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**www.meditationinboston.org**
Kadampa Meditation Center Boston offers an wide program of meditation classes, study programs, and retreats. The methods and practices taught at the center are suitable for all individuals, whatever your level of interest. By following Buddha’s special advice, we can relax our mind, dissolve our pain and fear, and become of greater benefit to others.
A typical class consists of a gentle relaxation meditation, teaching, discussion, and a concluding meditation. The meditations are guided and are suitable for beginners and experienced practitioners alike. Each class is self-contained so feel free to join at any time!
Our Resident Teacher is Gen Kelsang Khedrub, a Buddhist monk for over 25 years, who has taught around the USA since 1997.
We offer ongoing meditation classes in Cambridge, Back Bay, Newton, and Portland, ME. In addition we also hold retreats, day workshops, and special events, all of which are open to everyone regardless of background or experience.
Everyone is welcome – just drop into any class!
Upcoming events
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Simply Meditate - 1st and 3rd Thursdays @ 6:30pm
Kadampa Meditation Center Boston, 2298 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, USDiscover simple meditations that help the mind become peaceful, settled, and clear. These sessions will give you a direct experience of your inner potential for calm and clarity, and practical methods to carry that peace into daily life.
Perfect for busy people who want to learn the basics of meditation in a friendly and accessible way.
Each class includes:
- A short teaching on how to access more inner calm and kindness
- A guided breathing meditation
- Time for Q&A
Everyone is welcome. No previous experience necessary.
Time: 6:30-7:15pm
Dates:
Thursday, October 2
Thursday, October 16Location: This class will be held at Kadampa Meditation Center Boston, located at 2298 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge, just a few blocks from the Davis Square T stop. There is free street parking after 6pm.
Registration: $10. At the door, in advance at: https://www.meditationinboston.org/thursdays-in-cambridge
1 attendee 
Free Outdoor Meditation at Boston Public Garden
Public Garden, Boston, MA, USCurious about meditation and mindfulness? Let’s enjoy some FREE outdoor meditation in the beautiful surroundings of Boston Public Garden together! Discover how meditation can empower us to live joyfully, but also purposefully, and how it can help us to find some inner calm, and to reconnect with our limitless potential.
What better way to relax on a Friday evening than by learning the fundamental tools of mindfulness than we can then use anywhere, anytime?
Enjoy a free Friday evening guided meditation in the Public Garden with Gen Khedrub, the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Meditation Center Boston. Find some calm in this great busy city and have some fun with other meditators.
Monthly Free Meditation @ the Boston Public Garden
Friday, October 17 from 5:30-6:15pm
Location: Boston Public Garden, Lagoon Edge (Boylston side)
Free registration at: https://www.meditationinboston.org/outdoor-meditation
Weather: If the weather looks, well, perhaps not too good for being outside, this page will be updated and everyone registered will be emailed with an update on the plans.
Gen Kelsang Khedrub is the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Meditation Center Boston. He has been studying and practicing Kadampa Buddhism under the guidance of Ven. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for over 30 years. Gen Khedrub has served as a Resident Teacher in Chicago and in Seattle, and over the years he has taught special events and led meditation retreats around the country. His heartfelt teachings are presented with clarity and humor that make them accessible to everyone.
19 attendees- $15.00
Sunday Morning Meditation - Becoming strong for others
Kadampa Meditation Center Boston, 2298 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, UShttps://www.meditationinboston.org/sundays-in-cambridge
Sunday Morning Meditation: an October class series
Sundays, 11:00am-12:15pm
October 5, 12, 19 and 26This world needs more peace. We can all be a part of bringing this about by becoming a more peaceful person. An essential part of being able to benefit others is becoming stronger ourselves and creating more balance in our life.
This Sunday morning meditation class will look at Buddha’s teachings on patience and on the practice of loving kindness. Each week will include:
- guided breathing meditation
- a short teaching on how to access more inner calm and kindness
- a practice of some short chanted prayers in English called Prayers for World Peace
- a concluding contemplative time
Becoming strong for others
October 5 - Nirvana with Susan Nelson
October 12 - Finding balance
October 19 - Meditation on gratitude
October 26 - Equalizing self and othersCost: $15 / free for members.Pay at the door or register in advance at: https://www.meditationinboston.org/sundays-in-cambridge
Location: This event will be held at Kadampa Meditation Center Boston, located at 2298 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge, just a few blocks from the Davis Square T stop. There is free street parking on Sundays.
Gen Kelsang Khedrub is the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Meditation Center Boston. He has been studying and practicing Kadampa Buddhism under the guidance of Ven. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for over 30 years. Gen Khedrub has served as a Resident Teacher in Chicago and in Seattle, and over the years he has taught special events and led meditation retreats around the country. His heartfelt teachings are presented with clarity and humor that make them accessible to everyone.
2 attendees - $15.00
Wednesday evening meditation: Life as a spiritual adventure
Kadampa Meditation Center Boston, 2298 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, USOur mind has limitless potential. But we can easily find ourself stuck in repetitive ways of thinking and behaving. Buddha taught many gentle methods to help us transform our mind and break free from old habits. Buddha also taught ways to stabilize more realistic, constructive and positive views, intentions and actions. It all starts with understanding and transforming our own mind.
This Wednesday meditation classes take a practical look at Buddha’s wisdom teachings and how it can be applied to our modern life.
Each week will include:
- guided breathing meditation
- a short teaching on how to access more inner calm and kindness
- a concluding contemplative time
- Q&A time
Life as a Spiritual Adventure
October 1 - Empowered by our mortality
October 8 - A Buddhist way of living
October 15- What is liberation?
October 22- The Three Higher Trainings
October 29 - Love and compassionRegistration: $15 at the door, or in advance at: https://www.meditationinboston.org/wednesdays-in-cambridge
Location: This event will be held at Kadampa Meditation Center Boston, located at 2298 Massachusetts Ave. in Cambridge, just a few blocks from the Davis Square T stop. There is free street parking after 6pm.
Gen Kelsang Khedrub is the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Meditation Center Boston. He has been studying and practicing Kadampa Buddhism under the guidance of Ven. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for over 30 years. Gen Khedrub has served as a Resident Teacher in Chicago and in Seattle, and over the years he has taught special events and led meditation retreats around the country. His heartfelt teachings are presented with clarity and humor that make them accessible to everyone.
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