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About Meditation

You don't have to be a Buddhist to learn Buddhist meditation techniques and find the kind of inner peace, positivity, and joy that pervade your life, regardless of what circumstances you find yourself in.

Meditation refers to the activity of familiarizing ourself with positive and virtuous ways of thinking so we can experience happiness, and to overcoming negative mental tendencies that cause unhappiness.

If you want to learn to meditate, remember our Buddhist meditation classes are open to everyone. Meditation provides us all with practical methods for finding peace, happiness, and meaning within our life. What's more, we will discover our meditation is beneficial in our efforts to help others and to deal with many of the problems in the world today.

Be Peaceful

Find inner peace in a turbulent world

Be Positive

Learn how to be realistically positive

Be Happy

Find joy in every day life

Learn how to apply ancient wisdom to everyday life

Meditation reduces stress and anxiety, calms our minds and bodies, and increases our self-awareness. Even meditating for a few short minutes can bring about a peaceful stat that can last throughout the day. Everyone benefits from that!

We offer a variety of drop-in classes and special events guided by experienced teachers who will help you get the most out of your visit.

3 suggested ways to get started at KMC Phoenix

weekly classes

Also known as drop-in classes, these classes are held every week and follow a series of topics that are suitable for all levels. Each class includes guided meditation, Liberating Prayer, a teaching, and time to mee the teachers and ask questions.

Weekly Classes

weekend events

Our weekend program includes workshops for beginners, special one-time courses, and mini-retreats. These are all great opportunities for understanding meditation and Buddhist teachings.

Weekend Events

become a member

You open the door to many variety. At our basic level you get all of our weekly classes and discounts on most special events. This is the most cost effective way to get started.

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Things You May Want to Know About

The teaching and meditation will be held in our meditation room We have chairs and cushions on the floor for you to sit comfortable according to your preference. Before entering the meditation room, we remove our shoes. The room is spacious and the temperature is regulated by central air and fans. This leads to some fluctuations in temperature. For your comfort consider bringing socks, a sweater or shawl, or a lap blanket, according to your needs.

Getting the most out of the teachings Recordings of teachings are offered for some special events. But, you might want to take notes - this is a great way to remember important ideas after class. We do keep some paper and pens, but you will be happy to have brought your own. Don't forget to grab publicity or a calendar for future events! The easiest way to remember these events is to have a reminder.

To get the most out of the teachings, relax and enjoy. This is the best way to develop a peaceful mind.

More about Buddhism

Buddha lived and taught 2500 years ago. Buddha, which refers to an enlightened being, means "awakened one" because he has awakened from the sleep of ignorance, which is one way to describe the underlying cause of suffering.

Kadampa Buddhists believe that all living beings have the seeds of enlightenment. The purpose of Buddha's teachings and practices is to help us nourish these seeds so that the enlightened qualities of love, compassion, patience, and wisdom for ourselves, and in this way bring real peace and harmony to the world.

At our Center, we follow the New Kadampa Tradition of Buddhism, which offers Buddha's teachings in a way that is particularly suited to life today. Our tradition, which has more than 1,200 Centers around the world, preserves the meaning and intention of Buddha's original teachings while presenting them in a clear and systematic method that anyone - regardless of nationality, age, or gender - can easily understand and put into practice.