Festivals & Celebrations
Meditation Retreats in Fort Collins
These retreats are traditional Buddhist retreats that involve prayers and silent meditation. Many of the retreats listed on this page will not be guided, so they are a little more advanced than the retreats listed on the Special Courses page. These retreats help us to accumulate merit (develop good karma), purify negativity, receive inspiring blessings, and meditate on the stages of the path to enlightenment. Everyone is warmly welcomed, regardless of experience.
Chanted Meditations
Chanted meditations (pujas): The word puja is Sanskrit for offering. A Puja combines chanting and visualization with meditation.
Pujas are a special method for ensuring success in our meditation by purifying negativity, accumulating merit, and receiving blessings.
Everyone is welcome, and there is no charge.
There is a daily program of pujas at the Center at 1700 S. College, Fort Collins. Visit the online calendar for details.
Special Courses
Meditation and Buddhism in Fort Collins, Colorado
Improve your life with meditation
Heruka Buddhist Center provides a comfortable and relaxed environment in which people from all walks of life can learn about Buddhism and meditation.
You will find Buddha’s timeless teachings offered in a simple, practical manner that enables us to solve our daily problems with wisdom and compassion.
Everyone is welcome ~ The classes at Heruka Center are suitable for anyone—whatever their level of interest, from those who seek simple relaxation to those who wish to find lasting inner peace and contentment through following the Buddhist path.
The Center also offers Buddhist meditation classes at Colorado State University, Scottsbluff, Nebraska, Loveland, Greeley and Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and in Cheyenne, Laramie and Casper, Wyoming. Use the links above to view the class schedules.
Guided Relaxation Meditation
Tuesdays and Wednesdays 12 noon to 12:30
Come enjoy thirty minutes of guided relaxation meditation for the time-challenged. This is an opportunity for us to escape from the stress and worries of the day into the stillness of our own minds.
“When the flow of distracting thoughts subsides and the mind becomes still, a deep sense of happiness and contentment arises naturally from within.”
-Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Cost: Open to all, donations welcome.
About Heruka Buddhist Center
Heruka Buddhist Center, located in Fort Collins, provides a peaceful, inspiring environment where people can learn about Buddhism and meditation. Meditation is an integral part of the Buddhist path. It is a powerful method to calm and focus the mind, creating inner peace and a sense of well-being. The Center caters for all levels of interest, from those who wish to meditate simply to relax and reduce the strains of everyday life, to those who wish to realize their full potential and gain a deep experience of the spiritual path. Whatever you’re looking for, Heruka Buddhist Center has something to offer.
The Center was established in Fort Collins in 1999 at the request of a group of Coloradoans. Heruka Center is one of over 1,000 Centers of the New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) throughout the world. Located near Prospect and College, near the center of things, we offer weekly meditation classes , a daily puja program, retreats, study programs and special classes throughout the year.
Our bookstore is stocked with all of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s books. This remarkable series of authoritative books represents the most complete and integrated presentation of the Buddhist path to enlightenment available in any western language. We also carry posters, postcards and other objects of Buddhist art.
Prayers for World Peace
with Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang Rinzin
Sundays 10:30am-12:00pm Drop in any Sunday.
Our Sunday morning Prayers for World Peace class is an opportunity to develop a warm and loving heart. We all need to learn to cherish one and other because this mind of love brings happiness to ourselves and everyone we come into contact with. In essence, learning to cherish others is the best method for establishing peace in the world, and for our own peace of mind in particular.
Each week Gen Rinzin will cover a small section from the book 8 Steps to Happiness. This book shows us how to cherish others as well as how to remove the inner obstacles to love and compassion. Topics include: how to recognize our delusions without identifying with them, how to see the kindnes and good qualities in others, how to practice humility and how to change and set positive views and intentions. Each class includes a breathing meditation, a short teaching and chanted prayers for world peace.
Dharma for Kids is held simultaneously. This is a great opportunity for families to come to the Center.
Meditation for World Peace is offered freely and supported by donations.
Dharma for Kids
A Meditation Class for Children
With Cynthia Hain, Tim Salemno, and Rosemary Vermouth
Sundays 10:30am – Noon
A great opportunity for children to learn the basics of Buddhism. We emphasize the values of love and compassion in our daily activities. Parents are welcome to join either the adult Prayers for World Peace or the children’s class. Suggested for ages 5 to 12.
Dharma for Kids is offered freely and supported by donations
Meditation in Fort Collins
Weekly Buddhist Meditation Classes
with Buddhist monk Gen Kelsang Rinzin
Thursdays from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
These practical meditation classes cover all of the stages of the path to enlightenment. Each class consists of guided relaxation meditation, a teaching on how to apply Buddhist wisdom in our daily life, and a guided meditation on the teaching. Join for a whole course or take it one class at a time. Stay afterward to chat over refreshments. Everyone Welcome! Cost: $10.
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