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SUMMARY:Dakini Yoga (HYT Empowerment Required) -
DESCRIPTION:For those with Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments of Heruka and Vajrayogini\, we offer Dakini Yoga\, the self-generation meditation practice of Vajrayogini.
URL:https://meditateinseattle.org/event/dakini-yoga-hyt-empowerment-required-august/2026-08-17/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Washington\, 6556 24th ave NW\, Seattle\, WA\, 98117\, United States
CATEGORIES:#1 Front Page: Upcoming Classes, Prayers & Events,Prayers
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SUMMARY:Shrine Change
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URL:https://meditateinseattle.org/event/shrine-change-2/2026-08-21/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Washington\, 6556 24th ave NW\, Seattle\, WA\, 98117\, United States
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SUMMARY:Open House & Pancake Breakfast - August 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Ballard Open House\, coffee and FREE pancake breakfast from 8am-12 noon \nDrop-in to a 15-minute Guided Meditation at 9:30am\, 10:30am and 11:30am \nEnjoy delicious pancakes\, tour our beautiful meditation room and shrine\, see the Kid's Class classroom\, visit our bookstore and garden\, and enjoy community
URL:https://meditateinseattle.org/event/open-house-pancake-breakfast-august-2026/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Washington\, 6556 24th ave NW\, Seattle\, WA\, 98117\, United States
CATEGORIES:#1 Front Page: Upcoming Classes, Prayers & Events,#3 Special Events & Retreat Page
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SUMMARY:Lamrim Retreat - Meditation In The Heart - Click here for schedule
DESCRIPTION:Leading into Labor Day Weekend\, join us for this contemplative meditation retreat\, which gives us the opportunity to reflect on our life’s direction from the point of view of Buddhist wisdom\, in order to bring about deep spiritual transformation. Kadam Trina will guide this 5-day retreat on the meditations of the path to enlightenment called Lamrim.\n\nThese transformative meditations are a special presentation of Buddha’s teachings known as Lamrim\, that are easily integrated into modern daily life.  By engaging in these meditations systematically we build a strong foundation of inner peace within our busy and often stressful lives. Kadam Trina will offer guidance on how to use Lamrim for an effective daily meditation practice\, using the book Mirror of Dharma.\n\nAll sessions are guided and are suitable for all levels of experience. Attend either a portion or the entirety of the retreat - you can register for single sessions\, single days\, or the whole retreat.\n\nEverybody is welcome!
URL:https://meditateinseattle.org/event/lamrim-retreat-meditation-in-the-heart/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Washington\, 6556 24th ave NW\, Seattle\, WA\, 98117\, United States
CATEGORIES:#1 Front Page: Upcoming Classes, Prayers & Events,#3 Special Events & Retreat Page,Advanced Retreats Page Feed
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SUMMARY:Intro Talk: Lamrim Retreat - Meditation In The Heart
DESCRIPTION:Intro Talk: Lamrim Retreat - Meditation In The Heart \nIntro Talk\, Wed. Sept 2 | 7:00pm - 8:30pm \nRetreat star with the Intro talk \nEveryone is welcome!
URL:https://meditateinseattle.org/event/intro-talk-lamrim-retreat-meditation-in-the-heart/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Washington\, 6556 24th ave NW\, Seattle\, WA\, 98117\, United States
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SUMMARY:Highest Yoga Tantra Practice Class
DESCRIPTION:For those with Highest Yoga Tantra Empowerments of Heruka and Vajrayogini only.\n  \nWe are offering these once-monthly Highest Yoga Tantra (HYT) practice classes to help practitioners gain understanding\, familiarity and confidence in HYT practice. Key to this is finding a daily practice that gets us moving in the right direction\, keeps our empowerment blessings alive\, and works with our daily schedules. \nThese classes are currently exploring how to easily and simply practice of the essentials of Vajrayogini self-generation practice. Guided step-by-step\, we will gradually build up a qualified understanding and practice of Dakini Yoga\, Blissful Path or Quick Path to Great Bliss.
URL:https://meditateinseattle.org/event/highest-yoga-tantra-practice-class/2026-09-18/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Washington\, 6556 24th ave NW\, Seattle\, WA\, 98117\, United States
CATEGORIES:#1 Front Page: Upcoming Classes, Prayers & Events,#3 Special Events & Retreat Page
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SUMMARY:Library Talk - Coeur d'Alene\, Idaho
DESCRIPTION:Friday Evening Library Talk With Guided Meditation\nFind Happiness from a Different Source\nFree Talk & Meditation \nFriday Sep 25\n5:30pm - 6:30pm\nWith Kadampa Buddhist Teacher\, Kadam Trina Gunther \nWe are constantly looking for happiness\, and not just fleeting happiness - we want a happiness that is deep and lasting. Even though we put a lot of energy into arranging our life for this purpose\, it can feel like any happiness we do find is short-lived. Instead\, problem after problem still arise in our life and we become ever-more exhausted\, anxious and dissatisfied. \nIn this talk\, Kadam Trina will share the life-changing wisdom of Buddha on how to find deep\, lasting happiness in our busy and challenging lives. This talk will include a guided meditation and an opportunity for questions. \nEveryone is welcome! Save the date.
