Lotus Ranch Away Retreat
2026-01-17 11:00 - 2026-01-19 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Lotus Ranch, 525 Fischer Trail, Wimberley, 78676, United States
Save the dates! Away Retreat in Wimberley, Texas MLK, Jr. Day weekend. Stay tuned. More information is coming soon.

CHANGE FROM WITHIN
2026-01-10 11:00 - 12:15 (America/Chicago) | Landa Library, 233 Bushnell Ave, San Antonio, TX, 78212, United States
In a world full of external noise and constant change, real and lasting transformation begins not outside—but within. Please join us as Noreen Flack, Resident Teacher from Kadampa Meditation Center Austin will share the timeless wisdom of Buddha that point us inward, where clarity, peace, and true change are possible.
Whether you're new to Buddhism or deepening your practice, this journey offers a supportive space to slow down, look within, and begin the process of real change—from the inside out.
Free. Everyone welcome!
Held at
Landa Library
233 Bushnell
San Antonio, TX 78212

QUIET THE NOISE, EMBRACE THE NEW
2026-01-10 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
Live-streamed!
10am-10:45am
11:15am-12noon
Our lives nowadays are extremely busy and complicated, filled with an ever-increasing variety of distractions. And the news of the world in general can often compound our feeling of being overwhelmed and powerless. But it doesn’t have to be that way! Buddha taught methods to help us roll with life’s punches and make peace with adversity. This ancient wisdom offers essential skills in a world where we cannot always control what happens, whether that’s with personal struggles or the uncertain times we live in. Our real power lies in how we respond and show up for others.
Join us for these insightful classes taught by Donovan Acker. $20pp, $10 students & seniors. Free for members. Everyone welcome!

Vajrayogini Day
2026-01-10 00:00 - 23:59 (America/Chicago)
Please join us for this auspicious holy day celebrating Buddha Vajrayogini. We will be holding chanted prayers - Offering to the Spiritual Guide puja at 5 pm by live-stream.

BEGIN WITHIN: A NEW YEAR MEDITATION JOURNEY
2026-01-03 10:30 - 13:30 (America/Chicago)
Saturday, January 3
2 sessions
10:30am-11:30am Introduction to Meditation
12:30pm-1:30pm Introduction to Buddhist Psychology

✨ Begin Within: A New Year Morning Meditation Journey ✨
This morning workshop designed to help you settle into the quiet wisdom of your own mind. We will be emphasizing mindfulness and compassion this guided meditation journey invites you to start the year with clarity, intention, and a renewed connection to your inner refuge.
Whether you’re new to meditation or returning to your practice, “Begin Within” offers a nourishing pause—a chance to realign with what truly matters and step into the year with steadiness, compassion, and wholehearted presence.
Live-streamed only. $20 for the morning or $10 each session. Students/seniors 50% discount. Members are free. Everyone welcome!

New Year, Open Heart
2026-01-01 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
New Year, Open Heart
Thursday, January 1st!
3pm-4pm
Happy New Year! Please join us via live-stream for prayers and a guided meditation to the Buddha of Compassion. Start the new year with a peaceful mind and a compassionate heart as we gather together to cultivate kindness and clarity for the year ahead.
Everyone welcome! Free.
Register online for the zoom link.

Long Protector Puja
2025-12-29 13:00 - 16:30 (America/Chicago) | https://meditationinaustin.org/event/long-protector-puja-2/
This monthly practice consists principally of extensive prayers to our Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden. A Dharma Protector is an emanation of a Buddha or Bodhisattva whose main functions are to avert the inner and outer obstacles that prevent practitioners from attaining spiritual realizations and to arrange all the necessary conditions for their practice. Dorje Shugden always helps, guides, and protects pure and faithful practitioners by granting blessings, increasing their wisdom, fulfilling their wishes and bestowing success on all their virtuous activities. This practice includes a tsog offering.
Time: 3.5 hours

