Dharma
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 […]
Extensive Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
About the Extensive Medicine Buddha Puja The Extensive Medicine Buddha Puja, titled The Wish-Granting Sovereign, is a comprehensive ritual for the Seven Medicine Buddhas, Buddha Shakyamuni, and an assembly of bodhisattvas and guardian deities. Composed by the Fifth Dalai Lama in 1673, this powerful practice alleviates sickness, poverty, and conflict, providing mental and physical healing […]
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 […]
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
Venerable Samten will performing the Cittamani Tara Puja (in Tibetan). This practice is done in-person only. The puja, preceded by some preliminary prayers, will be done in the following sequence: Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha Ganden Lhagyama (Hundred Deities of Tushita), aka Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga Four Mandala Offerings to Cittamani Tara Protector Prayers (occasionally) We are doing […]
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 […]
Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
About the Medicine Buddha Puja Medicine Buddha is the manifestation of the healing energy of all enlightened beings. Prayers to the Medicine Buddhas are especially powerful because of the extensive prayers they took to benefit sentient beings. They strongly prayed for the temporal and ultimate happiness of all sentient beings; they vowed that their prayers […]
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 […]
Kalachakra Six-Session Guru Yoga Sadhana Practice
With Venerable Steve Carlier
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 7:00 am – 8:00 am *This practice will be held online via zoom* Kyabje Jhado Rinpoche explained the meaning of "Kalachakra" during a teaching at Maitripa College in Portland. "Kala" means time. At no time does the primordial clear light mind ever change; it has always been pure, is pure, and […]
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
Venerable Samten will performing the Cittamani Tara Puja (in Tibetan). This practice is done in-person only. The puja, preceded by some preliminary prayers, will be done in the following sequence: Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha Ganden Lhagyama (Hundred Deities of Tushita), aka Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga Four Mandala Offerings to Cittamani Tara Protector Prayers (occasionally) We are doing […]
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 […]
Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
About the Medicine Buddha Puja Medicine Buddha is the manifestation of the healing energy of all enlightened beings. Prayers to the Medicine Buddhas are especially powerful because of the extensive prayers they took to benefit sentient beings. They strongly prayed for the temporal and ultimate happiness of all sentient beings; they vowed that their prayers […]
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 […]
Kunrig Sadhana Practice
With Venerable Steve Carlier
7:00 am – 8:00 am *This practice will be held online via zoom* Kunrig (Skt. Sarvavid) is a Yoga Tantra deity. He is known as “the King of Deities for purifying the lower realms.” Even if someone has already been born in the lower realms, if you do Kunrig practice or puja, they will be […]
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
Venerable Samten will performing the Cittamani Tara Puja (in Tibetan). This practice is done in-person only. The puja, preceded by some preliminary prayers, will be done in the following sequence: Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha Ganden Lhagyama (Hundred Deities of Tushita), aka Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga Four Mandala Offerings to Cittamani Tara Protector Prayers (occasionally) We are doing […]
Commentary on the 6th Chapter of A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life
With Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
Saturdays, February 28, March 21, April 11 and 25 10:00 am – 12:00 noon Online Only via Zoom We continue our ongoing series of teachings with Geshe Ngawang Dakpa in collaboration with our sister center, Tse Chen Ling. We are happy to share that we will be starting with a new topic! Geshe-la will give a […]
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 […]
Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
About the Medicine Buddha Puja Medicine Buddha is the manifestation of the healing energy of all enlightened beings. Prayers to the Medicine Buddhas are especially powerful because of the extensive prayers they took to benefit sentient beings. They strongly prayed for the temporal and ultimate happiness of all sentient beings; they vowed that their prayers […]
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 […]
Namgyalma Sadhana Practice
With Venerable Steve Carlier
7:00 am – 8:30 am *This practice session will be held online via zoom* Namgyalma is one of the three main long-life deities and belongs to the tathagata family of practices. Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains that the Namgyalma practice not only dispels life obstacles; it also purifies negativities and downfalls and protects against birth in […]
