The long-term perspective espoused by Buddhist thought is clarifying and freeing. We stop sweating the small stuff as we base our thinking on the vast time horizon of countless past and future lives.
Buddha Maitreya is the embodiment of loving kindness of all the Buddhas. The empowerment is a blissful guided meditation that connects us to Maitreya’s enlightened love awakening our own potential to develop the universal love of a Buddha.
Determinations are an indispensable tool for our spiritual life. They are like an inner compass that keep us moving in the direction we wish to go. They prevent us from giving up or getting discouraged when unexpected challenges present themselves. Free for Members
We may often feel our capacity to help others is limited but through the practice of ‘taking and giving’ we can tap into the unlimited potential of our mind, thus going beyond our ordinary perceptions and limitations and learn how to really bring benefit to ourselves and others.
Registration Opens Sept 14, 2026
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In understanding the essence of Buddha's teachings on impermanence, we can find real freedom from physical suffering and mental pain and the path to everlasting happiness.
About the Teacher
Kadam Sharon has been practicing meditation and Kadampa Buddhism since 2003 and is the Resident teacher of the Je Tsongkhapa Kadampa Meditation 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 Retired 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, Western NC, and Johnson City, TN. Sharon and her husband have one son.
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