OSG - Offering to the Spiritual Guide

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. Everyo......More

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.

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Teacher Training Program | Tuesday class

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Morning Prostrations: Purifying Negativity

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 ......More

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.

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Dakini Yoga (HYT Empowerment Required) -

For those with Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments of Heruka and Vajrayogini, we offer Dakini Yoga, the self-generation meditation practice of Vajrayogini.

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Heart Jewel with Lamrim Meditation (5:30-6:30pm M-F)

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 condition......More

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.

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Heart Jewel Class _ General program GP

Heart Jewel ClassThe Essential Practices of Kadampa BuddhismWednesdays, 7-8:30pm with Kadam Trina The daily meditation practice in Kadampa Buddhism is Heart Jewel. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this ......More

Heart Jewel ClassThe Essential Practices of Kadampa BuddhismWednesdays, 7-8:30pm with Kadam Trina The daily meditation practice in Kadampa Buddhism is Heart Jewel. By relying upon this practice, we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. In this way, we will naturally accomplish all the realizations of the stages of the path to enlightenment. Join Kadam Trina in these weekly drop-in classes and connect with the practice of Heart Jewel (check dates below). Class teachings are from Heart Jewel book, which shows us how to use this practice to increase our compassion and wisdom and gain deeper meditation experience. Book: Heart Jewel

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Morning Prostrations: Purifying Negativity

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 ......More

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.

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Dakini Yoga (HYT Empowerment Required) -

For those with Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments of Heruka and Vajrayogini, we offer Dakini Yoga, the self-generation meditation practice of Vajrayogini.

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Heart Jewel with Lamrim Meditation (5:30-6:30pm M-F)

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 condition......More

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.

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Thursday Evening Meditation Class: Meditation Made Easy

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!

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Morning Prostrations: Purifying Negativity

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 ......More

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.

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Highest Yoga Tantra Practice Class

For those with Highest Yoga Tantra Empowerments of Heruka and Vajrayogini only.  We 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 ......More

For those with Highest Yoga Tantra Empowerments of Heruka and Vajrayogini only.  We 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. These 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.

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Heart Jewel with Lamrim Meditation (5:30-6:30pm M-F)

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 condition......More

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.

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Heart Jewel with Lamrim Meditation - Saturday mornings

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 condition......More

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.

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Center Cherishing and Shrine Change

Jornada de limpieza en el templo. Un día especial para reunirnos y cuidar de nuestro templo. Limpieza profunda, barrido, desempolvado, purificación.

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Precepts

The essence of the practice is to take eight precepts and to keep them purely for a period of twenty-four hours. By doing this practice again and again, we acquaint ourself with the practice of moral discipline and thereby make our human life meaningful. We receive many......More

The essence of the practice is to take eight precepts and to keep them purely for a period of twenty-four hours. By doing this practice again and again, we acquaint ourself with the practice of moral discipline and thereby make our human life meaningful. We receive many great benefits from practicing moral discipline in this way. It helps us to solve the problems of this life by avoiding the causes of suffering and it creates the cause for us to take fortunate rebirths in future lives and thereby protects us from the sufferings of lower rebirth. In particular, because it is performed with bodhichitta motivation, this practice is very powerful for purifying negative karma. It accumulates a vast collection of merit and creates the cause for us to attain the unsurpassed happiness of enlightenment. We first need to receive these precepts from a qualified Preceptor, and then we can take them on our own as often as we wish. Instructions on both these methods are included in this sadhana. 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. An explanation of the practice When we take the eight Mahayana precepts, we explicitly promise to abstain for twenty-four hours from eight actions: KillingStealingSexual activityLyingTaking intoxicantsEating after lunchSitting on high or luxurious thrones or seatsWearing ornaments, perfume, etc, and singing and dancing, etc.These eight, however, are merely symbolic, for in reality we promise to abstain from all non-virtuous actions for twenty-four hours. Taking and keeping these precepts is a special purification practice. Buddha realized that all living beings’ suffering comes from their previous negative karma, and so he taught special practices to purify it. To purify our negative karma we must practice the four opponent powers: the power of regret, the power of reliance, the power of the opponent force, and the power of promise. These are explained fully in Joyful Path of Good Fortune. Within these four, we are here emphasizing the power of promise – promising not to repeat non-virtuous actions. There are many levels on which we can make this promise. We can promise not to commit non-virtuous actions for the rest of our life, for a year, for a month, for a week, or, in this case, for a day. If we manage to keep our actions of body, speech, and mind pure for one day we can then extend it to two days, then to three days, and so on, until eventually we can keep pure moral discipline all the time. If we reach the point when we can keep our actions of body, speech, and mind completely pure all the time, we shall have accomplished the Pure Land. With a pure body and a pure mind there is no basis for experiencing suffering instead we shall experience only unceasing happiness from within. We all want to be happy – living in a pure environment with pure friends, pure enjoyments, and so on – but this is unattainable for as long as we have negative karma in our minds. Therefore, we need to rely upon Buddha’s skilful method for purifying our negative karma. This practice is very simple, and it lasts for only a day at a time but it leads to very great results.

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom- Special Class

Nov 15 - What is an Empowerment? Nov 15th's class is offered in preparation for, The Blessing Empowerment of Medicine Buddha on Saturday Nov 21

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Meditation Area for Families with Kids

Suitable for children aged 5 - 11 yearsEach class is self-contained Parents of younger children or children with short attentions are encouraged to stay in the downstairs meditation area with their children to help your child participate. Otherwise, parents are welcome ......More

Suitable for children aged 5 - 11 yearsEach class is self-contained Parents of younger children or children with short attentions are encouraged to stay in the downstairs meditation area with their children to help your child participate. Otherwise, parents are welcome to attend the Sunday morning meditation class that happens simultaneously.  A parent or trusted guardian must remain on the premises while their child is attending class.

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Teacher Training Program | Sunday Class

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

In-Depth Study: Foundation Program

Foundation Program is designed for those who wish to deepen their understanding and experience of Kadampa Buddhism through a systematic study of six texts by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Joining a structured study program of Buddha’s teachings brings great b......More

Foundation Program is designed for those who wish to deepen their understanding and experience of Kadampa Buddhism through a systematic study of six texts by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Joining a structured study program of Buddha’s teachings brings great benefits: developing a good heart, improving wisdom, and enhancing cherishing of others all come from going deeper into study and meditation practice.

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog | Sept

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, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Morning Prostrations: Purifying Negativity

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 ......More

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.

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Dakini Yoga (HYT Empowerment Required) -

For those with Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments of Heruka and Vajrayogini, we offer Dakini Yoga, the self-generation meditation practice of Vajrayogini.

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Heart Jewel with Lamrim Meditation (5:30-6:30pm M-F)

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 condition......More

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.

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Monday Evening Meditation Class: - Special Class

Nov 16 - What is an Empowerment? Nov 16th's class is offered in preparation for, The Blessing Empowerment of Medicine Buddha on Saturday Nov 21

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Morning Prostrations: Purifying Negativity

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 ......More

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.

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Dakini Yoga (HYT Empowerment Required) -

For those with Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments of Heruka and Vajrayogini, we offer Dakini Yoga, the self-generation meditation practice of Vajrayogini.

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States

Heart Jewel with Lamrim Meditation (5:30-6:30pm M-F)

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 condition......More

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.

Kadampa Meditation Center Washington, 6556 24th ave NW, Seattle, WA, 98117, United States