MEDITATION AND MODERN BUDDHISM

Upcoming Classes and Events:

Special Event in Seattle:

Sundays 10:00 - 11:15 am

Tuesdays 6:00 - 7:00 pm

Wednesdays 12:00 - 1:00 pm

Thursdays 6:00 - 7:15 pm

WHAT TO EXPECT AT A CLASS:

Beginning Meditation: Be guided in a short 10 minute breathing meditation and connect to an experience of inner peace. 

Short Teaching: Every week the teachings explore one aspect of Dharma, or Buddha’s teachings, which focus on solutions to problems in daily life, inducing genuine optimism and increased inner peace. 

Concluding Meditation: At the end of the class, we conclude with a meditation based on the teaching that was given during the class. Opportunity for Q&A and refreshments after class.

No prior meditating experience or Buddhist background required. We have comfortable chairs and cushions. Please arrive 5-10 minutes before class to sign-in and get settled.You may attend the full series or drop-in any week!

Live-Streaming on ZOOM is available on THURSDAYS for our evening meditation class for supporting members. Become a supporting member first then request the live-stream link here. 

Everyone welcome!

OUR TEACHERS

Kadampa Buddhism is a Mahayana Buddhist school founded by the great Indian Buddhist Master Atisha (AD 982-1054).

In the word, ‘Kadampa’, ‘Ka’ refers to Buddha’s teachings, and ‘dam’ to Atisha’s special Lamrim instructions. Kadampas, then, are practitioners who regard Buddha’s teachings as personal instructions and put them into practice by following the instructions of Lamrim.

By integrating their understanding of all Buddha’s teachings into their practice of Lamrim, and by integrating their experience of Lamrim into their everyday lives, Kadampas use Buddha’s teachings as practical methods for transforming daily activities into the path to enlightenment.

To provide a vehicle for promoting Kadampa Buddhism throughout the world, in 1991 Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso founded the New Kadampa Tradition, the International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKTIKBU).

It is an international association of study and meditation centers that follow the pure tradition of Mahayana Buddhism derived from the Buddhist meditators and scholars Atisha and Je Tsongkhapa and introduced into the West by the Buddhist Teacher Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.

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