Linda – Kunzang Palchen Ling

Torma Making • Sept 12 • 10am-noon & 2-4pm

Instructor: Lama Nyima Tsering Translator: Davis Trachte Learn about these ritual objects. Lama Nyima Tsering will explain what tormas are and why they’re used in pujas. He will also lead a torma making workshop with […]

June 22 • 10am-noon • Meditation

Instructor Naomi Schmidt. Naomi is a senior student with extensive experience in teaching meditation. She will offer shamatha (tranquility) meditation instruction and will lead a meditation session. This is a wonderful opportunity to get started […]

Sept 29 • 1:30-2:30pm • What is Refuge?

Introductory talk by Michael Harris. Michael will explain what it means to take refuge in the Buddhist tradition. Cost: Free

Sept 30 • 1:30-2:30pm • Turning Our Mind

Introductory talk by Michael Harris. The ‘Four Thoughts that turn the Mind to the Dharma’ form the preliminaries in Tibetan Buddhism. They are a series of contemplations on the preciousness of our human life, impermanence and […]

Sept 30 • 10am-noon • Meditation

Instructor Naomi Schmidt. Naomi is a senior student with extensive experience in teaching meditation. She will offer shamatha (tranquility) meditation instruction and will lead a meditation session. This is a wonderful opportunity to get started […]

Renunciation and Adversity

Many people talk about renunciation, but mostly they’re spouting dharma jargon because it’s what they’ve been told is good, and they want to sound good. Sometimes when we’re in the presence of a great master […]

Pure Motivation

Whatever aspects of the teachings we practice, the only point of practicing is to tame our three poisons, to tame our kleshas. Therefore, if dharma practice is effective there should be some evidence of a […]

Open-ended Confession

We certainly need to purify all of our wrongdoing and obscurations. And, in order to be inspired to purify them, we need to be aware of the fact that we are obscured. Now all of […]

It All Comes Down to Benevolence

No matter how much may be said about bodhichitta, and how much we may know about it and learn about it, it all comes down to benevolence, benevolence towards others. If we are benevolent toward […]

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