Special events

Join us for a day of fun and fundraising for world peace!

We will gather at Orchid Heights Park Shelter in Middleton. We will engage in a guided meditation, walk together through the beautiful Pheasant Branch Conservancy and then return to the shelter for a picnic!

Our goal for this fundraiser is to raise $20,000

All funds raised will support KMC Madison’s efforts to help people in the Midwest develop peaceful minds. By increasing our own inner peace, we can bring about world peace.

As our founder, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso (Geshe-la) says,
“Without inner peace, outer peace is impossible.” 

A donation of any size contributes to KMC Madison’s dedication to World Peace. This fundraising walk will help us insulate our roof and reduce the environmental impact of our building so we can remain a refuge to the people of the Midwest for years to come. 

Your donation helps people develop inner peace through learning Buddha’s teachings. These teachings create a ripple effect in our community; bringing peace to each person who hears them and then shares them with their friends, neighbors and world. Help create a positive ripple in your community.

Registration details

Adult registration: $35 (includes a t-shirt & picnic)
Child registration: $15 (does not include t-shirt)

Location:
Meet at Orchid Heights Park Shelter, 3960 Valley Ridge Rd, Middleton, WI 53562

Ways to support our fundraiser

Register to walk + solicit sponsors
Registration includes a t-shirt & picnic lunch. Ask your friends, family, neighbors and/or coworkers to support your walk by making a donation.

Can’t attend? You can still solicit donations 
Let your friends, family, neighbors, or coworkers know that you’re raising money to help people find peace and have better lives, now and in the future. You can share our campaign page via social media.

Make a donation yourself
KMC Madison is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please contact [email protected] for a tax-deductible receipt.

How to donate

Online donation
Share this link with others so they can donate to the fundraiser. Or use this link to make a donation yourself. Zeffy allows you to make a donation without the Kadampa Center from having to pay fees. This saves us hundreds of dollars over the course of the fundraiser.

Donate through Zeffy

Send a check 
If you or your sponsors prefer to pay by check, make checks payable to Kadampa Meditation Center Madison and add “Walk for World Peace” in the memo area.
Mail checks to:
KMC Madison
Attn: Admin Director
1825 S. Park Street
Madison, WI 53713

Let go of the burdens of daily life while growing better relationships, having better health outcomes, and perfecting the art of self-improvement. Everything you need to know to become skilled in meditation while maintaining your daily activities. through meditation you will learn to solve all your worries and problems.

Everyone welcome!

Registration details

Cost: $20, members attend free, livestream available for members

Location:
Kadampa Meditation Center Madison
1825 S Park St Madison

Meditations from Fall Festival

In challenging times we need to find protection from dangers and worries so that we can make continual spiritual progress. Dorje Shugden is a Wisdom Buddha who destroys all our obstacles and gathers all the conditions we need to practice Dharma and transform life’s difficulties into stepping stones to enlightenment.

Dorje Shugden is also known as the “great Protector of the Guru’s words” because he helps us penetrate the profound wisdom of Kadam Dharma, ensuring its light continues to shine for generations to come.

In this day retreat we will focus on the teachings and meditations from the recent NKT-IKBU International Fall Festival to deepen our experience. 

Registration details

Cost: $30, free for members. Lunch available for an additional $15 (optional). Livestream available for members.

Lunch orders will be taken when you check in at the front desk for morning session. You must be present for the first session to place your lunch order.

When we have a strong loving mind, our whole experience of the world changes. In addition, others feel this change and respond to it. In this very real sense, love has the power to transform our world.

Come learn to enhance your mind of love. This talk can also serve as an introduction to the Blessing Empowerment of Buddha Maitreya, the embodiment of the loving kindness of all the Buddhas. In this way, we begin to become someone whose love transforms the world.

Everyone welcome!

Registration Details: 

Cost: $15 for non members not registered for Empowerment on Nov 15.
Members attend for free and have livestream access.

NOTE:  If you registered for Empowerment on Nov 15, the Friday talk is included as an introduction class (no extra charge).  

The Power of Love to Transform the World

When we have a strong loving mind, our whole experience of the world changes. In addition, others feel this change and respond to it. In this very real sense, love has the power to transform our world.

Buddha Maitreya is the embodiment of the loving kindness of all the Buddhas. The empowerment is a blissful guided meditation that connects us to Maitreya’s enlightened love giving us great power in our spiritual development.

In the commentary we will learn the special brief practice of Buddha Maitreya, in which, through identifying strongly with this Buddha’s qualities, we nurture them within ourselves. In this way we begin to become someone whose love transforms the world.

Saturday Empowerment is an in-person event only.

Registration details

Cost (non-members):
Saturday Empowerment and Friday night talk: $75 (includes lunch)
Friday night talk only: $15

Cost (GP, FP and TTP members):
Saturday Empowerment and Friday night talk: $30 (no lunch) or $45 (includes lunch)

Cost (benefactors):
No cost to attend sessions; lunch is $15

Members may livestream Friday night talk and Saturday afternoon sessions (1:30pm-4:30pm)