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How Buddhism Helps

With Miffi Maxmillion

February 5 - 19, 2025
Online Only via Zoom

Wednesdays, February 5 – 19 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm PST Online only (recordings available for all sessions)   How to achieve authentic happiness, how to effectively help the ones we love, and how to become part of the solution to global problems: Discover Buddhist answers to real-world dilemmas for an authentic and safe direction […]

Weekday Morning Express Meditation

February 10 - 14, 2025
Online Only

Monday – Friday: Every Day of the Week 6:30 am – 7:00 am PDT Zoom Only   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 […]

Weeknight Evening Express Meditation: Purification

With Venerable Katy Cole

February 10 - 14, 2025
Online Only

Monday – Friday: Every Night of the Week 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm PDT Zoom Only 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 […]

Discovering Buddhism, Module 8: Establishing a Daily Practice

With Venerable Angie Muir

February 11 - March 9, 2025
Online only

Online Only Via Zoom Register for this Program This program is offered in collaboration with Ocean of Compassion. The centers will alternate handling registrations. For Module 8, registrations will occur through Ocean of Compassions website. Four Tuesday Sessions February 11 – March 4, 2025; 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PT (Pacific Time) Online Only Practice […]

Compassionate Action: Spirituality and Social Change

With Charok Lama

February 13, 2025
Online Only

Thursday, February 13th 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm PT  (7:00 pm - 8:30 pm MT) Zoom Only or In-Person at Thubten Norbu Ling in Santa Fe, NM   This program is offered in collaboration with our Sister Center — Thubten Norbu Ling. You can see all their amazing offerings using this link. The balance between […]

Weekly Drop-In Meditation

With Venerable Yangchen

February 16, 2025
In-Person in the Gompa

Sundays 9:00 am – 10:00 am Join us as Venerable Yangchen leads Sunday Drop-In Meditations weekly in-person only in the Gompa. Venerable’s 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

February 17 - 21, 2025
Online Only

Monday – Friday: Every Day of the Week 6:30 am – 7:00 am PDT Zoom Only   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 […]

Weeknight Evening Express Meditation: Purification

With Venerable Katy Cole

February 17 - 21, 2025
Online Only

Monday – Friday: Every Night of the Week 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm PDT Zoom Only 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 […]

Digital Mindfulness

With Charok Lama

February 18, 2025
Online Only

Tuesday, February 18th 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm PT  (7:00 pm - 8:30 pm MT) Zoom Only or In-Person at Thubten Norbu Ling in Santa Fe, NM   This program is offered in collaboration with our Sister Center — Thubten Norbu Ling. You can see all their amazing offerings using this link. Technology plays an […]

Thriving Compassionately in the 21st Century: Animals, Planets and Us

February 21, 2025
In-person and Online Via Zoom

Climate Change & the Environmental Impact of our Food Systems Friday, February 21 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm PT In-Person and Online Via Zoom Join us in this three-part series hosted by Dharma Voices for Animals, the only global Buddhist animal advocacy organization, exploring how to live and thrive compassionately and mindfully in today's food […]

Deepening the Path

With Richard Prinz

February 22 - March 15, 2025
In-Person in the Gompa and Online via Zoom

Saturdays, February 22 – March 15 9:00 am – 10:30 am PST In-Person and Online via Zoom This four-week series is designed for those wishing to deepen their understanding and practice of the Buddhist path, focusing on foundational and advanced teachings.  Week 1 explores the true meaning of refuge and renunciation, emphasizing liberation from the […]

From Emptiness to Empathy: Cultivating Universal Love and Compassion

With Charok Lama

February 22, 2025
Online Only

Saturday, February 22 9:00 am – 2:30 pm PT  (10:00 am - 3:30 pm MT) Zoom Only or In-Person at Thubten Norbu Ling in Santa Fe, NM   This program is offered in collaboration with our Sister Center — Thubten Norbu Ling. You can see all their amazing offerings using this link. Join us for […]

Weekly Drop-In Meditation

With Venerable Yangchen

February 23, 2025
In-Person in the Gompa

Sundays 9:00 am – 10:00 am Join us as Venerable Yangchen leads Sunday Drop-In Meditations weekly in-person only in the Gompa. Venerable’s 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 […]