Buddhist Prayers for Holiday Peace
2025-12-24 16:00 - 17:15 (America/Chicago) | Casa de Luz Village, 1701 Toomey Road, Austin, 78704, United States
Wednesday December 24
4pm-5:15pm
The holidays are a wonderful time to come together and nurture our meaningful relationships and identify with our most positive states of mind. In this short service we will engage in Buddhist prayers to Arya Tara and receive a short teaching on peace and happiness with special dedications for World Peace.
Holiday service led by Noreen Flack, Resident Teacher at Kadampa Meditation Center Austin. No cost. Everyone welcome!
Location:
Casa de Luz
Sanctuary Room
1701 Toomey Road
Austin, TX

Simply Meditate
2025-12-19 12:00 - 12:30 (America/Chicago)
Unplug and refresh yourself with this 30 min meditation session. This session is guided and offers a mid-day slow down for peace and clarity.
Register for the link. Live-stream only $5/session, $10 for all three. Everyone welcome!

Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog
2025-12-18 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | 1825 East 38th 1/2, unit 202 Austin, TX 78722, 1825 E. 38th 1/2 St. Unit 202, Austin, TX, 78722, United States
Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog
Wishfulfilling Jewel puja is our weekly offering to the Buddhas. We make prayers and requests to the wisdom Buddha Je Tsongkhapa along with a tsog offering (food) to the protector Buddha Dorje Shugden. If you wish, you can bring a vegetarian food offering.

PRAYERS FOR WORLD PEACE
2025-12-13 11:00 - 11:45 (America/Chicago) | https://meditationinaustin.org/event/prayers-for-world-peace-2/
Prayers for World Peace is a free meditation class that gives us the opportunity to develop
a warm and loving heart and to help create both inner and outer peace. By learning to cherish
others we can experience greater peace of mind and help establish world peace in general.
Through contemplating these prayers compiled by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Riponche,
we learn to cherish all living beings.
If everyone sincerely prays to be able to cherish others, then gradually through the power of
this prayer, everyone will actually cherish each other. The world will then be permanently at
peace, and pure and everlasting happiness will pervade the entire world.

What to expect
Prayers for World Peace puja (singing prayers) starts with a brief guided breathing meditation
and short teaching, and conclude with singing prayers with a five minutes timeframe to meditate
and focus on the meaning of the prayers.

Lamrim Practice Class
2025-12-11 18:30 - 19:45 (America/Chicago) | https://meditationinaustin.org/event/lamrim-practice-class-2-2/2025-12-11/
Lamrim Practice Class
Guided Lamrim Retreat with Heart Jewel prayers
Thursdays, Nov 6 - Dec 11 (no class Thanksgiving Day)
6:30pm - 7:45pm
Initial & Intermediate Scope meditations
We all need a clear direction in life that allows us to get closer to our personal goals. This is even more important for our spiritual path. This inner journey requires clear and easy to understand instructions that definitely lead us toward awakening our wisdom. Lamrim, or the stages of the path to enlightenment, is a timeless practice that has allowed countless practitioners to realize their most pure potential for peace and happiness. Come to one or all sessions. Everyone welcome!
**The New Meditation Handbook as well as Heart Jewel Prayers are helpful for this series but not essential. Both can be purchased through Tharpa Publications.
https://tharpa.com/us/the-new-meditation-handbook
$12 per class. Free for members.

Green Tara: Liberation from Sorrow
2025-12-08 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | https://meditationinaustin.org/event/green-tara-liberation-from-sorrow/
Green Tara: Liberation from Sorrow The 21 Homages to Green Tara
At Kadampa Centers worldwide, the eighth of the month is Tara Day. Tara is a female Buddha, whose name means “Rescuer.” She is the embodiment of swift compassion. If we rely upon Tara sincerely and with strong faith, she will protect us from all obstacles and fulfill all our wishes. Everyone is welcome and invited to join us for Tara’s chanted prayer practice, Liberation from Sorrow

Vajrasattva Retreat - Purify your mind
2025-12-06 14:00 - 17:30 (America/Chicago)
Vajrasattva Retreat guided
December 6
Session 1 - 2pm-3:15pm
Session 2 - 4:15pm-5:30pm
Karma is a vast topic in Buddhist practice but Buddha didn’t create the concept of karma, he simply revealed the inner workings of the mind as he discovered them. Negative karma that has been accumulated over many lives can often create obstacles along our spiritual practice and express itself in many suffering experiences in this life. During this retreat, Resident Teacher Noreen Flack will share Buddha’s advice for purifying negative karma through the practice of Vajrasattva purification. In this way we can remove the negative karma we have accumulated over many lifetimes.
Register online for the live-stream link.

