Classes & Retreats
New Year’s Eve Party: Living With Joy
Enjoy a meaningful and festive New Year’s Eve celebration in this joyful community! The evening includes vegetarian hors d’oeuvres, a guided meditation, prayers for compassion in the world and a fun raffle to celebrate the end of our annual fundraiser.
New Year’s Day Silent Retreat: Meditations to Nourish Your Body & Mind
Start your year off right! Refresh your body and mind with guided meditations and a day of silence, and develop mental peace to fortify yourself for the new year.
Meditations for Modern Life, followed by Sunday Social
This week’s topic is: Breaking Bad Habits: Subduing Worry
Children’s Meditation Class
This class is for children ages 6-12, and is held at the same time as Meditations for Modern Life.
Guru Sumati Buddha Heruka Retreat
Join us for this special mini retreat where you will be able to deepen your faith and reliance upon Guru Sumati Buddha Heruka following the oral instructions that Gen-la Dekyong received directly from Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
Meditation Class in Canton
This class is in the Canton neighborhood, and will include guided meditations and talk on the series topic: Breaking Bad Habits: Subduing Worry.
Meditation Classes in Columbia
This class is in Columbia, MD, and will include guided meditations and talk on the series topic: Breaking Bad Habits: Subduing Worry
Meditations for World Peace
We can all do something to contribute to world peace! This class includes guided meditations, teachings on creating inner and outer peace, and chanted prayers for world peace.
Vajrayogini Self-Initiation
This event is open only to those who have already received Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments.
Meditations for Modern Life, followed by Sunday Social
This week’s topic is: Breaking Bad Habits: Overcoming Discouragement
Children’s Meditation Class
This class is for children ages 6-12, and is held at the same time as Meditations for Modern Life.
Meditation Class in Canton
This class is in the Canton neighborhood, and will include guided meditations and talk on the series topic: Breaking Bad Habits: Overcoming Discouragement.
Meditation Classes in Columbia
This class is in Columbia, MD, and will include guided meditations and talk on the series topic: Breaking Bad Habits: Overcoming Discouragement
Meditations for Modern Life
This week’s topic is Breaking Bad Habits: Overcoming Discouragement
Meditations for World Peace
We can all do something to contribute to world peace! This class includes guided meditations, teachings on creating inner and outer peace, and chanted prayers for world peace.
Meditations for Modern Life
This week’s topic is Breaking Bad Habits: Overcoming Discouragement
Foundations of the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment Retreat
These 14 meditations are the specific steps for eliminating negativity in our mind and increasing our capacity for inner peace and happiness. As we become familiar with these meditations, our mind becomes stronger and experiences longer and longer periods of peace and happiness.
Meditations for Modern Life, followed by Sunday Social
This week’s topic is: Breaking Bad Habits: Seeing the Good Instead of the Bad
Children’s Meditation Class
This class is for children ages 6-12, and is held at the same time as Meditations for Modern Life.
Meditation Class in Canton
This class is in the Canton neighborhood, and will include guided meditations and talk on the series topic: Breaking Bad Habits: Seeing the good instead of the bad.
Meditation Classes in Columbia
This class is in Columbia, MD, and will include guided meditations and talk on the series topic: Breaking Bad Habits: Seeing the Good Instead of the Bad
Meditations for Modern Life
This week’s topic is Breaking Bad Habits: Seeing the Good Instead of the Bad
Meditations for World Peace
We can all do something to contribute to world peace! This class includes guided meditations, teachings on creating inner and outer peace, and chanted prayers for world peace.
Meditations for Modern Life
This week’s topic is Breaking Bad Habits: Seeing the Good Instead of the Bad
Retreat: The Hundreds of Deities of the Joyful Land According to HYT
This event is open only to those who have already received Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments.
Meditations for Modern Life, followed by Sunday Social
This week’s topic is: Breaking Bad Habits: Put an End to Craving & Impulsivity
Children’s Meditation Class
This class is for children ages 6-12, and is held at the same time as Meditations for Modern Life.
