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KMC NM has a full schedule of chanted prayers and meditation. If we train in meditation, our mind will gradually become more and more peaceful, and we will experience a purer and purer form of happiness. Eventually, we will be able to stay happy all the time, even in the most difficult circumstances.

Wishfulfilling Jewel
Monday - Friday 5-6 pm
Kadampa Buddist Centers usually perform as their daily puja Wishfulfilling Jewel, which is the Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa combined with the condensed sadhana of his Dharma Protector. This is generally combined with a short mediation on Lamrim. On Fridays we have offerings instead of Lamrim meditation.

Offering to the Spiritual Guide
10th and 25th of every month, please check the calendar
Offering to the Spiritual Guide is a special Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa in conjunction with Highest Yoga Tantra. The main practice is relying upon the Spiritual Guide, but it also includes all the essential practices of the stages of the path (Lamrim) and training the mind (Lojong), as well as both the generation stage and completion stage of Highest Yoga Tantra.

Quick Path to Great Bliss*
Monday - Friday 8-9:30am
Quick Path to Great Bliss, was composed by the great Lama Phabongkha Rinpoche. Compared to other sadhanas it is not very long, but it contains all the essential practices of Secret Mantra. To do this practice successfully we should first receive the empowerment of Vajrayogini, and then study authentic instructions on the practice such as those found in the book Guide to Dakini Land.
*Open to Vajrayogini practitioners only please.

35 Confession Buddhas
some Saturdays, please check calendar
One of the best methods for purifying negativities and downfalls is the Mahayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps, otherwise known as The Bodhisattva's Confession of Moral Downfalls, or the Bodhisattva Mahayana Confession Sutra. This sadhana contains the root text of the Sutra and a short explanation of the practice.

Long Protector Puja (Melodious Drum)
29th of every month, please check calendar
The extensive fulfilling and restoring ritual of the Dharma Protector, the great king Dorje Shugdan, in conjunction with Mahakala, Kalarupa, Kalindewi, and other Dharma Protectors.

Precepts
The 15th of each month, 6:30-7:15 am

Amitayus
Rotating Sundays, 12-1 pm
A special method for increasing lifespan, wisdom, and merit

Manjushri
Rotating Sundays, 12-1 pm
Manjushri is the Wisdom Buddha, the embodiment of the wisdom of all the Buddhas. By relying upon Manjushri, we will naturally increase our wisdom. Wisdom is like an inner Teacher that we carry in our hearts, and like a Protector that protects us from engaging in wrong actions and having to experience their unpleasant results. With wisdom, our mind is always balanced and comfortable.

Tara
Rotating Sundays, 12-1 pm
Praises and requests to the Twenty-one Taras
Tara is a female Buddha, a manifestation of the ultimate wisdom of all the Buddhas. Each of the Twenty-one Taras is a manifestation of the principal Tara, Green Tara. Tara is also known as the `Mother of the Conquerors'.

Avalokiteshvara
Rotating Sundays, 12-1 pm
Prayers and requests to the Buddha of Compassion
Avalokiteshvara is an enlightened being who is a manifestation of all Buddhas' compassion. He is known as the Buddha of Compassion.

Medicine Buddha
Rotating Sundays, 12-1 pm
By relying upon Medicine Buddha sincerely, living beings in these impure times can be cured of heavy physical and mental disease, and find release from the internal pain of the three poisons: attachment, anger, and ignorance. They can also receive protection from many other dangers and obstacles.

Vajrapani
Rotating Sundays, 12-1 pm