Happiness through the 16 Guidelines
With Venerable Gyalten Chimé
October 3 - November 21, 2024
Wisdom Center Santa Cruz
In-Person and Online Via Zoom Thursdays, 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Location at the Wisdom Center Santa Cruz 740 Front St Suite 240 Community Room, Santa Cruz All Participants Welcome Eight Thursday sessions October 3 – November 21, 2024; 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm PT (Pacific Time) About the Series:…
Becoming Your Best Self
With Miffi Maxmillion
November 6 - December 11, 2024
Online Only via Zoom
Wednesdays, Online Only via Zoom 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm PST Using Buddhist psychology, discover how to bring forth your innate good qualities, and overcome the anxiety, distraction and depression of modern life. Discover what holds us back in achieving our innate human potential, and how to develop self-esteem that…
Mahamudra Retreat
With Yangsi Rinpoche
November 17 - 24, 2024
Online and In-Person at LMB
We invite you to join us for a transformative retreat led by the esteemed Yangsi Rinpoche. This retreat focuses on using Mahamudra meditation as an antidote to everyday challenges such as depression, anxiety, fear, anger, loneliness, and grief. The retreat will provide practical tools and profound insights into how Mahamudra…
Weeknight Evening Express Meditation: Purification
With Venerable Katy Cole
November 18 - 22, 2024
Online Only
Monday - Friday: Every Night of the Week 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm PDT Zoom Only End the day with a purification practice, the Four Opponent Powers. Please try to join this class no later than 8:00 PM. “There are so many problems in the world—what should we do?…
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
November 18 - 22, 2024
Online Only
Monday - Friday: Every Day of the Week 6:30 am - 7:00 am PDT Zoom Only Start the day at 6:30 am Pacific Time with guided meditations every weekday. "Meditation is the way we realize the nature of the mind. Therefore it’s something that we absolutely have to do.…
Discovering Buddhism, Module 6: All About Karma
With Venerable Angie Muir
November 19 - December 17, 2024
Online only
Online Only Via Zoom Register for this Program: This program is offered in Collaboration with Ocean of Compassion. The centers will alternate handling registrations. For Module 5 please Register using Ocean of Compassion Buddhist Center's event page, listed below. https://www.gyalwagyatso.org/events/2024-11-19-db-6/ Four Tuesday sessions November 19 – December 17, 2024; 7:00pm…
Kunrig Sadhana Practice
With Venerable Steve Carlier
November 20, 2024
Online Only Via Zoom
7:00 am - 8:00 am *This practice will be held online via zoom* Kunrig (Skt. Sarvavid) is a Yoga Tantra deity. He is known as “the King of Deities for purifying the lower realms.” Even if someone has already been born in the lower realms, if you do Kunrig practice…
Lhabab Duchen Celebration
With Yangsi Rinpoche
November 21, 2024
Stupa Project
Friday, November 22, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm In-Person only at the Stupa Project Lhabab Duchen celebrates Guru Shakyamuni Buddha’s return to Earth from the God Realm of the Thirty-Three after teaching Dharma for several months to the gods, including his mother, Mayadevi, who had died a week after Buddha’s birth and…
Pranayama & Restorative Yoga
With Isabella Wesner
November 24, 2024
In the Pine Room
Sundays 9:00 - 10:00 am -In the Pine Room- Come join us Sunday Mornings for Pranayama and Restorative Yoga. Start your day by awakening the body and mind through deep breathing, gentle stretching and restorative movement. Learn and practice Pranayama's (Breath Work) from the traditional Hatha Yoga Lineage. Including techniques…
Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
November 24, 2024
In-person at the Gompa and via Facebook live
About the Medicine Buddha Puja Medicine Buddha is the manifestation of the healing energy of all enlightened beings. Prayers to Medicine Buddha are especially powerful because of the extensive prayers they took to benefit sentient beings. They strongly prayed for the temporal and ultimate happiness of all sentient beings; they…
Weeknight Evening Express Meditation: Purification
With Venerable Katy Cole
November 25 - 29, 2024
Online Only
Monday – Friday: Every Night of the Week 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm PDT Zoom Only End the day with a purification practice, the Four Opponent Powers. Please try to join this class no later than 8:00 PM. “There are so many problems in the world—what should we do?…
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
November 25 - 29, 2024
