North American Community Prayers
With Venerable Angie Muir
July 31, 2025 - April 15, 2026
Online via Zoom
Every Thursday Online via Zoom 8:30 am – 9:00 am PST Weekly Regional Collective Prayers For Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Auspicious Return, the Long Life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and World Peace All are welcome! This is a precious opportunity for FPMT students, staff, and volunteers across North America to gather…
FPMT In-Depth Meditation Training
With Venerable Losang Gendun
September 6 - November 29, 2025
Online via Zoom
Year 3, Term 1: The Radiant Ground: Emptiness and Buddha Nature Saturdays: September 6th to November 29th 6:30 AM- 9:00 AM (PST) Online via Zoom In-Depth Meditation Training (IDMT): We are excited to partner with the Buddha Project and many other FPMT centers worldwide to offer this wonderful,…
Approaching the Buddhist Path
With Venerable Gyalten Chimé
September 25 - November 13, 2025
In Person at the Wisdom Center and Online via Zoom
Thursdays: Sept 25 through Nov 13, 2025 6-7:30 pm PT Location: Wisdom Center of Santa Cruz and ONLINE The Galleria, Suite 240 COMMUNITY ROOM 740 Front Street, Santa Cruz Land of Medicine Buddha is honored to host this course in collaboration with The Wisdom Center of Santa Cruz. In hopes of…
Discovering Buddhism, Module 12: Wisdom of Emptiness
With Geshe Tenzin Legtsok
September 30 - November 23, 2025
In Person and Online via Zoom
In Person at Land of Medicine Buddha and Online via Zoom Register for this Program Six Tuesday Sessions September 30 – November 4, 2025; 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PT In Person and Online via Zoom Practice Day Sunday, November 23, 2025; 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm PT In Person…
Buddhist Mind Science
With Elaine Jackson
October 4 - November 8, 2025
The Wisdom Center of Santa Cruz and Online Via Zoom
Land of Medicine Buddha is delighted to announce Buddhist Mind Science: Module One with Elaine Jackson in person at the Wisdom Center and online. This new FPMT course is great for beginners and is part of a collaboration with Vajrapani Institute and the Wisdom Center to offer beginner-friendly Saturday morning classes,…
Weeknight Evening Express Meditation
With Venerable Katy Cole
October 27 - 31, 2025
Online Only
Monday – Friday 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? Doing Vajrasattva practice is the…
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
With Venerable Losang Dondrub, Venerable Katy Cole and Jeff Highfill
October 27 - 31, 2025
Online Only
Monday – Friday 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. Since Western education does not…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
October 29, 2025
In Person in the Gompa
Venerable 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…
Vajrayogini Self Initiation
With Venerable Steve Carlier
October 30, 2025
In Person in the Gompa
Thursday, October 30th, 2025 4:00 pm – 9:00 pm In Person Only With Venerable Steve Venerable Steve will lead the Vajrayogini Self-Initiation In Person in the Gompa. This practice is restricted to those who have completed an approximation retreat with fire puja. We will be using the text, The Intermediate…
Living Stillness Retreat
October 30 - November 2, 2025
Land of Medicine Buddha
We invite you to gather in a beautiful, communal setting as we care for our bodies, minds, and hearts within the shared container of retreat. Whatever is true for you—whatever is happening in your life and inner world—come as you are. This retreat is open to new and experienced practitioners…
Weekly Drop-In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
November 2, 2025
In-Person in the Gompa
Sundays 9:00 am – 10:00 am Join us as Venerable Yangchen leads Sunday 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 Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
November 2, 2025
In-person at the Gompa
About the Medicine Buddha Puja Medicine Buddha is the manifestation of the healing energy of all enlightened beings. Prayers to the Medicine Buddhas 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;…
Weeknight Evening Express Meditation
With Venerable Katy Cole
November 3 - 7, 2025
Online Only
Monday – Friday 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? Doing Vajrasattva practice is the…
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
With Venerable Losang Dondrub, Venerable Katy Cole and Jeff Highfill
November 3 - 7, 2025
Online Only
Monday – Friday 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. Since Western education does not…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
November 5, 2025
In Person in the Gompa
Venerable 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…
In Praise of Dependent Origination
With Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
November 8, 2025
Online Only
Saturday, November 8th 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Online only via Zoom Geshe Ngawang Dakpa will give a commentary on In Praise of Dependent Origination, composed by the great Jé Tsongkhapa. This text details the correct view of emptiness in the form of a moving praise to the Buddha Shakyamuni for delivering…
Breathing Peace, Embracing Life
With Manou Macaud
November 8, 2025
In-Person in the Gompa
How to bring the teachings of the Buddha into our daily lives. Every Other Saturday 9:00-10:00 am In Person Only In each moment, we have the chance to return home to ourselves. By resting with the breath, we touch the simple miracle of being alive. When we pause in…
Becoming Your Own Therapist: Buddhist Wisdom for Healing the Mind
With Karuna Cayton
November 8 - 22, 2025
In-Person and Online via Zoom
In-Person and Online via Zoom Saturdays: November 8, 15, and 22nd 10:30 am – Noon “When you change your mind, you change your world.”— Lama Thubten Yeshe About the course: Drawing on Lama Thubten Yeshe’s classic book, How to Be Your Own Therapist, this three-week course offers practical ways to…
Weekly Drop-In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
November 9, 2025
In-Person in the Gompa
Sundays 9:00 am – 10:00 am Join us as Venerable Yangchen leads Sunday 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 Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
