Region: Northeast USA


How to Discover Your Buddha Nature, with Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin

July 5, 2013toJuly 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, 2013toJuly 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.

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Chokhor Duchen Nyungne, with Lama Karuna Tara

July 10, 2013toJuly 13, 2013

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Karma Triyana Dharmachakra

Chokhor Duchen is one of the four great occasions of the Buddha’s life. It represents the moment he first turned the wheel of Dharma by teaching on the Four Noble Truths.

Teachings are given on the 10th. The fast begins on the 11th and ends with breakfast on the 13th. Read More »

Faces of Compassion: Bringing the Bodhisattva Archetypes to Life, with Taigen Dan Leighton

July 10, 2013toJuly 14, 2013

Zen Mountain Monastery

This retreat explores the seven major bodhisattva figures of East Asian Mahayana Buddhism, and their spiritual practices and iconographic depictions. These archetypal figures Read More »

Chado: The Way of Tea, with Andrew Hobai Pekarik

July 12, 2013toJuly 14, 2013

Zen Mountain Monastery

The Japanese tea ceremony is a unique form of Zen art, merging the sophisticated aesthetic of the Zen arts and careful attention to detail with the ordinary act of making a cup of tea. Read More »

Weekend Retreat: Tibet’s Time Machine and the Activism of Global Happiness

July 12, 2013toJuly 14, 2013

New York City

Friday, July 12, 7-9 PM
Saturday, July 13, 10 AM-5 PM

This practice-based weekend workshop with Joe Loizzo introduces the futuristic science and contemplative activism Read More »

Facing Fear: Illuminating and Moving through Anxiety, with Geoffrey Shugen Arnold, Sensei

July 19, 2013toJuly 21, 2013

Zen Mountain Monastery

No hindrance in the mind, no hindrance therefore no fear. — Heart Sutra

We live in a time of anxiety. Within our ever-changing, ever-challenging world — from the close circle of our personal lives to national, global, and planetary Read More »

Awakening Retreat, with Anam Thubten

July 26, 2013toJuly 28, 2013

Anam Thubtan R 300 Wonderwell Mountain Refuge

Anam Thubten joins Natural Dharma Fellowship Sangha at Wonderwell! The focus of this retreat is to unburden ourselves from mental habits that cause unnecessary suffering and to realize our natural state, which is the inner dimension of peace, joy, and love.  Anam Thubten invites everyone to experience this spiritual transformation Read More »

Healing the Emotions: Grief, Loss, and Pain, with Lama Tsultrim Yeshe

July 26, 2013toJuly 28, 2013

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Karma Triyana Dharmachakra

We all experience fear, anger, and grief, and many of us suffer intensely from traumatic experiences.

This retreat focuses on calming our mind and reducing emotional pain through understanding and practical techniques. Read More »

Kyudo: Zen Archery Intensive, with Don Symanski

August 6, 2013toAugust 11, 2013

Zen Mountain Monastery

Kyudo demands that we let go of our goals and expectations and live fully in the moment. Through meticulous attention to detail, all aspects of the Kyudo form and movements provide Read More »

Being the Bowl: One Total Activity in Clay with Raku Firing, with Jody Hojin Kimmel, Osho

August 7, 2013toAugust 11, 2013

Zen Mountain Monastery

Clay is living material that receives, reflects, and remains faithful to our every touch. Zazen is a living, breathing practice to study our true nature. It is within this context of Zen Read More »

Radical Responsibility: A Pathway to Personal Freedom, Self-Empowerment & Authentic Relationships

September 20, 2013toSeptember 22, 2013

Wonderwell Mountain Refuge

Radical Responsibility, a forthcoming book by Acharya Fleet Maull, challenges us to awaken from the fog of victimization, blame, and self-imposed limitations in order to achieve genuine personal freedom and create authentic and powerful Read More »

Turning the Wheels of Dharma: The Yoga and Meditation of Cycling

September 27, 2013toSeptember 30, 2013

Wonderwell Mountain Refuge

If you’ve ridden a bicycle, you’ve experienced the joy and vitality of riding the road on a marvelous machine. A bicycle is a two-wheeled vehicle of divine geometry that transports and transforms us in independence and freedom.  Read More »