About KMC SF
Creating Inner Peace in San Francisco for over 35 years
Kadampa Meditation Center San Francisco exists to provide everybody in the SF Bay Area with the opportunity to learn about and practice Buddha’s teachings. To fulfill this aim we have created a peaceful city sanctuary located in the heart of the Mission. Based on the books of the modern day Buddhist teacher, Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, we present Buddha’s teachings and meditation practice in an accessible manner that can easily be integrated into busy modern life.
Everyone is welcome.
KMC SF was established in 1991, and is the first Kadampa Meditation Center in the US. Our center resides in a historically-protected building, which was built in 1918 during the restoration of the Mission after the 1906 earthquake. The building was originally a Spiritualist Church.
KMC SF is a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) non profit organization, and part of the New Kadampa Tradition—International Kadampa Buddhist Union. The NKT-IKBU is an international association of Mahayana Buddhist study and meditation centers, and a registered charity (1015054), that follows the Kadampa Buddhist tradition founded by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche.
What We Provide
Drop-in classes are available almost every day of the week at KMC SF. Classes include guided meditation combined with Dharma teachings.
Our drop-in classes are suitable for both beginners and experienced meditators alike.
By practicing Buddha's teachings, we can all discover the wisdom needed to solve all of our daily life problems, and reach our highest potential—a state of permanent happiness, free from all suffering.
KMC SF is Part of the New Kadampa Tradition
New Kadampa Buddhism is a special presentation of Buddha's teachings designed especially for the people of the modern world. All the practices come from Buddha Shakyamuni and have been preserved over the centuries by an unbroken lineage of fully realized Teachers. Venerable Geshe-la’s presentation retains all the meanings and insights of Buddha’s original teachings, while offering them in a fashion that is accessible and suitable for modern-day practitioners. Through this great kindness everyone—regardless of nationality, culture, age, faith or gender—now has the opportunity to follow practice scientifically proven methods for solving the problems of daily life that ultimately lead to true and lasting happiness.
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Founded by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso |
The New Kadampa Tradition was founded by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso after he moved to the West in 1977 on the request of students in England seeking pure Buddhist teachings. |
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KMC SF is one of 1,400 locations worldwide |
The New Kadampa Tradition started at Manjushri Centre in England and is now taught in more than 1400 locations throughout the world, in many different languages. |
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Giving everyone a way to live to their potential |
Since his arrival in the West, Geshe Kelsang has written 24 books which explain Modern Buddhism, his special presentation of Buddha's teachings suitable for the modern world. |