Taichi
July 7 - September 8, 2024
In-person at the Wish Fulling Temple
Sundays, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm In-Person at the Wish Fulfilling Temple This series, led by George Samuel, helps to learn the Yang-style 8 patterns and improve strength, flexibility, aerobic conditioning and balance. It's been proven to improve cardiovascular fitness, lower blood pressure, prevent falls and help people who have…
Discovering Buddhism, Module 3: Presenting the Path
With Venerable Thubten Pema
August 6 - September 15, 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. Land of Medicine Buddha will be handling registrations for this module. Six Tuesday sessions August 6– September 10, 2024; 7:00pm – 8:30pm PDT (Pacific Daylight…
The Nectar of Bodhicitta Part 2
With Venerable Steve Carlier
September 5 - October 17, 2024
Online Only via Zoom
Thursdays, September 5 - October 17 8:00 am - 9:30 am Online ONLY In this series, we will continue with bodhicitta, following Lama Tsong Khapa's Middle Length Stages of the Path. Lama Tsong Khapa explains two ways to meditate on bodhicitta, and there is another way that combines them. In…
Commentary on the Seven-Point Mind Training
With Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
September 7, 2024
Online Only
**Presented via Zoom. Registration required.*** Online only via zoom Check the Schedule as some Saturdays will be omitted Geshe Ngawang Dakpa will will resume commentary on the Seven-Point Mind Training, compiled by and attributed to Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje (འཆད་ཁ་བ་ཡེ་ཤེས་རྡོ་རྗེ།, b.1101 - d.1175). Seven-Point Mind Training is one of the core texts of…
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
September 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.…
Weeknight Evening Express Meditation: Purification
With Venerable Katy Cole
September 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?…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
September 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…
Kalachakra Six-Session Guru Yoga Sadhana Practice
With Venerable Steve Carlier
September 11, 2024
Online Via Zoom
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 pure, is pure,…
Lama Chopa Puja
With Venerable Yangchen
September 12, 2024
In-person and Online via Zoom
Lama Chopa Puja Lama Chopa, also called Guru Puja, is a beautiful, profound practice where we make offerings to and request blessings and inspiration from the Three Jewels and the Spiritual Teacher (whether or not the teacher is physically present). Lama Chopa with Tsog Offering is an excellent practice for…
Weekly Drop In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
September 14, 2024
In-person in the Gompa
Saturday 9:00 am - 10:00 am We are so pleased to announce that our dear Ven. Yangchen will be leading 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…
CCC program for Children
September 14 - October 5, 2024
In person at Tara Redwood School
Saturdays, In-Person only at Tara Redwood School 10:30 am - 12:30 pm A unique opportunity for your children to attend a program that follows the same framework as your parenting classes, the 7 Steps to Knowledge, Strength, and Compassion. While you are in your class, our teachers will share stories,…
Parenting with Compassion & Wisdom
With Pam Cayton
September 14 - October 5, 2024
In person in the Gompa and Online via Zoom
Saturdays, In-Person and online via Zoom 10:30 am - 12:30 pm This program is connected to our Children's series being hosted at the Tara Redwood School at the same time. To enrol your child in that program please use the following link: CCC for Children Series This series of 4…
Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
September 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…
The Myths We Live By
With Karuna Cayton
September 15 - October 6, 2024
In person in the Gompa and Online via Zoom
Sundays, In-Person and online via Zoom 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Most of us as humans are constantly looking for ways to fix our internal problems and our external world. Join Karuna Cayton as we explore the source of our problems from a Buddhist perspective. We see the world and…
Pranayama & Restorative Yoga
With Isabella Wesner
September 15 - October 20, 2024
In the Meadow
Sundays, September 15 - October 20 9:00 - 10:00 am -In the Meadow- 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…
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
September 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.…
Weeknight Evening Express Meditation: Purification
With Venerable Katy Cole
September 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?…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
September 18, 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…
Kunrig Sadhana Practice
With Venerable Steve Carlier
September 18, 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…
Monthly Sound Journey
With Kalden Kho
September 20, 2024
In-person at the Meadow
Friday, September 20 In-Person Only in the Meadow 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Sound healing is a sacred and powerful meditative practice. Different vibrational frequencies are said to resonate with different facets of the human energy field, helping to clear blockages, soothe our overtaxed nervous systems and aid in the…
Commentary on the Seven-Point Mind Training
With Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
September 21, 2024
Online Only
**Presented via Zoom. Registration required.*** Online only via zoom Check the Schedule as some Saturdays will be omitted Geshe Ngawang Dakpa will will resume commentary on the Seven-Point Mind Training, compiled by and attributed to Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje (འཆད་ཁ་བ་ཡེ་ཤེས་རྡོ་རྗེ།, b.1101 - d.1175). Seven-Point Mind Training is one of the core texts of…
Weekly Drop In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
September 21, 2024
In-person in the Gompa
Saturday 9:00 am - 10:00 am We are so pleased to announce that our dear Ven. Yangchen will be leading 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…
Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
September 22, 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…
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
September 23 - 27, 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.…
Weeknight Evening Express Meditation: Purification
With Venerable Katy Cole
September 23 - 27, 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?…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
September 25, 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
September 25, 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…
Annual Kunrig Retreat
With Venerable Steve Carlier
September 26 - 29, 2024
Online Only via Zoom
Online only via Zoom September 26 - 29 About Kunrig: Kunrig (Skt. Sarvavid), from the Yoga Tantra class, is known as “the king of deities for purifying the lower realms.” There is a story that when a deva died and was born in one of the hell realms, King…
Monthly Movie Night: Buddhist Film Series
September 27, 2024
In-person at the Gompa
Friday, September 27 7:00 pm Location: Gompa Event Overview: Join us for a serene and inspiring evening at our Monthly Movie Night featuring some of the most remarkable Buddhist films. This event is perfect for those who appreciate the wisdom, tranquility, and profound teachings found in Buddhist cinema. Gather…
Weekly Drop In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
September 28, 2024
In-person in the Gompa
Saturday 9:00 am - 10:00 am We are so pleased to announce that our dear Ven. Yangchen will be leading 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…
Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
September 29, 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…
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
September 30 - October 4, 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.…
Weeknight Evening Express Meditation: Purification
With Venerable Katy Cole
September 30 - October 4, 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?…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
October 2, 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…
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:…
Weekly Drop In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
October 5, 2024
In-person in the Gompa
Saturday 9:00 am - 10:00 am We are so pleased to announce that our dear Ven. Yangchen will be leading 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…
Commentary on the Seven-Point Mind Training
With Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
October 5, 2024
Online Only
**Presented via Zoom. Registration required.*** Online only via zoom Check the Schedule as some Saturdays will be omitted Geshe Ngawang Dakpa will will resume commentary on the Seven-Point Mind Training, compiled by and attributed to Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje (འཆད་ཁ་བ་ཡེ་ཤེས་རྡོ་རྗེ།, b.1101 - d.1175). Seven-Point Mind Training is one of the core texts of…
Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
October 6, 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…
Monthly Prayers for our Gurus
October 6, 2024
Online via Zoom
May the glorious lamas live long. May happiness and well-being arise for all sentient beings, present throughout space. May I and all beings without exception, having gathered the two accumulations and purified the two obscurations, be swiftly established in the state of Buddhahood. OVERVIEW: As we wish for the above,…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
October 9, 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…
Kalachakra Six-Session Guru Yoga Sadhana Practice
With Venerable Steve Carlier
October 9, 2024
Online Via Zoom
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 pure, is pure,…
Working With Fear
With Don Handrick
October 9, 2024
In-person and Online via Zoom
Wednesday, October 9 7:00 - 8:30 pm In-Person and Online Via Zoom Fear is such a powerful force in our lives – on a personal, societal, national and even global level – and it is important that we find skillful ways to work with this difficult emotion. In this session,…
Eight Pillars of Joy Retreat
With Don Handrick
October 11 - 13, 2024
In-Person and online via zoom
About the Retreat In The Book of Joy, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu discuss "true joy"; which is a deeper and more dependable way of being that can be sustained and aid us through the many challenges of our lives. In the book, they outline eight…
Weekly Drop In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
October 12, 2024
In-person in the Gompa
Saturday 9:00 am - 10:00 am We are so pleased to announce that our dear Ven. Yangchen will be leading 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…
Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
October 13, 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…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
October 16, 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…
Kunrig Sadhana Practice
With Venerable Steve Carlier
October 16, 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…
Activating Feminine Energy in Buddhist Practice
With Don Handrick
October 17, 2024
In-person and Online via Zoom
Thursday, October 17 7:00 - 8:30 pm In-Person and Online Via Zoom Although we all feel that our gender strongly identifies who we are, within each of us there is an unlimited source of both male and female energy. The beloved deity Tara, a familiar figure in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism, is…
Weekly Drop In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
October 19, 2024
In-person in the Gompa
Saturday 9:00 am - 10:00 am We are so pleased to announce that our dear Ven. Yangchen will be leading 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…
Commentary on the Seven-Point Mind Training
With Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
October 19, 2024
Online Only
**Presented via Zoom. Registration required.*** Online only via zoom Check the Schedule as some Saturdays will be omitted Geshe Ngawang Dakpa will will resume commentary on the Seven-Point Mind Training, compiled by and attributed to Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje (འཆད་ཁ་བ་ཡེ་ཤེས་རྡོ་རྗེ།, b.1101 - d.1175). Seven-Point Mind Training is one of the core texts of…
Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
October 20, 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…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
October 23, 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
October 23, 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…
Monthly Movie Night: Buddhist Film Series
October 25, 2024
In-person at the Gompa
Friday, October 25 7:00 pm Location: Gompa Event Overview: Join us for a serene and inspiring evening at our Monthly Movie Night featuring some of the most remarkable Buddhist films. This event is perfect for those who appreciate the wisdom, tranquility, and profound teachings found in Buddhist cinema. Gather…
Weekly Drop In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
October 26, 2024
In-person in the Gompa
Saturday 9:00 am - 10:00 am We are so pleased to announce that our dear Ven. Yangchen will be leading 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…
Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
October 27, 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…
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
October 30, 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…
Annual Kalachakra Six Session Guru Yoga Retreat for World Peace
With Venerable Steve Carlier
November 1 - 7, 2024
Online Only via Zoom
Online only via Zoom November 1 - 7 About Kalachakra: 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 pure, is pure, and will always…
Weekly Drop In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
November 2, 2024
In-person in the Gompa
Saturday 9:00 am - 10:00 am We are so pleased to announce that our dear Ven. Yangchen will be leading 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…
Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
November 3, 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…
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 PDT 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…
Commentary on the Seven-Point Mind Training
With Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
November 9, 2024
Online Only
**Presented via Zoom. Registration required.*** Online only via zoom Check the Schedule as some Saturdays will be omitted Geshe Ngawang Dakpa will will resume commentary on the Seven-Point Mind Training, compiled by and attributed to Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje (འཆད་ཁ་བ་ཡེ་ཤེས་རྡོ་རྗེ།, b.1101 - d.1175). Seven-Point Mind Training is one of the core texts of…
Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
November 10, 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…
Kalachakra Six-Session Guru Yoga Sadhana Practice
With Venerable Steve Carlier
November 13, 2024
Online Via Zoom
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 pure, is pure,…
Living Stillness Retreat
November 14 - 17, 2024
Land of Medicine Buddha
Teaching: Adam Moskowitz | Sarah Carr Bodywork: Alex Mart You are invited to gather in a beautiful, communal setting to rediscover the vibrancy of the present moment. On retreat, we take refuge in nature, quiet, togetherness, and an ancient rhythm; we harmonize with the depth of loving-awareness within, opening up to a…
Commentary on the Seven-Point Mind Training
With Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
November 16, 2024
Online Only
**Presented via Zoom. Registration required.*** Online only via zoom Check the Schedule as some Saturdays will be omitted Geshe Ngawang Dakpa will will resume commentary on the Seven-Point Mind Training, compiled by and attributed to Geshe Chekawa Yeshe Dorje (འཆད་ཁ་བ་ཡེ་ཤེས་རྡོ་རྗེ།, b.1101 - d.1175). Seven-Point Mind Training is one of the core texts of…
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…
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…
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…
