Kadampa Meditation Center San Francisco

09/04/2026

A nosotros nos encantan nuestras clases de meditación en español los jueves a 18h 30❤️


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08/10/2026

NEW SERIES REOPENS KMC SF TOMORROW 8/11

The Magical Power Of The Mind: The Four Seals of Mahamudra

“Very, very simple and very, very powerful method to reduce, to stop anger problem, attachment problem, self grasping problem.”

—Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche

Explore your mind’s pure potential to cultivate and experience greater peace, clarity, and well-being.

Create powerful karmic causes to achieve the deeply blissful mind of permanent mental freedom, also known as nirvana.

Aug 11 | Freedom Starts With Accepting Change

Aug 18 | Becoming Stronger At The Source

Aug 25 | What Does Nirvana Really Mean?

Sept 1 | Enjoying Our Mind All The Time

Sept 8 | How To Do Retreat In Daily Life And Away

Engaging in this joyful sequence of meditations frees us from the grip of daily problems, and imprints our mind to become more tranquil and positive, pure and powerful.

This series is great preparation for those wishing to attend our annual Away Retreat at IKRC Grand Canyon with KMC Los Angeles on September 10 -13, 2026.

Though best experienced as a series, each class, like all General Program classes at KMC SF, can be enjoyed as a standalone on a drop-in basis.

08/07/2026

Creating World Peace 1 Festival at a Time 🕊️

KMC SF’s Dharma Dozen had the good fortune to hear priceless teachings, enjoy old friends and make new ones amongst the 45 countries represented at the 2026 International Summer Festival at the Manjushri Temple for World Peace.

Captions for photos below:

Former Education Program Coordinator Lynn hugs future EPC Marcus

Resident Teachers don’t just serve up Dharma—Gen Choma and Fort Collins’ Kerrin at play in the Dining Tent

Past KMC SF RT Gen Togden with Silent Saturdays’ Kelsang Labsum

KMC Tokyo’s Tomoko with beloved KMC SF Residences guests from Singapore, Lynnette and John

Fresh off of finishing Joyful Path of Good Fortune, TTP students Maria, Sunny and Alise can’t believe their own good fortune reuniting at Manjushri!

Long time Sangha gem who loves to make center offerings back home Christine readies her burger for the attack.

Dinner tastes even better when you serve it—thanks to all festival volunteers like Maria and friends here!

Yes, that’s fully a watermelon carved intricately into a rose. Just one of many remarkable details the International Shrine Team came up with, truly a beautiful world peace offering!

Talk about shrines, these 2 Dakinis know a thing or two. Foundation Program Teacher Judith delight in the torma-making joy that is Amy Peng.

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2 future Taras—KMC NYC’s Heather beams at the Kadampa Art Studio Tour alongside a precious one being readied for a lucky center

A master of precision, be it cleaning, painting or here untangling lids, Kelsang Labsum will do anything to help flourish Kadam Dharma.

May all sentient beings achieve it swiftly and without delay!

A majority of KMC SF finally finds a time to meet between shifts and then picks the corner of a tent to take a pic at one of the world’s most magical places. 😆😆😆 Well, it’s our hearts that count.

A former EPC extraordinaire tries to show KMC SF’s hapless one how hitting command Z might be helpful

The festival pervades in all directions, including back home in San Francisco where Esmerelda laughs along to Gen la Khyenrabs Q&A. Having the option to participate online is truly a gift that everyone ought to enjoy when travel isn’t possible.

And so pervades the New Kadampa Tradition, celebrating 50 years of Geshe-la’s transformative arrival to the west in 1977 with a raft of new talks, centers, and opportunities for Kadam Dharma to touch even more hearts in 2027 and beyond.

Including a Kadampa World Tour of Gen-

08/03/2026

It’s so much more fun to just root for one another

07/30/2026

07/30/2026

Temple Updates!

Over the last two weeks and up until our reopening on August 11th an amazing crew of contractors and skilled workers are helping remodel KMC SF Temple !

We are fixing and updating the buildings siding, removing and upgrading the emergency exit doors and sealing up the windows and building an entry ramp for those needing assistance to get into the temple! Making KMC SF more welcoming to all who are seeking inner peace.

Also during the closeur a team of dedicated volunteers have completed a deep dive into cleaning and sorting out the temple kitchen and redid the bookstore and community room!

We are on schedule to resume evening classes, Tuesday, August 11th at 6:30pm with Gen Choma!

07/28/2026

06/30/2026

OFFERING A SHRINE OF PURIFICATION, PREPARING OUR 1918 TEMPLE FOR 2026 TRANSFORMATION: The Blessing Empowerment of Vajrasattva prepares our space and celebrates Sangha generosity in creating new ADA doors to make meditation available to all.

One of our teachers Maria assists Gen Choma with the empowerment ritual

Sunday’s Buddhist Path Teacher Susan embraces one of our Shrine Artists and Spanish class teachers Brenda

Gen Choma holding Buddha Vajrasattva aloft

Kelsang Chogo tells Deputy AD Kelsang Lamden just how well her visit from KMC Washington is going

Stunning what our shrine team creates

Engaging in the beautiful Mendel Tensum auspicious objects passing ritual that ends as quickly it begins

Japanese class teacher Tomo delights in spending time with sangha

Kind torma makers Alise and Melissa help create the magical day in advance

Mahakaruna Resident Teacher France Roy on left and Admin Director Brenda centered make the day extra special with Petaluma Sangha

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2 people really missing their staple guns, fliers and emanated community boards

Sangha filling our room and KMC SF heart

06/24/2026

Feel and be the peace we want to see in the world.

Summer Peace in the Park series kicks off this Saturday, June 27th in Precita Park at 11
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Start your day off right with a peaceful mind in one of San Francisco’s beautiful parks.

Join us for simple, guided meditations at Precita Park in the Mission/Bernal Neighborhood on the last Saturday of June and July, and first 2 Saturdays of August in Dolores Park.

There will be 2 meditations with a 5-10 minute break in between. Everyone welcome to join at any point during the hour.

We will set up near the middle of the park. Look for our signs.

We will have some cushions available, but feel free to bring your own picnic setup and enjoy some time in the park with fellow meditators after.

No experience necessary, everyone is welcome.

Free event. This event is outdoors in a public area, and weather dependent.

LOCATIONS & DATES:

Precita Park, 3200 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94110, Near the center of the park

Saturday, June 27 & Saturday, July 25

Mission Dolores Park, Church St & 20th St, San Francisco, CA 94114, Southwest corner
Saturday August 1st & Saturday August 8th