Mahamudra Kadampa Meditation Center, South Bay and Orange County, CA

This week's General Program meditation class led by Gen Kelsang Tangpa is on the topic Practicing Contentment in Our Daily Life Pure love is unmixed with attachment and stems entirely from a concern for others' happiness. It never gives rise to problems but only peace and happiness for both ourself and others.... Join us for weekly drop in classes. Learn how to begin and maintain a daily meditation practice. To find out classes we offer visit us at https://meditateinthesouthbay.org/general-program/ if you live in the South Bay of Los Angeles. And if you live in Orange County visit us at https://meditationinorangecounty.org/general-program/

This week's General Program meditation class led by Gen Kelsang Tangpa is on the topic Recognizing How Uncontrolled Desire Harms Us If we check carefully how we are experiencing problems and unhappiness, we can understand that they are all created by our uncontrolled desire, wishing ourself to be happy all the time.... By stopping this wish and instead wishing for others to be happy all the time, we will not have any problems or unhappiness at all. Join us for weekly drop in classes. Discover the benefits of having a daily meditation practice. To find out classes we offer visit us at https://meditateinthesouthbay.org/general-program/ if you live in the South Bay of Los Angeles. And if you live in Orange County visit us at https://meditationinorangecounty.org/general-program/

By learning to accept the small difficulties and hardships that arise every day in the course of our lives, gradually our capacity for patient acceptance will increase and we will come to know for ourself the freedom and joy that true patience brings. NEW SERIES!! How to Manage Anger and Uncontrolled Desire Join us Monday nights at 7:15 pm for General Program meditation class with Gen Kelsang Tangpa. Tonight's class is on Understanding the Perfection of Patience. ... Start a meditation practice or renew your commitment to keep one going. This is a great time to join! Learn more by visiting us at https://meditateinthesouthbay.org/general-program/ if you live in the South Bay. Or, if you live in Orange County visit us at https://meditationinorangecounty.org/general-program/

The Benefit of Aspirational Prayer We begin any practice of the stages of the path by making special prayers to attain the realization of that practice. - Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully... > #SouthBayLA #HermosaBeach https://meditateinthesouthbay.org/ #OrangeCounty #SantaAna https://meditationinorangecounty.org/ General Program Meditation Class >In-Person, via Live-Stream or Live-Stream Recording. > Recordings are available for 2 weeks. #buddism #meditation #meaningoflife #innerpeace #worldpeace #prayer @ Mahamudra Kadampa Meditation Center, South Bay and Orange County, CA

a meaningful life

"As the Kadampa Geshes used to say: 'Now is the time to purify negative karma, not to create more! Now is the time to accumulate merit, not to use it up!'" - Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully This week's General Program meditation class led by Gen Kelsang Tangpa is on the topic: The Force of Destruction (negativity)... General Program Meditation Class Join us online or in person tonight, Monday 3/29, or watch Live-Stream Recording (available for 2 weeks) Learn more and sign up by visiting here: #SouthBayLA #HermosaBeach https://meditateinthesouthbay.org/ #OrangeCounty #SantaAna https://meditationinorangecounty.org/ #35confessionalbuddhas #meditation #purification #4powers #karma #samsara #nirvana #dharma #buddha #meditate

New Meditation Series Begins! Transference of Consciousness (Powa) A Walk Through Buddha's Mind Join us this week to prepare our mind with the meditation: What is Death? The Mantra of Compassion... $12 donation for in-person, livestream or recording. #southbay #hermosabeach https://meditateinthesouthbay.org/general-program/ #orangecounty #santaanacalifornia https://meditationinorangecounty.org/general-program/ "Our death is the permanent separation of our body and mind. We may experience many temporary separations of our body and mind, but these are not our death. For example, when those who have completed their training in the practice known as ‘transference of consciousness’ engage in meditation, their mind separates from their body. Their body remains where they are meditating, and their mind goes to a Pure Land and then returns to their body." - from the text, How to Understand the Mind #death #transferenceofconsciousness #powa #imaydietoday #pureland #dharma #innerpeace #worldpeace #buddha #meditation #meditateondeath

Meaningful Gifts Give the Gift of Dharma! Just seeing an image of a Buddha places a potentiality on the mind that is a definite cause of enlightenment, and which nothing can destroy. ... We have a complete set of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche's books, postcards, statues and more in our Center Bookstore. The last day to shop is Dec 23. Please call (310) 848-9680 for the Hermosa Beach Center or (949) 350-3312 for the Santa Ana Center to arrange a time to shop in-person or schedule a curbside pickup. #dharma #giftideas #curbsidepickup #meditation #meditate #supportlocal #peaceofmind #worldpeace #meaningfulgifts #hermosabeach #santaanacalifornia

