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Tuesday 7:30pm - 8:30pm Wednesday 7pm - 8pm Sunday 10am - 11:15pm

Kadampa Meditation Center Chicago

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Come find the quick path to inner peace at one of our meditation classes throughout Chicagoland. http://www.meditateinchicago.org

Kadampa Meditation Center Chicago (formerly Vajrayana Kadampa Buddhist Center) has a center in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood, and a center in beautiful Oak Park:
- 2010 W. Pierce Ave, Chicago
- 13 Harrison St, Oak Park

Each center offers a variety of classes and events for all levels of experience, including:
- Daytime and evening classes throughout the week
- Study programs
- Weekend day courses
- Branch classes in Bartlett, IL and South Bend, IN
- Retreats

10/29/2026

✨ What if your imagination could become your greatest superpower? ✨

We often use our imagination to worry about the future or replay the past. But what if we could use it to create a happier, more peaceful life? 💭💛

Join us Wednesday evenings in Oak Park for Imagination: Our Superpower 🧘‍♀️

🌿 Wednesdays | 7:00–8:15 PM
📍 Oak Park, Chicago area
💛 $15 | FREE for members

Each class includes guided meditation, practical teachings, and time for questions.

✨ No experience needed. Just bring your curiosity! Everyone is welcome.

10/27/2026

Meditation is the real source of happiness 🧘🏽‍♀️

10/22/2026

🍃Where does happiness come from?

10/16/2026

Where do problems come from? 🤔

10/14/2026

Gen Zamling and Lynn Kadampa Festivals ❤️❤️❤️

10/06/2026

🧘‍♀️ Meditation is therapy for the mind.
We spend so much time taking care of our body—but what about our mind?

Through meditation, we learn to recognize the states of mind that disturb our peace and gradually become more familiar with positive, peaceful ways of thinking.

Just as we strengthen our body through repeated exercise, meditation is a training that helps us develop a calmer, clearer, and more resilient mind.

And we don’t have to wait for everything around us to be perfect to feel better. When our mind becomes more peaceful, we can experience greater happiness and contentment from within—even when life is challenging. ✨

A few minutes of meditation each day can be the beginning of a completely different relationship with our own mind.

💛 Train your mind.
🧘‍♀️ Find your inner peace.
✨ Discover the happiness that comes from within.

10/04/2026

✨ What a beautiful weekend with Gen Kelsang Demo! ✨

Here are a few special moments from Gen Demo’s visit last weekend. 💛

We had a wonderful opportunity to receive inspiring wisdom teachings, meditate together, and connect with our spiritual community.

Thank you to Kelsang Demo and everyone who joined us and helped make the weekend so meaningful. 🙏✨

09/29/2026

✨ A special weekend with Gen Kelsang Demo ✨

During her visit to Kadampa Meditation Center Chicago, Gen Demo shared how breathing meditation can be a useful tool for working with painful emotions. 🌿

Through meditation, we can quiet the distractions of our mind and begin to experience the peace that naturally resides within our own mind. When difficult emotions arise, we can learn to turn inward, connect with this inner peace, and respond in a more positive way. 🧘‍♀️✨

Stay tune for more pictures and videos 📸of the event!

Thank you, Kelsang Demo , for a wonderful weekend of teachings, meditation, and wisdom. 🙏

❤️

09/24/2026

✨ Ready to deepen your understanding and experience of Buddhism?

The **Foundation Program (FP)** offers an opportunity to go deeper into Buddha’s teachings through systematic study, discussion, and meditation practice. 📖🧘

The program is based on six Kadampa Buddhist texts written by the founder of the New Kadampa Tradition, **Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche**.

If you’re looking to deepen your knowledge, strengthen your meditation practice, and explore Buddha’s teachings in a more systematic way, Foundation Program may be for you. 💛

📍 **Oak Park — Sundays**
📍 **Wicker Park — Tuesdays**

🔗 Learn more and register through the link in our bio.

09/22/2026

Such an amazing 🧘‍♀️ retreat! Can’t wait to see everyone back next year ❤️

Address

13 Harrison Street
Oak Park, IL
60304

Opening Hours

Tuesday	7:30pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday	7pm - 8pm
Sunday	10am - 11:15pm

Telephone

+17087630132

Website

http://meditateinchicago.org/

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