Our Classes
UNLOCK YOUR POTENTIAL FOR LASTING INNER PEACE
Unlock Your Potential for Lasting Inner Peace
Unlock Your Potential for Lasting Inner Peace
Unlock Your Potential for Lasting Inner Peace
MENLHA
KADAMPA MEDITATION CENTER
Events
We offer many special events throughout the year. Check back often to see what's coming up!
CHECK OUT OUR UPCOMING EVENTS BELOW
Becoming a Friend of the World
with Rob Kelly
Saturday, August 15
Time: 10 – 11:15 am
Everyone welcome.
$12
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50% discount for Tier 1 & 2 members
Free for Tier 3 & 4 members​​
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The path to creating the most meaningful and joyful life does not have to involve making external changes in job or lifestyle. It simply involves making a shift in our intention. In this series, we will understand how, through deepening our connection with positive intentions, we can improve our life, as well as bring peace and happiness to others.
This month's focus: PATIENCE, part 1
In Kadampa Buddhism, patience is a transformative mental state that allows us to face life’s difficulties, hardships, and mistreatment without becoming upset, angry, or resentful. Rather than mere passive endurance, it is an active inner strength that maintains a peaceful mind and protects us from the suffering caused by your own negative states of mind. We all possess this extraordinary inner strength. Now is the time to put it into practice.
In this class, we will focus on what Buddha meant by patience acceptance, as well as learn practical ways we can apply this virtuous mind in our daily lives. Everyone welcome!
The Fundamentals of Buddhist Meditation
with Gen Kelsang Chogyop
Saturday, August 22
Time: 10 am – 1 pm
Everyone welcome.
$25
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50% discount for Tier 1 & 2 members
Free for Tier 3 & 4 members
If you are curious about the very basics of Buddhism – what is it? how might it apply to your life? – and you also wish to either learn about meditation in general or improve on your current meditation practice, join us for 'Fundamentals of Buddhist Meditation' course where we will lay it all out for you.
In Session 1 you will learn the fundamentals of Buddhist view and how applying these insights in your daily life will increase your ability to navigate relationships skillfully, remain calm even in the face of turbulence, and to enjoy a deeper sense of well-being and happiness.
In Session 2 we will explain the basic nuts and bolts of meditation, from why we would want to meditate to the “technical” matters of how to do it. What do we focus on? How long do we meditate? What are some techniques to help us overcome distractions?
We guarantee you will emerge from the workshop a wiser and more skilled meditator!
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Schedule
10:00 – 11:15 am • Session 1: Introduction to Buddhism
11:15 – 11:45 am • Break (with light snacks)
11:45 am – 1 pm • Session 2: Introduction to Meditation – a workshop + Q&A
Meditate | Chill | Repeat
with Gen Kelsang Chogyop
Friday, August 28
Time: 7 – 9 pm
Everyone welcome.
$10​​​​
Decompress after a chaotic week.
Ditch the screen time.
Spend Friday evening a different way, vibing at Menlha.
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Begin with a 20-minute guided meditation—a chance to unplug, clear your mind, and leave the week behind.
Afterwards, the space transforms into a cozy lounge where you can enjoy tea, music, conversation—play a game of Mahjong, Chess, Backgammon, or Wyrmspan, the evening is yours to enjoy at your own pace.
Log off - touch grass - unwind.
Bring a friend or just bring yourself. There's never any pressure to participate beyond what feels comfortable.
Everyone is welcome. Let's chill out for real.
The Happiness Cafe:
Tea | Coffee | Community
A Monthly Community Event
Sunday, August 30
Time: 12 – 1 pm
Everyone welcome.
$5/ suggested
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Monthly we will be offering a time for us to gather as a community! A time of reflection & connection.
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New to meditation? Just want to see our center? Perfect!The last Sunday of each month, after our 'Eight Meditations for Happiness' class, all are welcome to gather for some some social time together.