How to Train a Happy Mind—February Daylong

With Scott Snibbe

February 23, 2025
In-Person in the Gompa and Online via Zoom

In-Person and Online Via Zoom Sunday, February 23 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Based on his popular book, How to Train a Happy Mind, this series of three separate daylong Sunday retreats with Scott Snibbe offers a relaxed tour of transformative meditations that help bring out your best qualities, deepen your relationships, and build a […]

Weekday Morning Express Meditation

February 24 - 28, 2025
Online Only

Monday – Friday: Every Day of the Week 6:30 am – 7:00 am PDT Zoom Only   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 […]

The Power of Silence: The Value of Retreat and How to Prepare

With Charok Lama

February 25, 2025
Online Only

Tuesday, February 25th 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm PT  (7:00 pm - 8:30 pm MT) Zoom Only or In-Person at Thubten Norbu Ling in Santa Fe, NM   This program is offered in collaboration with our Sister Center — Thubten Norbu Ling. You can see all their amazing offerings using this link. In a world […]

Drawing Inspiration From the Lives of Buddhist Masters

With Charok Lama

February 27, 2025
Online Only

Thursday, February 27th 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm PT  (7:00 pm - 8:30 pm MT) Zoom Only or In-Person at Thubten Norbu Ling in Santa Fe, NM   This program is offered in collaboration with our Sister Center — Thubten Norbu Ling. You can see all their amazing offerings using this link. This class invites […]

What’s Merit Got to Do with It?

With Don Handrick

February 28, 2025
In-Person in the Gompa and Online via Zoom

Friday, February 28 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm In-Person and Online via Zoom   It is taught that the path to enlightenment encompasses the accumulation of the two factors of merit and wisdom, with both being essential components for the attainment of Buddhahood.  In this session, we will examine the concept of merit or positive […]

Tibetan New Year Celebrations

With Venerable Samten

February 28, 2025
In-person only

Friday, 10:30 am - 1:30 pm PT In-Person Only in the Gompa Losarla Tashi Delek - Happy New Year! Join us in ushering in the auspicious Tibetan New Year, Losar, with a traditional puja aimed at clearing obstacles for the upcoming year of the wood snake. Venerable Samten will lead a Palden Lhamo puja followed […]

Eight Verses Loop Guided Walk and Meditation

With Don Handrick

March 1, 2025
Meet In-person at the Mahabodhi Stupa

Saturday, March 1 st 1:00 - 3:00 pm In-Person Only - Meet at the Mahabodhi Stupa Join Don Handrick for a guided walking meditation of our beautiful 8 verses of thought transformation. The trail is approximately one mile and relatively flat, winding through the Redwood forest, with benches along the way at each of the […]

Tibetan New Year Prayer Flag Hanging

With Venerable Samten

March 1, 2025
In-person only

Saturday, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm PT In-Person Only at the Stupa Project Come join us to bring in the Tibetan New Year as we hang new prayer flags up at the 100,000 Stupa Project site. All are welcome to join in this fun activity. Tibetans hang new prayer flags for Tibetan New Year to […]

Simplifying Emptiness: Ways to Develop Deep Wisdom Without Your Head Exploding

With Don Handrick

March 2, 2025
In-Person in the Gompa and Online via Zoom

In-Person and Online Via Zoom Sunday, March 2 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Realizing the concept of sunyata, or emptiness, is essential on the Buddhist path but it can be quite difficult to get our heads around it, particularly in the light of the number of detailed and somewhat complicated analyses that the Buddha set out. In […]

Making Friends with Ourselves

With Don Handrick

March 3, 2025
In-Person and Online via Zoom

Monday, March 3 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm In-Person and Online Via Zoom One factor that can be troublesome in our practice of Buddhism is our own negative view of ourselves, the fault-finding and self-demeaning attitude that makes us into our own worst enemy, impeding our progress and dampening our joy.  In this session, we’ll […]

Weeknight Evening Express Meditation: Purification

With Venerable Katy Cole

March 3 - 7, 2025
Online Only

Monday – Friday: Every Night of the Week 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm PDT Zoom Only 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 […]

Weekday Morning Express Meditation

March 3 - 7, 2025
Online Only

Monday – Friday: Every Day of the Week 6:30 am – 7:00 am PDT Zoom Only   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 […]

