Kadampa Meditation Center New York

TOMORROW: OCEAN OF NECTAR JOURNEY BEGINS! Livestream or In Person with Gen Samten Kelsang & Kadam Kyle Davis KMC New York's end of year event, not to be missed!... For more information: https://www.kadampanewyork.org/white-tara-empowerment-ocea/ See more

OCEAN OF NECTAR JOURNEY White Tara Empowerment & Ocean of Nectar Retreat with Gen Samten Kelsang & Kadam Kyle Davis December 26-31 Livestream & In Person... https://www.kadampanewyork.org/white-tara-empowerment-ocea/

Another snowy morning here at the World Peace Temple...

This morning: Forgiving Yourself & Others with Kadam Kyle Davis Prayers for World Peace | 11am-12:30pm Livestream or In Person Each week, we will emphasize one specific piece of advice from Advice from Atisha's Heart, understanding its layers of meaning. We will then analyze how to meditate on this piece of wisdom, how to integrate it into our consciousness to bring about a healthier attitude, and have time to formally meditate on it.... https://www.kadampanewyork.org/meditation-classes-prayers-/

Chanted prayers at KMC NY--Everyone Welcome!

"All phenomena are the nature of your mind, your mind is the nature of emptiness." Gen Samten and Kadam Lucy will be leading a 5-day retreat on the emptiness of the mind. Often we feel stuck in painful habits of thought, perceiving our mind to be fixed and unchanging in its negative ways. During this rare and experiential retreat we can learn how to dispel the clutter of our mind and the complications of our lives through meditating on the true nature of our mind. Abiding in the deep inner peace of this emptiness, there are no disturbing thoughts, no pain, no worry, no anger, no conflict, and no fear. Register now at: kadampanewyork.org/emptinessofthemind

OCEAN OF NECTAR JOURNEY | December 26-31 with Gen Samten Kelsang & Kadam Kyle Davis Penetrate the deeper meaning of this amazing text. Chandrakirti weaves compassion, the six perfections, and the techniques for realizing emptiness, into a compelling and profound odyssey of discovery. After a breathtaking meditation journey on Chandrakirti’s homage to compassion, we will then explore the Vajra Fragments. This is Buddha’s classic explanation of how to solve our problems throug...h understanding the ultimate nature of the changing world we live in. The seasons, our friendships, the process of growing up and getting old, our diverse life situations, can all be viewed with peace and equanimity, by remembering the profound wisdom of the Vajra Fragments. We will examine Chandrakirti’s famous seven-fold reasoning that uncovers the true nature of ourselves and others. This method of realizing emptiness is easier and more powerful than other techniques. It enables us to develop our own understanding of emptiness, and gain a very lucid and clear insight into our own ultimate nature. As we radically change the way we relate to ourselves, we naturally change the way we relate to the world around us. Gen Samten Kelsang will be granting the White Tara Empowerment and leading the retreat. This is an unsurpassed opportunity. Gen Samten worked with Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, editing and producing the book "Ocean of Nectar." He has taught and meditated on this book extensively. This course will be an indispensable guide for any serious practitioner of Mahayana Buddhism. This retreat will be practical, and will emphasize how we can develop our understanding of emptiness in an experiential way. By deepening our wisdom in this way our whole life will change for the better. We will find great happiness and fulfillment in our meditations on the true nature of reality emptiness. For more information, visit: https://www.kadampanewyork.org/white-tara-empowerment-ocea/

Today marks the 14th anniversary of Kadampa Meditation Center New York and Je Tsongkhapa Day! Today, October 25, is Je Tsongkhapa Day, on which we celebrate the life and works of the Holy Spiritual Guide, Je Tsongkhapa and his present day emanation as our Spiritual Guide. It is a day for remembering kindness, and repaying kindness. And what better way to repay the Guru's extraordinary kindness than to listen to and practice his teachings on Medicine Buddha, which Geshe-la also taught during the opening of this beautiful World Peace Temple.