Online Only
Monday – Friday: Every Day of the Week 6:30 am – 7:00 am PDT Zoom Only Start the day at 6:30 am Pacific Time with guided meditations every weekday. "Meditation is the way we realize the nature of the mind. Therefore it’s something that we absolutely have to do.…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
November 27, 2024
In-person at the Gompa
Ven. Samten will performing the Cittamani Tara Puja (in Tibetan). This practice is done In-Person only. The puja, preceded by some preliminary prayers, will be done in the following sequence: Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha Ganden Lhagyama (Hundred Deities of Tushita), aka Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga Four Mandala Offerings to Cittamani Tara…
Namgyalma Sadhana Practice
With Venerable Steve Carlier
November 27, 2024
Online Via Zoom
7:00 am - 8:00 am *This practice session will be held online via zoom* Namgyalma is one of the three main long-life deities and belongs to the tathagata family of practices. Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains that the Namgyalma practice not only dispels life obstacles; it also purifies negativities and downfalls…
Thanksgiving Day Community Yoga Class
With Fawn Damitio
November 28, 2024
In-person in the Pine Room
Thanksgiving Morning: Thursday, November 28 9:00 am - 10:15 am In-Person Only in the Pine Room at Land of Medicine Buddha Cultivating Gratitude: A Yoga Class for All Levels with instructor Fawn Damitio. Bring the greatest gift to yourself and your Community by practicing this gratitude-inspired Vinyasa yoga flow class…
Weekly Drop In Meditation
With Richard Prinz
November 30, 2024
In-person in the Gompa
Saturday 9:00 am - 10:00 am Join Richard Prinz, who will be substituting for Venerable Yangchen's Saturday drop-in Meditations. In-person only- held in the Gompa. Guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to…
Community Potluck Dinner and Q & A
With Tengyur Rinpoche
November 30, 2024
In Person and online via Zoom
Saturday, November 30 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm In-Person and partially Online via Zoom Join us at Land of Medicine Buddha for a community potluck dinner to welcome Tengyur Rinpoche to LMB where he will be teaching for the first time. Come with your questions for Rinpoche to ask during…
Transforming the Mind
With Tengyur Rinpoche
December 1, 2024
In-Person and Online via Zoom
In-Person and Online Via Zoom 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Join us for an inspiring one-day workshop with Tengyur Rinpoche as we explore practical ways to reduce suffering and transform our minds through the cultivation of wisdom and compassion. Rinpoche will guide us through the profound teachings of the famous…
Weeknight Evening Express Meditation: Purification
With Venerable Katy Cole
December 2 - 6, 2024
Online Only
Monday - Friday: Every Night of the Week 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm PDT Zoom Only End the day with a purification practice, the Four Opponent Powers. Please try to join this class no later than 8:00 PM. “There are so many problems in the world—what should we do?…
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
December 2 - 6, 2024
Online Only
Monday - Friday: Every Day of the Week 6:30 am - 7:00 am PDT Zoom Only Start the day at 6:30 am Pacific Time with guided meditations every weekday. "Meditation is the way we realize the nature of the mind. Therefore it’s something that we absolutely have to do.…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
December 4, 2024
In-person at the Gompa
Ven. Samten will performing the Cittamani Tara Puja (in Tibetan). This practice is done In-Person only. The puja, preceded by some preliminary prayers, will be done in the following sequence: Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha Ganden Lhagyama (Hundred Deities of Tushita), aka Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga Four Mandala Offerings to Cittamani Tara…
Weekly Drop In Meditation
With Richard Prinz
December 7, 2024
In-person in the Gompa
Saturday 9:00 am - 10:00 am Join Richard Prinz, who will be substituting for Venerable Yangchen's Saturday drop-in Meditations weekly In-person only in the Gompa. Guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to…
Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
December 8, 2024
In-person at the Gompa and via Facebook live
About the Medicine Buddha Puja Medicine Buddha is the manifestation of the healing energy of all enlightened beings. Prayers to Medicine Buddha are especially powerful because of the extensive prayers they took to benefit sentient beings. They strongly prayed for the temporal and ultimate happiness of all sentient beings; they…
