(805) 563-6000

The Meditation Center

Mahakankala Buddhist Center was founded by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso in 1995 and is a member of the New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU), a global network of over one thousand Centers and groups around the world. We are a non-profit, volunteer-based spiritual community dedicated to helping people develop inner peace, happy minds and a meaningful life through the practice of meditation.

Brinkerhoff Center

Learn to Meditate

We offer a variety of meditation classes suitable for new students. Join us on Sunday mornings, and on Monday and Wednesday evenings. Chanted prayers and half-day retreats also provide opportunities to deepen the meditative experience.

Videos of Classes

View videos of meditation classes.  

Newsletter Sign Up

To stay up-to-date with our classes and events, sign up to receive our bi-monthly newsletter.

Bookstore 

Everyone is welcome to visit our bookstore which has books on Buddhism, meditation CDs, statues, prayer beads, book covers, and meditation cushions. The store is open before and after classes, and anytime the Center is open.

Buddhist Quotes

"Out of meditation, whenever we see or remember any living being, human or animal, we mentally pray: 'May they be happy all the time. May they attain the happiness of enlightenment.' By constantly thinking like this, we can maintain wishing love day and night, even during sleep." Transform Your Life, p. 189 

"A human life has almost limitless potential, but we shall be able to realize this potential only if we first learn to appreciate it. Therefore we need to reflect again and again on the special opportunity we now have." Introduction to Buddhism, p. 31

 


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Mahakankala Buddhist Center

508 Brinkerhoff Ave (map)
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
Tel: (805) 563-6000

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