The Foundation of Buddhist Practice
With Venerable Gyalten Chimé
February 11 - April 8, 2026
Ongoing Wednesday Evenings
Starting February 11th, 2026
6:30 – 8:00 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 building community and making the Dharma as accessible as possible, this course will be held in the heart of downtown Santa Cruz at the Wisdom Center. Thank you to the Wisdom Center!
The Library of Wisdom & Compassion series by His Holiness the Dalai Lama presents the heart of Tibetan Buddhist teachings in a clear, accessible way, thoughtfully bridging ancient wisdom with modern life.
BOOK STUDY GROUP
Discover Buddhism through weekly talks and discussions with an experienced Western monastic. The second volume in the Dalai Lama’s definitive and comprehensive series on the stages of the Buddhist path.
The Foundation of Buddhist Practice, Volume 2, describes the important teachings that will help us establish a flourishing Dharma practice. It’s recommended that book be purchased online prior to class.
Topics covered include:
• The Four Seals & the Two Truths
• The basis of Self- body/mind
• Gaining Non-deceptive Knowledge
• Mind, Body, and Rebirth
• How to choose a spiritual teacher
• Karma-its effects & results
• How to grow as a sincere student
• Structuring a meditation session
• Essence of a Meaningful Life
“His Holiness the Dalai Lama, with the capable assistance of Thubten Chodron, illuminates a path of awakening that is deeply integrative and utterly relevant to all the challenges that face humanity in the 21st century. Presented here is an authentic path to freedom from suffering and its inner causes and to tapping into the full potential of consciousness—our own buddha nature.”
—B. Alan Wallace
OFFERINGS:
The dharma cannot be sold or have a price put on it. Therefore, in accordance with Ven. Chime’s Tibetan custom, there is no “door fee”. Rather, it is appropriate to make an offering based on what you can manage. No one will be turned away for lack of money. Think of it as “sliding scale”. If you are unsure how much is appropriate to offer the teacher, a reasonable rule of thumb is roughly the amount you earn in one hour for each hour of teachings.
Traditionally, white scarves (katah) are used to wrap offerings for presentation to the teacher at the end of the teachings. Your offerings can be presented in envelopes which are available at the door.
Your generous donations help support the teacher and our centers.
Two work study positions available!
The Wisdom Center is offering two in person positions for this series of classes. Each person will receive complete in person access to this class and possibly future programs.
• One position for someone willing to show up a little early to help register on-site participants.
• A second position is for someone willing to train as a technical assistant to manage the online and technical part of the program.
Please contact: [email protected]
Leader
Venerable Gyalten Chimé (Lisa DuPont, M.S.), is an American Buddhist monastic in the Tibetan, Gelug tradition with over 25 years of experience in study and retreat in Tibetan Buddhism with numerous Tibetan Masters. Ven. Chimé also brings her many years of training & experience in psychology/neuroscience and is a certified instructor…
Learn more about Venerable Gyalten Chimé