Staying Sane In Trying Times

With Don Handrick

March 5, 2025
In-person and Online via Zoom

Wednesday, March 5 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm In-Person and Online Via Zoom It’s pretty clear that we are living in quite challenging times, and it is important to have some perspective on things in order to maintain our sanity. The Buddha’s eternal advice is to work with our minds in the midst of whatever […]

Sound Journey

With Kalden Kho

March 7, 2025
In-Person in the Gompa

Friday, March 7 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 expression of […]

Weekday Morning Express Meditation

March 10 - 14, 2025
Online Only

Monday – Friday: Every Day of the Week 6:30 am – 7:00 am PDT Zoom Only   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 […]

Weeknight Evening Express Meditation: Purification

With Venerable Katy Cole

March 10 - 14, 2025
Online Only

Monday – Friday: Every Night of the Week 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm PDT Zoom Only 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 […]

Weekday Morning Express Meditation

March 17 - 21, 2025
Online Only

Monday – Friday: Every Day of the Week 6:30 am – 7:00 am PDT Zoom Only   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 […]

Weeknight Evening Express Meditation: Purification

With Venerable Katy Cole

March 17 - 21, 2025
Online Only

Monday – Friday: Every Night of the Week 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm PDT Zoom Only 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 […]

Weekday Morning Express Meditation

March 24 - 28, 2025
Online Only

Monday – Friday: Every Day of the Week 6:30 am – 7:00 am PDT Zoom Only   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 […]

Weeknight Evening Express Meditation: Purification

With Venerable Katy Cole

March 24 - 28, 2025
Online Only

Monday – Friday: Every Night of the Week 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm PDT Zoom Only 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 […]

Thriving Compassionately in the 21st Century: Animals, Planets and Us

March 28, 2025
In-person and Online Via Zoom

Animal Welfare & the Foods We Eat Friday, March 28 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm PT In-Person and Online Via Zoom Join us in this three-part series hosted by Dharma Voices for Animals, the only global Buddhist animal advocacy organization, exploring how to live and thrive compassionately and mindfully in today's food systems. Join us […]

How to Train a Happy Mind—March Daylong

With Scott Snibbe

March 30, 2025
In-Person in the Gompa and Online via Zoom

In-Person and Online Via Zoom Sunday, March 30 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Based on his popular book, How to Train a Happy Mind, this series of three separate daylong Sunday retreats with Scott Snibbe offers a relaxed tour of transformative meditations that help bring out your best qualities, deepen your relationships, and build a […]

Weekday Morning Express Meditation

March 31 - April 4, 2025
Online Only

Monday – Friday: Every Day of the Week 6:30 am – 7:00 am PDT Zoom Only   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 […]

Weeknight Evening Express Meditation: Purification

With Venerable Katy Cole

March 31 - April 4, 2025
Online Only

Monday – Friday: Every Night of the Week 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm PDT Zoom Only 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 […]

Discovering Buddhism, Module 9: Samsara and Nirvana

With Venerable Sangye Khandro

April 8 - May 18, 2025
Online only

Online Only Via Zoom Register for this Program Five Tuesday Sessions April 8 – May 6 , 2025; 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PT Online Only Practice Day Sunday, May 18, 2025; 10:30 am – 1:30 pm PT In-Person and Online About Investigate what samsara is and how we are stuck in it. Find out […]

Thriving Compassionately in the 21st Century: Animals, Planets and Us

April 25, 2025
Online Via Zoom

 Debunking Myths & Thriving on a Plant-Based Diet 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm PT Friday, April 25 Online Only Via Zoom Join us in this three-part series hosted by Dharma Voices for Animals, the only global Buddhist animal advocacy organization, exploring how to live and thrive compassionately and mindfully in today's food systems. Join us […]

How to Train a Happy Mind—April Daylong

With Scott Snibbe

April 27, 2025
In-Person in the Gompa and Online via Zoom

In-Person and Online Via Zoom Sunday, April 27 11:00 am – 5:00 pm  Based on his popular book, How to Train a Happy Mind, this series of three separate daylong Sunday retreats with Scott Snibbe offers a relaxed tour of transformative meditations that help bring out your best qualities, deepen your relationships, and build a […]