Email kagyudc@gmail.com for more information.
We hope to see you at the Center this month!

KDC's July & Aug. Dharma Schedule

KDC will be closed in August after August 5.
We will reopen on September 2.

Seminal Buddhist Teachings by Lama Chödron

Lama Chödron is teaching on selected Sundays
July 22^nd and 29^th (cancelled), August 5^th

We'd love to see you at KDC, but if you can't come, join Lama Chödron on your device. Email goldberg@umbc.edu for more information.

Many of you have had the opportunity to be taught by Lama Chödron and know what an inspired and inspiring teacher she is. Read bio.

We study basic Kagyu texts with Lama Chödron
through her regularly scheduled Zoom or in person teachings.
Other Lamas who are teachers also come to KDC. Click to read bios.
Texts:
Ringu Tulku, Path to Buddhahood
Traleg Rinpoche, Karma: What It Is, What It Isn't, and Why It Matters
Gampopa, Jewel Ornament of Liberation

Regular Programs:

Sangha Schedule – Sundays, 11am – 1pm

Meditation (shinay), plus practices of:
Chenrezig, Medicine Buddha, and Short Amitabha Practice

With Medicine Buddha and Amitabha practices,
we support those who are sick and who have died.
Medicine Buddha (prayers for the sick)
Amitabha (prayers for those who have died recently)
July 1: Meditation and Compassion in English

11:00 – 11:50:Join us as we explore the practices of calm abiding meditation and compassion.
All in English
Followed by tea and conversation.
12:10 – 1:00: Traditional Medicine Buddha and Amitabha Practices

July 8: Meditation

11:00 – 1:00: Practices of Compassion, Medicine Buddha, and prayers for the recently deceased.

July 15: Meditation

11:00 – 1:00: Practices of Compassion, Medicine Buddha, and prayers for the recently deceased.

July 22: Meditation and Teaching

11:00 – Noon: Meditation (shinay), Chenrezig, Medicine Buddha, and Amitabha Practices in Tibetan
Noon – 1:00: Lama Chödron teaches on the Path to Buddhahood (via Zoom)

July 29: Meditation and Teaching

11:00 – Noon: Meditation (shinay), Chenrezig, Medicine Buddha, and Amitabha Practices in Tibetan
Noon – 1:00: Due to unforseen circumstances, Lama Chödron won't be teaching on July 29.

August 5: Meditation and Teaching

11:00 – Noon: Meditation (shinay), Chenrezig, Medicine Buddha, and Amitabha Practices in Tibetan
Noon – 1:00: Lama Chödron teaches on the Path to Buddhahood (via Zoom)

Saturdays, 10:30 am – Noon

Saturday Morning Meditation @ Capital Hill Presbyterian Church
201 4th Street, SE   (4th and Independence Ave., SE)
      See church web page »       See map »
(Email saturdaymindfulness@gmail.com for more information.)

Join KDC in helping the homeless

Please drop off non-perishable foods and warm clothing at KDC.Consider donating food and coats to the homeless who visit Shirley's Place Day Center. Non-perishable foods, especially comfort foods, such as frozen lasagna or mac and cheese, are much welcomed. Coats, especially in larger sizes, are too. All will be given to Shirley's Place Day Center, a drop-in center for our homeless Capitol Hill neighbors. (Read more) Shirley's Place is run by social service arm of the Capitol Hill Group Ministry, to which KDC belongs.

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Kagyu Drupgyu Chödzong is a Tibetan Buddhist Community in Washington, DC. We are located at 1519 D Street SE, Washington, DC. For more information, including directions, please visit http://www.kagyudc.org/.

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