This practice is the heart essence of Kadampa Buddhism. In the first part we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa and make prayers and requests to purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. This prepares our mind for a twenty-minute Lamrim (“Stages of the Path to Enlightenment”) meditation. After the meditation we make prayers to our Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden. Through this we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favorable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our pure Dharma realizations.

Meditation classes for everyone with modern Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang Norbu and Kadampa Buddhist teacher Nancy Fox

Mondays, 7-8:30pm, October 12 - November 16

$15 for non-members/free with a membership

“Dharma instructions teach us how to make ourself and others happy.” - Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, The New Meditation Handbook

We all want to be happy, but how often do we seek happiness outside ourself? It might seem like a cliché, but it’s true that we’ll never be happy with anyone else if we’re not happy with ourself. The first step to finding happiness inside ourself is working on our own mind. Therefore, the basic Buddhist meditations are for establishing happiness within our own mind.

In these classes, Gen Norbu will introduce and guide the basic Buddhist meditations for establishing happiness within our own mind. Start at the beginning of the series if you can, but if you miss the beginning then start when you are able.

Recommended reading: The New Meditation Handbook by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Available in our shop, or download here - The New Meditation Handbook

October 12 - Introduction to Buddhist Meditation: Our Precious Human Life 

October 19 - Eliminating the Laziness of Attachment: Death and Impermanence 

October 26 - Focusing Our Spiritual Practice: The Dangers of Lower Rebirth 

November 2 - Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha: Refuge Practice  

November 9 - Meditation on Karma: Actions and Their Effects 

November 16 - Meditation on Non-attachment: Developing Renunciation for Samsara

Wednesdays, 7-8pm

This practice is the heart essence of Kadampa Buddhism. In the first part we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa and make prayers and requests to purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. After the meditation we make prayers to our Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden. Through this we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favorable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our pure Dharma realizations.

This practice includes a tsog offering so you can bring a vegetarian food offering with you if you wish.

Bring a vegetarian food offering if you wish

Monthly, 3rd Saturday of the month

We perform this practice on behalf of those who have recently died, traditionally within forty-nine days of their death. In conjunction with brief Buddhist ritual practices we arrange beautiful offerings such as candles and flowers on behalf of those who have passed.

Meditation classes for everyone with Kadampa Buddhist teacher Ann Gerhardt and modern Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang Norbu

Sundays, 10:30-11:30am, August 16 - October 18

“In his Dharma teachings, Buddha advises us not to seek happiness outside ourself, but to establish it within our mind.” - Introduction to Buddhism, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

We all want to be happy all the time, but we normally seek happiness outside ourself. No matter how much we seek happiness outside ourself, we will never find real, lasting happiness, because happiness is a part of the mind that experiences inner peace, or peace of mind. Therefore, the only way to find real, lasting happiness is to establish it within our mind.

How do we establish happiness within our mind? To do this, we have to develop and maintain a peaceful mind. This is the main purpose of meditation and the Buddhist way of life.

In these introductory classes, Ann and Gen Norbu will introduce the basic foundations of the Buddhist way of life, including teachings on the mind, reincarnation, karma, and of course meditation. Start at the beginning of the series if you can, but if you miss the beginning then start when you are able.

Recommended reading: Introduction to Buddhism by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Available in our shop, or download here - Introduction to Buddhism

August 16 - Following an Enlightened Example: Who was Buddha?

August 23 - Inner Problems, Inner Solutions: Understanding the Mind with Gen Norbu

August 30 - Understanding Reincarnation: Past and Future Lives

September 6 - No Class: Labor Day weekend

September 13 - How to Change Our Feelings: What is Karma?

September 20 - Appreciating Our Spiritual Opportunity: Our Precious Human Life with Gen Norbu

September 27 - Calming the Mind, Reducing Distractions: What is Meditation?

October 4 - Opening the Door to the Spiritual Path: Meditation on Death

October 11 - No Class: International Fall Festival

October 18 - Real Protection from Suffering: The Buddhist Way of Life

Foundation Program is an in-depth study program designed for students who have gained a basic understanding of Kadampa Buddhist practice of meditation. It suits those who are interested in pursuing a more formalized and committed group study program to advance their understanding of Buddha’s teachings. We are currently studying the book, Meaningful to Behold, by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche.

