Chötrul Düchen, is one of the four Buddhist festivals commemorating four events in the life of the Buddha, according to Tibetan traditions. Chötrul Düchen closely follows Losar, the Tibetan New Year. It takes place on the fifteenth day of the first month in the Tibetan calendar during the full moon, The first fifteen days of the year celebrate the fifteen days during which … [Read more…]
Restricted class. Open only to those with the proper initiation.
Join us for meditations and contemplations based on the Water and Wood Shastras by the Third Gungtang Rinpoche, Venerable Konchok Tenpai Dronme In addition to guided mindfulness practice, participants will get a chance to try various traditional contemplations on both secular ethics and on the graded steps to enlightenment. Gungtang Rinpoche composed these poems based on years of … [Read more…]
More information about this class will be sent to those who have the appropriate initiation.
Join us for a Holiday Open House. We will start off with a short meditation period and discussion led by Wilson Hurley from 4pm to 4:30pm.Afterwards stay for some holiday treats and refreshments. You are welcome to bring items to share but it’s not necessary to do so!.
11/4 Bodhisattvas’ Way of Life Class 3:30pm to 5pm Open to all 11/26 Natural Meditation Class 3:30pm to 5pm Open to all 12/17 Holiday Open House 4pm to ? Open to all RSVP 1/7 Exploring the 2 Stages of Yamantaka (Restricted Class – email sent separately to appropriate people) 1/28 Natural Meditation Class 3:30pm to 5pm … [Read more…]
We welcome you to join us to celebrate the rich holiday season with a short period of guided meditation followed by appetizers and drinks. Feel free to bring any foods or drinks to share. Please RSVP at Holiday Open House
Open to all! The Bodhisattvacharyāvatāra or Bodhicaryāvatāra, sometimes translated into English as A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s[1] Way of Life, is a famous Mahāyāna Buddhist text written c. 700 AD in Sanskrit verse by Shantideva (Śāntideva), a Buddhist monk at Nālandā Monastic University in India. It has ten chapters dedicated to the development of bodhicitta … [Read more…]
3rd Annual Medicine Buddha Retreat October 13-15, Offered by Khen Rinpoche Geshe Ngawang Jorden (Abbot of Sera Mey Monastery) Click image to view full-size:
Join us for meditations and contemplations based on the Water and Wood Shastras by the Third Gungtang Rinpoche, Venerable Konchok Tenpai Dronme In addition to guided mindfulness practice, participants will get a chance to try various traditional contemplations on both secular ethics and on the graded steps to enlightenment. Gungtang Rinpoche composed these poems based on years of … [Read more…]