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Weekday Morning Express Meditation
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
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 7: Refuge in the Three Jewels
With Venerable Angie Muir
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 7, please register using this current page through Land of Medicine Buddha. Four Tuesday Sessions January 7 – 28, 2025; 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm PT (Pacific Time) Online […]
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 […]
Kalachakra Six-Session Guru Yoga Sadhana Practice
With Venerable Steve Carlier
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 always be pure. […]
Introduction to Buddhism
With Richard Prinz
Saturdays, January 11 – February 1 9:00 am – 10:30 am PST In-Person and Online via Zoom This four-week course provides a comprehensive introduction to core Buddhist principles and practices, designed to inspire and guide participants in their spiritual journey. Week 1 begins with an exploration of the Buddha’s life and the foundational elements […]
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
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 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
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Special Vajrayogini Self Initiation
With Paula Chichester
Friday, January 24, 2025 6:00 am – 12:00 pm Online only via Zoom Paula Chichester will lead the Vajrayogini Self Initiation on this special Vajrayogini Day. This will be done in chantable English. Please feel free to make offerings on your personal alter at home. “The Tibetan 11th month (Gyal Dawa) is a special time […]
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
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
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 […]
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 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
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
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 […]
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 […]
How Buddhism Helps
With Miffi Maxmillion
Wednesdays, February 5 – 19 7:00 pm – 8:30 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 […]
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
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
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 […]
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 […]
Kalachakra Six-Session Guru Yoga Sadhana Practice
With Venerable Steve Carlier
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 always be pure. […]
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Deepening the Path
With Richard Prinz
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 […]
How to Train a Happy Mind—February Daylong
With Scott Snibbe
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
What’s Merit Got to Do with It?
With Don Handrick
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 […]
Making Friends with Ourselves
With Don Handrick
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 […]
How to Train a Happy Mind—March Daylong
With Scott Snibbe
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
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 […]
How to Train a Happy Mind—April Daylong
With Scott Snibbe
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 […]