Classes

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Commentary on The Mind Training Induced by Way of Poem, A Perfect Composition of Words

With Geshe Ngawang Dakpa

February 22, 2025
Online Only

**Presented via Zoom. Registration required.*** Saturday, February 22 Online only via zoom Geshe Ngawang Dakpa will be giving a commentary on The Mind Training Induced by Way of Poem, A Perfect Composition of Words, composed by the great Je Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa. This unique text, rarely taught in English, presents the core practices of Mahayana […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Commentary on The Mind Training Induced by Way of Poem, A Perfect Composition of Words

With Geshe Ngawang Dakpa

March 8, 2025
Online Only

**Presented via Zoom. Registration required.*** Saturday, March 8 Online only via zoom Geshe Ngawang Dakpa will be giving a commentary on The Mind Training Induced by Way of Poem, A Perfect Composition of Words, composed by the great Je Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa. This unique text, rarely taught in English, presents the core practices of Mahayana […]

Commentary on The Mind Training Induced by Way of Poem, A Perfect Composition of Words

With Geshe Ngawang Dakpa

March 22, 2025
Online Only

**Presented via Zoom. Registration required.*** Saturday, March 22 Online only via zoom Geshe Ngawang Dakpa will be giving a commentary on The Mind Training Induced by Way of Poem, A Perfect Composition of Words, composed by the great Je Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa. This unique text, rarely taught in English, presents the core practices of Mahayana […]

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 […]

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 […]

Commentary on The Mind Training Induced by Way of Poem, A Perfect Composition of Words

With Geshe Ngawang Dakpa

April 12, 2025
Online Only

**Presented via Zoom. Registration required.*** Saturday, April 12 Online only via zoom Geshe Ngawang Dakpa will be giving a commentary on The Mind Training Induced by Way of Poem, A Perfect Composition of Words, composed by the great Je Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa. This unique text, rarely taught in English, presents the core practices of Mahayana […]

Commentary on The Mind Training Induced by Way of Poem, A Perfect Composition of Words

With Geshe Ngawang Dakpa

April 26, 2025
Online Only

**Presented via Zoom. Registration required.*** Saturday, April 26 Online only via zoom Geshe Ngawang Dakpa will be giving a commentary on The Mind Training Induced by Way of Poem, A Perfect Composition of Words, composed by the great Je Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa. This unique text, rarely taught in English, presents the core practices of Mahayana […]

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 […]

Commentary on The Mind Training Induced by Way of Poem, A Perfect Composition of Words

With Geshe Ngawang Dakpa

May 10, 2025
Online Only

**Presented via Zoom. Registration required.*** Saturday, May 10 Online only via zoom Geshe Ngawang Dakpa will be giving a commentary on The Mind Training Induced by Way of Poem, A Perfect Composition of Words, composed by the great Je Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa. This unique text, rarely taught in English, presents the core practices of Mahayana […]

Commentary on The Mind Training Induced by Way of Poem, A Perfect Composition of Words

With Geshe Ngawang Dakpa

May 24, 2025
Online Only

**Presented via Zoom. Registration required.*** Saturday, May 24 Online only via zoom Geshe Ngawang Dakpa will be giving a commentary on The Mind Training Induced by Way of Poem, A Perfect Composition of Words, composed by the great Je Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa. This unique text, rarely taught in English, presents the core practices of Mahayana […]