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Sundays | 10:30 - 11:45am
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Mondays | 10:00 - 11:00am
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Wednesdays | 7:00 - 8:00pm

Classes in other areas

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@ Johnson City TN Branch
Saturday March 21 | 1-4pm
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@ Knoxville  TN Branch
Tuesdays | 7:00 - 8:15pm

Upcoming Events & Retreats

Public Talk: A Deeper Joy and Purpose
Uncovering the Incredible Potential of our Mind

In this public talk and guided meditation with internationally renowned Buddhist Teacher Kadam Morten Clausen, we will learn how to use meditation as a profound tool for discovering the incredible potential of the mind. Connecting to the natural peace, energy and love that lies within opens us up to a much deeper joy and purpose within which to experience our life. 

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Southern Dharma Celebration 2026: Blessing Empowerment of Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara and teachings on The Joyful Power of Compassion to Change our Mind and Our World.

This Special Regional Event with Eastern National Spiritual Director, Kadam Morten Clausen will be held at Kadampa Meditation Center Georgia, in Atlanta. Everyone Welcome.

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Loss and Grief: A Buddhist Perspective
Saturday February 7 | 10:30am - 1pm

Sadly, it happens in life that the experience of loss and separation from loved ones, touches our lives, either through illness, injury or simply the natural process of aging and time. It can be difficult to make sense of these times...

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Love Panel: Night of Food & Fun
Saturday February 13 | 6:30-8:30pm

What actually is Love? How can I love others when they are making my life difficult? How do I know if it's love or attachment? Come out for a night of food and fun and ask a Buddhist on our love panel all your questions on love.

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The Preciousness of Tantra Mini-Course
Saturday February 14 | 10:00am - 11:30pm

In his Sutra teachings, Buddha gives us great encouragement to accomplish the ultimate goal of human life. This goal will be accomplished quickly through the practice of Tantra. Tantra is a special method to purify our world, our self, our enjoyments and our activities.

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Seeing Beyond Appearances: Weekend Away Retreat on Emptiness. Feb 27-March 1

Taking this special opportunity to quiet the mind and reflect on the true nature of things, will allow you to deepen your meditation practice free from everyday distractions. You will feel increasingly peaceful and energized over the course of the weekend, and can then carry your peace and insight back home and into your daily routine.

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Toxic People and Boundaries: A Buddhist Perspective. 
Half-Day Course | Johnson City, TN

What is the best method for establishing boundaries? How can we skillfully navigate those we find toxic? Is there a way to not be triggered? 

We can find answers to these big questions in Buddha’s ancient wisdom, as well as special methods to diffuse these common difficulties and bring the best possible outcomes.

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Meet Our Resident Teacher

About the Teacher

Kadam Sharon Lovich

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, Western, NC and now also teaching in Johnson City, TN. Sharon and her husband have one son.

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