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SUMMARY:Finding Calm in a Busy World
DESCRIPTION:What if peace of mind didn’t depend on everything around us becoming peaceful? \nDuring this half-day retreat\, discover how meditation can help us quiet the mental noise\, let go of stress and find a sense of calm from within. Through simple guided meditations and practical Buddhist wisdom\, we’ll explore how a peaceful mind changes the way we experience our day—and how we can carry that peace with us even when life gets busy. \nEnjoy a relaxing morning away from your usual routine\, with time to meditate\, reflect and recharge. You’ll leave with simple meditation techniques you can use at home to create more peace and happiness in everyday life. \nPerfect for beginners. No previous meditation experience is needed. Everyone is welcome. \nBased on teachings from How to Transform Your Life by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. \nLivestream available for members. \nSchedule\n\nSession 1: 10:00 – 11:00am\nSession 2: 11:30 – 12:30pm\nLunch: 12:30 – 1:30pm\n\nPricing (includes lunch)\n\n$35\n$20 (members)\n$10 (benefactors)\n\n 
URL:https://meditationinsarasota.org/event/finding-calm-in-a-busy-world/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Florida\, 730 N Washington Blvd\, Sarasota\, FL\, 34236\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:Letting Go of the Past
DESCRIPTION:So much of what we dwell on has already passed. \nOld memories\, familiar worries\, and outdated beliefs can linger in our minds\, quietly shaping how we see ourselves\, others\, and what we believe is possible. Yet nothing remains the same for even a moment\, and our mind itself is constantly renewing. \nIn this retreat\, we will explore a special teaching from Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche that combines meditation on the clarity of the mind with meditation on impermanence. Instead of following distractions\, we can recognize that they are already in the past and gently return our attention to the clarity and freshness of the present moment. \nImpermanence also gives us a powerful new perspective on our relationships. When we remember that the person who upset us is changing from moment to moment—and that we ourselves are also changing from moment to moment—anger and attachment begin to lose their grip. We can learn to relate to ourselves and others with greater freedom\, patience\, and kindness. \nEveryone welcome. No previous meditation experience necessary. \nStay overnight! On-site accommodations available.\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday \n\nIntro : 7:00-8:30pm\n\n\nSaturday \n\n\nSession 1: 9:00-10:15am\nSession 2: 11:00-12:15pm\nLunch: 12:30-1:30pm\nSession 3: 2:30-4:00pm (with Q&A)\nSession 4: 7:00-8:00pm (chanted prayers with guided meditation)\n\n\n\nSunday \n\nSession 5: 9:00-10:00am\nSession 5: 11:00-12:30pm\nLunch (complimentary): 12:30-2:00pm\nSession 7: 2:00-3:00pm (chanted prayers with Buddhist dedication ceremony)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPricing\n\nEntire Weekend: $75\nSaturday only: $45\nFriday Intro: $15\nAccommodations: $110-190\nSee registration for member and benefactor pricing
URL:https://meditationinsarasota.org/event/letting-go-of-the-past-3/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Florida\, 730 N Washington Blvd\, Sarasota\, FL\, 34236\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:Friday Night Out
DESCRIPTION:Take a break from the busyness of the week and join us for Friday Night Out\, an evening to relax\, recharge\, and reconnect. Enjoy an inspiring talk and guided meditation that will leave you feeling lighter\, more peaceful\, and ready to face the weekend with a positive mind. Whether you’re new to meditation or have been practicing for years\, everyone is welcome. \nAfter the meditation\, stay and enjoy a delicious vegetarian meal while connecting with a warm and welcoming community. It’s the perfect opportunity to make new friends\, catch up with familiar faces\, and spend an uplifting evening in good company. Come for the inspiration\, stay for the conversation\, and leave feeling refreshed and encouraged. \nMeditation: 6 – 6:30pm  \nDinner (Vegetarian): 6:30 – 8:00pm \nPricing \n\n$35\n$20 (members)
URL:https://meditationinsarasota.org/event/friday-night-out-3/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Florida\, 730 N Washington Blvd\, Sarasota\, FL\, 34236\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:Cemetery Meditation
DESCRIPTION:This Halloween join us for a unique morning of meditation and contemplation at a local cemetery. \nGuided by Buddhist nun\, Gen Lhadron\, we will explore the meaning of death and impermanence\, not as something to fear\, but as a powerful reminder to make the most of our precious human life. Together\, we will receive contemplations to reflect on\, then wander quietly to find a gravestone that speaks to us. Sitting amongst the graves\, we will use the setting around us as a support for meditation\, contemplating questions such as: What does our death mean? What happens after we die? What were the concerns that fill days and what is really important? How can contemplating death be a powerful tool for our well being? \nNo previous meditation experience is necessary. Come with an open mind and a willingness to contemplate life’s most meaningful questions.
