Dealing with Anger, Attachment and Craving
A monthly series about how meditation opens the path to overcome our deepest suffering.
Quiet the Noise - How to Begin Meditating
Join our Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Wangpo, for a guided experience and learn to meditate. Once you do, you will discover the purpose of meditation - enjoying a calm and peaceful mind.
Retreat and Re-Engage with The Yoga of Buddha Heruka
A post-Summer festival retreat based on the Brief Self-Generation of Heruka Body Mandala practice.
Success without Stress: A Meditation Workshop
In this meditation workshop led by our Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Wangpo, we will explore how to keep our mind light and flexible, even as we tackle big tasks, work projects, and other challenges.
Introduction to Foundation Program
If you have a strong wish to follow the spiritual path that Buddhism presents, then this book-study program may be perfect for you. Join us at the regular Foundation Program class time to find out more about studying with us.
Southwest Dharma Celebration 2026 - White Tara Empowerment
Gather together with Kadampa Buddhist practitioners from all around the Southwest United States in a celebration of faith, wisdom and compassion. Meet new Sangha friends from other Centers, discuss Dharma, listen, contemplate and meditate on profound teachings, and relax within the peaceful environment of the International Kadampa Retreat Center Grand Canyon.
Introduction to Buddhist Meditation: The Four Noble Truths in Modern Life
In this special course our Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Wangpo, an American Buddhist monk, will share how even in our modern society we can find the practical application of Buddha's most important teachings.
Buddha’s Return from Heaven Day
Join us for Buddha’s Return from Heaven Day, which we celebrate with the tsog offering puja Offering to the Spiritual Guide.
Beyond Words: How Faith Unfolds into Prayer
In this workshop with our Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Wangpo, we will learn about special practices for building our faith and improving our mind of prayer, through which our wisdom, compassion, and spiritual power will increase.
Cool Words on Hot Days: Meditation Workshop
Learn how to keep your cool even in the heat of summer!
Meditation 101: Simple Practices for Busy People
Meditation makes our mind calm and peaceful. When our mind is peaceful, we are free from worries and mental discomfort, and as a result we will experience true happiness. Join us for this workshop as we look at simple ways to incorporate meditation into busy life.
The Search for the Self: An Emptiness Course & Meditation Retreat
In this workshop and subsequent retreat we will focus on the emptiness of the self, or I, as our meditation object. The teachings will help us understand what we need to focus on, and what we need to release from our perception.
Guru Yoga Mandala Offering Retreat
In this annual retreat we focus on two great preliminary practices: accumulating merit (or positive energy) by making mandala offerings, and receiving powerful blessings by engaging in the Guru Yoga practice of Je Tsongkhapa.
Meditation Workshop in Dallas - Compassion in the Heat of Conflict: Practicing Understanding Amid Division
In meditation we can develop new habits of mind by quietly reflecting on positive, realistic ways of seeing others. Join us for a morning meditation workshop to learn how.
Food for Thought: Together, Community
Join us for appetizers and a special teaching on Community followed by a delicious dinner!
A Celebration of Faith: Offering Mantras to our Spiritual Guide
On this auspicious day, the day of Venerable Geshe-la's birth, we celebrate Buddha's first Turning of the Wheel of Dharma. With minds of rejoicing and gratitude, we make an offering of our faith by reciting the special prayer Request to the Holy Spiritual Guide Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso from His Faithful Disciples and by collecting our Guru’s name mantra in a one-day retreat.
Moving From Doubt to Confidence
Join us for one of our highly popular nature center day retreats! Get out of the city, slow down, and enjoy a uniquely meaningful shift in perspective. Learn how to rely upon practical wisdom and meditation to increase your confidence, and to align your daily activities with your spiritual life goals.
Learn to Meditate and Go From Stressed to Steady
Learn how the methods of Buddhist meditation can reduce our stress and calm our mind. Switch your mode from stressed to steady.
Mother’s Day Brunch - The Kindness of Mother Beings
Register for Sunday morning’s class and stay for a complimentary Mother’s Day pancake brunch.
Compassion: The Unsurpassed Path of Healing, Harmony and Happiness (Away Retreat)
The weekend's teachings and meditations explore The Three Principal Aspects of the Path to Enlightenment and Essential Insights into the Avalokiteshvara Sadhana, from the text Mirror of Dharma with Additions by internationally renowned Buddhist author and teacher Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche.