It’s Friday and my alarm goes off at 4 a.m. I shower, brush my teeth and I’m out the door into the brisk air. I pick up two friends who are crazy enough to join me on this early morning adventure.

Beginning in April, on first Sundays, the Tibetan Buddhist Learning Center at 93 Angen Road in Washington, 908-689-6080, will hold a morning prayer and meditation session in the temple. Recited in ...