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Tibetan Meditation Center

The center is dedicated to the cultivation of peace, joy, and happiness through the practice of wisdom and compassion. The center was founded by Geshe Wangden Tashi. 

At the center, Geshe Tashi leads with a lesson on cultivating compassion in our daily lives, followed by silent meditation and mantra (prayer) recitation. Afterward we have discussion and time with the community. 

 All people are welcome and are encouraged to come to ask questions,
experience the temple, and engage with its community.

Buddhist Values

Buddhism is based on universal principles. Dr. Alexander Berzin (of studybuddhism.com) describes these as "The universal values of kindness, warmth, sincerity and compassion [that] are appreciated by everybody. They are the keys to lasting friendship and happiness." 

It is through universal principles that our capacity for compassion expands, and it is through meditation and investigation of our thoughts, speech, and action patterns that wisdom may be applied in our daily lives. This combination of wisdom and compassion are the two wings of a bird that take flight, achieving inner peace.
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Manjushri

Tibetan Buddhism offers a wealth of imagery that practitioners visualize in meditation.
​There are thousands of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and mandalas.
If an individual has difficulty developing a certain value in everyday life,
​they can rely on meditation of specific imagery associated with that value,
​such as meditating on Manjushri, to open their potential for wisdom.

The Three Jewels

The Buddhist path is a person's effort to strive in a direction toward enlightenment.
"By striving in this direction, we protect ourselves from fear and suffering" (Berzin, 2021). 

There are three precious jewels that Buddhists rely on to help us toward this direction.
Conceptually they are umbrellas of protection in a rainstorm.
The Three Jewels are the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha.

Buddha

The Buddha refers to the historical Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. In Tibetan, sangs-rgyas also refers to the enlightened ones. They are past and living examples of the result of wisdom and compassion in action. 

Dharma

The Dharma means the Buddhist teachings. In Tibetan, chos refers to the teachings of enlightened beings. These are both texts and practices that teach us how to develop insight. 

Sangha

The Sangha means the Buddhist community. In Tibetan, dge-'dun means intentional community or network. We can rely on the community during difficult times. Such is the community at the Tibetan Meditation Center.

OUR GOAL is

to bring joy, peace, and happiness to all living beings.
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 Visit the center @
3470 West Carefree Circle,
Colorado Springs, CO 80917
for regular meditation
Sundays from 10 to 11 AM.
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