Heruka Kadampa Meditation Center (KMC) is a center of Buddhist study and meditation, as well as a spiritual community, in Fort Collins, serving Northern Colorado and Wyoming. We are a non-profit, volunteer-run organization, established locally in 1999 to benefit society through providing Buddhist methods for finding inner peace and spiritual fulfillment.
Everyone is welcome to drop into our weekly classes which introduce authentic Buddhist view and meditation, according to the New Kadampa Tradition of Buddhism. We also offer meditation retreats, group chanted prayers and meditation, in-depth study programs and other events that cater to people at all levels, from complete beginners to advanced practitioners. (Click here for our calendar)
Heruka KMC’s classes, retreats and programs present Buddha’s teachings in an authentic and accessible manner that can easily be integrated into busy modern life, based on the books of our Founder, the contemporary Buddhist master Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche, and the lineage of Kadampa Buddhist masters.
Our location at Harvard and McClelland is right in the middle of Fort Collins, one block west of College Ave just south of West Drake Road, and also easily accessible by public transit along the Max Bus Rapid Transit route. We have a large parking lot just off of McClelland Drive. (Click here for our contact info and Google map)
We are part of a worldwide network of Kadampa Buddhist centers in more than 40 countries.
The New Kadampa Tradition – International Kadampa Buddhist Union (NKT-IKBU) is an international association of Mahayana Buddhist study and meditation centers founded by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso in 1991 to offer the practical wisdom of Kadampa Buddhism to the people of our modern world.
Starting in 1999, Heruka Center was the first Kadampa Buddhist Center in Colorado, and has served as a spiritual “home” for many practitioners in Northern Colorado, Wyoming and the surrounding areas ever since. In 2005, our sister center, Kadampa Meditation Center Colorado, opened in Denver. Between our two centers, we are working to bring Buddha's inspiring wisdom to more and more people of the Rocky Mountain region.
The early days of Heruka Center at 825 Remington St., Fort Collins, with its first Resident Teacher Gen Losel
Former Resident Teacher Gen Rinzin teaching at Heruka Center when it was at 1700 S. College Ave.
Gen Rinzin and other members of our community renovating our current location at 149 W. Harvard St., Fort Collins, in 2016
“True happiness for human beings as for all sentient beings depends upon experience of the pure Dharma. This depends upon the development of Dharma centers.” ~ Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
Kerrin Perniciaro is a long-time practitioner of Modern Kadampa Buddhism. She has studied and taught Buddhism at the International Kadampa Retreat Center Grand Canyon (IKRC-GC), Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Center (in the six-month Intensive Teacher Training Program), at KMC Los Angeles and KMC Long Island. She is an inspiring example of a lay practitioner of Kadampa Buddhism, and teaches meditation and Buddhism very practically, with clarity, warmth and kindness.
Kelsang Evam is a Buddhist nun who has been a sincere practitioner of Kadampa Buddhism since 2013. She studies on Heruka Center’s in-depth study program, Teacher Training Program. Evam is appreciated for her clarity and compassion, as well as her practical approach to meditation and Buddhist practice.
Tim began studying and practicing Kadampa Buddhism in 2009. He is a student on the Teacher Training Program at Heruka Center, and dedicates many volunteer hours to helping Heruka Center offer Kadampa Buddhist classes and study programs in his role as the Education Program Coordinator. Tim is a business owner in Fort Collins and shows the example of integrating Buddhism and meditation practice into a busy work and family life. His teachings are appreciated for being accessible, relaxed and friendly.
Sarah is a heartfelt and sincere practitioner of Kadampa Buddhism, practicing in the Kadampa tradition since 2018. She studies on the Foundation Program at Heruka Center and volunteers as the ritual coordinator. Previously she served as Heruka Center’s Administrative Director. She is known for her love of Dharma and her warm, straightforward manner.
Rosemary is a retired elementary school teacher who has been a sincere practitioner of Kadampa Buddhism since 2002. She is also a student on Foundation Program at Heruka KMC. She delights in Buddha's teachings, and her enthusiasm as well as her gentle nature makes her teachings friendly and approachable.
149 W Harvard St, Suite 102, Fort Collins, CO 80525
info@meditateinfortcollins.org
970-798-0090
Heruka Kadampa Meditation Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit
A member of the New Kadampa Tradition - International Kadampa Buddhist Union