Kalpa Bhadra Kadampa Buddhist Center is located on Wiconisco Street in Harrisburg just off of 2nd Street near Pinnacle Health and Italian Lake. Open to everyone, the center provides a year-round program of meditation classes, workshops, and retreats that offer practical advice on how to apply Buddha's teachings to daily life.
"If we train in meditation our mind will gradually become more and more peaceful, and we shall experience a purer and purer form of happiness. Eventually we shall be happy all of the time, even in the most difficult circumstances."
— Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
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Workshop in Harrisburg: The Joy of Meditation
Learn basic Buddhist meditation techniques as well as methods to practically use meditation to improve all aspects of our lives. Meditation is simple to learn and the most powerful way to live a happy life. All levels are welcome to attend; especially suitable for beginners. Held on Saturday, February 11 from 2-5pm Click here for more info.
Attaining Lasting Happiness: Applying the Four Noble Truths in Daily Life
Drop in any Tuesday evening for meditation followed by a short talk on applying Buddhist principles to daily life. In January, we’ll be looking at the simple and profound teachings on the four noble truths to overcome our daily problems. As Buddha clearly explained in these teaching, everyone experiences problems and sufferings which are rooted in our own distorted minds such as anger and ignorance. We will learn how to respond creatively to our daily problems to find a lasting and sublime happiness. Click here for more info.
Workshops in Pittsburgh: First Saturdays of the Month
Meditation workshops in Pittsburgh take place on the first Saturdays of the month from 1-4pm in the city’s Shadyside neighborhood. A typical workshop consists of two sessions, each including a guided meditation to reduce stress and distractions, and a talk on applying Buddhist principles to daily life. Click here for information.
Living at the Center
Living at the center is a most meaningful experience and is a great way to learn how to put Dharma into action. It is an opportunity to live in a place of harmony and peace and to use the teachings to the best of our ability in loving service to others. There is currently a room available at the center that is open to anyone who is sincerely interested in deepening their experience of Kadam Dharma.Click here for information.
Foundation Program Beginning
The Foundation Program has just begun the start of a new book, providing a perfect opportunity for new people to join the program. The program provides an extraordinary way to build a lasting foundation of inner peace.The class meets on Sundays from 12:30-3:30pm. Click here for more info.
Hike for Peace Photo Gallery
Saturday, October 23 was the Center’s first annual Hike for Peace. The day was crisp and beautifully sunny — perfect autumn weather! The hike took us through panoramic vistas that overlooked the Cumberland Valley. We hiked two miles to the top, taking a break before reaching the summit for meditation and mantra chanting. At the top, we enjoyed a picnic lunch, before walking back. A warm “thank you” to everyone who supported the event through walking, donating, and sending along prayers or good wishes. Click here to see the photo gallery.
Announcements:
Special Teaching Training Program – New!
The Special Teacher Training Program provides an opportunity to receive special training in how to become a qualified Teacher of Kadampa Buddhism. Students training on the program will follow a new, clear and practical presentation specially designed by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. The first course will begin at Manjushri KMC in April 2012 with the General Spiritual Director Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong as the Teacher. Thereafter it will be offered yearly and be taught either by the General Spiritual Director or the Deputy Spiritual Director. Click here to learn more.
Prayer eBooklets
Prayers are special methods for generating positive states of mind, and can be used as a preparation for successful meditation on any of the stages of the path to enlightenment. Following the requests of many people, prayers are now available from Tharpa in eBooklet (epub) format. These Prayer eBooklets are ideal for modern-day practitioners who wish to familiarize themselves with their meditation practices on the go. Click here to learn more.
Eight Steps to Happiness eBook
This eBook, Eight Steps to Happiness – The Buddhist Way of Loving Kindness is a commentary to one of Buddhism’s best-loved teachings, Eight Verses of Training the Mind, composed by the great Tibetan Buddhist Master, Geshe Langri Tangpa. These eight short verses contain in essence the entire Buddhist spiritual path, with a particular focus on developing loving-kindness. Click here to learn more.
Modern Buddhism – Free eBook!
This eBook Modern Buddhism – The Path of Compassion and Wisdom, in three volumes, is being distributed free of charge. The author, Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, says: “Through reading and practicing the instructions given in this book, people can solve their daily problems and maintain a happy mind all the time.” So that these benefits may pervade the whole world the author wishes to offer this eBook freely to everyone. Download it here.
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