The New Kadampa Tradition is an international association of Mahayana Buddhist meditation centers that follow the Kadampa Buddhist tradition founded by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso.
Seven Steps to Enlightenment

retreat schedule:
| Date | Teaching | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, 08/02/2010 | Developing Patience | 15:51 | |
| Thu, 08/05/2010 | The Wisdom of Pausing |
|
11:36 |
| Mon, 08/09/2010 | Forgiveness and Compassion |
|
11:56 |
| Thu, 08/12/2010 | Strengthening Your True Self |
|
13:14 |
| Mon, 08/16/2010 | The Peace of Equanimity |
|
13:01 |
| Thu, 08/19/2010 | Becoming More Awake and Aware |
|
14:44 |
| Mon, 08/23/2010 | Understanding the Power of Our Actions |
|
11:04 |
Allan Lokos is the founder and guiding teacher of the Community Meditation Center in New York City. He is the author of Pocket Peace: Effective Practices for Enlightened Living, (Tarcher/Penguin, 2010). He began his study and practice of meditation with Thich Nhat Hanh in the nineties and then started attending retreats at Insight Meditation Society in Barre, MA as well as studying at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies. His teachers have included Joseph Goldstein, Larry Rosenberg, Andrew Olendzki, Stephen Batchelor, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, and Tsoknyi Rinpoche, among others. Since 2003 Allan has enjoyed a treasured relationship with Sharon Salzberg, studying the dharma and deepening his meditation practice. Among the places he has taught are New York Insight Meditation Center, Insight Meditation Community of Washington, JCC/Makom Center for Mindfulness, and Sacred Center New York.
Read the following articles by Allan Lokos:
10 Simple Secrets for a Calmer, Happier You (Beliefnet)
Pocket Peace excerpt (Community Meditation Center of Manhattan)














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Hello Allan
I am enjoying your on-line retreat. Thank you. I started meditating in the seventies, but had to...
thanks so much for sharing that, allan. i love how simplifying that can be - teaching only suffering and the end of...
I believe this is a very useful practice! I have used in the past the practice,"You may be right" and it proves to...
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