Weeknight Evening Express Meditation: Purification
With Venerable Katy Cole
December 9 - 13, 2024
Online Only
Monday - Friday: Every Night of the Week 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm PDT Zoom Only End the day with a purification practice, the Four Opponent Powers. Please try to join this class no later than 8:00 PM. “There are so many problems in the world—what should we do?…
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
December 9 - 13, 2024
Online Only
Monday - Friday: Every Day of the Week 6:30 am - 7:00 am PDT Zoom Only Start the day at 6:30 am Pacific Time with guided meditations every weekday. "Meditation is the way we realize the nature of the mind. Therefore it’s something that we absolutely have to do.…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
December 11, 2024
In-person at the Gompa
Ven. Samten will performing the Cittamani Tara Puja (in Tibetan). This practice is done In-Person only. The puja, preceded by some preliminary prayers, will be done in the following sequence: Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha Ganden Lhagyama (Hundred Deities of Tushita), aka Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga Four Mandala Offerings to Cittamani Tara…
Weekly Drop In Meditation
With Richard Prinz
December 14, 2024
In-person in the Gompa
Saturday 9:00 am - 10:00 am Join Richard Prinz, who will be substituting for Venerable Yangchen's Saturday drop-in Meditations weekly In-person only in the Gompa. Guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to…
Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
December 15, 2024
In-person at the Gompa and via Facebook live
About the Medicine Buddha Puja Medicine Buddha is the manifestation of the healing energy of all enlightened beings. Prayers to Medicine Buddha are especially powerful because of the extensive prayers they took to benefit sentient beings. They strongly prayed for the temporal and ultimate happiness of all sentient beings; they…
Weeknight Evening Express Meditation: Purification
With Venerable Katy Cole
December 16 - 20, 2024
Online Only
Monday - Friday: Every Night of the Week 8:00 pm - 8:30 pm PDT Zoom Only End the day with a purification practice, the Four Opponent Powers. Please try to join this class no later than 8:00 PM. “There are so many problems in the world—what should we do?…
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
December 16 - 20, 2024
Online Only
Monday - Friday: Every Day of the Week 6:30 am - 7:00 am PDT Zoom Only Start the day at 6:30 am Pacific Time with guided meditations every weekday. "Meditation is the way we realize the nature of the mind. Therefore it’s something that we absolutely have to do.…
Lama Tsongkapa Day Celebrations at the Stupa Project
December 24, 2024
In-Person at the Stupa Project
In-Person Only 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Please join us for the annual Lama Tsongkapa Day Celebrations at the Stupa Project. We are so fortunate to have been able to offer this event annually since 2020. Please feel free to drop in any time between 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
January 8, 2025
In-person at the Gompa
Ven. Samten will performing the Cittamani Tara Puja (in Tibetan). This practice is done In-Person only. The puja, preceded by some preliminary prayers, will be done in the following sequence: Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha Ganden Lhagyama (Hundred Deities of Tushita), aka Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga Four Mandala Offerings to Cittamani Tara…
Weekly Drop In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
January 11, 2025
In-person in the Gompa
Saturday 9:00 am - 10:00 am Join us as Venerable Yangchen leads Saturday drop-in Meditations weekly In-person only in the Gompa. Venerable’s guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to long-term Buddhist practitioners…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
January 15, 2025
In-person at the Gompa
Ven. Samten will performing the Cittamani Tara Puja (in Tibetan). This practice is done In-Person only. The puja, preceded by some preliminary prayers, will be done in the following sequence: Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha Ganden Lhagyama (Hundred Deities of Tushita), aka Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga Four Mandala Offerings to Cittamani Tara…
Weekly Drop In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
January 18, 2025
In-person in the Gompa