This practice is the heart essence of Kadampa Buddhism. In the first part we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa and make prayers and requests to purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. This prepares our mind for a twenty-minute Lamrim (“Stages of the Path to Enlightenment”) meditation. After the meditation we make prayers to our Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden. Through this we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favorable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our pure Dharma realizations.

Meditation classes for everyone with modern Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang Norbu and Kadampa Buddhist teacher Nancy Fox

Mondays, 7-8:30pm, October 12 - November 16

$15 for non-members/free with a membership

“Dharma instructions teach us how to make ourself and others happy.” - Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, The New Meditation Handbook

We all want to be happy, but how often do we seek happiness outside ourself? It might seem like a cliché, but it’s true that we’ll never be happy with anyone else if we’re not happy with ourself. The first step to finding happiness inside ourself is working on our own mind. Therefore, the basic Buddhist meditations are for establishing happiness within our own mind.

In these classes, Gen Norbu will introduce and guide the basic Buddhist meditations for establishing happiness within our own mind. Start at the beginning of the series if you can, but if you miss the beginning then start when you are able.

Recommended reading: The New Meditation Handbook by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Available in our shop, or download here - The New Meditation Handbook

October 12 - Introduction to Buddhist Meditation: Our Precious Human Life 

October 19 - Eliminating the Laziness of Attachment: Death and Impermanence 

October 26 - Focusing Our Spiritual Practice: The Dangers of Lower Rebirth 

November 2 - Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha: Refuge Practice  

November 9 - Meditation on Karma: Actions and Their Effects 

November 16 - Meditation on Non-attachment: Developing Renunciation for Samsara

Wednesdays, 7-8pm

This practice is the heart essence of Kadampa Buddhism. In the first part we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa and make prayers and requests to purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. After the meditation we make prayers to our Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden. Through this we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favorable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our pure Dharma realizations.

This practice includes a tsog offering so you can bring a vegetarian food offering with you if you wish.

with Kadampa Buddhist teacher Ann Gerhardt

Saturday, October 24, 10am-1pm

$25 for non-members/discounts with a membership

10-11:15am Session 1

11:15-11:45am Coffee & Snacks

11:45am-1pm Session 2

“The purpose of understanding and believing in karma is to prevent future suffering and to establish the basic foundation for the path to liberation and enlightenment.” - Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Modern Buddhism

Generally, karma means “action.” From non-virtuous actions comes suffering, and from virtuous actions comes happiness: if we believe this, we believe in karma.

Meditation is a virtuous mental action that is the main cause for experiencing mental peace in the future. Whenever we practice meditation, whether or not our meditation is clear, we are performing a virtuous mental action that is a cause of our future happiness and peace of mind. We are normally concerned mainly about bodily and verbal actions, but in reality mental actions are more important. Our bodily and verbal actions depend on our mental action—on our mentally making a decision.

In this retreat, Ann will introduce the basic Buddhist understanding of karma. Making the best decisions for our future happiness and freedom from suffering depends on understanding the relationship between all our intentional actions and the karmic effects of those actions.

Meditation classes for everyone with Kadampa Buddhist teacher Ann Gerhardt and modern Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang Norbu

Sundays, 10:30-11:30am, October 25 - November 8

$12 for non-members/free with a membership

“Samsara promises much but can never deliver real satisfaction. It is not possible for impure, transient objects to provide the lasting joy we seek. This can be attained only by thoroughly purifying our mind.” - Introduction to Buddhism, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

How many of our problems are caused by our anger and uncontrolled desire? Can we ever be free from suffering and pain, or find real happiness, while such unpeaceful states of mind remain in our heart? How can we develop and maintain a peaceful mind when good things happen to us, and also when unpleasant things happen to us?

These classes will introduce the basic Buddhist teachings and meditations on the path to liberation - the permanent inner peace that can be attained only by reducing and eventually abandoning our anger, uncontrolled desire, and ignorance.

Recommended reading: Introduction to Buddhism by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Available in our shop, or download here - Introduction to Buddhism

October 25 - Anger and the Four Noble Truths: What Is Liberation?

November 1 - Desire, Suffering, and Non-attachment: Developing Renunciation

November 8 - Discipline, Meditation, and Wisdom: The Three Higher Trainings

Foundation Program is an in-depth study program designed for students who have gained a basic understanding of Kadampa Buddhist practice of meditation. It suits those who are interested in pursuing a more formalized and committed group study program to advance their understanding of Buddha’s teachings. We are currently studying the book, Meaningful to Behold, by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche.

