Kadampa Meditation Center-Maryland

06/08/2026

This weekend! We're offering the Empowerment of Enlightened Mother Arya Tara on Saturday June 13th, followed by retreat on June 14th, both with Resident Teacher Gen Kelsang Chogden!

Arya Tara, or ‘Superior Liberator’, is a female Buddha who is the manifestation of the wind element of all the Buddhas. Because of this, if we rely upon Tara with strong faith she will quickly protect us from all fears and dangers, grant us her blessings and fulfil all our wishes. We particularly need her help in these difficult times.

She is also the manifestation of the ultimate wisdom of all the Buddhas. Receiving this empowerment gives us the opportunity to draw close to Mother Tara and empowers us to let go of our painful, repetitive ways of thinking about our self and the situations we find ourselves in.

Learn more/sign up here: https://www.meditationmd.org/classes-retreats/buddha-tara-empowerment-2026-06-13-14

06/04/2026

Happy Turning the Wheel of Dharma Day and our founder Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche’s birthday!

06/03/2026

Join the volunteer team Sunday June 7th 1-4pm as we clean up and prepare for our empowerment the following weekend. What a great opportunity to cherish your world peace temple!

This is a fun day where we all come together and help clean and maintain our beautiful Temple. We will have things to do for people of all skills and abilities. There will likely be help needed to decorate the offerings for the empowerment shrine as well.

You can RSVP here if you wish: https://www.meditationmd.org/classes-retreats/temple-beautification-day-2026-06-07

06/02/2026

06/01/2026

To celebrate the very special occasions of Venerable Geshe-la’s birthday and Turning the Wheel of Dharma Day, we are offering a teaching and two sessions of retreat this Saturday.

Every day we remember the extraordinary kindness of Venerable Geshe-la, our Root Guru and Founder of the New Kadampa Tradition.

But to celebrate this auspicious day, at Kadampa centers around the world, with minds of rejoicing and gratitude, we offer him our faith through using the special prayer Request to the Holy Spiritual Guide Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso from his Faithful Disciples and collecting our Guru’s name mantra in a one-day retreat.

You can RSVP here: https://www.meditationmd.org/classes-retreats/offering-our-faith-retreat-2026-06-06

05/30/2026

We're offering the Empowerment of Enlightened Mother Arya Tara on Saturday June 13th, followed by retreat on June 14th, both with Resident Teacher Gen Kelsang Chogden!

Arya Tara, or ‘Superior Liberator’, is a female Buddha who is the manifestation of the wind element of all the Buddhas. Because of this, if we rely upon Tara with strong faith she will quickly protect us from all fears and dangers, grant us her blessings and fulfil all our wishes. We particularly need her help in these difficult times.

She is also the manifestation of the ultimate wisdom of all the Buddhas. Receiving this empowerment gives us the opportunity to draw close to Mother Tara and empowers us to let go of our painful, repetitive ways of thinking about our self and the situations we find ourselves in.

Learn more/sign up here: https://www.meditationmd.org/classes-retreats/buddha-tara-empowerment-2026-06-13-14

05/28/2026

This Saturday's 11am All About Meditation is designed to help you improve your daily meditation practice, or start a practice. Meditation is the main tool that Buddhists use to make lasting positive changes in our minds and lives. Learn to meditate in an authentic way that has been used for centuries to reduce mental and physical suffering and increase the power of the mind, resulting in greater peace and happiness.
Sign up here, or at the door: https://www.meditationmd.org/classes-retreats/all-about-meditation-2026-05-30