"When you practice gratefulness,
there is a sense
of respect toward others. "
~ His Holiness the Dalai Lama
SOURCE: brainyquotes.com
MANTRA PLEDGES: We have recited 765,472  Mani mantras so far! This mantra is beneficial for our minds, our Center, and all beings. Add yours today!
  April 17-23, 2017
MONDAY, APR 17
- No Discovering Buddhism today. Discovering Buddhism: Refuge in the Three Jewels  begins Mon, May 1

WEDNESDAY, APR 19

FRIDAY, APR 21
- Noon-1:30p, Guru Puja with Tsog
- 1:30 - 2:30p,  Lunch Bunch

SUNDAY, APR 23
- 9:00-10:00a, Sunday Morning Meditation
- 10:30-Noon,  Family Program
PUJAS 
Fri, Apr 21, Noon-1:30p
Fri, May 5, Noon-1:30p
Wed, May 10, Noon-1:00p
Sat, May 20, 6:00-8:30p
Bookstore Corner
BOOKSTORE HOURS
Office hours and before/after teachings
think something good 
New merchandise just in!
You can find t-shirts, canvas bags, water bottles and pens, all with the precious saying from Geshe-la. Everywhere you go, you can remind yourself and others to "think something good," when you wear, carry or write with this message loved by so many.
T-shirts - $20
Water bottles - $18
Canvas bags - $25
Pens - $1
Family Program
APRIL'S FOCUS: Gratitude
Gratitude is feeling appreciation and showing thankfulness for what others have done for us.
  Once we recognize our dependency and interconnection with others, we feel gratitude and repay the kindnesses with helping all beings reach enlightenment. This gratitude naturally extends towards our school teachers as well as our spiritual teachers.
  The sacrifices made by our monks and nuns at our own Center benefit us all by their willingness to share and teach the dharma. We will practice gratitude toward our sangha by showing them how much we recognize their sacrifice and appreciate their kindness.     
~ Christy Batts, Family Program Coordinator
Labor Day Weekend • Sep 1-4
Registration opening soon!
Prison Project
KADAMPA CENTER PRISON PROJECT is a group of volunteers affiliated with the Kadampa Center community who offer prisoner-support workshops using meditation to overcome negative emotions and addictions, to more skillfully navigate life (in prison and out), and to develop spiritually, as appropriate.

MEDITATION WORKSHOPS Project volunteers facilitate weekly meditation workshops at area correctional institutions. The workshops are based on Buddhist principles and are appropriate for anyone. A typical class involves guided and silent meditation and discussion of homework related to a variety of select texts, including Comfortable with Uncertainty by Venerable Pema Chodron, and How to Meditate by Kathleen McDonald.
Socialize with Dharma Friends
  • WED: 5:30p, Al Baraka, 3815 Hillsborough St
  • FRI: Noon, Lunch Bunch at the Center (BYOL) 
  • SUN: (last one/month)
    Noon-1:00p, Sunday Tea Time
Merit Makers

Thanks go out this week to all those who stop by during the week to meditate. Not only are you making your mind more peaceful, you are benefiting our center with positive energy which ripples out to benefit all beings. Drop by drop a vessel fills. Thank you for working on your mind and we're happy we can be open for you!
All Star Mowers
The sun is out, the grass is growing, and we’re looking for volunteers to join the Kadampa Center All-Star Mowing Team! 
Quick Connections!
KADAMPA CENTER HOURS
Mon-Fri: 9:00a-5:30p (call ahead to check)
Silent Meditation: During open hours
TUNE-IN TO TEACHINGS
Tune to 90.3 FM when listening to teachings live in the Gompa
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Kadampa Center is an affiliate of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) in the lineage of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.