This Week at Kadampa Center

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
CONNECT WITH YOUR PEN: Become a KC Prison Project Pen Pal today.

We've shortened 'This Week!'

Look for our new monthly newsletter, 'Prayer Flag,'

to come out the end of each month .

Aug 26 - Sept 2, 2019

WEDNESDAY, AUG 28

7:00-8:30p, Mileposts on the path to enlightenment: Lamrim with Geshe Gelek Meditations on Emptiness

FRIDAY, AUG 30

Noon-1:00p, Lunch Bunch

SATURDAY, AUG 31

9:00-Noon, Grounds Day
6:00p, Dinners at 6 (Meet at Aladdin's Eatery in North Hills)

SUNDAY, SEPT 1

9:00-9:45a, Sunday Meditation Circle
10:30-Noon, Sunday Dharma and Happiness with Geshe Gelek or Geshe Sangpo
10:30-Noon, No Family Program this Sunday (children welcome in the gompa)

FULL CALENDAR

Upcoming Calendar Items

Grounds day is this Saturday! Come play in the dirt and start your day off with service to the Center and our lovely gardens.

When: Aug 31

FAMILIES WELCOME!

Buddhism in a Nutshell evening classes start next week. In five short classes, we introduce you to the major terms and concepts of Buddhism.

When: Sept 3-Oct 1

REGISTRATION REQUESTED

Buddhism in a Nutshell morning classes start next week. In five short classes, we introduce you to the major terms and concepts of Buddhism.

When: Sept 5-Oct 3

REGISTRATION REQUESTED

Next Discovering Buddhism module, Karma, begins soon!

Learn the essential facts about the law of cause and effect. Explore ways to deal with life most effectively and take control of your future.

When: Sept 9-Oct 14

Childcare Provided

REGISTRATION REQUESTED

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: 25,933

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 29,503 as of today!

Learn more

SPIRITUAL PROGRAM

Merit Makers & Side Notes

Thanks go out this week to Erin Sloan and Sue Stern for cleaning, moving and tidying up both the nursery and the education building after the renovations. It took a lot of effort to get the spaces back to normal so our Family Program can continue to thrive. We appreciate you both for your time, talents and energy!

MORE MERIT MAKERS

Amidst the continual mental ruminations that rumble through our minds, small respites of joy that bring us smack dab into the moment are thoroughly welcome. This morning while reading on the deck, a tiny...