Beginner Friendly
North American Community Prayers
With Venerable Angie Muir
Every Thursday Online via Zoom 8:30 am – 9:00 am PST **There will be no Prayers on 12/25 and 12/31 in observance of the holidays. Weekly Regional Collective Prayers For Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Auspicious Return, the Long Life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and World Peace All are welcome! This is a precious opportunity […]
In-Depth Meditation Training
With Venerable Losang Gendun
Year 3, Term 2: The Radiant Ground: Emptiness and Buddha Nature 11 Saturdays, February 7 – April 18, 2026 6:30 am – 9:00 am Pacific Time Online Only via Zoom In-Depth Meditation Training (IDMT) We are excited to partner with the Buddha Project and many other FPMT centers worldwide to offer this wonderful, ongoing course […]
The Foundation of Buddhist Practice
With Venerable Gyalten Chimé
Ongoing Wednesday Evenings Starting February 11, 2026 6:30 – 8:00 pm PT Location: Wisdom Center of Santa Cruz and Online via Zoom The Galleria, Suite 240 COMMUNITY ROOM 740 Front Street, Santa Cruz Land of Medicine Buddha is honored to host this course in collaboration with The Wisdom Center of Santa Cruz. In hopes of building […]
Weekly Drop-In Meditation
With Venerable Angie Muir
Sundays 9:00 am – 10:00 am This week, Venerable Angie Muir will lead Sunday Drop-In Meditation in person only in the Gompa. These guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to long-term Buddhist practitioners as well as to […]
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
With Venerable Losang Dondrub, Venerable Katy Cole and Jeff Highfill
Monday – Friday 6:30 am – 7:00 am PDT Online Only via Zoom Start the day at 6:30 am Pacific Time with guided meditations every weekday. "Meditation is the way we realize the nature of the mind. Therefore it’s something that we absolutely have to do. Since Western education does not explain how the […]
Weeknight Evening Express Meditation
With Venerable Katy Cole
Monday – Friday 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm PDT Online Only via Zoom End the day with a purification practice, the Four Opponent Powers. Please try to join this class no later than 8:00 pm. “There are so many problems in the world—what should we do? Doing Vajrasattva practice is the answer; doing purification is […]
The Bodhisattva’s Way of Life
With Venerable Steve Carlier
Thursdays, March 5 – May 28, 8:00 am – 9:30 am (No class on April 16) Online Only Part of FPMT's Basic Program, this course continues with the ongoing exploration of the Middle Length Lam Rim, or Stages of the Path, with Venerable Steve Carlier. The sessions begin where we left off last year […]
Healing Through Compassion Retreat
With Don Handrick
This weekend retreat offers a grounded, beginner-friendly introduction to compassion practice within the Mahayana tradition, including a gentle entry into tonglen, the meditation of “taking and giving.” Tonglen is a profound method for working with suffering: breathing in with the courage to acknowledge pain, and breathing out with the wish to offer relief to others. […]
Weekly Drop-In Meditation
With Don Handrick
Sundays 9:00 am – 10:00 am This week, Don Handrick will lead Sunday Drop-In Meditation in person only in the Gompa. These guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to long-term Buddhist practitioners as well as to complete […]
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
With Venerable Losang Dondrub, Venerable Katy Cole and Jeff Highfill
Monday – Friday 6:30 am – 7:00 am PDT Online Only via Zoom Start the day at 6:30 am Pacific Time with guided meditations every weekday. "Meditation is the way we realize the nature of the mind. Therefore it’s something that we absolutely have to do. Since Western education does not explain how the […]
Weeknight Evening Express Meditation
With Venerable Katy Cole
Monday – Friday 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm PDT Online Only via Zoom End the day with a purification practice, the Four Opponent Powers. Please try to join this class no later than 8:00 pm. “There are so many problems in the world—what should we do? Doing Vajrasattva practice is the answer; doing purification is […]
Working With Anger
With Don Handrick
Tuesday, March 10 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm In Person in the Gompa and Online via Zoom Join Don Handrick for an evening talk on working skillfully with anger through the lens of Buddhist study and practice. While we may wish to be free from anger, the truth is that it’s something everyone experiences. Rather […]
Mind Training for Everyday Life
With Don Handrick
Thursday, March 12 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm In Person in the Gompa and Online via Zoom Join Don Handrick for an introduction to lojong, or mind training — a practical set of teachings designed to help transform everyday challenges into opportunities for growth. Grounded in Buddhist wisdom, this talk will explore simple yet powerful […]
Make Your Mind An Ocean: Lama Yeshe Book Series
With Karuna Cayton
In Person in the Gompa and Online via Zoom Saturdays: March 14, 21, 28 10:30 am – 12:00 noon “When you change your mind, you change your world.”— Lama Thubten Yeshe About the course: Building on Lama Thubten Yeshe’s book Make Your Mind an Ocean, this next three-week series invites participants to explore the vast […]