Meditation Class in Canton
This class is in the Canton neighborhood, and will include guided meditations and talk on the series topic: Breaking Bad Habits: Put an end to craving and impulsivity.
Meditation Classes in Columbia
This class is in Columbia, MD, and will include guided meditations and talk on the series topic: Breaking Bad Habits: Put an End to Craving & Impulsivity
Meditations for Modern Life
This week’s topic is Breaking Bad Habits: Put an End to Craving & Impulsivity
Meditations for World Peace
We can all do something to contribute to world peace! This class includes guided meditations, teachings on creating inner and outer peace, and chanted prayers for world peace.
Meditations for Modern Life
This week’s topic is Breaking Bad Habits: Put an End to Craving & Impulsivity
All About Meditation: Start or Strengthen Your Meditation Practice
This class is designed to help you start a meditation practice, or improve your daily practice. Learn to meditate in an authentic way that has been used for centuries to reduce mental and physical suffering and increase the power of the mind, resulting in greater peace and happiness.
Buddha Amitayus Retreat
Increase your lifespan, good fortune and wisdom by participating in this two session self-guided retreat to grow closer to Guru Amitayus, the Buddha who is the embodiment of all these good qualities.
International Kadampa Festivals Presentation
At this event, Gen Chogden tell us about the wonderful opportunities available to us at Kadampa Buddhist Festivals. A high point of the year for Kadampa Buddhists is the International & National Kadampa Buddhist festivals.
Introduction to Foundation Program
If you’re currently attending weekly drop-in classes but want more, you might enjoy Foundation Program (FP). The Foundation Program gives you the opportunity to deepen your understanding and experience through engaging in a structured study and meditation program on the essential teachings of the Buddhist spiritual path.
Saturday Retreat: Love Without Pain
Love does not have to be painful. In this retreat, we will learn specific methods for improving all our relationships through differentiating real love from the delusion of attachment.
Temple Beautification Day
Join the volunteer team as we clean up the temple today in preparation for next weekend’s special event. What a great opportunity to cherish your world peace temple!
Garden Cherishing Day
Please join in to help us keep the World Peace Gardens maintained and beautiful!
Mid-Atlantic Dharma Celebration: The Healing Power of Compassion
This is a very special annual event that connects practitioners around the Mid-Atlantic region. It is an incredible weekend of practical teachings, powerful meditations, and an energizing empowerment: it’s an event not to be missed!
All About Meditation: Start or Strengthen Your Meditation Practice
This class is designed to help you start a meditation practice, or improve your daily practice. Learn to meditate in an authentic way that has been used for centuries to reduce mental and physical suffering and increase the power of the mind, resulting in greater peace and happiness.
Refuge & Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony & Teaching
At this event, Gen Chogden will explain and give the Refuge & Bodhisattva Vows. This afternoon’s teaching and ceremony will help us to become a pure Mahayana Buddhist who is a friend of the world…
US National Festival: The Heart of Reality
The annual US National Festival this year is only 5 hours away by car, at Kadampa Meditation Center New York in the Catskills. Retired International Spiritual Director Gen-la Khyenrab will be granting Prajnaparamita Empowerment and giving teachings on the Heart Sutra.
Holiday Prayers for a Peaceful World
Join us for a special opportunity to gather in the beautiful Kadampa Temple for a holiday service about bringing more and more love, compassion and joy into your life and the lives of those around you.
Children’s Meditation Class
This class is for children ages 6-12, and is held at the same time as Meditations for Modern Life.
Meditations for Modern Life, followed by Sunday Social
This week’s topic is: Creating Happy Harmonious Holidays: Take time to turn inwards
Meditations for Modern Life
This week’s topic is Creating Happy Harmonious Holidays: Exiting family drama
Meditations for World Peace
We can all do something to contribute to world peace! This class includes guided meditations, teachings on creating inner and outer peace, and chanted prayers for world peace.