January Preliminary Retreats continue Friday and Saturday all retreat sessions (90 min each) four sessions per day 9am 12pm 4:30pm 7:00pm PST... Join us in-person for one or all retreat sessions in Hermosa Beach, CA or watch live via LiveStream The Four Great Preliminary Guides are sometimes called ‘gateways’ because by stepping through them we can enter into deep and powerful states of meditation and gain authentic realizations. PURIFICATION Friday, Jan 15 Saturday, Jan 16 MANDALA OFFERINGS Friday, Jan 22 Saturday, Jan 23 GURU YOGA Friday, Jan 29 Saturday, Jan 30 $3 per session or $10 per day (free for members) everyone welcome Visit MeditateInTheSouthbay.org to register or click link in bio. #meditation #meditate #purification #vajrasattva #mantra #buddha #mindfulness #dharma #worldpeace #innerpeace #hermosabeach

Meditation Classes ~ Understanding the Power of Mind This week's General Program meditation class is on the topic: How to Receive Buddha’s Blessings. ... Even if we purify our mind and accumulate merit, we will find it difficult to be successful in our meditations if we do not receive the blessings of the holy beings. Receiving blessings transforms our mind by activating our virtuous potentials, sustaining the growth of our Dharma realizations, and bringing our Dharma practice to completion. - New Meditation Handbook To sign up pls visit https://meditationinorangecounty.org/general-program/ for Orange County #santaanacalifornia and https://meditateinthesouthbay.org/general-program/ for the South Bay of #losangeles #hermosabeach From the hearts of all the holy beings, streams of light and nectar flow down, granting blessings and purifying.#meditation #buddha #buddhism #blessings #geshekelsanggyatso

Save the Dates! January Preliminary Retreats The Four Great Preliminary Guides are sometimes called ‘gateways’ because by stepping through them we can enter into deep and powerful states of meditation and gain authentic realizations. ... GOING FOR REFUGE Friday, Jan 8 Saturday, Jan 9 PURIFICATION Friday, Jan 15 Saturday, Jan 16 MANDALA OFFERINGS Friday, Jan 22 Saturday, Jan 23 GURU YOGA Friday, Jan 29 Saturday, Jan 30 all retreat sessions (90 min each) four sessions per day 9am 12pm 4:30pm 7:00pm PST Join us in-person for any or all retreat sessions in Hermosa Beach, CA or watch live via LiveStream $3 per session or $10 per day (free for members) everyone welcome https://MeditateInTheSouthBay.org

An Imagined Pure World will Become an Actual Pure Land If we offer the world as a Pure Land filled with exquisite objects and precious symbols we will experience a result in accordance with the pure nature of our offering. If we wish for spiritual attainments we should offer a mandala every day. - Joyful Path of Good Fortune #Meditation Class Sign up here >> https://meditationinorangecounty.org for Orange County, CA... >> https://meditateinthesouthbay.org for the South Bay Area of Los Angeles #SantaAnaCalifornia General Program Meditation with Gen Kelsang Tangpa Thursday Evenings 7:15 - 8:45 pm In-Person, Via Live-Stream or Live-Stream Recording and General Program Meditation with Maria Minaglia Monday Evenings 7:15 - 8:45 pm In-Person, Via Live-Stream or Live-Stream Recording #HermosaBeach General Program Meditation Class with Gen Kelsang Tangpa Monday Evenings 7:15-8:45 pm In-Person, Via Live-Stream or Live-Stream Recording #meditate #peaceofmind #worldpeace #mandala #offerings #visualization #prayerispowerful #pureland #imagineallthepeople #mayeveryonebehappy

We all need #meditation ... How One Supports the Meditation Practice > sign up online or drop-in > South Bay https://MeditateInTheSouthBay.org... > Orange County https://MeditationInOrangeCounty.org Without the limbs of accumulating merit and purifying negativity we cannot accomplish much in the way of meditation. - Joyful Path of Good Fortune The practices of #prostration, #offering, #beseeching and #requesting accumulate merit; the practices of #rejoicing and #dedication multiply merit; and the practice of #confession purifies negative #karma. These seven practices are called ‘limbs’ because they support our meditation as limbs support a body. - Joyful Path of Good Fortune #santaanacalifornia General Program Meditation with Gen Kelsang Tangpa Thursday Evenings 7:15 - 8:45 pm In-Person, Via Live-Stream or Live-Stream Recording** General Program Meditation with Maria Minaglia Monday Evenings 7:15 - 8:45 pm In-Person, Via Live-Stream or Live-Stream Recording** #hermosabeach General Program Meditation with Gen Kelsang Tangpa Thursday Evenings 7:15 - 8:45 pm In-Person, Via Live-Stream or Live-Stream Recording** #mind #purification #merit #buddha #dharma #sangha #meditate #peaceofmind #worldpeace

