We need peace every day – we can do this using timeless Buddhist practices to cultivate authentic peace in our mind. Drop-in to these traditional Buddhist meditation sessions that connect us to the healing power of meditation and the blessings of enlightened beings.
These practices are free to join. Everyone is welcome to join us for these group daily meditation and chanted prayer practices at KMC Washington. These practices are also available live-streamed to KMC WA supporters (to learn more about becoming a supporter, click here). The general days and times for these practices are listed below, but please check our calendar for specific dates as there are occasional exceptions. Thank you!
This practice is available online for Supporters.
Monday – Friday, 7:00-7:30am
Join us on weekday mornings for a 30-minute prostration practice that purifies our mind of negativity. Every weekday morning we engage in The Bodhisattva’s Confession of Moral Downfalls, a powerful practice that focuses on the Thirty-five Confession Buddhas to make our mind pure and clean.
This beautiful, humble practice includes chanted prayers and physical prostrations. Because prostration is principally a mental activity, physical prostrations are performed according to each practitioner’s capability.
Everyone welcome – no experience necessary. In-person drop-in, Supporters can also join online (click here to learn about membership).
This practice is available online for Supporters.
Mondays, 5:30-6:30pm
Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30pm
Wednesdays, 5-6pm
Thursdays, 5:30-6:30pm
Fridays, 5:30-6:30pm
Saturday Mornings, 7-8am
The Heart Jewel chanted prayer and meditation practice is the heart essence of Kadampa Buddhism. It is used by many Kadampas as their main daily practice. Through this beautiful practice we can overcome obstacles to our meditation practice and create favorable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our pure Dharma realizations.
This practice includes guided training in Lamrim meditation, the meditations on the stages of the path to enlightenment.
In each session, guidance will be read out loud from a Lamrim book, then there will be silence to contemplate and meditate single-pointedly.
These practices are free to join and are also all available live-streamed to KMC WA supporters unless otherwise stated below (to learn more about becoming a supporter, click here).
Everyone is welcome to join us for beautiful and meaningful prayers to the Buddha of Compassion (Avalokiteshvara) for those who have recently died. Includes the Buddhist meditation known as "transference of consciousness" for the deceased. Everyone welcome.
Held one Saturday per month, 6pm. Please check our calendar for a specific date.
Click here to watch "Helping those who have died" on Youtube, a short video on the practice of Powa Ceremony.
Typically held on the 15th of each month, at 6:30am. Please check our calendar for the next opportunity. This practice is available online for Supporters.
The essence of this practice is to take eight precepts and to keep them purely for a period of twenty-four hours. In this early morning practice we take eight Mahayana precepts, promising to abstain from all non-virtuous actions for twenty-four hours. We also fast for 24 hours, only eating one meal at lunchtime (drinks ok).
By doing this practice again and again, we acquaint ourself with the practice of moral discipline and thereby make our human life meaningful. Because we take the precepts with a compassionate motivation of bodhichitta, it is very powerful for purifying negative karma. With this practice we accumulate huge positive karma, prevent future suffering and move closer to the pure state of enlightenment. If we wish to take the essence of this precious human life we should strive to engage in this practice as often as we can.
Special offerings and prayers made to receive the important help, blessings and protection of the enlightened Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Everyone welcome.
Held on most Sundays at 4:30pm, with occasional exceptions. Please check our calendar for specific dates.
Beautiful traditional chanted prayers and offerings to become close to and receive the powerful blessings of our Spiritual Guide. This preliminary practice for Vajrayana Mahamudra is at the very heart of Kadampa Buddhist practice of the union of Sutra and Tantra. Everyone welcome.
Offered every 10th & 25th of the month. Please check our calendar for specific times.
An epic traditional 3.5-hour chanted practice with offerings, which connects us to powerful enlightened Dharma Protectors who support our spiritual progress and the welfare of the entire world. Everyone welcome.
Offered once monthly, near or on the 29th. Please check our calendar for dates and times.
Receive the help, blessings and protection of Buddha Green Tara, our enlightened mother, including prayers for the welfare and protection of the whole world. Everyone welcome.
Held every 8th of the month. Please check our calendar for a specific time.
Mondays – Fridays, 7:30-8:30am, In-person only (no live-stream)
For those with Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments of Heruka and Vajrayogini, we offer Dakini Yoga, the self-generation meditation practice of Vajrayogini.
The next opportunity to receive Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments is at the 2026 Summer Festival at Manjushri KMC (July 24 – Aug 8, 2026). Click here for more information about this event.
Kadampa Meditation Center Washington is a 501(c)3 non-profit. Member of the New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union.
