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“Are We Communicating, Dear?”: Learning from the Wisdom of Lama Yeshe
With Karuna Cayton
In-Person and Online via Zoom Schedule: Sundays 10:30 am - 12:00 pm PST May 11th, 18th, 25th June 1st, 22nd (online only), 29th July 20th About the Course: Join Karuna Cayton for a warm and engaging 7 part series based on the teachings of Lama Thubten Yeshe, one of Tibetan Buddhism’s most beloved and accessible […]
Discovering Buddhism, Module 4: The Spiritual Teacher
With Venerable Angie Muir
Four Tuesday Sessions May 27 – June 17 , 2025; 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PT Online Only Practice Day Sunday, June 22, 2025; 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm PT In Person at Ocean of Compassion and Online The registration for this module is managed by Ocean of Compassion. REGISTER HERE. About Take the time […]
Weekly Drop-In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
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 […]
Seabright Beach Community Potluck
With Geshe Tenzin Legtsok
Sunday, June 8th, 2025 3:00 pm-6:00 pm Seabright Beach, Santa Cruz Join us at a Beach Potluck to Celebrate our Precious Sangha and welcome Geshe Tenzin Legtsok to the Bay Area community! Thank you to our friends at Vajrapani Institute for organizing this event. We’re excited to invite the Bay Area community to a […]
Weekly Drop-In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
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 […]
Sound Journey
With Kalden Kho
Wednesday, June 18th In-Person Only in the Meadow 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 positive […]
Weekly Drop-In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
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 […]
The Bodhisattva’s Way of Life
With Venerable Steve Carlier
Thursdays, June 26 – September 11 (No class on August 21) 8:00 am - 9:30 am Online Only This course continues the ongoing exploration of the Middle Lam Rim with Venerable Steve. The sessions will focus on the six perfections- sacred tools to help us live out the teachings in our daily lives. All are […]
Weekly Drop-In Meditation
With Venerable Yangchen
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 […]
Discovering Buddhism, Module 10: How to Develop Bodhichitta
With Geshe Tenzin Legtsok
In-Person at Land of Medicine Buddha and Online Via Zoom Register for this Program Six Tuesday Sessions July 1 – August 5 , 2025; 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PT In-Person and Online Via Zoom Practice Day Sunday, August 24 , 2025; 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm PT In-Person and Online Via Zoom About […]
Cultivating Wisdom and Compassion Through Non-Harming
With Bob Stahl
In-Person and Online via Zoom July 4th – 6th This weekend mindfulness meditation retreat will offer a time to pause and reset in our beautiful redwood forest. The retreat will be devoted to experiencing the first Buddhist precept of non-harming, which is the foundation for all peace. The heart of the Buddha's teachings is cultivating wisdom […]
Path to True Freedom
With Serkong Tsenshap Rinpoche II
In-Person and Online via Zoom August 18th - August 24th What To Expect Join us for a week-long retreat with the revered Lama, Serkong Tsenshap Rinpoche II, who will offer teachings on the Special Insight Chapter of the Lam Rim Chenmo by Lama Tsongkhapa. This chapter focuses on how to develop the wisdom of […]
How to Face Death Without Fear Retreat
With Venerable Robina Courtin
How to Face Death Without Fear September 19- 21 In-Person and Online Via Zoom Death is a natural part of existence, but because of our intense attachment to this life, this body, and our own sense of self, we live in denial of it. As Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains in his book, How to Face […]
Heart Essence of Buddha Nature Retreat
With Venerable Losang Gendun
In-Person and Online via Zoom “To be empty of self is to be full of others” - Venerable Gendun In this weekend retreat, we will explore the profound connection between Buddha Nature and compassionate activity, uncovering how the wisdom of emptiness naturally gives rise to boundless compassion. Guided by the esteemed Venerable Gendun, we have […]