November 9, 2025
In-person at the Gompa
About the Medicine Buddha Puja Medicine Buddha is the manifestation of the healing energy of all enlightened beings. Prayers to the Medicine Buddhas 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;…
Weeknight Evening Express Meditation
With Venerable Katy Cole
November 10 - 14, 2025
Online Only
Monday – Friday 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? Doing Vajrasattva practice is the…
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
With Venerable Losang Dondrub, Venerable Katy Cole and Jeff Highfill
November 10 - 14, 2025
Online Only
Monday – Friday 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. Since Western education does not…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
November 12, 2025
In Person in the Gompa
Venerable 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…
Kalachakra Six-Session Guru Yoga Sadhana Practice
With Venerable Steve Carlier
November 12, 2025
Online Via Zoom
Wednesday, November 12th 7:00 am – 8:00 am *This practice will be held online via zoom* Kyabje Jhado Rinpoche explained the meaning of "Kalachakra" during a teaching at Maitripa College in Portland. "Kala" means time. At no time does the primordial clear light mind ever change; it has always been…
Science and Wisdom LIVE – The Origins of Consciousness
November 15, 2025
Online via Zoom
Join us on November 15th for this free special event! Online via Zoom 10:00 am - 11:30 am PST About the Event Geshe Tenzin Namdak and Annaka Harris in dialogue on the Nature of Consciousness, Its Impact on Our Emotions, and Its Influence on Our Well-Being This wonderful event will…
Weekly Drop-In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
November 16, 2025
In-Person in the Gompa
Sundays 9:00 am – 10:00 am Join us as Venerable Yangchen leads Sunday 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 Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
November 16, 2025
In-person at the Gompa
About the Medicine Buddha Puja Medicine Buddha is the manifestation of the healing energy of all enlightened beings. Prayers to the Medicine Buddhas 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;…
Weeknight Evening Express Meditation
With Venerable Katy Cole
November 17 - 21, 2025
Online Only
Monday – Friday 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? Doing Vajrasattva practice is the…
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
With Venerable Losang Dondrub, Venerable Katy Cole and Jeff Highfill
November 17 - 21, 2025
Online Only
Monday – Friday 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. Since Western education does not…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
November 19, 2025
In Person in the Gompa
Venerable 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…
Kunrig Sadhana Practice
With Venerable Steve Carlier
November 19, 2025
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…
Demystifying Tantra Retreat
With Geshe Thubten Sherab
November 21 - 23, 2025
In Person and Online via Zoom
Friday, November 21-Sunday, November 23 In Person and Online via Zoom About the Retreat The tantric tradition in Tibetan Buddhism, also called Vajrayana and secret mantra, is a valuable system of practice we may access. The purpose of this course is to provide an opportunity to experientially understand what this…
In Praise of Dependent Origination
With Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
November 22, 2025
Online Only
Saturday, November 22nd 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Online only via Zoom Geshe Ngawang Dakpa will give a commentary on In Praise of Dependent Origination, composed by the great Jé Tsongkhapa. This text details the correct view of emptiness in the form of a moving praise to the Buddha Shakyamuni for delivering…
Weekly Drop-In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
November 23, 2025
In-Person in the Gompa
Sundays 9:00 am – 10:00 am Join us as Venerable Yangchen leads Sunday 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 Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
November 23, 2025
In-person at the Gompa
About the Medicine Buddha Puja Medicine Buddha is the manifestation of the healing energy of all enlightened beings. Prayers to the Medicine Buddhas 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;…
Weeknight Evening Express Meditation
With Venerable Katy Cole
November 24 - 28, 2025
Online Only
Monday – Friday 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? Doing Vajrasattva practice is the…
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
With Venerable Losang Dondrub, Venerable Katy Cole and Jeff Highfill
November 24 - 28, 2025
Online Only
Monday – Friday 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. Since Western education does not…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
November 26, 2025
In Person in the Gompa
Venerable 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 26, 2025
Online Via Zoom
8:30 am - 9:30 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…
Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
November 30, 2025
In-person at the Gompa
About the Medicine Buddha Puja Medicine Buddha is the manifestation of the healing energy of all enlightened beings. Prayers to the Medicine Buddhas 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;…
Daylong Retreat: Meeting Political Unrest with a Compassionate Heart
With Geshe Tenzin Legtsok
December 13, 2025
In-Person in the Gompa and Online via Zoom
In-Person and Online Via Zoom Saturday, December 13 9:00 am – 5:00 pm We are living in a time of social and political turmoil. For some, this unrest may feel distant, while for others, its impact is deeply personal. Either way, many of us are struggling to navigate this moment.…
Discovering Buddhism, Module 13: Introduction to Tantra
With Venerable Angie Muir
January 13 - February 8, 2026
Online only
Four Tuesday Sessions January 13 – February 3, 2026 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PST (Pacific Standard Time) Online Only Practice Day Sunday, February 8, 2026 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm PST In-Person at Land of Medicine Buddha and Online via Zoom About Learn the definition of tantra, how tantra…