Meditation class led by Gen Kelsang Tangpa tonight Monday 11/30 at 7:15 PM is on the topic: The Importance of Visualizing Buddhas. >>drop in or sign up online>> South Bay of Los Angeles: https://MeditateInTheSouthBay.org ... Orange County: https://MeditationInOrangeCounty.org "Visualizations are not switched on like the picture on a television screen, but with repeated acquaintance we can learn how to establish extensive visualizations quickly and hold them firmly in our mind. In the beginning we should be satisfied with just a vague image, remembering that the most important thing is to develop strong faith that the holy beings are actually present before us, full of life and looking at us with great kindness, ready to receive our offerings and respond to our prayers. As we behold Guru Buddha Shakyamuni in front of us we let his appearance remind us of all the good qualities of his enlightened mind. - Joyful Path of Good Fortune #buddha #buddhism #fieldofmerit #puremind #mindfulness #meditation #meditateonit #kindness #compassion #wisdom #wishinglove #visualization

We are training in the union of the two truths. https://kadampa.org/podcast

Arising from emptiness ... how wonderful!

Medicine Buddha Prayer May everyone who is sick be swiftly healed, and make every disease that affects living beings be permanently eradicated. May the frightened be released from their fears, may those in captivity be freed, may the powerless be endowed with power, and may people think only of benefiting one another. ... There’s still time to attend the NKT Fall Festival Online! Teachings are available to watch until November 12th. Sign up here: https://kadampafestivals.org/fall #medicinebuddha #wisdom #compassion #emptinessisform #appearanceandemptiness #sutra #tantra #dharma #mindfulness #meditation #mindisthecreator #mentalaction #karma

Fall Meditation Series "A Walk Through Buddha's Mind" This week's General Program meditation class led by Gen Kelsang Tangpa is on the topic: A Walk Through Buddha's Mind... Everyone welcome! Watch via YouTube. South Bay signup here: http://MeditateInTheSouthBay.org Orange County signup here: http://MeditationInOrangeCounty.org The ultimate goal of human life is to attain enlightenment, and this depends upon continually receiving the special blessings of Buddha through our Spiritual Guide. Buddha attained enlightenment with the sole intention of leading all living beings along the stages of the path to enlightenment through his emanations. #enlightenment #followthepath #buddha #meditate #lamrim #sutra #tantra #mahayana #buddhism #innerpeace #puremind #worldpeace #cherishothers #kindness #mindfulness #hermosabeach #redondobeach #manhattanbeach #southbaylife #mentalpeace #karma

May Everyone be Free from Misery How wonderful it would be if all living beings were to possess happiness and its cause. May all beings possess these. I myself will make this happen. Please, O Buddhas and Spiritual Guides, bless me to do this. When we have generated this immeasurable wish continuously and spontaneously, we have gained the realization of immeasurable love. ... This week's General Program meditation class led by Gen Kelsang Tangpa is on the topic: May Everyone be Free from Misery. Join us online or in person tonight at 7:15 PM in Hermosa Beach or Santa Ana or Thursday 7:15 PM in Santa Ana. https://MeditateInTheSouthBay.org https://MeditationInOrangeCounty.org #buddhism #loveallbeingswithoutexception #innerpeace #worldpeace #meditateonlove #meditation

https://www.workadayforworldpeace.org Friday, October 16, will be Work a Day for World Peace Day, during which people all over the world will dedicate a day's wages or whatever is a comfortable amount to help with the work of the International Temples Project. ... Every cent donated goes toward fulfilling the compassionate vision of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche to build a Kadampa Temple in every city of the world - both urban temples and larger, traditional Temples for World Peace. Learn more at >> https://www.workadayforworldpeace.org #worldpeace #innerpeace #buddha #meditation #bethechange #mayeveryonebehappy

