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Kadampa Meditation Center Texas is a diverse, warm, and vibrant

community. People from all backgrounds come to find peace of mind and

draw inspiration from spiritual teachings and friends. Our goal is to provide

everyone, regardless of background, experience or belief, the opportunity

to learn how to achieve inner peace and happiness through the practice of

meditation and modern Buddhism in daily life.

GesheKelsangGyatso, founder of KMCTexas and the NKT, is an international

Buddhist Teacher, meditation master, and author of 23 highly acclaimed

books. He was the Resident Teacher here for 3 years, starting KMC Texas in

1994. He has also founded over 1200 centers and groups worldwide.

WEEKLY CLASSES

Our drop-in classes are perfect if you’re new to meditation. Classes include guided

meditation, a talk on Buddhism for everyday living, and time for questions. Although

part of a monthly series each class is stand alone.You can drop in any time, no
registration is necessary. Check our website for new classes too!

AT THE TEMPLE lCLASSES NEAR YOU

MONDAY 7:30pm - 8:30pm

MEDITATION FOR EVERYONE FORT WORTH
$12 /$6 SUNDAY 10:30am - 11:30am By donation

TUESDAY 7pm - 8:30pm with Gen Menla

WEDNESDAY 7pm - 8:30pm $12/$6

MEDITATION FOR EVERYONE DENTON
with Gen Menla $12 /$6 SUNDAY 10am - 11:15am By donation
WEDNESDAY 6:30pm - 7:30pm $12/$6
TUESDAY - FRIDAY 12:15pm- 12:45pm FRIDAY 12:15pm - 12:45pm By donation
LUNCHTIME MEDITATION
By donation GALLERIA AREA
MONDAY 6pm - 7pm $12/$6
SUNDAY
11am - 12:30pm PLANO
SUNDAY MORNING TUESDAY 7pm - 8pm $12/$6
MEDITATION
with Gen Menla
By donation

11am -12:30pm

KIDS CLASS
By donation

1:30pm - 2:30pm

MEDITACIÓN PARA TODOS
(En espanol) $12 /$6

OUR RESIDENT TEACHER

Gen Kelsang Menla has been a student of Venerable
Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche for over 20 years
and was requested to be the Resident Teacher of
KMC Texas in June 2017. Ordained as a monk
in 2001, he has worked and taught within
the NKT for many years. Gen Menla brings
a warm heart and joyful attitude to sharing
Buddha’s teachings and the practice of
meditation.

Sat Sept 15 Sat Nov 3 Sat Nov 24
12pm - 3pm 10 am - 1pm 10am - 2pm

OPEN HOUSE VOLUNTEER WORK COMMUNITY WALK
Stop by to check out KMC Rest and re-energize during
Texas. Browse the book PARTY the Thanksgiving weekend.
and gift shop and take in Do something positive, Spend time enjoying
the beautiful meditation create good karma, and meaningful conversation
room. With free guided connect with great people! with friends in the KMC Texas
meditations, tours, and Join in the fun, by helping community while walking
refreshments. to prepare the Temple for and picnicking at White Rock
the Southwest Dharma Lake.
Celebration.

Sun Dec 16 Sat Jan 26
12.30pm - 2pm 4pm - 6pm

HOLIDAY PARTY OPEN HOUSE
Join us for a vegetarian and Visit our one of a kind City
vegan potluck party after Temple after the free talk at
Sunday Morning Meditation. the DMA! View our beautiful
Share your favorite dish or statues and artwork, enjoy
treats, enjoy getting to meet refreshments, and browse
new people and bring more the book and gift shop.
joy and happiness into your
holiday season. Perfect for
individuals and families alike!

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EVENTS Ä

SEPT 2018 - MAR 2019

Our events are a great way to learn about
meditation and Buddhism and get your
feet wet. Half-day and full-day retreats
include simple guided meditations,
practical talks on Buddhism for modern
living, refreshment breaks, and time for
your questions. Everyone is welcome!

SEPTEMBER Sat Sept 22 Sat Sept 29
2pm - 3:30pm 9:30am - 5pm
Fri Sept 14
7pm - 9pm FREE PUBLIC TALK > DAY RETREAT >
STOP WORRYING, HEALING BODY &
HAPPINESS HOUR START LIVING MIND
An Alternative Friday With Gen Menla With Gen Menla
Night
With Gen Menla Discover how to unlearn the Buddha taught many ways to
mental habit of worry and improve our well-being and
Meet new people, get become calmer, clearer, and promote a healthy body and
inspired, and learn something happier. positive mind. This special
new! The inspiring talk and Held at the Fort Worth Public retreat will offer you the
meditation, entitled Creating Library Tandy Auditorium, opportunity to learn a healing
Equality, will help you relate near Sundance Square. practice, called Taking &
to the essential truth of the Giving, that has been used for
equality of all and change centuries to great effect.
your perspective for the
better.

OCTOBER Sat Oct 20 Sat Oct 27
10am - 1:30pm 10am -4pm
Sat Oct 13
10am - 1:30pm AMAR SIN SUFRIR THE POWER
Con Zuly Hauberg y Leny TO BE HAPPY
OPENING THE Munoz Overcoming Depression
HEART, OPENING & Discouragement
THE MIND Quizás piensas que el amor With Gen Menla
A Beginner’s Guide to y el sufrimiento van juntos
Meditation porque cuando amamos It is easy to wake up
también sufrimos. El amor discouraged and feeling
Learn simple meditations to verdadero y puro no causa depressed is a common yet
help settle your thoughts, sufrimiento, más bien trae hidden experience for many.
clear away the clouds of felicidad, paz y ayuda hacer Learn how to cultivate and
distraction, and experience felices a los demás. Ven y maintain a feeling of well-
the peace of a more still and aprende consejos prácticos being, and discover how be
spacious state of mind. para estimar a los demás con lighter and more positive.
total libertad.

