Kadampa Meditation Center New York

Creating a Happy Heart
Kids & Family Weekend
Friday, July 10 – Sunday, July 12

This weekend camp is a special opportunity for families to enjoy the beautiful Temple and grounds at Kadampa Meditation Center NY and to meet new spiritual friends.

Teachings, crafts, short meditations and fun outdoor activities are organized around simple Buddhist themes such as the practices of giving and caring about all living beings. ecommended for ages 6-10.

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Peace of Mind Retreat
Friday, July 17 – Sunday, July 19

Whether we are seeking relaxation, improvement in our health, or a calmer and more stable mind, Kadampa Meditation Center introductory retreats provide us with an opportunity to take a break from the hectic pace of life.

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NKT Post Summer Festival Retreat
Guided by Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong
Friday, August 14 – Tuesday, August 18

Following the NKT At the NKT International Summer Festival, Ven. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso will give teachings on Kadam Lamrim and Highest Yoga Tantra, and grant the empowerments of Dorje Shugden, Buddha Heruka and Venerable Vajrayogini. Following this event, Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong will guide us in the US World Peace Temple to deepen our heart connection with these deities so that we can continuously receive their transformative blessings.
(To attend this post-Festival retreat at KMC NY, you need not have attended the Summer Festival, however you must have previously received the empowerments of Heruka and Vajrayogini.)

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Teen Weekend
Friday, August 21 – Sunday, August 23
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Meditation Classes at KMC New York

Prayers for World Peace with Gen Samten
Sundays, 10:30am – 12:30pm
We all have within us the potential for peace and happiness. Cultivating this potential creates the harmony we seek. You don’t need to be a Buddhist to benefit from Buddha’s teachings! Join us this Sunday at 10:30am – and, bring a friend too!

Kids Program
While parents are meditating, kids learn through gentle and fun teachings how to respect others, practice kindness and keep a happy heart (suggested ages 4-10). Kids Program is on Sundays at 10:30am in Main House. For more information about Prayers for World Peace and Kids Program…

Our Tours, Cafe, Shop, and Trails Are Open Every Day

Everyone is Welcome To Visit and Enjoy
Open to everyone for drop-in visits, walks on the grounds and Temple tours almost every day, 10am-5pm. Call first (if you can), and please check in at the office when you arrive.

Everyone is welcome into this serene and blessed environment, site of the US Kadampa World Peace Temple. Visitors from all backgrounds come to find rest and refuge from the difficulties of busy modern life, and draw inspiration from spiritual friends, including western Buddhist monks and nuns.

Ongoing Buddhist meditation classes, study programs and meditation retreats at the Kadampa Meditation Center offer us the opportunity to discover our innate capacities for wisdom and compassion. The Buddhist practices taught here are suitable for every person. Letting this special advice touch our hearts, we learn to become happy and to lead meaningful lives that have the power to greatly benefit others.

The Kadampa Meditation Center and World Peace Temple have arisen from the pure intention and vision of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, Spiritual Director of the New Kadampa Tradition – International Buddhist Union (NKT – IKBU), and are dedicated so that everyone may be happy and free from suffering.

The Kadampa Temple is treasured by Kadampa practitioners as a holy object that inspires us to attain outer and inner peace.

The Kadampa Meditation Center and Temple are located on 82 acres in Glen Spey, New York, in the beautiful Delaware River Valley, approximately a two hour drive from New York City, just minutes from the New Jersey and Pennsylvania borders.

Tharpa Publications, a major Buddhist publisher distributing Buddhist books and artwork throughout the US, is located onsite.

A Buddhist book and audio store, gift shop and World Peace Café are situated in the verandas of the Temple.