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Welcome to the Maryland Kadampa Buddhist community. Drop in for meditation or a special day or weekend retreat.
Vikatadamshtri Buddhist Center is a Kadampa Buddhist Meditation Center in Baltimore. Located near the Baltimore Museum of Art and Johns Hopkins University, the center provides meditation classes and teachings in various parts of Maryland, including Annapolis, Baltimore, Bel Air, Bowie, Columbia, Lutherville, and the US Naval Academy. We also offer several classes in Pennsylvania.
Taught by qualified local teachers, the meditation classes are very easy to understand and apply to our daily lives. The classes are suitable for both beginners and more advanced meditation practitioners.
Don't hesitate to check out a meditation class this week and see for yourself!
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Announcements
Updated January 3, 2009
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- Please plan on attending our free public talk entitled "Peace of Mind in Anxious Times". It will be held at 7pm on Friday, January 23rd at Vikatadamshtri Center in Baltimore and at 7pm on Monday, January 26th at the Friends Meeting House in Annapolis.
- Making resolutions is easy, making them stick is not. In this half day workshop, learn Buddhist methods to make the lasting changes we want in our life. This course will be held at 10:30am Saturday, January 31 at Vikatadamshtri Center in Baltimore and at 10:30am Saturday, Feb 7 at Friends Meeting House in Annapolis. You can register in advance here.
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- Start your year in a deeply peaceful way with our Lamrim retreat. This powerful week-long retreat reveals the entire path to enlightenment. Come to any or all sessions, no need to register, just drop in. Each session will last one hour. $5/session, $10/day, or $25 for all sessions. Times are on the calendar.
- Learn the meaning and beauty of Buddhist ritual and art in our new series, "The Art of Enlightenment." These hands-on classes are open to anyone. Classes will be held on Sundays, January 11th and 18th and February 1st and 22nd, from 12-3pm at the Center in Baltimore. You don't need to have any artistic skill to attend! Simply drop into any class. All classes are free. Find out more about these exciting upcoming classes here!
- Our weekday Heart Jewel prayers and Lamrim meditations will now be held Tuesday through Friday at 9am. On Mondays, we will engage in a longer version of the prayers at 9:30am. Please bring a small offering of food, candles, flowers, etc. to the Monday prayers.
Heart Jewel prayers also take place at the Annapolis Friends Meeting House every Monday at 6:15pm before the introductory meditation class.
- We regret that The Sanctuary, where we have been holding meditation classes in Lutherville, has closed. As of now, classes in Lutherville are cancelled, but please keep checking our website because we are trying to find a new location for the meditation classes.
- Check out the Peace of Mind Meditation Retreats at the Kadampa Meditation Center in New York.
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