¥NOVEMBER
Fri - Sun Nov 9-11

SOUTHWEST DHARMA
CELEBRATION

Seeing BeyondtheOrdinary:TheEmpowerment of DorjeShugden
with Gen Kelsang Rigpa, Western US NSD
Traducción en español

Join hundreds of people from around the Southwest for this
special gathering being held for the first time in our new
City Temple!

With faith we can open a window in our mind through
which we can see a pure world, and through seeing
the Wisdom Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden as a
manifestation of all Buddhas we will receive transformative
blessings. Relying upon him will bring a beneficial influence
into our life, guiding us swiftly to realize our highest
potential by gaining all the realizations of the spiritual path.

DECEMBER & THE FESTIVE SEASON M

Sat Dec 8
10am - 4pm

PURIFICATION DAY RETREAT Mon Dec 31
With Gen Menla 7pm - 10pm

In this annual day retreat enjoy a simple, NEW YEAR’S EVE EVENT
cleansing practice for the mind which Creating the LifeYou Want:
helps us to let go of mistakes of the past The Power of Positive Wishes
and move forward free from guilt, bad With Gen Menla
habits, and negative karma.
Join us for a delightful and meaningful New

Year’s Eve party with delicious food, an inspiring

talk and meditation, and time spent with fun

and like-minded people.

Tues Jan 1
10am - 4pm

INNER BALANCE, INNER PEACE
NewYear’s Day Retreat
With Fatin Kratochvil

Enjoy guided meditations and practical advice
on how to develop the inner balance of a
peaceful mind. Strike the right balance in
your life and keep a sense of well-being and
happiness growing in the year ahead.

JANUARY Sat Jan 26
2pm - 3:30pm
Sat Jan 12
10am - 1:30pm FREE PUBLIC TALK
BREAKING BAD HABITS
With Gen Menla @ THE DMA
10th Anniversary of our DMA Event
Through following Buddha’s advice With Gen Menla
for developing beneficial ways of
thinking and living we can break our We all want peace of mind, peace in our
personal negative cycles. life, and peace in our world.Yet sometimes
due to the busyness of life and conflict
FEBRUARY in our societies it can be hard to see how
this is possible for ourselves or others.
Sat Feb 9 Gen Kelsang Menla will share some simple
10am - 4pm Buddhist teachings and a practice of
DAY RETREAT > meditation that will give space in our mind
CHANGE YOUR MIND, to see the possibility of true peace. By
CHANGE YOUR WORLD connecting to this peace, we can then bring
Overcoming Stress & Anxiety about peace in our families, in our life, and
With Gen Menla in our world. Join us for this inspiring event
and an Open House after the event!
Learn to be the master of your
mind and become free from the
habits of worry and fear. Through
Buddhist meditation and teachings
we learn how to transform our
mind and experience inner peace
and strength. Learn how to take
control of your mind and your life,
developing a new sense of clarity
and confidence.

Wed Feb 13 SAVE THE DATE
7pm - 9pm
MARCH 1-3 2019
âTHE LOVE PANEL
¥CREATING GOOD FORTUNE
An Alternative Valentine’s Day
Celebration Six Practices for a Happy & Meaningful Life
With Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab
Join us for a fun evening of
laughter and chocolate as we Everyone has the potential to achieve great happiness and
take an honest and lighthearted good fortune. We can begin to achieve this by learning six
look at relationships, romance, simple but meaningful practices called the Six Perfections. By
love and desire from a Buddhist using them as guides in our life we joyfully and easily grow
perspective. our potential for great happiness and peace, also becoming a
source of benefit for others. Join us to learn how to transform

your life into the path to enlightenment!

Gen-la Kelsang Khyenrab is the Resident Teacher of KMC
Canada in Toronto and the NKT National Spiritual Director for

Canada. As a Gen-la and international teacher, he is greatly
admired around the world for his clear and practical teachings.

contact details
how to get there

ÂPARKING IS EASY!

We validate for 2.5 hours for Monday evening,
Wednesday evening , and Sunday classes only.
Validation is for the Star Parking lot directly
across from us at the corner of Lamar, Corbin,
and Munger streets. Do not pay in the lot. Just
tell us your space number when you arrive and
we do the rest!

Æ214-238-3331 For lots, garages and metered street parking

[email protected] with in walking distance please see our website.

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VOLUNTEERING

We love volunteers! KMC Texas is a

lKadampa Meditation Center Texas volunteer-run non-profit organization that
1875 Laws Street. Dallas, TX 75202 operates through the kindness of members
and friends of the community. There are
3Office Hours
many ways to get involved. Just get in
Tuesday - Saturday 11am-4pm touch! [email protected]

mKAeDdA MitPAaMtEioD ITnAiTnI OtN eC ExNaTEsR.ToErXAgS

KMC Texas is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and member of the New
Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU).
The NKT-IKBU is an authentic Buddhist tradition offering a modern
presentation of Kadampa Buddhism, founded by Venerable Geshe Kelsang
Gyatso Rinpoche. Learn more at Kadampa.org