Meditations for Modern Life
This week’s topic is Creating Happy Harmonious Holidays: Exiting family drama
Meditation Classes in Columbia
This class is in Columbia, MD, and will include guided meditations and talk on the series topic: Creating Happy Harmonious Holidays: Exiting family drama
Holiday Shopping & Potluck Lunch
Join us for our potluck lunch & holiday shopping event where we will have food, fun, and free gift wrapping!
Mala Making Workshop
Learn how to make a mala (Buddhist prayer beads), and make a full length mala of your own! Kelsang Gyaltsen will also be explaining how to use a mala to count mantras.
Meditation Class in Canton
This class is in the Canton neighborhood, and will include guided meditations and teachings based on Buddha’s wisdom that can help us to stay peaceful even in the most challenging times.
Meditations for Modern Life
This week’s topic is Creating Happy Harmonious Holidays: Learn methods to love others
Meditations for World Peace
We can all do something to contribute to world peace! This class includes guided meditations, teachings on creating inner and outer peace, and chanted prayers for world peace.
Meditations for Modern Life
This week’s topic is Creating Happy Harmonious Holidays: Learn methods to love others
Meditation Classes in Columbia
This class is in Columbia, MD, and will include guided meditations and talk on the series topic: Creating Happy Harmonious Holidays: Learn methods to love others
Children’s Meditation Class
This class is for children ages 6-12, and is held at the same time as Meditations for Modern Life.
Meditations for Modern Life, followed by Sunday Social
This week’s topic is: Creating Happy Harmonious Holidays: Learn methods to love others
Meditations for Modern Life
This week’s topic is Creating Happy Harmonious Holidays: Develop a positive mind for the holidays
Meditations for World Peace
We can all do something to contribute to world peace! This class includes guided meditations, teachings on creating inner and outer peace, and chanted prayers for world peace.
Meditations for Modern Life
This week’s topic is Creating Happy Harmonious Holidays: Develop a positive mind for the holidays
Meditation Classes in Columbia
This class is in Columbia, MD, and will include guided meditations and talk on the series topic: Creating Happy Harmonious Holidays: Develop a positive mind for the holidays
Meditations for Modern Life, followed by Sunday Social
This week’s topic is: Creating Happy Harmonious Holidays: Develop a positive mind for the holidays
Children’s Meditation Class
This class is for children ages 6-12, and is held at the same time as Meditations for Modern Life.
Meditation Classes in Columbia
This class is in Columbia, MD, and will include guided meditations and talk on the series topic: Free Yourself from Annoyance and Irritation: Gratitude as Protection from Anger
Meditations for Modern Life, followed by Sunday Social
This week’s topic is: Free Yourself from Annoyance and Irritation: Gratitude as Protection from Anger
Children’s Meditation Class
This class is for children ages 6-12, and is held at the same time as Meditations for Modern Life.
The Empowerment of Buddha Vajrapani: Bringing Power to Our Spiritual Practice
This empowerment is a blissful guided meditation through which we make a deep connection with Vajrapani's enlightened mind. By receiving the powerful blessings of Buddha Vajrapani we can swiftly actualize our own potential for a fearless heart and gain the confidence we need to progress successfully along the spiritual path.
Meditations for Modern Life
This week’s topic is Free Yourself from Annoyance and Irritation: Anger is Our Only Enemy
Meditations for World Peace
We can all do something to contribute to world peace! This class includes guided meditations, teachings on creating inner and outer peace, and chanted prayers for world peace.
Meditations for Modern Life
This week’s topic is Free Yourself from Annoyance and Irritation: Anger is Our Only Enemy
Meditation Classes in Columbia
This class is in Columbia, MD, and will include guided meditations and talk on the series topic: Free Yourself from Annoyance and Irritation: Anger is Our Only Enemy