URL:https://meditationinsarasota.org/event/cemetery-meditation/
LOCATION:FL
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SUMMARY:Mending Relationships
DESCRIPTION:Weekend Retreat with Gen Lhadron \nThe holidays have a way of bringing relationships into focus. Family gatherings\, old dynamics\, difficult memories and unresolved hurts can all resurface. But what if your peace of mind no longer depended on someone else apologizing\, changing or behaving differently? \nIn this weekend meditation retreat\, we’ll explore practical Buddhist methods for healing relationships from within. Through meditation and teachings on acceptance\, love and compassion\, we can learn to let go of painful resentment and find peace with the people in our lives\, even when the other person has not changed. \nAcceptance doesn’t mean condoning harmful behavior or forgetting the past. It means letting go of the need for someone else to change before we can be at peace. We can maintain healthy boundaries\, even love someone from a distance when needed\, while freeing our own heart from resentment. \nHealing can happen from our side alone\, even with someone we no longer see or who has passed away. And often\, when we change our own mind\, the relationship begins to change too. As judgment and resentment fall away\, we create space for something new. \nThis holiday season\, take back your peace. Learn how to unhinge your happiness from circumstances beyond your control and discover a source of love\, acceptance and wellbeing that comes from within. \nEveryone welcome. No previous meditation experience necessary. \nStay overnight! On-site accommodations available.\n\n\n  \n\n\nSchedule\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday \n\nIntro : 7:00-8:30pm\n\n\nSaturday \n\n\nSession 1: 9:00-10:15am\nSession 2: 11:00-12:15pm\nLunch: 12:30-1:30pm\nSession 3: 2:30-4:00pm (with Q&A)\nSession 4: 7:00-8:00pm (chanted prayers with guided meditation)\n\n\n\nSunday \n\nSession 5: 9:00-10:00am\nSession 5: 11:00-12:30pm\nLunch (complimentary): 12:30-2:00pm\nSession 7: 2:00-3:00pm (chanted prayers with Buddhist dedication ceremony)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPricing\n\nEntire Weekend: $75\nSaturday only: $45\nFriday Intro: $15\nAccommodations: $110-190\nSee registration for member and benefactor pricing
URL:https://meditationinsarasota.org/event/mending-relationships/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Florida\, 730 N Washington Blvd\, Sarasota\, FL\, 34236\, United States
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SUMMARY:White Tara Empowerment
DESCRIPTION:with Gen Kelsang Lhadron \nAn empowerment is a beautiful guided meditation and teachings on becoming our best self and ripening our highest potential. \nSchedule\nSaturday\, December 12 \n\n9-10: Meditation\n11-1: Empowerment\n3-4:30: Teaching\n7:30-8:30: Wishfulfilling Jewel Prayer with food offering\n\nSunday\, December 13 \n\n9-10: Meditation\n11-12:30: Teaching\n2-3:30: Teaching & Practice\n4:30-6: Burritos on the Beach (Lido Beach near Pavilion)\n\nMonday\, December 14 \n\n9-10:30: Retreat \n11-12:30: Retreat
URL:https://meditationinsarasota.org/event/white-tara-empowerment/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Florida\, 730 N Washington Blvd\, Sarasota\, FL\, 34236\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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SUMMARY:January Retreats 2027
