Buddhist Wisdom and Meditation for Modern Times

Tuesdays | 6:30 pm – 8 pm

Location: KMC San Francisco 3324 17th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

A practical and uplifting series' of meditations and talks with one of the country's most senior Kadampa Buddhist nun on how we can transform our daily problems and enjoyments into opportunities to create a more meaningful life.

New Series Reopens KMC SF

The Magical Power of the Mind: The Four Seals of Mahamudra

“Very, very simple and very, very powerful method to reduce, to stop anger problem, attachment problem, self grasping problem."

—Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche 

 Explore your mind’s pure potential to cultivate and experience greater peace, clarity, and well-being.

Create powerful karmic causes to achieve the deeply blissful mind of permanent mental freedom, also known as nirvana. 

Aug 11 |  Freedom Starts with Accepting Change 

Aug 18 |  Becoming Stronger at the Source 

Aug 25 |  What Does Nirvana Really Mean?

Sept 1  |  Enjoying our Mind all the Time

Sept 8 |  How to do Retreat in Daily Life and Away

Engaging in this joyful sequence of meditations frees us from the grip of daily problems, and imprints our mind to become more tranquil and positive, pure and powerful. 

This series is great preparation for those wishing to attend our annual Away Retreat at IKRC Grand Canyon with KMC Los Angeles on September 10 -13, 2026.

Though best experienced as a series, each class, like all General Program classes at KMC SF, can be enjoyed as a standalone on a drop-in basis.

 

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 TEACHER:

Gen Kelsang Choma is the most senior American nun within the New Kadampa Tradition of Modern Buddhism in the US. A close disciple of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, she has studied extensively on the Teacher Training Program for 35 years, and is qualified to teach both Sutra and Tantra. She is the Resident Teacher at Kadampa Meditation Center San Francisco and is often invited to teach nationally. People enjoy her teachings for their clarity and warmth.

What to expect:

• Practical teachings
• Simple guided meditation sessions
• Discussion and Q&A
• Delicious, complimentary refreshments in community