URL:https://meditateinseattle.org/event/library-talk-coeur-dalene-idaho/
LOCATION:WA
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SUMMARY:Transforming Pain into Peace with Buddhist Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Saturday Workshop\nAt Northlife Aesthetics and Wellness \nTransforming Pain into Peace with Buddhist Meditation\nSat Sep 26| 10am - 1pm \nWith Kadampa Buddhist Teacher\, Kadam Trina Gunther\nIn the midst of problems\, conflicts and adversities\, how can we maintain a balanced and positive mind? \nBuddha taught a special method that enables us to use all our difficult circumstances and painful experiences for profound mental growth\, called “transforming adverse conditions into the path.” \nTransforming adverse condition into the path is vital in these degenerate times because we are constantly surrounded by difficulties. There is no way of avoiding difficult situations\, but if we can change our attitude toward them\, they will no longer be problems for us. \nIn this workshop\, Kadam Trina will introduce this method on how to transform our mind from unhappy and anxious to peaceful and positive with whatever circumstances arise in our life. There will be guided meditations and opportunties for Q and A. \nSchedule\n10:00-11:15am\nRefreshment break\n11:45am-1:00pm \nEveryone is welcome! No meditation experience is required. Save the date
URL:https://meditateinseattle.org/event/transforming-pain-into-peace-with-buddhist-meditation/
LOCATION:WA
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SUMMARY:Skagit Valley Day Retreat: Clear Mind Meditation Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, Oct 3\, 2026 | 10am-3:30pm\nWith Kadam Trina Gunther\nTake a break from the hustle-and-bustle of your busy daily life in the beautiful setting of Fidalgo Bay. During this one-day meditation retreat\, you will be guided in meditations on the nature of your own mind. \nThese sublime meditations are effective methods for improving concentration and counteracting negative mental habits. By training in these meditations\, your mind will become progressively more subtle and peaceful causing you to experience a profound inner stillness and tranquility. \nEveryone welcome. \n 
URL:https://meditateinseattle.org/event/skagit-valley-day-retreat-clear-mind-meditation-retreat/
LOCATION:Fidalgo Bay Resort\, 4701 Fidalgo Bay Rd.\, Anacortes\, WA\, 98221\, United States
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SUMMARY:Heart Jewel Day Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Heart Jewel Day Retreat:\nAbiding in the Blessings of Losang Dragpa \nEveryone is welcome to join us for a guided day retreat on Heart Jewel practice\, the daily meditation practice of Kadampa Buddhism. Kadam Trina will guide three sessions\, with meditations on visualizing and receiving blessings from Je Tsongkhapa (ordained name: Losang Dragpa). \nThis guided day retreat is an excellent opportunity to become closer to this pure Spiritual Guide and abide in his blessings. Just visualizing Je Tsongkhapa with faith is a powerful method for receiving the blessings of all the Buddhas. Even in these impure times\, faithful Kadampa practitioners can receiving unceasing blessings from Je Tsongkhapa\, transforming their mind into the peaceful mind of Dharma realizations. \n 
URL:https://meditateinseattle.org/event/heart-jewel-day-retreat/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Washington\, 6556 24th ave NW\, Seattle\, WA\, 98117\, United States
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SUMMARY:Je Tsongkhapa Day
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Morning Talk &\nSunday Evening Talk\, Prayers & Party \nA Special Sunday Morning Class Talk\n10:00-11:15am - Inner Peace in a Changing World: Who are the Kadampas?\nWith Nick Birdsall\n$12 / Free for supporters \nSpecial Sunday Evening Talk & Prayers\n4:00-4:30pm - Talk: Je Tsongkhapa\, the Manifestation of all Buddhas\nWith Kadam Trina \n4:30-6:15pm - Chanted Prayers: Offering to the Spiritual Guide\n6:15pm - Tsog Offering Party\nFree \nSunday\, October 25 is Je Tsongkhapa Day\, when Kadampa centers and practitioners around the world remember the great kindness of the great Spiritual Guide Je Tsongkhapa. At Kadampa Meditation Center Washington\, we will celebrate Je Tsongkhapa’s life and his lineage of pure teachings he has given to the world.\nVenerable Geshe-la says in Mirror of Dharma\, “Many scholars have said that the power of Je Tsongkhapa’s blessings and his skillful methods to lead practitioners to the state of enlightenment is unequalled among those of all other Buddhas. We should rejoice in having met the doctrine of Je Tsongkhapa\, and in having the opportunity to listen to and practice the oral instructions of this precious Guru who is the synthesis of all Buddhas.” \nEveryone is warmly invited to join us for these two special events.
URL:https://meditateinseattle.org/event/je-tsongkhapa-day/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Washington\, 6556 24th ave NW\, Seattle\, WA\, 98117\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Blessing Empowerment of Medicine Buddha
DESCRIPTION:HEALING\nat the Deepest Level\nSaturday 21 | 10am \nEveryone is warmly welcome to receive the blessing empowerment of Medicine Buddha in the blessed space of our urban temple in Seattle. \nBy receiving Medicine Buddha’s healing blessings and relying on this enlightened being with faith\, we can heal our physical and mental sickness at the deepest level\, and develop a special power of our own body\, speech and mind\, which we can use to help others through healing actions. \nPlease note that non-festival / celebration empowerments are not available by Livestream. Please come in person & enjoy this precious opportunity with others. \nSchedule\nEmpowerment 10am-12pm\nTeaching on the Practice 2-3:30pm\nGuided Practice 4:30-5:30pm \nEveryone is welcome!
URL:https://meditateinseattle.org/event/the-blessing-empowerment-of-medicine-buddha/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Washington\, 6556 24th ave NW\, Seattle\, WA\, 98117\, United States
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