Calm
2025-12-06 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | https://meditationinaustin.org/event/calm/
Unplug and refresh yourself with a quiet morning meditation time. This Saturday session is guided and offers basic instruction on meditation and mindfulness to help us develop deep calm within our own mind.
$10. Free for members. Live-stream only. Everyone welcome!

Medicine Buddha Prayers
2025-12-04 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
Medicine Buddha is a Buddha Doctor whose function is to release living beings from outer and inner sickness by bestowing blessings upon them. By relying on Medicine Buddha sincerely, we can be cured of heavy physical and mental disease, find release from the internal pain of the three poisons—attachment, anger, and ignorance—and receive protection from many other dangers and obstacles.

Join the live stream chanted prayers link:
Launch Meeting - Zoom

Long Protector Puja
2025-11-29 15:00 - 18:30 (America/Chicago)
This monthly practice consists principally of extensive prayers to our Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden. A Dharma Protector is an emanation of a Buddha or Bodhisattva whose main functions are to avert the inner and outer obstacles that prevent practitioners from attaining spiritual realizations and to arrange all the necessary conditions for their practice. Dorje Shugden always helps, guides, and protects pure and faithful practitioners by granting blessings, increasing their wisdom, fulfilling their wishes and bestowing success on all their virtuous activities. This practice includes a tsog offering.
This puja is typically held on the 29th of each month.
Time: 3.5 hours

Offering to the Spiritual Guide
2025-11-25 14:30 - 16:30 (America/Denver)
Offering to the Spiritual Guide (OSG) is a special Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa in conjunction with Highest Yoga Tantra. The main practice is relying upon the Spiritual Guide, but it also includes all the essential practices of the stages of the path (Lamrim) and training the mind (Lojong), as well as both the generation and completion stages of Highest Yoga Tantra. This practice includes a tsog offering.
OSG is offered on the 10th and 25th of each month.
This is in person. Email epc@meditationinaustin.org for more information.

Spicewood Springs Library Talk
2025-11-22 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | 8637 Spicewood Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78759, 8637 Spicewood Springs Rd, Austin, TX, 78759
Introduction to Buddhist Psychology
Saturday, November 22
11am-12noon

Discover Peace of Mind with Buddhist Psychology Buddhist psychology helps us recognize the emotional patterns that lead to stress and unhappiness. By simply observing our thoughts, we begin to take back control of the mind. Over time, we can respond to life’s challenges with greater clarity, calm, and well-being.
This morning library class is open to everyone and is led by Noreen Flack, Resident Teacher at Kadampa Meditation Center Austin.
Free. Everyone welcome!

Spicewood Springs Branch, Austin Public Library
637 Spicewood Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78759

The Yoga of Buddha Vajrapani
2025-11-21 13:00 - 13:45 (America/Chicago)
Vajrapani is an emanation of Buddha Vajradhara whose function is to destroy the delusions of living beings by bestowing special power on their body and mind. Vajrapani means "Vajra Holder," indicating that he is the holder of Secret Mantra, the lineage holder of Buddha’s Tantric teachings. The actual vajra is the union of great bliss and emptiness—the subtlest blissful mind’s direct realization of ultimate truth—which has the power to cut through all delusions. By engaging in the self-generation sadhana (or ritual prayers for spiritual attainments) of Vajrapani we can destroy all our delusions, and eventually attain the union of great bliss and emptiness.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82634965936?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 826 3496 5936
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Meditation In The Park-Mueller
2025-11-15 09:00 - 09:30 (America/Chicago) | Mueller Park, 4550 Mueller Blvd,, Austin, TX, 78723, United States
Meditation in the park
Saturday September 20
9am-9:30am
Held at Mueller Park (Southeast grassy meadow of the park)
Rise and Shine: Free Morning Meditation in the Park   Start your day with calm, clarity, and a little fresh air. Join us for a peaceful morning meditation surrounded by trees, the quack of happy ducks, and good vibes.
What to bring: A blanket, a cushion, and your sleepy self. What to expect: Gentle guidance, quiet reflection, and a mood boost that'll last all day.
After meditation, walk over with us to Steamway coffee for a morning cuppa!
See you at the southeast meadow at Mueller Park! 🌳✨