Offering to the Spiritual Guide w/ tsog offering

Bring a vegetarian food offering if you wish

10th and 25th of every month, see calendar for times

This is a special Guru Yoga of Je Tsongkhapa in conjunction with Highest Yoga Tantra that is a preliminary practice for Vajrayana Mahamudra. The main practice is relying upon our Spiritual Guide as a Buddha and making praises and requests, but it also includes all the essential practices of the stages of the path and training the mind, as well as both the generation stage and completion stage of Highest Yoga Tantra. By relying upon Je Tsongkhapa our compassion, wisdom, and spiritual power naturally increase. This practice includes a tsog offering so you can bring a vegetarian food offering with you if you wish.

This practice is the heart essence of Kadampa Buddhism. In the first part we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa and make prayers and requests to purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. This prepares our mind for a twenty-minute Lamrim (“Stages of the Path to Enlightenment”) meditation. After the meditation we make prayers to our Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden. Through this we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favorable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our pure Dharma realizations.

Meditation classes for everyone with modern Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang Norbu and Kadampa Buddhist teacher Nancy Fox

Mondays, 7-8:30pm, October 12 - November 16

$15 for non-members/free with a membership

“Dharma instructions teach us how to make ourself and others happy.” - Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, The New Meditation Handbook

We all want to be happy, but how often do we seek happiness outside ourself? It might seem like a cliché, but it’s true that we’ll never be happy with anyone else if we’re not happy with ourself. The first step to finding happiness inside ourself is working on our own mind. Therefore, the basic Buddhist meditations are for establishing happiness within our own mind.

In these classes, Gen Norbu will introduce and guide the basic Buddhist meditations for establishing happiness within our own mind. Start at the beginning of the series if you can, but if you miss the beginning then start when you are able.

Recommended reading: The New Meditation Handbook by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Available in our shop, or download here - The New Meditation Handbook

October 12 - Introduction to Buddhist Meditation: Our Precious Human Life 

October 19 - Eliminating the Laziness of Attachment: Death and Impermanence 

October 26 - Focusing Our Spiritual Practice: The Dangers of Lower Rebirth 

November 2 - Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha: Refuge Practice  

November 9 - Meditation on Karma: Actions and Their Effects 

November 16 - Meditation on Non-attachment: Developing Renunciation for Samsara

Wednesdays, 7-8pm

This practice is the heart essence of Kadampa Buddhism. In the first part we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa and make prayers and requests to purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. After the meditation we make prayers to our Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden. Through this we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favorable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our pure Dharma realizations.

This practice includes a tsog offering so you can bring a vegetarian food offering with you if you wish.

Meditation classes for everyone with Kadampa Buddhist teacher Ann Gerhardt and modern Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang Norbu

Sundays, 10:30-11:30am, October 25 - November 8

$12 for non-members/free with a membership

“Samsara promises much but can never deliver real satisfaction. It is not possible for impure, transient objects to provide the lasting joy we seek. This can be attained only by thoroughly purifying our mind.” - Introduction to Buddhism, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

How many of our problems are caused by our anger and uncontrolled desire? Can we ever be free from suffering and pain, or find real happiness, while such unpeaceful states of mind remain in our heart? How can we develop and maintain a peaceful mind when good things happen to us, and also when unpleasant things happen to us?

These classes will introduce the basic Buddhist teachings and meditations on the path to liberation - the permanent inner peace that can be attained only by reducing and eventually abandoning our anger, uncontrolled desire, and ignorance.

Recommended reading: Introduction to Buddhism by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Available in our shop, or download here - Introduction to Buddhism

October 25 - Anger and the Four Noble Truths: What Is Liberation?

November 1 - Desire, Suffering, and Non-attachment: Developing Renunciation

November 8 - Discipline, Meditation, and Wisdom: The Three Higher Trainings

Foundation Program is an in-depth study program designed for students who have gained a basic understanding of Kadampa Buddhist practice of meditation. It suits those who are interested in pursuing a more formalized and committed group study program to advance their understanding of Buddha’s teachings. We are currently studying the book, Meaningful to Behold, by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche.