Weekly Drop-In Meditation
With Venerable Angie Muir
Sundays 9:00 am – 10:00 am This week, Venerable Angie Muir will lead Sunday Drop-In Meditation in person only in the Gompa. These guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to long-term Buddhist practitioners as well as to […]
Weeknight Evening Express Meditation
With Venerable Katy Cole
Monday – Friday 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm PDT Online Only via Zoom End the day with a purification practice, the Four Opponent Powers. Please try to join this class no later than 8:00 pm. “There are so many problems in the world—what should we do? Doing Vajrasattva practice is the answer; doing purification is […]
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
With Venerable Losang Dondrub, Venerable Katy Cole and Jeff Highfill
Monday – Friday 6:30 am – 7:00 am PDT Online Only via Zoom Start the day at 6:30 am Pacific Time with guided meditations every weekday. "Meditation is the way we realize the nature of the mind. Therefore it’s something that we absolutely have to do. Since Western education does not explain how the […]
Sound Journey
With Kalden Kho
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 In Person Only in the Gompa 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Sound healing is a sacred and powerful meditative practice. Different vibrational frequencies are said to resonate with different facets of the human energy field helping to clear blockages, soothe our overtaxed nervous systems, and aid in the release and […]
Weekly Drop-In Meditation
With Venerable Angie Muir
Sundays 9:00 am – 10:00 am This week, Venerable Angie Muir will lead Sunday Drop-In Meditation in person only in the Gompa. These guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to long-term Buddhist practitioners as well as to […]
Weeknight Evening Express Meditation
With Venerable Katy Cole
Monday – Friday 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm PDT Online Only via Zoom End the day with a purification practice, the Four Opponent Powers. Please try to join this class no later than 8:00 pm. “There are so many problems in the world—what should we do? Doing Vajrasattva practice is the answer; doing purification is […]
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
With Venerable Losang Dondrub, Venerable Katy Cole and Jeff Highfill
Monday – Friday 6:30 am – 7:00 am PDT Online Only via Zoom Start the day at 6:30 am Pacific Time with guided meditations every weekday. "Meditation is the way we realize the nature of the mind. Therefore it’s something that we absolutely have to do. Since Western education does not explain how the […]
Weekly Drop-In Meditation
With Venerable Angie Muir
Sundays 9:00 am – 10:00 am This week, Venerable Angie Muir will lead Sunday Drop-In Meditation in person only in the Gompa. These guided meditations bring together a refreshing and precious combination of simplicity, depth, and accessibility. These weekly, hour-long sessions are of great relevance and value to long-term Buddhist practitioners as well as to […]
Animal Liberation and Pet Blessing Ceremony
With Venerable Angie Muir
Animal Liberation and Pet Blessing 11:00 am – 1:00 pm In Person Only at the 100,000 Stupa Project Join us for a deeply auspicious Animal Liberation and Pet Blessing event! Help us recite powerful mantras to liberate animals from the lower realms, and bring your cherished pets to receive blessings for a higher future […]
Weeknight Evening Express Meditation
With Venerable Katy Cole
Monday – Friday 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm PDT Online Only via Zoom End the day with a purification practice, the Four Opponent Powers. Please try to join this class no later than 8:00 pm. “There are so many problems in the world—what should we do? Doing Vajrasattva practice is the answer; doing purification is […]
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
With Venerable Losang Dondrub, Venerable Katy Cole and Jeff Highfill
Monday – Friday 6:30 am – 7:00 am PDT Online Only via Zoom Start the day at 6:30 am Pacific Time with guided meditations every weekday. "Meditation is the way we realize the nature of the mind. Therefore it’s something that we absolutely have to do. Since Western education does not explain how the […]
How to Meditate Retreat
With Venerable Sangye Khadro and Venerable Katy Cole
Join Venerable Sangye Khadro—respected Dharma teacher and author of the well-loved book How to Meditate—and Venerable Katy Cole for a retreat offering practical meditation tools supported by the rich lineage of the Mahayana tradition. Venerable Sangye Khadro and Venerable Katy Cole will guide participants through foundational techniques for cultivating mindfulness, concentration, and emotional well-being. […]
Compassion in Troubled Times
With Venerable Sangye Khadro
Monday, April 6, 2026 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm In Person and Online Via Zoom Join Venerable Sangye Khadro for an evening exploring compassion as a powerful response to uncertainty, conflict, and change. Drawing on Buddhist wisdom and practical methods, this talk will offer tools for staying open-hearted without becoming overwhelmed and for meeting suffering […]