Put down “perfect”. In this retreat, we will discover how perfectionism blocks self-honesty and stifles positive change. We will then have the opportunity to experience some essential meditations that help us drop unrealistic expectations, develop a more gentle and generous relationship with ourselves and inspire an encouraging attitude to move forward in our life.
It is easy these days to feel discouraged both with the difficulties we experience in our own lives and those that we see in the world. In this talk we will explore Buddha’s teachings that give us special ways of thinking to help us to feel hopeful, inspired and encouraged.
Meditation & Modern Buddhism Course
There are many things in life that we just don’t like and would rather avoid, There are difficult people, disappointments and loss, or a life that looks and feels quite differently then how we had hoped, imagined, or planned.
Every April Kadampa Buddhists around the world celebrate Buddha’s Enlightenment Day by engaging in Nyungnay, a special purification practice. This two-day retreat, which is done in conjunction with Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara practice, is a powerful method for purifying negative karma of body, speech, and mind, and for pacifying strong delusions...
Normally we relate to ourselves as if we are fixed and unchangeable. As a result, we feel stuck in our limitations. Buddha's teachings on karma and emptiness, however, show the falsity of that view and instead give us a vibrant sense of possibility....
Meditation & Modern Buddhism Course
There are many things in life that we just don’t like and would rather avoid, There are difficult people, disappointments and loss, or a life that looks and feels quite differently then how we had hoped, imagined, or planned.
The 2025 international brochure showing the latest developments in Modern Kadampa Buddhism worldwide, and the international teaching program of Festivals and Dharma Celebrations for the year is now available.
The brochure shows the extraordinary developments in Kadam Dharma around the world that have emanated from the heart of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. Please share this amazing story.
About the Teacher
Kadam Sharon has been practicing meditation and Kadampa Buddhism since 2003 and is the Resident teacher of the Je Tsongkhapa Kadampa Buddhist Center in Asheville. Before Sharon moved to Asheville in 2011, she volunteered as the Education Program Coordinator for several years at the internationally renowned world peace temple for meditation and modern Buddhism, Kadampa Meditation Center New York. There she received teachings and guidance directly from our General Spiritual Director, Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong, guided retreats, and taught classes. She has engaged in numerous focused meditation retreats and is known for teaching others how to develop a peaceful mind with great skill, lightness, and humor. Today, Sharon is a part of the Special Teacher Training Program and teaches numerous meditation classes and retreats in Asheville, NC and Greenville, SC. Sharon and her husband have one son.
Je Tsongkhapa Kadampa Buddhist Center
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Asheville, NC 28805
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(828) 668-2241
1070 Tunnel Road, Bldg 2, Unit 20 Asheville, NC 28805 epc@meditationinasheville.org (828) 668-2241
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