Classes & Retreats

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: You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change. The Benefits of Training the Mind

Temple Beautification Day
Join the volunteer team as we clean up the temple today: some early Spring Cleaning. What a great opportunity to cherish your world peace temple!

Meditation Classes in Columbia
This class is in Columbia, MD, and will include guided meditations and talk on the series topic: You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change. The Benefits of Training the Mind

Meditations for Modern Life
This week’s topic is You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change. The Benefits of Training the Mind

Meditation Class with Prayers 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: You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change. The Benefits of Training the Mind

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: You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change. The Power of Joy

Meditation Classes in Columbia
Note: Temporary location change to The Meeting House in Columbia. This class will include guided meditations and talk on the series topic: You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change.

Meditations for Modern Life
This week’s topic is You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change. The Power of Joy.

Meditation Class with Prayers 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: You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change.The Power of Joy (joyful effort)

Mid-Atlantic Dharma Celebration: The Protection of Wisdom
This regional gathering is the biggest event of the year, this year held at KMC Washington DC! The weekend includes the blessing empowerment of Wisdom Buddha Manjushri and teachings on “The Protection of Wisdom”, with Eastern US National Spiritual Director Kadam Morten Clausen.

Meditation Classes in Columbia
Note: Temporary location change to The Meeting House in Columbia. This class will include guided meditations and talk on the series topic: You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change.

Meditations for Modern Life
This week’s topic is You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change. Boosting our Positive Energy (rejoicing)

Meditation Class with Prayers 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: You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change. Boosting our Positive Energy (rejoicing)

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: You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change. Stop Being Hard on Yourself (criticism we give ourself in meditation)

Meditation Classes in Columbia
Note: Temporary location change to The Meeting House in Columbia. This class will include guided meditations and talk on the series topic: You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change.

Meditations for Modern Life
This week’s topic is You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change. Stop Being Hard on Yourself (criticism we give ourself in meditation)

Meditation Class with Prayers 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: You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change. Stop Being Hard on Yourself (criticism we give ourself in meditation)

Garden Cherishing Day
Please join in to help us keep the World Peace Gardens maintained and beautiful!

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: You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change. The Power of Self-Confidence

Meditation Classes in Columbia
Note: Temporary location change to The Meeting House in Columbia. This class will include guided meditations and talk on the series topic: You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change.

Meditations for Modern Life
This week’s topic is You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change. The Power of Self Confidence

Meditation Class with Prayers 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: You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change. The Power of Self Confidence

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 Vow Ceremony & Teaching: Coming Under the Umbrella
At this event, Gen Chogden will explain and give the Refuge Vows. This afternoon’s teaching and ceremony will help us to understand the practice of Refuge, which characterizes the Buddhist way of life and is the foundation for all spiritual realizations.

Meditations for Modern Life, followed by Sunday Social
This week’s topic is: You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change. Purifying the Mind in Daily Life

Children’s Meditation Class
This class is for children ages 6-12, and is held at the same time as Meditations for Modern Life.

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.

Detox Your Mind: A Buddhist Fasting & Purifying Retreat
Celebrate Buddha’s Enlightenment Day with a special fasting and purifying retreat. Please note, the 6:30am session is required in order to participate in the retreat (see exceptions in full description).

Temple Beautification Day
Join the volunteer team as we clean up the temple today in preparation for next weekend’s empowerment event. What a great opportunity to cherish your world peace temple!

The Empowerment of Buddha Shakyamuni: How to Live as a Modern Buddhist
This empowerment will open the door to the profound methods of inner transformation that Buddha taught and will allow us to receive his inspiring blessings.

Meditations for Modern Life
This week’s topic is: You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change.

Meditation Class with Prayers 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 You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change.

Meditation Classes in Columbia
This class is in Columbia, MD, and will include guided meditations and talk on the series topic: You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change.

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: You Too Can Gain Realizations! The Keys to Stable and Lasting Change.

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.

Meditations for Modern Life
Understanding the Mind: The Nature and Function of our Mind. Stopping Distractions

Eight Steps to Lasting Happiness: Meditations on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment
These 8 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.

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: Understanding the Mind: The Nature and Function of our Mind. Stopping Distractions

HYT Practice Class
This event is open only to those who have already received Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments.

Meditations for Modern Life
Understanding the Mind: The Nature and Function of our Mind. Being In The Moment.

Meditation Class with Prayers 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 Understanding the Mind: The Nature and Function of our Mind. Being In The Moment.

Meditation Classes in Columbia
This class is in Columbia, MD, and will include guided meditations and talk on the series topic: Understanding the Mind: The Nature and Function of our Mind. Being In The Moment

Meditations for Modern Life, followed by Sunday Social
This week’s topic is: Understanding the Mind: The Nature and Function of our Mind. Being In the Moment

Children’s Meditation Class
This class is for children ages 6-12, and is held at the same time as Meditations for Modern Life.

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.

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.

Meditations for Modern Life
Understanding the Mind: The Nature and Function of our Mind. Living with Clear Intention

Meditation Class with Prayers 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 Understanding the Mind: The Nature and Function of our Mind. Living with Clear Intention

Meditation Classes in Columbia
This class is in Columbia, MD, and will include guided meditations and talk on the series topic: Understanding the Mind: The Nature and Function of our Mind. Living with Clear Intention

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: Understanding the Mind: The Nature and Function of our Mind. Living with Clear Intention.

Quick Path to Great Bliss: A Weekend Retreat for HYT Practitioners
This event is open only to those who have already received Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments.

Meditations for Modern Life
Understanding the Mind: The Nature and Function of our Mind. Empowered to Choose.

Meditation Class with Prayers 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 Understanding the Mind: The Nature and Function of our Mind. Empowered to Choose.