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Light snacks, sweet treats, teas & coffee will be served. Let's sprinkle in a little joy for good measure! Join Us!​​
2 Special Events @ Menlha!
with Gen Kelsang Tabkay
Guest Kadampa teacher from
KMC South Carolina
Friday, September 18 –
Saturday, September 19
Everyone welcome.
PRICING
$50/Full Event
$20/Fri Only
$40/Sat Only
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50% discount for Tier 1 & 2 members
Free for Tier 3 & 4 members
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Gen Kelsang Tabkay has been a practitioner of Kadampa Buddhism and student of Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso for 18 years.
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Ordained as a Buddhist monk in 2013, he has previously served as Resident Teacher of KMC South Carolina and KMC Phoenix, and guided many retreats at International Kadampa Retreat Center Grand Canyon.
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He is known for giving accessible and practical teachings, dedicating himself to bringing peace into the hearts of others.
PUBLIC TALK
The Power Of Imagination
fri SEPT 18 | 6 - 7:30 PM
What if the quality of your life isn't determined by your circumstances, but by the way your mind experiences them?
In Kadampa Buddhism, imagination isn't about escaping reality—it's one of the most powerful tools for transforming it. Through guided meditation and practical Buddhist wisdom, discover how to use your imagination to let go of stress, create genuine happiness, and awaken your natural potential for peace, confidence, and compassion.
This inspiring evening is perfect for anyone who wants to quiet mental noise, feel more grounded, and experience a fresh perspective on everyday life. No previous meditation experience is needed—just bring an open mind and a willingness to explore what's possible.
Leave feeling lighter, calmer, and inspired, with practical techniques you can use long after the evening ends. Everyone welcome!
Schedule
6 - 7:30 pm • Public talk with Gen Kelsang Tabkay
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DAY RETREAT
A Meditation Retreat On The Mind
sat SEPT 19 | 10 AM - 2:30 PM
Imagine giving your mind a true mental reset—stepping out of the noise, clearing your head, and resting in the spacious clarity that’s always been there beneath the surface.
In this meditation retreat based on Kadampa Buddhist teachings, you’ll explore the extraordinary nature of your own mind and begin to understand the profound wisdom of emptiness—the insight that helps free us from limiting habits, anxiety, and unnecessary suffering.
Through guided meditations, practical teachings, and quiet reflection, you’ll discover that your mind is far more open, flexible, and luminous than you may have imagined. As the mind becomes clearer, life feels lighter, relationships become easier, and genuine happiness becomes something you can cultivate from within.
Whether you’re completely new to meditation or already have an established practice, this retreat offers a peaceful space to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and discover the limitless potential of your own mind.
Come as you are. Leave with greater clarity, inner freedom, and a deeper sense of possibility. Everyone welcome!
Schedule
10 - 11 am • Introduction
11 - 11:30 am • Break
11:30 am - 12:30 pm • Session 1
12:30 - 1:30 pm • Lunch provided
1:30 - 2:30 pm • Session 2
The Power of Prayer
with Gen Kelsang Chogyop
Saturday, October 3
Time: 10 am – 1 pm
Everyone welcome.
$25
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50% discount for Tier 1 & 2 members
Free for Tier 3 & 4 members
What is prayer... Why do we need to pray... Who are we praying to...
Prayers or chanted meditations are a profound part of training in a spiritual life. A creative process of correct and virtuous imagination. They help us still our mind, connect with enlightened beings or Buddhas, and receive the inspiring energy of blessings. We can practically solve problems and conflicts of the world through praying.
Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso said, "Our job is, we pray, we pray for obstacles to be pacified. We pray for people to pacify their negativity, wrong views, their extreme views, through prayer -- we pray for everybody to become friends; to have harmony, good relationships, to pacify their wrong views of selfish intention. This is our job. I believe it is the best method to help."
In this workshop, Gen Kelsang Chogyop will explore the nature of prayer, how to make it more powerful and effective, and how to integrate it into our busy daily lives. There will be teachings, guided meditations and time for Q&A. Everyone is welcome!
Schedule
10 – 11:15 am • Session 1
11:15 – 11:45 am • Break (with light snacks)
11:45 am – 1 pm • Session 2​​​