Meditation classes for everyone with modern Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang Norbu and Kadampa Buddhist teacher Nancy Fox

Mondays, 7-8:30pm, October 12 - November 16

$15 for non-members/free with a membership

“Dharma instructions teach us how to make ourself and others happy.” - Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, The New Meditation Handbook

We all want to be happy, but how often do we seek happiness outside ourself? It might seem like a cliché, but it’s true that we’ll never be happy with anyone else if we’re not happy with ourself. The first step to finding happiness inside ourself is working on our own mind. Therefore, the basic Buddhist meditations are for establishing happiness within our own mind.

In these classes, Gen Norbu will introduce and guide the basic Buddhist meditations for establishing happiness within our own mind. Start at the beginning of the series if you can, but if you miss the beginning then start when you are able.

Recommended reading: The New Meditation Handbook by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Available in our shop, or download here - The New Meditation Handbook

October 12 - Introduction to Buddhist Meditation: Our Precious Human Life 

October 19 - Eliminating the Laziness of Attachment: Death and Impermanence 

October 26 - Focusing Our Spiritual Practice: The Dangers of Lower Rebirth 

November 2 - Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha: Refuge Practice  

November 9 - Meditation on Karma: Actions and Their Effects 

November 16 - Meditation on Non-attachment: Developing Renunciation for Samsara

A meditation retreat for everyone with modern Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang Norbu

Saturday, November 7, 10am-4pm

$35 for non-members/discounts with a membership

10-11:15am Session 1

11:15-11:45am Coffee & Snacks

11:45am-1pm Session 2

1-2:45pm Lunch Break

2:45-4pm Session 3

“Any living being, even a worm or an insect, can commit negative actions; but only humans have the fortune to be able to purify them.” - Meditation and Recitation of Solitary Vajrasattva

We have been accumulating non-virtuous actions and experiencing their suffering results since beginningless time; but now we have an opportunity to purify them completely. We should make use of this precious opportunity to purify our negative karma, not to create more! The meditation and recitation of Vajrasattva is a very powerful method of purification.

In this retreat, Gen Norbu will introduce Vajrasattva purification practice. This practice is highly recommended especially for anyone who wants to purify the negative karmic obstacles preventing them from gaining spiritual realizations.

Meditation classes for everyone with Kadampa Buddhist teacher Ann Gerhardt and modern Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang Norbu

Sundays, 10:30-11:30am, October 25 - November 8

$12 for non-members/free with a membership

“Samsara promises much but can never deliver real satisfaction. It is not possible for impure, transient objects to provide the lasting joy we seek. This can be attained only by thoroughly purifying our mind.” - Introduction to Buddhism, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

How many of our problems are caused by our anger and uncontrolled desire? Can we ever be free from suffering and pain, or find real happiness, while such unpeaceful states of mind remain in our heart? How can we develop and maintain a peaceful mind when good things happen to us, and also when unpleasant things happen to us?

These classes will introduce the basic Buddhist teachings and meditations on the path to liberation - the permanent inner peace that can be attained only by reducing and eventually abandoning our anger, uncontrolled desire, and ignorance.

Recommended reading: Introduction to Buddhism by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Available in our shop, or download here - Introduction to Buddhism

October 25 - Anger and the Four Noble Truths: What Is Liberation?

November 1 - Desire, Suffering, and Non-attachment: Developing Renunciation

November 8 - Discipline, Meditation, and Wisdom: The Three Higher Trainings

Foundation Program is an in-depth study program designed for students who have gained a basic understanding of Kadampa Buddhist practice of meditation. It suits those who are interested in pursuing a more formalized and committed group study program to advance their understanding of Buddha’s teachings. We are currently studying the book, Meaningful to Behold, by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche.

Meditation classes for everyone with modern Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang Norbu and Kadampa Buddhist teacher Nancy Fox

Mondays, 7-8:30pm, October 12 - November 16

$15 for non-members/free with a membership

“Dharma instructions teach us how to make ourself and others happy.” - Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, The New Meditation Handbook

We all want to be happy, but how often do we seek happiness outside ourself? It might seem like a cliché, but it’s true that we’ll never be happy with anyone else if we’re not happy with ourself. The first step to finding happiness inside ourself is working on our own mind. Therefore, the basic Buddhist meditations are for establishing happiness within our own mind.