A special message from Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche.

Chanted prayers LIVE at the World Peace Temple in Glen Spey, NY

TODAY: Introduction to Tantra with Gen Samten & Kadam Kyle Davis Livestream & In Person Tantra is a special inner science that teaches how we can change our mind, ourself and our life.... The teachings of Tantra are the most rare and precious within Buddhism. They show us how to overcome the limiting views of ourselves, others, and the world around us that give rise to fear, anxiety, and other painful thoughts. Tantra helps us create positive energy and wisdom through special meditations that lead us to enlightenment. During this day course, Gen Samten and Kadam Kyle will show us how the basis for training in Tantra is realizing that everyone has an extraordinary potential to live a life of great freedom and joy. In Tantric meditation we will find the perfect methods to access and fully actualize this inner potential so we can become the truly loving, compassionate, and wise person we wish to be. For more information & to register, visit: https://www.kadampanewyork.org/intro-to-tantra/

This morning, we conclude our Boundless Love series with "Becoming a Friend of the World." Look around. How does your world look to you? What are you doing about it? The teachings and meditations on loving-kindness are an invitation to spiritually grow and evolve. By enacting change in your own mind, and by expanding your mind through meditating on love, you change your world. First, this will happen as internal change and by acting more kindly, respectfully, and wisely. Then, your own example, wise advice, and pure actions will help others directly. https://www.kadampanewyork.org/meditation-classes-prayers-/

Happy Fall International Festival, everyone! While we were receiving Medicine Buddha empowerment, the Medicine Buddha in our shrine seemed to glow like never before!

Gen Samten and Kadam Kyle talk about their plan to have the winter retreats 2021 will be the best experience for livestreamers.

Registration for the Emptiness of the Mind retreat with Gen Samten and Kadam Lucy James is now live! November 13-18 | Livestream or In person Often we feel stuck in painful habits of thought, perceiving our mind to be fixed and unchanging in its negative ways. During this rare and experiential retreat we can learn how to dispel the clutter of our mind and the complications of our lives through meditating on the true nature of our mind. Abiding in the deep inner peace of this ...emptiness, there are no disturbing thoughts, no pain, no worry, no anger, no conflict, and no fear. Emptiness is not nothingness, but is the real nature of phenomena. Ultimate truth, emptiness, and ultimate nature of phenomena are the same. We should know that all our problems arise because we do not realize ultimate truth. The reason we remain in samsara’s prison is that due to our delusions we continue to engage in contaminated actions. All our delusions stem from self-grasping ignorance. For more information and to register: https://www.kadampanewyork.org/emptinessofthemind

TONIGHT: THE JOY OF GIVING TO OTHERS Becoming a Friend of the World - Wednesday Night Series with Gen Samten In the book "The Bodhisattva Vow," Geshe Kelsang Gyatso explains exquisite and rare guidelines for living a purposeful life in a busy and hectic world. By applying these powerful methods Buddha taught for leading a life-based in compassion and wisdom, we can help our family, neighborhood, and world find real happiness and a better quality of life.... https://www.kadampanewyork.org/meditation-classes-wednesda/

