Meditation Practice

At KCC, the foundation of spiritual training is shamata or "calm
abiding," a basic sitting meditation that develops stable attention and
provides the basis for investigating more subtle aspects of awareness.
The active cultivation of compassion and loving kindness is the
essential companion to this meditation practice. These two elements
form the basis for the path in both formal practice and in the
situations of daily life.

Along with these essential practices, KCC teaches Vajrayana Buddhist
methods as passed down in the Tibetan tradition. These practices
provide a means to relate directly to the innate purity of the mind and
the qualities that manifest from this primordial purity, utilizing
visualization, recitation of mantra and other techniques. For more
information, see the descriptions and schedules in our Programs section .