Compassion as the Heart of Awakening: Yogi Lama Gursam at Wonderwell

Northeast USA  

June 21, 2013toJune 23, 2013

Wonderwell Mountain Refuge

Join Yogi Lama Gursam for a weekend of teaching and practice on the the heart of awakening, bodhicitta.
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10-Day Intensive Chan Retreat: Huatou and Silent Illumination

Northeast USA  

June 21, 2013toJune 30, 2013

Bodhidharma by Ven.Chi ChernDharma Drum Retreat Center, NY

The purpose of Chan practice is to clarify our mind and see into our self-nature. To do this, we must clean up the impurities that make our minds muddled, cloudy, and opaque. These impurities are the illusory thoughts, or wrong perceptions, that we attach to, causing ourselves suffering and distress. Read More »

LuJong: Indo-Tibetan Yoga and Meditation, with Traleg Khandro

Northeast USA  

June 21, 2013 7:00 pmtoJune 22, 2013 4:00 pm

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LuJong (physical training) uses breathing and postures to stabilize the mind, deepen our meditation, and engender a sense of well-being. Learn pretantra exercises to help clear and sharpen the mind through the use of subtle energy. Read More »

“Over the Rainbow”: A one-day seminar on the LGBT community and Shin Buddhism

Northwest USA  

June 22, 2013
7:30 amto9:00 pm

Jodo Shinshu Center, Berkeley, California

Registration is now open for “Over the Rainbow,” a one-day seminar on the LGBT community and Shin Buddhism. The program “offers a community that values inclusiveness and acceptance in seeking enlightenment through Shin Buddhist teachings” and Read More »

Paper & Ink: A Day of Calligraphy, Sand Painting, and Papermaking

Northeast USA  

June 22, 2013
10:00 amto4:00 pm

Trace Foundation, New York City

In the age of the iPad, join us on June 22 for a day free of notifications, broken screens, and outdated software by celebrating the writing arts of Tibet, with Read More »

Teen Spirit Retreat

Northeast USA  

June 22, 2013toJune 25, 2013

Wonderwell Mountain Refuge

SATs, college admissions, auditions and tryouts, academic pressure, peer pressure, physical changes, learning to drive, learning to write, love, crushes … Is this what a teenager’s life is all about? Read More »

His Holiness Karmapa’s Birthday Celebration at Karma Triyana Dharmachakra, His Seat

Northeast USA  

June 23, 2013
9:00 amto2:00 pm

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At Karma Triyana Dharmachakra

At 9 AM on Sunday, Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche leads KTD’s traditional White Tara puja in celebration of H.H. the 17th Karmapa’s 28th birthday.

At noon we celebrate his birthday with a meal, cake, and Sangha offerings. Read More »

Full-Moon Metta (Loving-Kindness) Practice

Northwest USA  

June 23, 2013
7:30 pmto9:30 pm

To support Metta (Loving-Kindness) practice around the world, we will meditate together on nights when there is a full moon.

Metta meditation is an antidote to fear and anxiety, and a complement to the cool clarity of wisdom. The Refuge Read More »

Free Every Sunday at the Nyingma Institute

Northwest USA  

June 23, 2013toJanuary 26, 2014

Free every Sunday evening at the Nyingma Institute

Tibetan Chanting, 5-6 PM
The practice of mantra enables us to restore a natural balance and harmony in our lives. When we chant a mantra, we Read More »

Basics of Buddhism classes

Northwest USA  

June 23, 2013

Portland, Oregon
Three Sundays at 6 pm
What is the difference between Theravada and Mahayana? What is “rebirth,” and is it a part of Zen? What is “emptiness,” and how does it relate to me? Find out in Basics of Buddhism. This three-session class will explore Buddhism from the original teachings of the Read More »

Beginner’s Mind: Weekly Intro to Meditation classes

Northeast USA  

June 23, 2013toDecember 29, 2013

Join us every Sunday at the  Interdependence Project  from 3 pm to 5 pm for meditation instruction and sitting practice led by IDP teachers David and Heather.   Appropriate for beginners as well as experienced meditators, this Read More »

Come and See! Young Adults Explore Buddhism (ages 18-29), with Ven. Thubten Chodron

Northwest USA  

June 24, 2013toJuly 1, 2013

At the age of 29, a young man named Siddharta Gautama walked away from ruling a kingdom, a beautiful wife, and a young son to become a homeless ascetic in search of the truth: Why do I exist? Why do we all grow old, Read More »

Memorial Day Weekend: How to See Yourself as You Really Are, with Ven. Thubten Chodron

Northwest USA  

June 24, 2013toJuly 1, 2013

Who do we think we are?

According to Buddha’s teachings, our misguided notions of self cause all of our problems. Ven. Thubten Chodron will teach from the book How to See Yourself as You Really Are by His Holiness the Dala Lama (translated by Jeffrey Hopkins) to explore how to recognize and dispel our mistaken views and Read More »