Recently Added Events
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Recently Added Events
Compassion as the Heart of Awakening: Yogi Lama Gursam at Wonderwell
| June 21, 2013 | to | June 23, 2013 |
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
| June 21, 2013 | to | June 30, 2013 |
Dharma 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
| June 21, 2013 7:00 pm | to | June 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
| June 22, 2013 | ||
| 7:30 am | to | 9:00 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
| June 22, 2013 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 4:00 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In the age of the iPad, join us on June 22 for a day free of notifications, broken screens, and outdated software by celebrating the writing arts of Tibet, with Read More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
| June 22, 2013 | to | June 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
| June 23, 2013 | ||
| 9:00 am | to | 2:00 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
| June 23, 2013 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 9:30 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
| June 23, 2013 | to | January 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
| June 23, 2013 |
Portland, OregonThree 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
| June 23, 2013 | to | December 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
| June 24, 2013 | to | July 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
| June 24, 2013 | to | July 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