Weekly Cittamani Tara Puja
With Venerable Samten
Venerable Samten will performing the Cittamani Tara Puja (in Tibetan). This practice is done in-person only. The puja, preceded by some preliminary prayers, will be done in the following sequence: Praise to Shakyamuni Buddha Ganden Lhagyama (Hundred Deities of Tushita), aka Lama Tsongkhapa Guru Yoga Four Mandala Offerings to Cittamani Tara Protector Prayers (occasionally) We are doing […]
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 […]
Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
About the Medicine Buddha Puja Medicine Buddha is the manifestation of the healing energy of all enlightened beings. Prayers to the Medicine Buddhas are especially powerful because of the extensive prayers they took to benefit sentient beings. They strongly prayed for the temporal and ultimate happiness of all sentient beings; they vowed that their prayers […]
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. […]
Weekly Medicine Buddha Puja
With Venerable Samten
About the Medicine Buddha Puja Medicine Buddha is the manifestation of the healing energy of all enlightened beings. Prayers to the Medicine Buddhas are especially powerful because of the extensive prayers they took to benefit sentient beings. They strongly prayed for the temporal and ultimate happiness of all sentient beings; they vowed that their prayers […]
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 […]
Kalachakra Six-Session Guru Yoga Sadhana Practice
With Venerable Steve Carlier
Wednesday, April 8th 7:00 am – 8:00 am *This practice will be held online via zoom* Kyabje Jhado Rinpoche explained the meaning of "Kalachakra" during a teaching at Maitripa College in Portland. "Kala" means time. At no time does the primordial clear light mind ever change; it has always been pure, is pure, and will […]
Commentary on the 6th Chapter of A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life
With Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
Saturdays, February 28, March 21, April 11 and 25 10:00 am – 12:00 noon Online Only via Zoom We continue our ongoing series of teachings with Geshe Ngawang Dakpa in collaboration with our sister center, Tse Chen Ling. We are happy to share that we will be starting with a new topic! Geshe-la will give a […]
Kunrig Sadhana Practice
With Venerable Steve Carlier
7:00 am - 8:00 am *This practice will be held online via zoom* Kunrig (Skt. Sarvavid) is a Yoga Tantra deity. He is known as “the King of Deities for purifying the lower realms.” Even if someone has already been born in the lower realms, if you do Kunrig practice or puja, they will be […]
Vision of Tara - Thangka Art Retreat
With Andy Weber
Join us for our beloved annual thangka painting retreat with renowned thangka painter and Buddhist scholar, Andy Weber. Tara is the most revered Buddha in Tibetan Buddhism. This course will focus on the female Buddha. Born from a tear of Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion, Green Tara grants protection and relief from suffering. Called “the […]
Namgyalma Sadhana Practice
With Venerable Steve Carlier
7:00 am – 8:00 am *This practice session will be held online via zoom* Namgyalma is one of the three main long-life deities and belongs to the tathagata family of practices. Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains that the Namgyalma practice not only dispels life obstacles; it also purifies negativities and downfalls and protects against birth in […]
Commentary on the 6th Chapter of A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life
With Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
Saturdays, February 28, March 21, April 11 and 25 10:00 am – 12:00 noon Online Only via Zoom We continue our ongoing series of teachings with Geshe Ngawang Dakpa in collaboration with our sister center, Tse Chen Ling. We are happy to share that we will be starting with a new topic! Geshe-la will give a […]
Kalachakra Six-Session Guru Yoga Sadhana Practice
With Venerable Steve Carlier
Wednesday, May 13th 7:00 am – 8:00 am *This practice will be held online via zoom* Kyabje Jhado Rinpoche explained the meaning of "Kalachakra" during a teaching at Maitripa College in Portland. "Kala" means time. At no time does the primordial clear light mind ever change; it has always been pure, is pure, and will […]
Kunrig Sadhana Practice
With Venerable Steve Carlier
7:00 am - 8:00 am *This practice will be held online via zoom* Kunrig (Skt. Sarvavid) is a Yoga Tantra deity. He is known as “the King of Deities for purifying the lower realms.” Even if someone has already been born in the lower realms, if you do Kunrig practice or puja, they will be […]
Namgyalma Sadhana Practice
With Venerable Steve Carlier
7:00 am – 8:30 am *This practice session will be held online via zoom* Namgyalma is one of the three main long-life deities and belongs to the tathagata family of practices. Lama Zopa Rinpoche explains that the Namgyalma practice not only dispels life obstacles; it also purifies negativities and downfalls and protects against birth in […]