In these classes, Gen Norbu will introduce and guide the basic Buddhist meditations for establishing happiness within our own mind. Start at the beginning of the series if you can, but if you miss the beginning then start when you are able.

Recommended reading: The New Meditation Handbook by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Available in our shop, or download here - The New Meditation Handbook

October 12 - Introduction to Buddhist Meditation: Our Precious Human Life 

October 19 - Eliminating the Laziness of Attachment: Death and Impermanence 

October 26 - Focusing Our Spiritual Practice: The Dangers of Lower Rebirth 

November 2 - Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha: Refuge Practice  

November 9 - Meditation on Karma: Actions and Their Effects 

November 16 - Meditation on Non-attachment: Developing Renunciation for Samsara

Foundation Program is an in-depth study program designed for students who have gained a basic understanding of Kadampa Buddhist practice of meditation. It suits those who are interested in pursuing a more formalized and committed group study program to advance their understanding of Buddha’s teachings. We are currently studying the book, Meaningful to Behold, by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche.

Meditation classes for everyone with modern Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang Norbu and Kadampa Buddhist teacher Nancy Fox

Mondays, 7-8:30pm, October 12 - November 16

$15 for non-members/free with a membership

“Dharma instructions teach us how to make ourself and others happy.” - Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, The New Meditation Handbook

We all want to be happy, but how often do we seek happiness outside ourself? It might seem like a cliché, but it’s true that we’ll never be happy with anyone else if we’re not happy with ourself. The first step to finding happiness inside ourself is working on our own mind. Therefore, the basic Buddhist meditations are for establishing happiness within our own mind.

In these classes, Gen Norbu will introduce and guide the basic Buddhist meditations for establishing happiness within our own mind. Start at the beginning of the series if you can, but if you miss the beginning then start when you are able.

Recommended reading: The New Meditation Handbook by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Available in our shop, or download here - The New Meditation Handbook

October 12 - Introduction to Buddhist Meditation: Our Precious Human Life 

October 19 - Eliminating the Laziness of Attachment: Death and Impermanence 

October 26 - Focusing Our Spiritual Practice: The Dangers of Lower Rebirth 

November 2 - Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha: Refuge Practice  

November 9 - Meditation on Karma: Actions and Their Effects 

November 16 - Meditation on Non-attachment: Developing Renunciation for Samsara

Disconnect from your devices and busy life, and enjoy short teachings, gently guided meditations, and breaks for silence, tea and contemplation.

Our mind always has the potential to be clear, spacious and positive. Learn how to let go of distractions and access the clarity of your mind.

No experience necessary, everyone welcome.

With Kadampa Buddhist teacher Nancy Fox

Foundation Program is an in-depth study program designed for students who have gained a basic understanding of Kadampa Buddhist practice of meditation. It suits those who are interested in pursuing a more formalized and committed group study program to advance their understanding of Buddha’s teachings. We are currently studying the book, Meaningful to Behold, by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche.

A meditation retreat for everyone with modern Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang Norbu

Saturday, December 12, 10am-4pm

$35 non-members/discounts with a membership

10-11:15am Session 1

11:15-11:45am Coffee & Snacks

11:45am-1pm Session 2

1-2:45pm Lunch Break

2:45-4pm Session 3

The essence of Mahamudra meditation is to access and understand our own mind at the deepest level, and then use that deepest level of mind to realize the way things actually exist. Even the introductory stages of Mahamudra meditation are extremely helpful for realizing the clarity of the mind, and for understanding through our own experience the relationship between our mind and the things it perceives.

This introductory retreat will introduce and guide us through the basic Mahamudra meditation on the clarity of the mind, and explain how to engage in this meditation in a way that will develop and increase our levels of meditative concentration.

Foundation Program is an in-depth study program designed for students who have gained a basic understanding of Kadampa Buddhist practice of meditation. It suits those who are interested in pursuing a more formalized and committed group study program to advance their understanding of Buddha’s teachings. We are currently studying the book, Meaningful to Behold, by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche.

Foundation Program is an in-depth study program designed for students who have gained a basic understanding of Kadampa Buddhist practice of meditation. It suits those who are interested in pursuing a more formalized and committed group study program to advance their understanding of Buddha’s teachings. We are currently studying the book, Meaningful to Behold, by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche.

Stay tuned for more info