Concentration makes our mind strong, clear, and relaxed, and we become more productive. It always makes us feel better, more peaceful and happier. With improved concentration, our formal meditations become more powerful, and we are better able to remember and hold our meditation experience throughout the day and the night. With good concentration our life becomes our meditation and our meditation becomes our life.
Resident Teacher Gen Rinzin
Give yourself and others the care our world needs by learning how to develop inner peace. Buddha taught that without inner peace outer peace is impossible. The best way to heal our world is to start by healing our personal world, one mind at a time. Join us for these refreshing weekly classes to start the week off right.
Attendance at Meditations for World Peace is by donation. All ages are welcome; Dharma for Kids, usually held at the same time as the adult class, is not available for the time being.
Each class begins with a guided breathing meditation to help settle the mind, let go of distractions and cultivate inner peace.
The teacher will then give a practical teaching based on a Buddhist topic, and will explain how we can integrate Buddha’s timeless wisdom into our busy daily lives.
The class concludes with a guided meditation to help us become deeply familiar with the teaching. Dedication prayers are chanted at the end of some classes.
A: No. Buddha’s teachings are presented in a way that is accessible to everyone, and no religious obligation is required.
A: No. Everyone is welcome, including beginners. The classes are fully guided so all you need to do is show up.
A: No special clothing is required, come as you are.
A: No. The classes focus on meditation and teachings alone. You can choose to sit on a chair or meditation cushion.
A: No, but you can ask questions after class if you would like.
A: No, it is not necessary to book in advance. Each class is self-contained so you can come to whichever class suits your schedule and start whenever you like.
A: Kadampa Meditation Center Washington is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization run entirely by volunteers. Supporter donations and fees are used to rent or maintain facilities for these classes, and any surplus is donated to the International Temples Project. We make every effort to keep fees low and, for most classes and events, reduced rates are available to senior citizens and full-time students. If you would like to attend an event but are unable to afford the fee, please contact the Administrative Director at least one week in advance.
A: No, please feel free to drop in whenever you like. Attending the entire series of classes is highly beneficial, as each class builds on the next. However, each class is taught in such a way that you can derive value from attending even just once.