Saturday 9:00 am - 10:00 am Join us as Venerable Yangchen leads Saturday drop-in Meditations weekly In-person only. Venerable’s guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to long-term Buddhist practitioners as well as…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
January 22, 2025
In-person at the Gompa
Ven. Samten will performing the Cittamani Tara Puja (in Tibetan). This practice is done In-Person only. The puja, preceded by some preliminary prayers, will be done in the following sequence: Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha Ganden Lhagyama (Hundred Deities of Tushita), aka Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga Four Mandala Offerings to Cittamani Tara…
Weekly Drop In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
January 25, 2025
In-person in the Gompa
Saturday 9:00 am - 10:00 am Join us as Venerable Yangchen leads Saturday drop-in Meditations weekly In-person only. Venerable’s guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to long-term Buddhist practitioners as well as…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
January 29, 2025
In-person at the Gompa
Ven. Samten will performing the Cittamani Tara Puja (in Tibetan). This practice is done In-Person only. The puja, preceded by some preliminary prayers, will be done in the following sequence: Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha Ganden Lhagyama (Hundred Deities of Tushita), aka Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga Four Mandala Offerings to Cittamani Tara…
Weekly Drop In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
February 1, 2025
In-person in the Gompa
Saturday 9:00 am - 10:00 am Join us as Venerable Yangchen leads Saturday drop-in Meditations weekly In-person only. Venerable’s guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to long-term Buddhist practitioners as well as…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
February 5, 2025
In-person at the Gompa
Ven. Samten will performing the Cittamani Tara Puja (in Tibetan). This practice is done In-Person only. The puja, preceded by some preliminary prayers, will be done in the following sequence: Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha Ganden Lhagyama (Hundred Deities of Tushita), aka Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga Four Mandala Offerings to Cittamani Tara…
Weekly Drop In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
February 8, 2025
In-person in the Gompa
Saturday 9:00 am - 10:00 am Join us as Venerable Yangchen leads Saturday drop-in Meditations weekly In-person only. Venerable’s guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to long-term Buddhist practitioners as well as…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
February 12, 2025
In-person at the Gompa
Ven. Samten will performing the Cittamani Tara Puja (in Tibetan). This practice is done In-Person only. The puja, preceded by some preliminary prayers, will be done in the following sequence: Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha Ganden Lhagyama (Hundred Deities of Tushita), aka Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga Four Mandala Offerings to Cittamani Tara…
Weekly Drop In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
February 15, 2025
In-person in the Gompa
Saturday 9:00 am - 10:00 am Join us as Venerable Yangchen leads Saturday drop-in Meditations weekly In-person only. Venerable’s guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to long-term Buddhist practitioners as well as…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
February 19, 2025
In-person at the Gompa
Ven. Samten will performing the Cittamani Tara Puja (in Tibetan). This practice is done In-Person only. The puja, preceded by some preliminary prayers, will be done in the following sequence: Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha Ganden Lhagyama (Hundred Deities of Tushita), aka Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga Four Mandala Offerings to Cittamani Tara…
Weekly Drop In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
February 22, 2025
In-person in the Gompa
Saturday 9:00 am - 10:00 am Join us as Venerable Yangchen leads Saturday drop-in Meditations weekly In-person only. Venerable’s guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to long-term Buddhist practitioners as well as…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
February 26, 2025
In-person at the Gompa
Ven. Samten will performing the Cittamani Tara Puja (in Tibetan). This practice is done In-Person only. The puja, preceded by some preliminary prayers, will be done in the following sequence: Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha Ganden Lhagyama (Hundred Deities of Tushita), aka Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga Four Mandala Offerings to Cittamani Tara…
