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Food For Thought

Sunday, February 5th, 5:30-7:30pm Nourish your mind and body with meditation and a delicious vegetarian Italian dinner! This uplifting evening will begin with a guided breathing meditation and a short talk on the power of meditation to transform our lives. Following, enjoy a scrumptious spaghetti dinner and meaningful conversation with others. Bring a...

Healing Addictions Through ...

Saturday, February 18th, 10:30-2:30pm The root of addictive behavior lies in negative and painful states of mind. When the turbulence of our mental busyness subsides and our mind becomes still, a deep happiness and contentment naturally arise from within. This feeling of contentment and wellbeing helps us to cope with the external busyness and difficulties of daily...

The True Nature of Things

Buddha taught that all of our problems arise because we do not understand the true nature of things. He skillfully explained the relationship between our mind and our world and the extent to which we create our own reality. Please join us for this unique series as we take a captivating new look at our mind! Each class includes a guided breathing meditation, a clear...

Southwest Dharma Celebratio...

Southwest Dharma Celebration Everybody Welcome! The Annual Southwest Dharma Celebration, Feb. 10-12, 2012, is an exciting and precious opportunity for people from around the four-state region and throughout the country to gather together in the beautiful Southwest to receive practical, inspiring teachings and meet like-minded friends. Everyone, whether new to Buddhism...

Meeting The Buddhas

Avalokiteshvara The Buddha who appears to teach us how to grow our beautiful minds of love and compassion is named Avalokiteshvara. Compassion is a powerful wish in our hearts to stop forever all the different kinds of pain that people, animals, and others experience with their bodies and minds. Avalokiteshvara has a body that is clear white in color, and he shines with...

Meditation for Kids

Children will learn simple Buddhist principles, such as kindness, respect for others and keeping a happy heart, through meditation, stories, simple prayers, and crafts. A parent needs to accompany each child. Appropriate for ages 5 – 10. Parents will find these introductory teachings valuable as well, and will be able to use what is learned in class throughout the...

Simply Meditate

Simply Meditate How to live a peaceful and happy life In this class we will learn useful meditation techniques and practical advice which we can all use to help us calm our mind and deal with daily problems, giving us a more relaxed, happy and less stressful life. Mondays 7:00-8:15pm Classes will be held at College Hill United Methodist Church–2930 E....

Teachings and Prayers For W...

Everybody Welcome The perfect Sunday morning activity! Sundays, 10:00-11:30, refreshments following Without first developing inner peace, world peace will remain impossible to achieve. We all have within us the potential for peace and happiness. Cultivating this potential creates the harmony we seek. Classes include clear teachings, meditations, and prayers. Cost: $5 per...

Foundation Program

Foundation Program Joyful Path of Good Fortune with Kelsang Namdrol Wednesdays 7:00-9:30pm Foundation Program (FP) is a weekly structured program that offers people the chance to study in a systematic and indepth way. In FP we work our way through a text by reading the sections, listening to teachings, meditating and doing paired and group discussions on the subject...

Modern Buddhism

This eBook Modern Buddhism – The Path of Compassion and Wisdom, in three volumes, is being distributed freely at the request of the author Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. The author says: “Through reading and practicing the instructions given in this book, people can solve their daily problems and maintain a happy mind all the time.” So that these benefits can pervade...

New Kadampa Tradition ̵...

This center is a member of the (NKT-IKBU). This is a Mahayana Buddhist tradition founded by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso that is derived from the Buddhist meditators and scholars Atisha and Je Tsongkhapa. NKT is an association of study and meditation centres dedicated to helping people everywhere find meaning and purpose in their lives, and to the developing of genuine...

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism. Geshe-la, as he is affectionately called by his students, is primarily responsible for the worldwide revival of Kadampa Buddhism in our time. Study and retreat From the age of eight Geshe-la studied extensively in the great monastic universities of...

NKT Founder

Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso is a fully accomplished meditation master and internationally renowned teacher of Buddhism.

Geshe-la, as he is affectionately called by his students, is primarily responsible for the worldwide revival of Kadampa Buddhism in our time.

Simply Meditate

Mondays 7:00-8:15pm

Classes will be held at College Hill United Methodist Church–2930 E. First–Wichita, KS

The True Nature of Things

Thursdays 7:00-8:30pm Beginning January 26th

Buddha taught that all of our problems arise because we do not understand the true nature of things.

Teachings & Prayers

For World Peace

Sundays 10:00-11:30

Everyone is welcome!

Meditation For Kids

Sundays 12:30-1:30pm

Appropriate for ages 5 – 10.

Please see CALENDAR for scheduled classes and events.

US Festival 2012

April 27-May 2

National Kadampa Festivals are arranged each year in various countries.

These Festivals are usually taught by the Deputy Spiritual Director of the New Kadampa Tradition, Gen-la Kelsang Kunsang.

Welcome To Kalpa Bhadra Buddhist Center

Kalpa Bhadra Kadampa Buddhist Center is a Western Buddhist Meditation Center in Wichita. The Center provides meditation classes and teachings in Kansas. Taught by Westerners, the meditation classes are very easy to understand and apply in our daily lives. The classes are suitable for both beginners and more advanced meditation practitioners.

Don’t hesitate to check out a meditation class this week and see for yourself!

You do not need to be a Buddhist to try out these practices, or to benefit from them. Our Spiritual Director is Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso and our Resident Teacher is Western Buddhist Nun, Kelsang Namdrol. Stop by and meet her anytime.

Food For Thought

Healing Addictions Through ...

The True Nature of Things

Southwest Dharma Celebratio...

Meeting The Buddhas

Meditation for Kids

Simply Meditate

Teachings and Prayers For W...

Foundation Program

Modern Buddhism

New Kadampa Tradition ̵...

Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

NKT Founder

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Simply Meditate

The True Nature of Things

Teachings & Prayers

For World Peace

Meditation For Kids

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US Festival 2012

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