Meditation in San Rafael

Kadampa Meditation Center San Francisco is hosting this special public talk with our Resident Teacher, Gen Tenzin, on Valentine's Day. In it he will offer many practical tools based on Buddhist wisdom for helping us to learn to navigate our conflicts and difficulties with others constructively and with compassion. Everyone is welcome to attend! This class will be taught live on Zoom and then available on-demand for 48 hours. Please register through the Events page on our website: meditateincal.org/events

Please enjoy this short video from last week's class in our Monday night drop-in series: Facing the COVID-19 Pandemic with Confidence & Compassion. Tonight's topic will be Managing Anger & Frustration. Just follow this link to register and to receive a link to the recording after the live airing at 7pm: https://bit.ly/2Mofv6E. Each class in this series is available on-demand for 72 hours. Please see our website at meditateincal.org for more information about the many classes we offer at Mahakaruna Kadampa Buddhist Center

Here are some highlights from last night's public talk. Thank you for the inspiration and hope, Gen Tenzin, and thank you to everyone who participated!

Hello San Rafael! CELEBRATING A VERY SPECIAL UNION In 1991 Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche founded the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT), which later became known as New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU).... This precious Union now covers the whole world and has over 1,200 centers and branches. The mother center of the International Kadampa Buddhist Union is Manjushri KMC. This Saturday, April 4, is NKT Day, which will be marked by a special international teaching by Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong, General Spiritual Director of NKT. This event will be streamed from the Temple at Manjushri KMC at 2:00pm UK time. You will receive a link after you register. The teaching is called: The Inner Protection of Spiritual Experience - Inspiring Advice for Challenging Times. JOIN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD Literally thousands of people across the globe will be celebrating Venerable Geshe-la's great kindness in founding NKT by joining this event online. To join in please register: http://ow.ly/1Yc850z4CEQ PRAYERS FOR THE CELEBRATION EVENT During the celebration event, the following prayers will be recited: - Prayers for Meditation - Request to the Holy Spiritual Guide Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche from his Faithful Disciples . Available from the Tharpa Intrnational website: http://ow.ly/jJkm50z4CEP

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Join us on Oct 1st for the empowerment of the Buddha of Compassion.

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Training in meditation transforms our experiences and deepens our feelings of happiness and contentment. Learn more at one of our Thursday drop-in classes. Everyone welcome! Learn more: http://goo.gl/NAI035

Buddha taught very powerful yet practical methods for transforming our mind. Effort in spiritual practice empowers us to change our lives. Meditation is a proven way to cultivate inner peace and deepen our sense of happiness. http://goo.gl/NAI035

Through training in meditation, we can cultivate a deep experience of inner peace and learn how to meet any difficulty with a positive and peaceful mind. Join us for a drop-in class on any Thursday. Everyone welcome! http://goo.gl/NAI035

Training in meditation and making effort in spiritual practice is a guaranteed way to reduce our feelings of discontent and dissatisfaction. Drop-in for a Thursday class. Learn more: http://goo.gl/NAI035

Happy Mother's Day!

Join us this week for a meditation class! Please see our calendar for more details. www.meditateincal.org

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