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 **There will be no Prayers on 12/25 and 12/31 in observance of the holidays. 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!…

Weeknight Evening Express Meditation

With Venerable Katy Cole

December 29, 2025 - January 2, 2026
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

December 29, 2025 - January 2, 2026
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

December 31, 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…

Becoming Your Own Therapist: Lama Yeshe Book Series

With Karuna Cayton

January 3 - 17, 2026
In-Person and Online via Zoom
In-Person and Online via Zoom Saturdays: January 3, 10,17 10:30 am – Noon “When you change your mind, you change your world.”— Lama Thubten Yeshe About the course: Due to the richness of Lama Thubten Yeshe’s classic book How to Be Your Own Therapist, we are offering another three weeks…

Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja

With Venerable Samten

January 4, 2026
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;…

Weekly Drop-In Meditation

With Venerable Angie Muir

January 4, 2026
In-Person in the Gompa
Sundays 9:00 am – 10:00 am This week, Venerable Angie Muir will lead Sunday Drop-In Meditation in-person only in the Gompa. The 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…

Weeknight Evening Express Meditation

With Venerable Katy Cole

January 5 - 9, 2026
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

January 5 - 9, 2026
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…

Sound Journey

With Kalden Kho

January 7, 2026
In-Person in the Gompa
Wednesday, January 7th In-Person Only in the Gompa 6:00 pm – 7:00 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…

Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja

With Venerable Samten

January 7, 2026
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…

Weekly Drop-In Meditation

With Richard Prinz

January 11, 2026
In-Person in the Gompa
Sundays 9:00 am – 10:00 am This week, Richard Prinz will lead Sunday Drop-In Meditation in-person only in the Gompa. The 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…

Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja

With Venerable Samten

January 11, 2026
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

January 12 - 16, 2026
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

January 12 - 16, 2026
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…

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…

Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja

With Venerable Samten

January 14, 2026
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…

Weekly Drop-In Meditation

With Richard Prinz

January 18, 2026
In-Person in the Gompa
Sundays 9:00 am – 10:00 am This week, Richard Prinz will lead Sunday Drop-In Meditation in-person only in the Gompa. The 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…

Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja

With Venerable Samten

January 18, 2026
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

January 19 - 23, 2026
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

January 19 - 23, 2026
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…

Full Teachings with Kyabje Khensur Jhado Chogtrul Rinpoche

With Kyabje Khensur Jhado Chogtrul Rinpoche

January 19 - 29, 2026
In-Person Only
About the Teachings We are deeply honored to welcome Kyabje Khensur Jhado Chogtrul Rinpoche, one of the great masters of our time, whose deep realization, warmth, and clarity embody the living lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, for a rare series of teachings and transmissions at Land of Medicine Buddha.  Participants are…

Solitary Hero Yamantaka Initiation and Explanation

With Kyabje Khensur Jhado Chogtrul Rinpoche

January 21 - 22, 2026
In-Person Only
January 21-22 About the Program This rare and precious opportunity with Kyabje Jhado Rinpoche offers students the chance to receive the profound Solitary Hero Yamantaka initiation and the oral transmission and explanation on the Yamantaka Short Sadhana—a complete package in just two days. On Wednesday, January 21, Rinpoche will bestow…

Lama Chopa Experiential Commentary

With Kyabje Khensur Jhado Chogtrul Rinpoche

January 23 - 29, 2026
In-Person Only
About the Program We are excited to announce that Kyabjé Jhado Rinpoche will give an Experiential Commentary on Lama Chopa (Guru Puja) — one of the most profound and beloved practices in the Gelug tradition. Lama Chopa, meaning “Offering to the Guru,” is a complete path of the sutra and…

Public Talk: Eight Verses of Thought Transformation

With Kyabje Khensur Jhado Chogtrul Rinpoche

January 24, 2026
In-person at the Gompa
Public Talk: Eight Verses of Thought Transformation When: Saturday Jan 24, 9:00AM-12:00PM (PT) About the Talk Open to all, this teaching offers timeless guidance on transforming life’s challenges into opportunities for compassion, wisdom, and the cultivation of bodhicitta, ultimately leading toward enlightenment. Relevant and relatable to everyone, this session is…

Public Talk: Thirty-Seven Aspects of the Path to Enlightenment

With Kyabje Khensur Jhado Chogtrul Rinpoche

January 25, 2026
In-person at the Gompa
Public Talk: Thirty-Seven Aspects of the Path to Enlightenment When: Sunday January 25th, 9:00am - 12:00pm Open to all. This is a rare opportunity for beginners and longtime students alike to receive teachings from one of the most highly regarded teachers of our time. Whether you are new to Buddhist…

Weeknight Evening Express Meditation

With Venerable Katy Cole

January 26 - 30, 2026
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

January 26 - 30, 2026
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 Medicine Buddha Puja

With Venerable Samten

February 1, 2026
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

February 2 - 6, 2026
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

February 2 - 6, 2026
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

February 4, 2026
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-Depth Meditation Training

With Venerable Losang Gendun

February 7 - April 11, 2026
Online via Zoom
  Year 3, Term 2: The Radiant Ground: Emptiness and Buddha Nature 10 Saturdays: February 7 – April 11, 2026 6:30am – 9:00am Pacific Time online only    In-Depth Meditation Training (IDMT): We are excited to partner with the Buddha Project and many other FPMT centers worldwide to offer this…

Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja

With Venerable Samten

February 8, 2026
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

February 9 - 13, 2026
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

February 9 - 13, 2026
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

February 11, 2026
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

February 11, 2026
Online Via Zoom
Wednesday, February 11th 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…

Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja

With Venerable Samten

February 15, 2026
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

February 16 - 20, 2026
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

February 16 - 20, 2026
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

February 18, 2026
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…

Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja

With Venerable Samten

February 22, 2026
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

February 23 - 27, 2026
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

February 23 - 27, 2026
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

February 25, 2026
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…

Weeknight Evening Express Meditation

With Venerable Katy Cole

March 2 - 6, 2026
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

March 2 - 6, 2026
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…

Weekday Morning Express Meditation

With Venerable Losang Dondrub, Venerable Katy Cole and Jeff Highfill

March 9 - 13, 2026
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…