November
The Blissful Path
Teacher
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Gen Kelsang DorjeResident Teacher, KMC MadisonGen Kelsang Dorje is the resident teacher at the Kadampa Meditation Center Madison. As the resident teacher Gen Dorje is responsible for teaching and leading meditation classes, retreats, and workshops at the center and in branch locations. He has received extensive training under the guidance of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, the founder of the New Kadampa Tradition. Gen Dorje is known for his warmth and humor in making Buddha’s teachings relevant to our modern life. He is an inspiring example of how to integrate these teachings into a joyful life and is committed to helping people improve their daily lives through meditation and mindfulness.
Post Festival Retreat
Having received the Highest Yoga Tantra blessing empowerment, the gateway through which we enter Tantra, an inner journey beyond our ordinary self and world in this day retreat, guided by Gen Kelsang Dorje. Deepen your understanding and experience of the profound practices of generation stage of Vajrayogini in the context of The Blissful Path sadhana.
Registration details
Cost: $20 (free for members)
Lunch is offered for an extra $10
Free livestream available for members.
Hourly Schedule
Saturday, November 9
- 9 - 10:15am
- Session 1
- 10:15 - 11am
- Break
- 11am - 12:15pm
- Session 2
- 12:15 - 1:30pm
- Lunch
- 1:30 - 2:45pm
- Session 3
- 2:45 - 3:15pm
- Break
- 3:15 - 4:30pm
- Session 4
The Healing Power of Gratitude
Teacher
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Lowanna MobleyKadampa TeacherLowanna Mobley has been a longtime student of our Foundation Program (FP), where she also serves as our FP Monitor. She is known for her enthusiasm and loving nature, bringing humor and genuine insight to her teaching.
As we prepare externally for the holiday season, it’s important to prepare mentally as well. In this class, we’ll learn clear and practical meditations that unlock our precious and healing mind of gratitude, dispel any lingering resentment and entitlement, and thereby allow us to journey deep into this essential state of being. This class is suitable for everyone, from those completely new to meditation to the most accomplished meditators.
“We are all interconnected in a web of kindness from which it is impossible to separate ourself. Everything we have and everything we enjoy, including our very life, is due to the kindness of others. In fact, every happiness there is in the world arises as a result of others’ kindness.” ~ Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, How to Transform Your Life
Registration details
Cost: $20; free for members
Livestream available for members
Hourly Schedule
Saturday, November 23
- 10 - 11:15am
- Session 1
- 11:15 - 11:45am
- Break
- 11:45am - 1pm
- Session 2
Abiding in Silence
Teacher
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Gen Kelsang DorjeResident Teacher, KMC Madison
Gen Kelsang Dorje is the resident teacher at the Kadampa Meditation Center Madison. As the resident teacher Gen Dorje is responsible for teaching and leading meditation classes, retreats, and workshops at the center and in branch locations. He has received extensive training under the guidance of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, the founder of the New Kadampa Tradition. Gen Dorje is known for his warmth and humor in making Buddha’s teachings relevant to our modern life. He is an inspiring example of how to integrate these teachings into a joyful life and is committed to helping people improve their daily lives through meditation and mindfulness.
Refresh your body and mind with a guided meditation retreat in the silence of Kadampa Meditation Center. Discover the real freedom to be found in a calm and quiet mind; escape the busyness of daily life; experience a short introductory silent meditation retreat; gain a deep level of relaxation. During this short retreat, we can learn how to incorporate meditation into our busy lives and gain confidence in it’s effectiveness to create inner peace within ourselves and improve our relationships with others.
Registration details
Cost: $20; free for members
Livestream available for members
Hourly Schedule
Saturday, November 30
- 10 - 11:15am
- Session 1
- 11:15 - 11:45am
- Break
- 11:45am - 1pm
- Session 2