other people, and our relationships with others will gradually improve.

We should train in this preliminary meditation until we gain some experience of it. However, if we want to attain permanent, unchanging inner peace, and if we want to become completely free from problems and suffering, we need to advance beyond simple breathing meditation to more practical forms of meditation, such as the cycle of twenty-one Lamrim meditations explained in

The New Meditation Handbook

by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso