BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Kadampa Meditation Center Florida - ECPv6.16.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Kadampa Meditation Center Florida
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://meditationinsarasota.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Kadampa Meditation Center Florida
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20250309T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20251102T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20270314T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20271107T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260102
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260108
DTSTAMP:20260101T134539Z
CREATED:20250930T002203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260101T134539Z
UID:10018979-1767312000-1767830399@meditationinsarasota.org
SUMMARY:How to Find the Real Meaning of Your Life
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the entire retreat\, for the weekend\, Saturday only or drop in for a session. Pricing available on the registration page. \nDiscover the beauty of meditating on the basics of Buddhism and lift your mind out of the ordinary. The two main trainings on the path to enlightenment\, compassion and wisdom\, depend upon a solid foundation of basic Buddhist practices. This retreat\, guided by Gen Kelsang Lhadron\, will provide an excellent opportunity to develop this foundation through teachings and meditations on the initial\, intermediate & great scope stages of the path to enlightenment\, or Lamrim. \nIn this retreat\, we will be guided through meditations on the main core of Buddha’s teachings. This will include meditations on death\, rebirth\, refuge\, karma\, & renunciation. We will also look at the meditations on developing love\, compassion and wisdom realizing emptiness. \nThe retreat is based on Mirror of Dharma with Additions by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Everyone is welcome to attend any session or the entire retreat. What a wonderful way to create the conditions for a healthy and happy 2026!  \nEach session will include short prayers\, a brief talk\, and a guided meditation. The retreat is suitable for beginners and experienced meditators. \nFriday Introduction and Sunday Meditation Class (11am) is available on livestream for members. \nSchedule\nFriday\,  January 2 \n\nIntroduction: 7-8:15pm \n\nSaturday\, January 3 \n\nSession 1: 9:30 am -10:45 am\nSession 2: 11:30 – 12:45pm \nLunch: 1-2pm\nSession 3:  3:00 – 4:15pm\nDinner: 6:00-7:00pm\n\nSunday\, January 4 \n\nSession 4: 9-10:15am\nSunday Meditation Class (Session 5) 11am-12:15pm\nLunch: 12:30-1:30pm\nSession 6: 2:30 – 3:45pm\nSession 7: 4:30 – 5:45pm\nDinner: 6:00-7:00pm\n\nMonday\, January 5 \n\nSession 8: 9:30 -10:45am\nSession 9: 11:30 -12:45pm\nLunch: 1pm – 2pm\nSession 10: 3:00 – 4:15pm\nDinner: 6:00pm – 7:00pm\n\nTuesday\, January 6 \n\nSession 11: 9:30 – 10:45am\nSession 12: 11:30am – 12:45pm\nLunch: 1pm – 2pm\nSession 13: 3:00- 4:15pm\nDinner: 6:00 – 7:00pm\n\nWednesday\, January 7 \n\nSession 14: 9:30am – 10:45am\nSession 15: 11:30am – 12:45pm\nLunch: 1- 2pm\nWFJ with food offering: 3-4pm\n\n\nPricing (Entire Retreat)\n\n$150 \nMembers – $75 \nBenefactors FREE\n\nAccommodations available through registration. 
URL:https://meditationinsarasota.org/event/how-to-find-the-real-meaning-of-your-life/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Florida\, 730 N Washington Blvd\, Sarasota\, FL\, 34236\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://meditationinsarasota.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Gen-Lhadron-website-Jan-retreat.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260107T160000
DTSTAMP:20251119T155132Z
CREATED:20251119T155132Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T155132Z
UID:10019266-1767798000-1767801600@meditationinsarasota.org
SUMMARY:Wishfulfilling Jewel with food offering
DESCRIPTION:This practice is the heart essence of Kadampa Buddhism. In the first part we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa and make prayers and requests to purify negativity\, accumulate merit\, and receive blessings. This prepares our mind for a 15-minute meditation on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment. After the meditation we make prayers to our Dharma Protector\, Dorje Shugden. Through this we can overcome obstacles to our practice and increase our pure Dharma realizations. \nThis practice includes a tsog offering so you can bring a vegetarian food or beverage\, packaged or prepared\, as an offering if you wish. Fruits\, vegetables\, cookies\, crackers\, dips\, and bottled beverages include some examples of  common tsog offering items.
URL:https://meditationinsarasota.org/event/wishfulfilling-jewel-with-food-offering-2/2026-01-07/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Florida\, 730 N Washington Blvd\, Sarasota\, FL\, 34236\, United States
CATEGORIES:Puja,Wishfulfilling Jewel
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://meditationinsarasota.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/WSJ-tsog.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR