Kadampa Meditation Center Long Island Port Jefferson

08/29/2026

06/22/2026

In challenging situations our thoughts can quickly spiral into anxiety, frustration or even hopelessness. Through Buddha’s teachings and meditations, we learn to recognize and reduce unhelpful mental habits and replace them with more positive and realistic minds. In this way we can learn how to enjoy more positive, virtuous states of mind — no matter what is happening around us.

06/21/2026

We will explore the negative states of mind that produce suffering, called "delusions," and the positive states of mind that lead to peace and happiness, called "virtuous minds." We'll specifically look at what Buddha called the “three poisons” of attachment, anger and ignorance as causes of our suffering and also Buddha’s teachings on “The Four Noble Truths” as an explanation of and solution to our delusions.

06/20/2026

It takes a peaceful mind to recognize a peaceful mind. Join us to explore a key teaching of Kadampa Buddhism: our mind is naturally pure and has the potential for complete permanent peace. The stress and unhappiness we experience come from temporary states of mind that we can learn to release. Through guided meditation and practical wisdom, we begin to identify less with these painful habits of mind and more with our true pure Buddha nature.

06/19/2026

Whether we struggle in our daily lives or with stress over the state of the world, we can attain a calm and peaceful mind through listening to and practicing Buddha’s teachings. In meditation, we can transform our mind of struggle and stress into a mind of universal compassion and then apply this mind through our day to find a peaceful mind breath by breath, day by day.

06/18/2026

As Geshe Kelsang Gyatso teaches, without inner peace, outer peace is impossible. This course offers a practical, step-by-step approach drawn from the Lamrim. We will begin with foundational meditation techniques that calm and stabilize the mind, and then gradually cultivate realistic, positive states of mind that support genuine change. Rather than escaping difficulty, we learn how to meet life with clarity, balance, and purpose, no matter what circumstances arise.