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We are Kadampa Meditation Center

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About Our Center

Mahamudra KMC continues to be a peaceful place of guidance and encouragement for over 15 years in the South Bay. We guide meditations on wisdom for a happier, purposeful life. Everyone is welcome here.

We are a volunteer run, nonprofit, modern Buddhist meditation center - one of over 1300 international Kadampa Temples, Centers and branches. Our powerful group classes and retreats focus on practical techniques to use in daily life. Our vibrant community puts dharma into practice by hosting events, sharing meals, studying together, and benefiting others.

First time meditators and seasoned practitioners welcome!

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Parking

Free street parking is available on 6th Street and Cypress Avenue. Free public parking after 6pm and weekends is available in the lot across the street at the Hermosa Beach City facility. Look for the blue signs. Also, 6 hour parking is available at the South Park parking lot 1 block away. 

Mahamudra Kadampa Meditation Center
500 6th St Hermosa Beach, CA

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Google Reviews:

"Great place to find community and guidance."

"Meditation in this group feels very welcoming and the lectures are clearly curated to apply to modern day life."

"Wonderful community of people helping anyone find inner peace and lose fear."

"Went for the first time last night. Was exactly what I was needing. Everyone was so welcoming. I'll be back."

"Wonderful place to center yourself. Small intimate and comforting. Lovely sangha."

"I really enjoy what I have learned here. The staff is kind understanding and non judgmental. My son as well enjoys the serenity of what’s inside. This is where the games stop and a fresh view of what we are all capable of. Starting with a simple breathing technique. I recommend checking this place out ."

"A peaceful and spiritual place. If one is serious about beginning or continuing a pure Dharma practice, this is the place to come."

"When I started coming to General Program classes, I had no idea what it was about. But I did know that something was lacking and I needed a new direction. I'm so glad I found this place! My outlook on life has definitely changed for the better!"

"I attend the meditation classes and retreats at this center on a weekly basis. It is a very special center with excellent teachers who are always willing to guide you, and the classes have truly transformed my life."

"I am struck by the kindness and sincerity of the practitioners/'Sangha' at the center. I was new to the city when I met them and now the special practice of meditating together has forged great friendships for life!"

"I am so glad I found this beautiful serene place and community, such a jewel!"

By practicing Kadampa Buddhist meditation we can:

Solve Daily Problems

All our classes and retreats are designed to solve the problems of modern living, providing relevant solutions to the struggles we all face on a day to day basis. Through practical, simple​,​ and scientific methods, ​everyone​ can directly transform the way they perceive themselves, others​, ​and the world in which we live. We offer tools you can ​​immediately apply to solve daily problems and become ​calmer, more ​relaxed, ​and ​happ​ier.

Heal Mental Pai​n​

​Buddha’s teachings ​​provide practical solutions to pervasive mental and emotional difficulties, helping to heal anxiety, stress, anger, frustration, depression, loneliness, jealousy, addiction, boredom​, ​and confusion.

Cultivate Good Qualities

Through spititual training, we can all learn to cultivate inner qualities that lead to authentic, lasting peace simply by changing our thoughts and attitudes. Through practicing Kadampa Buddhist meditation, we become kinder, more patient, positive, joyful, relaxed, confident, focused, content, blissful, creative, and fulfilled

Change Ourselves, Heal Our World

The practical meditations and ideas we teach help people change their mind, which is the most powerful agent of change in the world. Our experience of ​everything is a reflection of the quality of our mind​.​​ So, if we ​wish to change our world, we need to change the quality of our mind. By thinking about ourselves, others​,​ and the world​ around us​ in more constructive​ and​ positive ways, we ​are able to ​have a positive impact upon our relationships and our world.

Develop Your Spiritual Potential

We have an extraordinary capacity to change. Step by step, we can learn how to tap into this powerful potential that lies within. Gradually, through training our mind, we can ​ripen our highest spiritual potential, the fully awakened state of enlightenment, and be of tremendous benefit to our family, friends, and to this world.

Cultivate Good Qualities

Through spititual training, we can all learn to cultivate inner qualities that lead to authentic, lasting peace simply by changing our thoughts and attitudes. Through practicing Kadampa Buddhist meditation, we become kinder, more patient, positive, joyful, relaxed, confident, focused, content, blissful, creative, and fulfilled

Mahamudra KMC is Part of the New Kadampa Tradition

Kadampa Buddhism is a special presentation of Buddha’s teachings designed especially for the people of the modern world. All the practices come from Buddha Shakyamuni and have been preserved over the centuries by an unbroken lineage of fully-realized Teachers.

Venerable Geshe Kelsang’s presentation retains all the meanings and insights of Buddha’s original teachings while offering them in a way that is accessible and suitable for modern-day practitioners. Through this great skill, everyone – regardless of race, nationality, background, age, or gender – now has the opportunity to practice scientifically-proven methods for solving the problems of daily life that ultimately lead to true and lasting happiness.

Founded by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso

The New Kadampa Tradition was founded by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso after he moved to the West in 1977 at the request of students in England seeking authentic Buddhist teachings and meditation.

MKMC is one of 1,300+ locations worldwide

The New Kadampa Tradition started at Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre in England and is now established in more than 1,300 locations throughout the world.

Giving everyone a way to live up to their potential

Since his arrival in the West, Geshe Kelsang has written 24 books which explain modern Buddhism, a special presentation of all of Buddha’s teachings of Sutra and Tantra that is suitable for contemporary society.

© 2023 Mahamudra KMC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

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