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“What is enlightenment? It is the inner light of wisdom that is completely free from all mistaken appearance, and whose function is to bestow mental peace upon each and every living being every day.”
- Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
HALF DAY COURSE
Finding Meaning in Daily Life: Training in the Seven Limbs
NEW DATE! Saturday, Sept 26th • 10:30am - 1:30pm • $20 (FP & TTP Membership discounts apply)
with Resident Teacher, John Baker
Everyone Welcome • No Experience Necessary
To solve our daily problems, Buddha taught many methods to bring our meditation practice into our daily life. One such method is training in the seven limbs: prostration, offerings, confession, rejoicing, beseeching the holy beings to remain, requesting the turning of the Wheel of Dharma and dedication. The "limbs" support our meditation practice and our happy mind in the same way our physical limbs support our body. With these practices we can accumulate merit, or good fortune, and purify negativity in our mind both during our formal meditation practice and as we go about our daily activities.
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SCHEDULE:
Session 1: 10:30am - 12:00pm
Break: 12:00 - 12:30pm
Session 2: 12:30 - 1:30pm
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Everyone Welcome. No Experience Necessary.
FAMILIARITY & FOCUS:
Mini Retreat on the Mind of Love
Sunday, Sept 27th • 10:30am - 1:45pm • $20 (Includes Sunday Morning Meditation Class) • with Resident Teacher, John Baker
Everyone Welcome • No Experience Necessary
One of the main ways that our meditations improve is through familiarity with an object of meditation. Your mindfulness gets a boost and your object starts to come into focus becoming clearer and free from distractions.
Try out a mini retreat at our beautiful meditation center in Old City. The topic this month is the mind of love. Included is a main teaching in the morning with a guided meditation, a short break, and then two guided meditations with a short break in between.
10:30 - 11:45am Sunday Morning Class
11:45 - 12:30 Break
12:30 - 1:00pm Meditation
1:00 - 1:15 Silent Break - we will keep silence during this break
1:15 - 1:45pm Meditation
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Familiarity & Focus dates through December, topics TBA: Nov 1st, Dec 13th
THE PEACE OF WISDOM:
A Half-day Course on the True Nature of Things
Saturday, Oct 17th • 10:30am - 1:30pm • $20 (FP & TTP discounts apply)
with Resident Teacher, John Baker
Everyone Welcome • No Experience Necessary
In Buddhism, emptiness has great meaning. It is the real nature of things, and is a very profound and meaningful object. If we realize emptiness directly we will attain permanent liberation from all the sufferings of this life and countless future lives.
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In this half-day course you'll learn how to meditate on emptiness, or "wisdom", the way things really are - as opposed to the way they appear! Meditating on wisdom leads to great peace and freedom of mind. We'll learn to relate to the world, ourself and all the things that appear in a light and flexible way and we'll understand the power the mind itself has to create to our reality.
10:30am - 12:00pm Session 1
12:00 - 12:30pm Break
12:30 - 1:30pm Session 2​
SAVE THE DATES FOR THESE UPCOMING
EVENTS AT KMC PHILADELPHIA
Events at KMC Philadelphia Through December 2026
Details & registration coming soon!
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Oct 2nd: Prayers for World Peace - FREE!
Oct 17th: The Peace of Wisdom: A Half-Day Course on the True Nature of Things
Oct 23rd-25th: Guru Yoga Mandala Retreat
Oct 31st: Fright Night! A Buddhist meditation on fear
Nov 1st: Familiarity & Focus Mini-Retreat topic tbd
Nov 6th: Prayers for World Peace - FREE!
Nov 13th-15th: Buddhist Refuge Retreat
Dec 4th: Prayers for World Peace - FREE!
Dec 5th: A String and a Prayer: Mala Making Workshop & the Power of Mantra
Dec 13th: Familiarity & Focus Mini-Retreat topic tbd
Dec 19th: Center Cherishing Day & Holiday Party
Dec 31st: New Year’s Eve Celebration
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INTERNATIONAL & REGIONAL EVENTS
Regional Away Retreat
The Calm Within: Clarity of Mind Retreat
with Resident Teachers of DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Roanoke & Harrisburg
Sept 11 - 13 • at Mar-Lu Ridge Retreat Center in Jefferson, MD
Everyone Welcome • No Experience Necessary
Get away on retreat! Join our Regional Retreat led by the Resident Teachers of the Kadampa Centers in DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Roanoke and Harrisburg.
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In our busy modern lives, it’s easy for our minds to become tired and tense, leaving inner peace feeling out of reach. But true mental clarity and lasting happiness are closer than we think.
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In this weekend retreat, the Mid Atlantic Resident Teachers will guide meditations and teachings that help us access the natural stillness and spaciousness of our own mind. Drawing on the first stage of Buddha’s profound Mahamudra teachings, these practical methods offer genuine tools to calm the mind, reduce stress, and find balance in daily life.
Meditation on the sky-like nature of the mind is simple yet deeply transformative—perfect for both beginners and experienced meditators alike.
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Join us for an inspiring weekend of rest, reflection, and renewal. Everyone is welcome.