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Saturday, December 8, 10am ~ 12pm Prayers for California Fire Victims: Liberation from Sorrow
Saturday, December 8, 10am – 12pm Prayers for California Fire Victims: Liberation from Sorrow Join us for a brief talk on compassion and learn about the function of Buddha Green Tara in pacifying natural disasters. Then, we will engage in the special prayer – Liberation from Sorrow – and pray…
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Thanks to the generosity of our members, volunteers, and benefactors, Dharmachakra Kadampa Buddhist Center has been growing in the desert, providing practical refuge and a path to enlightenment for the people of the Coachella Valley. This year-end is a special time to help support peace and harmony in the world, …
Saturday, December 15, 8am ~ 3pm ~ Vajrasattva Purification Retreat
Vajrasattva Purification Retreat Saturday, December 15, 8am ~ 3pm Vajrasattva is the Buddha of purification. When we develop a basic understanding of the laws of karma, we begin to avoid negative actions and naturally wish to remove the seeds of sufferings in our own mind planted by past negative…
Sundays 10 -11:15am LEARNING TO BE HAPPY with Resident Teacher Amy Peng
Happiness is something that each one of us has the potential to experience, but often our habitual ways of thinking take us in the opposite direction. In this engaging series, we will learn step-by-step meditations and ways of thinking that uplift the mind and discover the methods through which we…
Thursday Evenings 7- 8:30pm ~ Understanding the Mind
Understanding the Mind: Key to Peace and Happiness A Series With Resident Teacher Amy Peng Thursdays, 7-8:30pm A new series based on Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche’s extraordinary book, How to Understand the Mind. What is the mind? How does it work to cognize objects? Where do negative minds come from? How…
Tuesdays – Wednesdays – Thursdays – Fridays 12:00-12:30 Lunchtime Meditation
Lunchtime Meditation – Palm Springs Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays 12:00 to 12:30 pm ‘When the turbulence of distracting thoughts subsides and our mind becomes still, a deep happiness and contentment naturally arises from within. This feeling of contentment and well-being helps us to cope with the busyness and…
Dedication & Mission
Our goal is to help people experience personal peace and a sense of meaning in their lives–and to help society develop greater tolerance and acceptance.
Classes
Our weekly classes are enjoyable, easy to understand, and designed to help you react more positively to life’s challenges.
About the Center
The Dharmachakra Buddhist Center exists to bring happiness and peace of mind to everyone–particularly to the people of the Coachella Valley and surrounding areas.