Dharma medicine

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Meditation ClassBecoming a Buddha for the Benefit of All Each and every living being has within them the seed, or potential, to become a Buddha, a fully enlightened being this is our Buddha nature. In Buddha’s teachings we have found the best method to ripen this seed, or potential. Sign up links below drop into one of our two locations in Hermosa Beach or Santa Ana or watch anytime via YouTube. Suggested donation $12... Serving Orange County: https://MeditationInOrangeCounty.org #santaanacalifornia >Monday Evenings 7:15 - 8:45 pm In-Person, Via Live-Stream or Live-Stream Recording >Thursday Evenings 7:15 - 8:45 pm In-Person, Via Live-Stream or Live-Stream Recording Serving the South Bay of Los Angeles: https://MeditateInTheSouthBay.org #hermosabeach >Monday Evenings 7:15 - 8:45 pm In-Person, Via Live-Stream or Live-Stream Recording #mindfulness #buddha #dharma #meditation #learntomeditate #innerpeace #worldpeace #findameditationteacher

Healing the mind ~ The supreme medicine of faith & wisdom. Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong, General Spiritual Director of NKT-IKBU, will grant the empowerment of Medicine Buddha and give heart advice on the Medicine Buddha sadhana and Medicine Buddha Prayer. Medicine Buddha is a Buddha doctor who shows us how to heal sickness of both body and mind - a perfect practice for our time.... The International Fall Festival 2020 will be presented online from Manjushri KMC, October 23-29. Sign up here> https://kadampafestivals.org/fall Everyone is welcome to take part in this Festival whether an experienced practitioner of Buddhism or a complete beginner. #medicinebuddha #healing #body #speech #mind #mentalpeace #meditation #samsara #nirvana #dharma #onlinemeditation

New Fall Meditation Series "A Walk Through Buddha's Mind" This week's General Program meditation class is on the topic: Stages of Concentration >> The Tibetan term for tranquil abiding is ‘zhi nay’, in which ‘zhi’ means tranquil or pacified and ‘nay’ means abiding or remaining. Tranquil abiding, therefore, is a mind that has pacified distractions and that remains single-pointedly on one object.... >>Sign up at https://meditationinorangecounty.org for Orange County and https://meditateinthesouthbay.org in the South Bay Area of Los Angeles #orangecounty #santaana >> Thursday Evenings 7:15 - 8:45 pm (Watch Via YouTube Anytime, Live-Stream or In-Person in Santa Ana) Monday Evenings 7:15 - 8:45 pm (Watch Via YouTube Anytime, Live-Stream or In-Person in Santa Ana) #southbay #hermosabeach >> Monday Evenings 7:15-8:45 pm (Watch Via YouTube Anytime, Live-Stream or In-Person in Hermosa Beach) #meditation #meditate #buddha #bodhichitta #mind #contentment #stagesofthepath #enlightenment #dharma #followthepath #innerpeace #mentalpeace

Weekend Meditation Classes SATURDAYS and SUNDAYS @mahamudrakmc #onlinemeditationclass #dharma Our Daily Meditation Practice Explained - Heart Jewel Meditation with Commentary... SATURDAY, September 19, 2020 9:00-10:30 am Prayers for World Peace - Heart Sutra Recitation, The Practice of the Wisdom Realizing Emptiness SUNDAY, September 20, 2020 11:00-11:50 am visit https://meditateinthesouthbay.org #manjushri #wisdom #swordofwisdom #meditate #lamrim #sutra #buddha #jetsongkhapa #heartjewel #emptinessisform #heartsutra #meditation

This week's General Program meditation class led by Gen Kelsang Tangpa is on the topic: The Correct View of Compassion is Hidden in Plain Sight Sign up at http://meditateinthesouthbay.org ... to watch online Developing compassion and wisdom, and helping those in need whenever possible, is the true meaning of human life." - How to Transform Your Life #compassion #emptiness #nirvana #cherishothers #mayeveryonebehappy #exchangingselfandothers

2020 CALIFORNIA DHARMA CELEBRATION ONLINE Friday 9/11-9/13 Recordings available for viewing after the broadcast. Learn more and register: https://CAdharmacelebration.org... Everyone is Welcome! Join hundreds of people ONLINE at the California Dharma Celebration for a long and meaningful weekend on faith and wisdom. At this special event,Gen Kelsang Rigpa, the Western United States National Spiritual Director of the NKT-IKBU., will grant the empowerment of the Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden. Dorje Shugden, our Dharma protector, is a manifestation of all Buddhas’ wisdom and compassion and helps us to transform the conditions of our life into the spiritual path. How wonderful! #dharma #wisdom #compassion #buddha #meditation #meditateonline #protector #dorjeshugden