Special events

Delight in a beautiful outdoor talk and guided meditation by our Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Dorje, followed by sharing time with Sangha. Engage fully with summer as a time to rejoice in the warmth of others’ kindness, and to use our favorable conditions to deepen love and wisdom. 

This is a community event and everyone is welcome. Bring a friend and meet new ones!

“Even the smallest things we take for granted are ours only through the kindness of others.” – Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Joyful Path of Good Fortune

Registration details

This is a free event. No need to register! Just come to Picnic Point, Site #3 in Madison.

When we experience stress and tension in our lives, it’s easy to feel emotionally overwhelmed or powerless; but it doesn’t have to be that way! All of us have inner reservoirs of peace, wisdom, and sanity waiting to be discovered. In particular, we can learn to roll with life’s punches and make peace with adversity, essential skills in a world where we cannot always control what happens, whether that’s with personal struggles or the uncertain times we live in. Our real power lies in how we respond and show up for others.

About the teacher

Lowanna Mobley has been a longtime student of our Foundation Program (FP), and serves as our center’s Education Program Coordinator. She is known for her enthusiasm and loving nature, bringing humor and genuine insight to her teaching.

Registration details

Cost: $30 non-members (free for members)
Lunch is an additional $15.

Members: If you are livestreaming, no need to register in advance! Just go to the member livestream page to access the class.

Location:
Kadampa Meditation Center Madison
1825 S Park St, Madison, WI

The short prayer booklet of Heart Jewel includes two practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. By engaging in the special Guru yoga practiced in conjunction with Je Tsongkhapa we can purify negativity, accumulate merit and receive blessings, and attain a very special wisdom. By engaging in the special method for relying on the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden we can overcome obstacles to our practice and create favorable conditions so that we can nurture and increase our spiritual realizations. These two practices are the very essence of Kadampa Buddhism. If we practice them regularly and sincerely, we will reap a rich harvest of pure Dharma realizations.

We strongly believe that Je Tsongkhapa in the space before us is in essence our Spiritual Guide and we imagine that he is smiling at us with delight, just like a mother delighted with her dearest child. We visualize Je Tsongkhapa surrounded by all the Gurus, Yidams, Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, and, by reciting the prayer from the sadhana, request them from the depths of our heart to remain with samsaric beings until samsara has ceased.

Heart Jewel, the essential practice of Kadampa Buddhism – Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

About the teacher

Lowanna Mobley has been a longtime student of our Foundation Program (FP), and serves as our center’s Education Program Coordinator. She is known for her enthusiasm and loving nature, bringing humor and genuine insight to her teaching.

Registration details

Cost: $20 non-members (free for members)
Lunch is an additional $10.

Members: If you are livestreaming, no need to register in advance! Just go to the member livestream page to access the class.

Location:
Kadampa Meditation Center Madison
1825 S Park St, Madison

The Lamrim instructions form the main body of Buddha’s teachings. By integrating these instructions into our daily life, we can learn how to control our mind and always keep a good motivation in our heart. This will make all our daily actions pure and meaningful and, as we experience increasingly more peaceful states of mind, we will discover the supreme happiness of enlightenment.

About the teacher

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.

Registration Details

Cost: $30 (members free). Add $15 if you would like lunch provided. Livestreaming available for members.

Members: If you are livestreaming, no need to register in advance! Just go to the member livestream page to access the class.

Location:
Kadampa Meditation Center Madison
1825 S. Park St., Madison, WI

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 organization paying extra fees. This saves us hundreds of dollars over the course of the fundraiser.

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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