Offering to the Spiritual Guide
2025-11-10 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver) | 1825 38th 1/2 Street, Suite 202, Austin, Texas 78722, 1825 38th 1/2 Street, Suite 202, Austin,, Texas, 78722
Offering to the Spiritual Guide (OSG) is a special Guru yoga of Je Tsongkhapa in conjunction with Highest Yoga Tantra. The main practice is relying upon the Spiritual Guide, but it also includes all the essential practices of the stages of the path (Lamrim) and training the mind (Lojong), as well as both the generation and completion stages of Highest Yoga Tantra. This practice includes a tsog offering.
OSG is offered on the 10th and 25th of each month.
OSG on the 10th is live-streamed by zoom. Join us on Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82634965936?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 826 3496 5936
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Bastrop Library Talk Cancelled!
2025-11-08 11:00 - 12:15 (America/Chicago) | Bastrop Public Library, 1100 Church St, Bastrop, 78602, United States
Bastrop Cancelled due to venue conflict with activities. The Bastrop Library had to cancel our event due to the Veterans Auto Show. We'll be back in Bastrop in January 2026. Please let us know of any leads for new venues for future classes. See you in the new year!

Change from Within
November 8
11:00am – 12:15pm
In a world full of external noise and constant change, real and lasting transformation begins not outside—but within. Please join us as Noreen Flack, Resident Teacher from KMC Austin will share the timeless wisdom of Buddha that point us inward, where clarity, peace, and true change are possible.
Whether you're new to Buddhism or deepening your practice, this journey offers a supportive space to slow down, look within, and begin the process of real change—from the inside out.
Free. Everyone welcome!
LOCATION:
Bastrop Public Library
1100 Church Street
Bastrop, Tx 78602

Clases en Español
2025-11-02 13:00 - 14:15 (America/Chicago) | 1825 East 38th 1/2, unit 202 Austin, TX 78722, 1825 E. 38th 1/2 St. Unit 202, Austin, TX, 78722, United States
Meditación y Budismo Moderno
Dos domingos al mes | 1:00pm-2:15pm
Aprende a meditar y desarrolla tu paz interior, felicidad y sabiduría a través de la práctica de la meditación y las enseñanzas de budismo moderno. ¡Todos son bienvenidos!

Held at Lodgewell, 2610 Manor Rd.

San Marcos Price Center Talk: Modern Buddhism
2025-11-01 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | San Marcos Price Center, 222 W. San Antonio St., San Marcos, TX, 78666, United States
SAN MARCOS!
LOCATION:
Price Center
222 W. San Antonio St.
San Marcos, TX 78666

Vajrasattva Empowerment Dallas - KMC Texas
2025-11-01 10:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Kadampa Meditation Center Texas, 1875 Laws Street 75202, Dallas, 75202, United States
More information coming soon.

International Temples Project Day
2025-11-01 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)
On the first Saturday in November Kadampa centers worldwide celebrate the International Temples Project.  Special events are held at various centers throughout the world to support the project. Prayers are made for the project to flourish and to dedicate it to world peace.
Each year Kadampa Centers around the world celebrate International Temples Project (ITP) Day
in many different ways. This year many people celebrated together with a special "movie night",
featuring a new video feature that showed the development of the New Kadampa Tradition since
its roots and presented new developments from various locations worldwide.
Here in Austin we are honored to be part of the ITP. With the support of the ITP we will have a new center space appearing in the Mueller Park neighborhood in the Spring of 2026!
