KTC SoCal

Mindfulness Meditation
2025-07-05 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-21 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-07 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-17 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-05-03 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-04-19 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-04-05 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Denver)
Mindfulness Meditation Classes
In-person 1st & 3rd Saturdays
Desert Hot Springs

Join Dr. Charles Dawes, senior meditation practitioner, and KTC SoCal Board member, on the first and third Saturdays in Desert Hot Springs for instruction on practicing mindfulness meditation. Classes are held at 11 am at Hidden Springs Country Club, Community Center Clubhouse, 14912 Yerxa Rd, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240. Classes are free and open to all; reservations are not required.

Nyungne Talk and Discussion with Daniel Kane
2025-07-03 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-06-05 11:00 - 12:00
Join us for a Talk and Discussion with Daniel on the benefits of Nyungne, a powerful practice of purification and fasting in Tibetan Buddhism. Learn more about its transformative effects and how it can deepen your spiritual journey.

Lama Karma - Chenrezig Practice
2025-06-26 18:30 - 20:30
Join us with Lama Karma as he guides us in Chenrezig Practice, a profound meditation cultivating compassion and lovingkindness.
Chenrezig, known as Avalokiteshvara, embodies compassion in Tibetan Buddhism. Through this practice, we tap into the limitless wellspring of compassion, extending it to all sentient beings. It’s a beautiful opportunity to nurture our hearts, deepen our connection with others, and foster positive change in the world.
Whether you’re new to this practice or have practiced it before, everyone is welcome to participate.
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Lama Kathy Wesley - The Joy of Living Book Study
2025-06-19 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-05-15 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-04-17 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-03-13 18:30 - 19:30
We are thrilled to invite you to our Joyful Wisdom Book Study with Lama Kathy Wesley tonight at 6:30 PM PST.
Lama Kathy Wesley will teach from Joyful Wisdom by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, a book that directly addresses the timeless anxiety problem in our everyday lives. From the 2,500-year-old perspective of Buddhism, every chapter in human history could be described as an ‘age of anxiety.’ The anxiety we feel now has been part of the human condition for centuries.
So what do we do? Escape or succumb? Both routes inevitably lead to more complications and problems in our lives. “Buddhism,” he says, “offers a third option. We can look directly at the disturbing emotions and other problems we experience as stepping stones to freedom. Instead of rejecting or surrendering to them, we can befriend them, working through them to reach an enduring authentic experience of our inherent Wisdom, confidence, clarity, and joy.
We start our sessions with a 15-minute silent meditation at 6:15 PM PST. Please be mindful when entering at that time.

Lama Adam Berner - On the Wings of Wisdom and Compassion
2025-06-12 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-05-08 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-04-10 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-03-06 18:30 - 19:30
Join us tonight at 6:30 PM PST for a teaching with Lama Adam Berner.
Most of us begin meditation by learning to let go. Through practices such as calm-abiding meditation, we notice thoughts and concepts and then repeatedly train to let them go. This is a partial path to the rich experience of awakening, though, as our daily lives continually demonstrate that, in fact, there are plenty of things we do need to pick up. Discerning what is to be adopted and how to do so is, in many ways, the territory of Lojong, or “mind training”, which is best known for its hallmark practice of taking and sending (tong-len) and its list of 59 pithy slogans.
This series of interactive discussions will explore the Lojong teachings found in Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche’s Great Path of Awakening, as expanded on by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche in his book Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving-Kindness. With guided practice and lively discussion, we’ll extend our understanding of the relationship between compassion and non-conceptuality, and why they are considered to be like the two wings of a bird; both necessary for us to take flight.
We start our sessions with a 15-minute silent meditation at 6:15 PM PST. Please be mindful when entering at that time.

Charles Dawes - Talk on Mingyur Rinpoche at KTD
2025-05-22 11:00 - 12:00
Join us for a special talk with Charles Dawes, who will share his reflections on the Introduction to Mahamudra teaching event with H.E. Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra. Charles will offer insights from this profound two-day teaching on Mahamudra meditation, which he attended in April 2025.

Lama Karma - Guided Practice
2025-05-01 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-04-03 18:30 - 20:30
Lama Karma will lead us in a guided practice tonight.

Chenrezig Teachings
2025-05-01 18:30 - 19:30
Join us for our monthly session of watching teachings on Chenrezig and discussing them.
We’ll be exploring teachings on Chenrezig, delving into compassion and lovingkindness. The session is open to all and we encourage everyone to participate and engage in discussions about these transformative teachings.

Khenpo Tenkyong - Refuge Ceremony & Chenrezig Lung
2025-04-19 21:30
Join us for a special day with Khenpo Tenkyong in LA, featuring a beach walk, meditation, Refuge Ceremony, and Chenrezig Lung.

Chenrezig Practice
2025-04-24 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-03-20 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-02-20 18:30 - 19:30
Chenrezig Sadhana: “Sadhana” is a Sanskrit word meaning “practice” or “meditation.” The Sadhana of Chenrezig is a chanting meditation invoking the Bodhisattva of compassion, Chenrezig. It includes prayer and visualization. No prerequisite needed for this practice.

Dharma Discussion
2025-03-27 18:30 - 19:30, 2025-02-27 18:30 - 19:30
Join us tonight at 6:30 PM PST for a Dharma Discussion.
We start our sessions with a 15-minute silent meditation at 6:15 PM PST. Please be mindful when entering at that time.

Mindfulness Meditation
2025-03-15 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-03-01 11:00 - 12:00
Mindfulness Meditation Classes
In-person 1st & 3rd Saturdays
Desert Hot Springs

Join Dr. Charles Dawes, senior meditation practitioner, and KTC SoCal Board member, on the first and third Saturdays in Desert Hot Springs for instruction on practicing mindfulness meditation. Classes are held at 11 am at Hidden Springs Country Club, Community Center Clubhouse, 15500 Yerxa Rd, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240. Classes are free and open to all; reservations are not required.
