Meditation & Bonfire

Sat, Aug 26 | 6:30pm Sunset Meditation at Mission Bay Join us for a sunset meditation and bonfire at Mission Bay. Enjoy getting together with like minded people in a fun and meaningful way. There will be time to just relax and chat, bring some snacks if you like. We...

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A Panel Discussion on Family

Sat, July 23 | 5pm-7pm Family Panel Q&A Discussion $10/person or $15 for 2 Free for Supporting members Bring your questions about family dynamics to the discussion table. Senior practitioners will share the Buddhist perspective and their own experience of using dharma to solve the day to day problems of...

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Meditation Retreat

Sat, July 9 | 10:30am-12:45pm How to Control Your Anger $20, free for GP II and up Learning to control our angry feelings whether it be from frustration to resentment is one of the greatest gifts we can give to ourself and others. In this brief retreat we will explore...

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Full-day Meditation Retreat

Sat, Aug 20 | 9am-3pm Clear Light of Bliss: teachings from Summer Festival $30, free for Supporting members In this one day retreat, Gen Lhadron will share some essential insights and meditations from the NKT Summer Festival in England. These teachings will cover topics such as the nature of the...

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Meditation Retreat

Sat, June 18 | 10:30am-12:45pm Make Happiness a Habit $20, free for GP II, FP & Supporting members We tend to make the attainment of happiness more complicated than it actually is, by believing that we need things such as success, praise, status, looks, material possessions and so forth to...

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Meeting Geshe-la

Sat, June 4 | 5pm-7pm Meeting Geshe-la Celebrating Geshe'la's 91st Birthday This special event will be an opportunity to learn more about the founder of the New Kadampa Tradition, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyasto Rinpoche. He was born in Tibet on Turning the Wheel of Dharma Day in 1931, and we...

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Meditation Retreat

Sat, May 21 | 10am-12:15pm How to Stop Overreacting meditation retreat $20, free for FP & Supporting members When you are criticized or wronged, do you have a tendency to lash out or withdraw entirely? Both types of knee-jerk reactions can have lasting and unintended consequences, affecting our friendships, careers,...

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Community Hike

Sun, May 15 | 2pm Community City Hike Join us for a beautiful 3.5 mile city hike loop beginning in Balboa Park that crosses five San Diego bridges. We will walk through neighborhoods with gorgeous gardens and Jacaranda trees in bloom. The group will meet at the pedestrian bridge (our...

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Friday Night Talk & Discussion

Fri, May 13 | 6:30pm Vajra Fragments Friday night talk and discussion on inherent existence with Gen Kelsang Lhadron $10/person, free for FP & Supporting members Let's start our exploration with this... What makes an apple an apple and an orange an orange? Is it just a name and you...

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