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What's it like at a meditation retreat?

If you've never done a meditation retreat before, you may not be sure what to expect. Here's a brief video that gives you a glimpse of...

January is Retreat Month!

Retreat is for everybody, whether you are a newcomer to meditation, or quite experienced. It provides an unequalled opportunity to...

Winter Break: Dec. 24-30

As the year 2022 winds down, our weekly classes will take a brief break Dec. 24 through Dec. 30. Our normal schedule remains in effect...

Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche

Important Announcement On September 17 our most precious Spiritual Guide Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche showed the manner of...

Gen Zamling is back!

Our Resident Teacher, Gen Kelsang Zamling, has been away for several weeks, furthering his own studies at the International Teacher...

Back to In-Person Classes Only

As many of you know, we started streaming our classes to enable them to run during the pandemic. It's been wonderful that so many people...

Listen to highlights of the Summer Festival in England

The International Kadampa Summer Festival just got under way in England. If you're not there in person, and can't join online, you can...

What's Gen Zamling up to in England?

A letter from Gen Zamling about his activities since he's been away. Greetings from Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Center in the Lake...

The World Peace Temple at 25

25 years ago, during the Summer Festival 1997, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche opened the first Kadampa Temple for World Peace at...

Kadampa Prayer in Times of Tragedy

A gift from Venerable Geshe-la to support our international community to make powerful prayers for world peace and to transform suffering...

Why you don't want to miss the International Summer Festival

In this 60-second video, Gen Zamling gives his top reasons why you want to attend Summer Festival, and why it's easier than you think!...

Photos from the Amitayus empowerment

Photos from the blessing empowerment of Buddha Amitayus with Gen Kelsang Zamling, May 20, 2022 at Kadampa Meditation Center Chicago - in...