Join us for a meaningful, spiritual evening at Kadampa Meditation Center. We’ll begin by lighting a candle with a special intention for our life, our family and the world. This will be followed a short guided meditation and talk with the Buddhist nun Gen Kelsang Demo and refreshments. May everyone be happy. May […]
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.
Beautiful and meaningful prayers to the Buddha of Compassion for those who have recently died. Includes the Buddhist meditation known as "transference of consciousness" for the deceased. Everyone welcome.
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.
Reflecting on 2025 from a spiritual point of view. Transforming our past. Opening new doors for our future.
Enjoy a silent weekend of meditation retreat, learning how to meditate on the clarity of your very own subtle mind according to Buddha’s Mahamudra teachings. Through training in this clear and joyful meditation on our root mind we gain the ability to easily pacify our mental disturbances and distractions, and we create powerful causes to […]
Enjoy a silent weekend of meditation retreat, learning how to meditate on the clarity of your very own subtle mind according to Buddha’s Mahamudra teachings. Through training in this clear and joyful meditation on our root mind we gain the ability to easily pacify our mental disturbances and distractions, and we create powerful causes to […]
We often hear of the benefits of meditation practice, but in our busy lives we might wonder if it is worth our time. And then, what practice will work the best? In this series learn how to establish a timeless meditation practice that will deeply solve our problems and bring peace and meaning into our […]
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.
In these Thursday evening classes we learn Buddhist meditation practices and understandings to grow our own joyful meditation practice and experience real inner peace. Everyone is welcome!
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.
For those with Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments of Heruka and Vajrayogini, we offer Dakini Yoga, the self-generation meditation practice of Vajrayogini.
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.
Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments are required to attend. RSVP is required. Please email education@meditateinseattle.org by January 3rd to confirm your participation. Thank you. Once we have completed a Vajrayogini close retreat of actions and a fire puja, we are qualified to perform self-initiation practice. This renews and strengthens our Bodhisattva and Tantric vows. Through taking […]
Generate authentic hope and happiness every Sunday morning at Kadampa Meditation Center Washington! Join us for our classes on building world peace one peaceful mind at a time, learning Buddha’s special methods of loving kindness. In these classes we will be exploring teachings from the book, The New Eight Steps to Happiness, written by the […]
The Children’s class includes singing a prayer, interactive teaching on keeping a peaceful mind and a loving heart, short meditation, and coloring or other activities. Children will be on the main floor, while adults have the option to be with their children or participate in the adult meditation class upstairs. Suggested for ages 5 to […]
Only practitioners with Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments can participate in this retreat. Deepen your experience of the profound meditations on Mahamudra Tantra, the union of great bliss and emptiness – the most subtle mind that experiences great bliss and realizes ultimate truth, the way things actually exist. Meditating on emptiness, channels, drops and winds as […]
Special offerings and prayers made to receive the important help, blessings and protection of the enlightened Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden. Everyone welcome.
Kadampa Meditation Center Washington is a 501(c)3 non-profit. Member of the New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union.
