These classes include both meditations and teachings based on Buddha’s wisdom that can help us to stay peaceful, even in the most challenging times. Current series topic:

Increasing the Power of our Mind - How Do We Attain Enlightenment?

The mind is full of creative power.  Each day our mind creates a multitude of thoughts, emotions, and experiences. Through a special type of meditation called Creative Yoga, we can learn to see beyond the limitations of our ordinary thinking into the extraordinary possibilities for our life. This series will show us how to use visualization and imagination to awaken and channel our creative energy into greater peace and happiness, and eventually, if we wish, to the perfection of our human qualities.

To Register for Class: Please register upon arrival. We request that you arrive 10 minutes early if possible.

Cost: $12/class ($8 students/seniors 62+/unemployed).  

Your first class is always free: just let us know it’s your first class when you arrive.

You can also become a member starting at $50/month and receive discounts while you help to provide a steady level of support for our activities. These classes are included in your membership!

With Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Chogden

Gen Chogden is an American Buddhist nun and the Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Center Maryland. Gen Chogden has been practicing Kadampa Buddhism since 1998 under Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, who gave her the title “Gen” indicating that she is a senior ordained teacher of the Kadampa Tradition.

Gen Chogden is well-loved for her warmth, kindness, and wisdom, which have come from her sincere and heartfelt practice of Kadam Dharma over many years.

Her teachings are always practical and easy to apply to everyday life. Through her gentle and joyful approach and her peaceful example, she has helped many people find true happiness in their hearts.