Come and See! Young Adults Explore Buddhism (ages 18-29), with Ven. Thubten Chodron
| June 24, 2013 | to | July 1, 2013 |
Everyone around you seems to be in a hurry: trying to find the perfect job, the perfect partner, the perfect life. Is that what it means to lead a meaningful life? Instead of trying to get all your ducks lined up in a row, how about looking inside your heart? Sravasti Abbey invites young adults aged 18 to 29 to explore the Buddha’s teachings within our American culture. 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
2013 Buddhist Studies Residential Intensive
| June 25, 2013 | to | July 28, 2013 |
Zen Mountain Monastery
Buddhist Study, one of the Eight Gates of training within the MRO, is intended to help us develop an understanding Read More
Insight Dialogue Retreat
| June 28, 2013 | to | June 30, 2013 |
Wonderwell Mountain Refuge
Join Patricia Genoud-Feldman as she introduces us to the unique technique of Insight Dialogue, developed by Gregory Kramer as a way to bring meditation into interaction. Insight Dialogue is an interpersonal meditation practice. It brings the mindfulness and tranquility of silent meditation directly into Read More
Craving Delusion, Avoiding Liberation: Buddhist Practice and Addiction, with Shugen Sensei
| June 29, 2013 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 4:00 pm |
Zen Center of New York City
Although we have no wish for suffering, being confused, we are greatly attached to its causes. — Shantideva
The Buddha taught that our desire to have pleasure and avoid discomfort gives rise to all our suffering. Read More
Upaya and the Role of the Buddhist Teacher: Wednesday Afternoon Seminars, with Ryushin Sensei
| July 3, 2013 | to | July 17, 2013 |
Zen Mountain Monastery
Three Wednesday afternoons, 3:00 to 4:30 pm
In a tradition that rests on the inherent perfection of each person, what is the role of a teacher? Is she someone who offers something? Read More
Stages of the Path, with Judith Lief
| July 3, 2013 | to | July 7, 2013 |
Zen Mountain Monastery
In one sense, the journey to awakening is so highly personal, so individual, that for any of us to compare ourselves to anyone else is utterly meaningless. But even while that’s true, Read More
Natural Dharma Annual Family Retreat
| July 4, 2013 | to | July 7, 2013 |
Wonderwell Mountain Refuge
Bring the kids! Join us for our first annual Family Retreat at Wonderwell.
Many parents of young children express that they sometimes need to slow down and relax in a supportive environment. These savvy parents are aware that Read More
Coming to Life in Paint, with Ross Bleckner
| July 5, 2013 | to | July 7, 2013 |
Zen Mountain Monastery
When is the last time you picked up a paintbrush and let it move, unhindered, across a white expanse? Or dipped some bristles in a blot of crimson to explore what moves within you? Read More
How to Discover Your Buddha Nature, with Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin
| July 5, 2013 | to | July 7, 2013 |
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Karma Triyana Dharmachakra
The basic nature of all beings — Buddha nature — is possessed not only by enlightened masters but by everyone.
A Treatise on Buddha Nature by Rangjung Dorje, the third Karmapa, is one of the Kagyu lineage’s oldest and most important texts, offering complete instructions Read More
The Tibetan Sacred Arts: Tsa-Tsa Retreat, with Marianne Marstrand
| July 5, 2013 | to | July 7, 2013 |
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Karma Triyana Dharmachakra
Tsa-tsas are sacred art that helps deepen our understanding of Dharma, enhancing our relationship to life and practice. Learn from one of the tsa-tsa makers for the Tashi Gomang Stupa, in Crestone, Colorado, and take one home for your shrine.
Aryadeva’s 400 Stanza on the Middle Way, with Geshe Yeshe Thabkhe
| July 9, 2013 | to | July 15, 2013 |
Sravasti Abbey
Aryadeva, along with his spiritual master Nagarjuna, is credited with founding the Madhyamaka school of Mahayana Buddhism, and his Four Hundred Stanzas on the Middle Way is a fundamental text of Mahayana philosophy.
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