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Quick Links to Take Action! RECITE MANTRAS FOR OUR GESHES' LONG LIVES: Enter Tara Mantra Count here BENEFIT LIGHT OF THE PATH RETREAT: Recite Praises to the 21 Taras and enter here OFFER PROSTRATIONS: 2019 Annual Appeal practice; enter count here ANNUAL APPEAL - Did You Know there are many ways to give? Click here CONNECT WITH YOUR PEN: Become a KC Prison Project Pen Pal today. STREAMING: Live or On Demand

Dec 2 - 8, 2019

MONDAY, DEC 2 7:00-8:30p, Discovering Buddhism: Death and Rebirth TUESDAY, DEC 3 7:00-8:30p, Meditation 101 WEDNESDAY, DEC 4 Noon-1:00p, Medicine Buddha Puja 7:00-8:30p, Lamrim Topics with Geshe Gelek Death dissolution meditation FRIDAY, DEC 6 Noon-1:00p, Lunch Bunch SATURDAY, DEC 7 9:30-11:00a, First Saturday Meditation 6:00p, Dinners at 6 (Meet at Aladdin's Eatery in North Hills) SUNDAY, DEC 8 9:00-9:45a, Sunday Meditation Circle 10:30a-Noon, Sunday Dharma and Happiness with Geshe Gelek 10:30-Noon, Children welcome in gompa - No Family Program Noon-1:00p, New Member Orientation Noon-12:15p, Newcomer Q&A FULL CALENDAR

Upcoming Calendar Items

Medicine Buddha puja is a beautiful prayer service that includes lyrical praises to the seven Medicine Buddhas, requests for their help and aspirations for our own spiritual attainments. When: Dec 4, noon  LEARN MORE

Join Geshe Gelek as he guides us to selected points in the road to enlightenment. Current and upcoming topics:  Beginning December 4, Geshe-la will teach the death meditation and dissolution of elements. When: 7 pm, Dec 4, 11 and 18 LEARN MORE

Geshe Gelek says that practicing in a group enhances and increases the power of our meditation, with all of us benefitting from the shared energy and experience of others in the room. When: Dec 7 LEARN MORE

The 2020 ANNUAL APPEAL has started! There are many ways you can 'Look to the Future" in support of the Center you love. It takes all of us together to help our Center thrive! LEARN MORE

Practices to offer

Our spiritual director, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, advised us to recite 100,000 of these praises to create the causes for the next Light of the Path Retreat. Enter here. Our progress as of today: 63,270 LEARN MORE

Enter your 2019 Prostration Challenge count here! We'll offer them all to Geshe-la at the end of the year. We have 43,567 as of today! LEARN MORE

SPIRITUAL PROGRAM

Merit Makers & Side Notes

Thanks go out this week to Vivian Magarino-Gomez for treating us to yummy food every Sunday Tea - the last Sunday of each month. We all love walking out of the gompa after the teachings to be welcomed by tasty selections prepared by Vivian. It's a great to take the time to share food and conversation with those we may know well and others we just met! Thanks to all of you who support Vivian whether in set up or clean up. You are all appreciated! MORE MERIT MAKERS "Autumn whispered to the wind; I fall: but always rise again." ~ Angie Weiland-Crosby MORE SIDE NOTES

Family Program

WELCOME FAMILIES – JOIN US! Dec 1-29, Children are welcome in the gompa - NO separate Family Program. Classes resume in January. LEARN MORE Sunday morning classes begin at 10:30 Our Sunday Program is a vibrant mix of drop-off and family programming. Much of our curriculum content is based on the 16 Guidelines . FAMILY PROGRAM

Social Opportunities

Kadampa Center Hours

Wednesday-Friday, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (please call ahead to ensure staff is available  to unlock building) Wed-Fri: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm: Silent meditation - all welcome (call ahead) Classes and events take place throughout the week. Doors open 30 minutes prior to start times.

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