DESCRIPTION:Join us in January at the beautiful Kadampa Temple in Sarasota for meditation retreat with experienced Kadampa teachers. Each week offers a unique topic to inspire beginners and experienced meditators alike\, with peaceful mornings\, inspiring afternoons\, and time to enjoy our Peace Garden and nearby beaches. On-site accommodations available. \nRegistration Opens Friday\, Sept 25 at 1:00pm EST\n On-Site Accommodations Available. \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nRetreats at a Glance:\n\nWeek 1: January 1 – 6\n\nMind Training for Everyday Struggles with Gen Kelsang Dorje\n\n\nWeek 2: January 8 – 13\n\nMeditations for a Meaningful Life with Gen Kelsang Lhadron\n\n\nWeek 3: January 15 – 20\n\nEmptiness: The Freedom to Change with Kadam Kyle\n\n\nWeek 4: January 22 – 27\n\nThe Path of Tantra with Gen Kelsang Chokyi\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\nWeek 1 | January 1 – 6 \nMind Training for Everyday Struggles with Gen Kelsang Dorje\nStart the new year with a fresh approach to life’s everyday challenges. Through guided meditation and practical Buddhist wisdom\, learn how to respond to difficult people and situations with greater patience\, compassion\, and inner peace—and discover how even life’s struggles can become opportunities for personal growth. \n\nGen Kelsang Dorje is the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Meditation Center Madison. He is admired for his warmth and humor in making Buddha’s teachings relevant to the modern world\, and is an inspiring example of how to integrate Buddha’s teachings into a joyful life. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWeek 2 |  January 8 – 13 Meditations for a Meaningful Life\nMeditations for a Meaningful Life with Gen Kelsang Lhadron\nLamrim: The Stages of the Buddhist Path\nWhat is the real meaning of our human life? What happens when we die\, and how can we make the best use of the precious opportunity we have now? Through meditation on the stages of the Buddhist path\, we will explore these profound questions and discover how to use our life to fulfill our deepest wish for freedom and lasting happiness. \n \n\nGen Kelsang Lhadron is the Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Center Florida. Through her kindness and enthusiasm for meditation practice\, she provides an inspiring example of a modern Buddhist practitioner for our society. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWeek 3 |  January 15 – 20 \nEmptiness: The Freedom to Change with Kadam Kyle\nMeditations on the True Nature of the Self\nWho is the “I” that feels hurt\, disappointed\, anxious or stuck? Through meditation on the emptiness of the self\, we can begin to loosen our grasping at a fixed\, limited sense of who we are and discover how our suffering reduces. As this grasping diminishes\, we experience greater freedom and flexibility\, opening the door to a completely new way of experiencing ourselves\, others and our world. \n\nKadam Kyle is the resident teacher at Kadampa Meditation Center Brooklyn. His joyful and sincere example in daily life\, and his clear and practical approach in teachings\, have inspired many people in their spiritual life. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n\n\n\nWeek 4 | January 22 – 27 \nThe Path of Tantra with Gen Kelsang Chokyi\nDeepening Vajrayogini Practice\nIn this retreat\, we will explore the Mind of All Yogas and the Uncommon Yoga of Inconceivability\, these are special methods for attaining the Pure Land of Keajra within this life. Deepen your experience of these extraordinary practices and their potential to transform every moment of your life into the spiritual path. \n\n \n\n\n\nGen Kelsang Chokyi is the Resident Teacher of Kadampa Meditation Centers Indianapolis and Bloomington. With joy\, wisdom\, and experience\, she shows how everyone can easily integrate Buddha’s teachings into daily life.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n 
URL:https://meditationinsarasota.org/event/january-retreats-2027/
LOCATION:Kadampa Meditation Center Florida\, 730 N Washington Blvd\, Sarasota\, FL\, 34236\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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