THE POWER OF PROMISE, THE POWER OF PRAYER O Great Assembly of Blessed Ones, please listen to what we now say. Previously you Seven Tathagatas made prayers to fulfil the promises you have made in this, the final five hundred years of Buddha Shakyamuni’s doctrine; we request you now to show us the truth directly. "Nowadays we can see in the world so many problems, so many people experiencing difficulties. Some people ask me what we Buddhists should do to help.... "My answer is: Our job is to pray - to pray for these people to pacify their negativity, wrong views, and extreme views. Our job to solve these kind of problems is to pray for everyone to become friends, living in harmony with good relationships and to pacify their extreme views, wrong views of selfish intention, and so forth. That is our job. I believe this is the best method to help, to benefit. "Through receiving blessings our prayers will be fulfilled, I promise. This is our Buddhist way of helping and benefiting to solve these kinds of problems. I believe you will solve the world’s problems gradually. "A practitioner who receives the special blessings of Medicine Guru will receive a special power on their body and mind so that when they pray with a compassionate motivation their prayers will be fulfilled. "Altogether the seven Medicine Buddhas made 44 promises. We can request Medicine Guru, 'Please fulfil my wishes, my prayers, because you promised to.' "If we practice continuously, if we rely upon Medicine Guru with strong faith and devotion, gradually we will receive power and our prayers will definitely be fulfilled." VENERABLE GESHE KELSANG GYATSO RINPOCHE You will have a chance to receive the powerful blessings of Medicine Guru and learn how through relying on him you can heal yourself and others at the2020 Online Fall Festival. Book now to attend the Fall Festival online: https://kadampafestivals.org/fall

BLUE SKY MIND Half-day meditation retreat on the Clarify of Mind Saturday, November 7 10am-1pm with Kadam Kyle Davis livestream or in person... The livestream will be available for replay until Monday, November 9 at 1pm Treat yourself to some peace of mind. Mental peace is the result of meditation. By meditating, our busy-ness and inner distractions will subside, making our mind still and a natural sense of happiness and well-being will arise from within. On this half-day retreat, we will enjoy the powerful meditation on the clarity of the mind. This is deeply relaxing and empowering. Through it we gain insight into the flexible and limitless nature of our own mind. This in turn helps us to understand through our own experience how to actualize our potential for lasting happiness and freedom. By accessing the pure, clear nature of our mind, we gain the freedom to respond to our daily life in the most constructive possible manner. https://www.kadampanewyork.org/blueskymind/

"Our world is as impermanent as autumn clouds, with our birth and death being like the entrance and exit of an actor on the stage." -Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche

THE HAPPINESS TOOLKIT | Today 10-11am Our livestream Lamrim series with Kadam Kyle Davis continues this morning with Death & Dying: A Buddhist Perspective. In this class, we will go one-by-one through the Lamrim, drawing out how we can personally use these meditations and create our own meditation practice. There will be a special emphasis on the art of meditation and how to really make our meditations effective.... https://www.kadampanewyork.org/the-happiness-toolkit/

Fall foliage abounds at the World Peace Temple! Come visit and soak in the beauty of the grounds and trails, sip on a warm drink at the World Peace Cafe takeout window, and enjoy the peace inside the Temple. Please see the rest of this weekend's hours below: Sunday, October 18 World Peace Temple & Shop: 12:30-2:30pm World Peace Cafe: 10-10:45am; 12:30-4pm... Grounds & Trails: 9am-6pm Monday, October 19 World Peace Temple & Shop: 1:30-3:45pm World Peace Cafe: 10am-4pm Grounds & Trails: 9am-6pm For more information, please visit: https://www.kadampanewyork.org/covid-19-update-6-12

FEARLESS HEART Special Prayers for World Peace Tomorrow on Compassion Livestream or In person (pre-registration required) Superior Intention is a mind that is a natural maturation of our compassion. The difference between ordinary compassion and the mind of Superior Intention is illustrated by thinking about someone seeing a drowning person. A compassionate person wishes the person to be safe. The mother of that person, representing the mind of superior intention, would undou...btedly take direct, immediate measures to save that person. A truly, fearless heart is a selfless attitude that actively works to protect others from fears, dangers, and pain, as opposed to just wishing that they are protected. This important development is explained in the teachings on Superior Intention. We learn to see that, ultimately, it is not enough just to desire people to be free of suffering. It is necessary to take some positive action and to become someone who can be of real support to others. This special Prayers for World Peace with Kadam Kyle Davis will allow us to investigate the methods to bring about this change in our mind and how to funnel our awareness of the difficulties and pain in the world into fuel for our own personal growth and development. https://www.kadampanewyork.org/purification

Beautiful sky tonight as we start our Purification Weekend at KMC New York!