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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 […]
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 […]
The Bodhisattva’s Way of Life
With Venerable Steve Carlier
CLASS CURRENTLY ON HOLD DUE TO FAMILY ILLNESS Thank you for your understanding. 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, […]
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
With Venerable Losang Dondrub and Venerable Katy Cole
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 […]
In-Depth Meditation Training
With Venerable Losang Gendun
Year 3, Term 3: The Radiant Ground: Emptiness and Buddha Nature 10 Saturdays, May 2 – July 4, 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 […]
Monthly Prayers for our Gurus
With Venerable Katy Cole
Sunday, May 3 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Online Only via Zoom May the glorious lamas live long. May happiness and well-being arise for all sentient beings, present throughout space. May I and all beings without exception, having gathered the two accumulations and purified the two obscurations, be swiftly established in the state of […]
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
With Venerable Losang Dondrub and Venerable Katy Cole
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 […]
Commentary on the 6th Chapter of A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life
With Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
Saturday, May 9 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 commentary on the 6th chapter […]
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
With Venerable Losang Dondrub and Venerable Katy Cole
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 […]
Wisdom for the Heart: Seeing Clearly, Living Freely
With Venerable Angie Muir
Saturdays, May 16, 23, 30, and June 6 10:00 am – 11:30 am PT In Person in the Gompa and Online via Zoom Why do we suffer even when we’re sincerely seeking happiness? According to Tibetan Buddhism, the root of our struggle lies in four subtle, yet powerful misperceptions: we see what is impermanent as […]
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
With Venerable Losang Dondrub and Venerable Katy Cole
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 […]
Commentary on the 6th Chapter of A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life
With Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
Saturday, May 23 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 commentary on the 6th chapter […]
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
With Venerable Losang Dondrub and Venerable Katy Cole
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 […]
Lama Chopa Puja
With Venerable Yangchen
Tuesday, May 26 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Lama Chopa, also called Guru Puja, is a beautiful, profound practice where we make offerings to and request blessings and inspiration from the Three Jewels and the Spiritual Teacher (whether or not the teacher is physically present). Lama Chopa with Tsog Offering is an excellent practice for […]
Group Recitation of the Golden Light Sutra
With Venerable Gyalten Chimé
In Person and Online via Zoom Thursday, May 28 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Join us for a recitation of the Golden Light Sutra, a Mahayana sutra emphasizing healing, world peace, and protection, for peace and harmony in the country and world. Purpose of Reciting this Sutra During times of climate crisis and social, political, […]
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
With Venerable Losang Dondrub and Venerable Katy Cole
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 […]
Group Recitation of the Golden Light Sutra
With Venerable Gyalten Chimé
In Person and Online via Zoom Thursday, June 4 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Join us for a recitation of the Golden Light Sutra, a Mahayana sutra emphasizing healing, world peace, and protection, for peace and harmony in the country and world. Purpose of Reciting this Sutra During times of climate crisis and social, political, […]
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
With Venerable Losang Dondrub and Venerable Katy Cole
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 […]
Group Recitation of the Golden Light Sutra
With Venerable Gyalten Chimé
In Person and Online via Zoom Thursday, June 11 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm Join us for a recitation of the Golden Light Sutra, a Mahayana sutra emphasizing healing, world peace, and protection, for peace and harmony in the country and world. Purpose of Reciting this Sutra During times of climate crisis and social, political, […]
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
With Venerable Losang Dondrub and Venerable Katy Cole
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 […]
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
With Venerable Losang Dondrub and Venerable Katy Cole
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 […]
Medicine Buddha Festival
Saturday, June 27 11:00 am – 3:00 pm Join us for a joyous day of offerings and community! The festival returns this year with a day of offerings honoring Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche's guidance and the display of our 24' Medicine Buddhas thangka and the Eight Great Bodhisattva thangkas. Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche has encouraged […]
Weekday Morning Express Meditation
With Venerable Losang Dondrub and Venerable Katy Cole
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 […]
Discovering Buddhism, Module 1 Mind and Its Potential
With Geshe Tenzin Legtsok
Discovering Buddhism Join a new cycle of Discovering Buddhism — a fresh opportunity for students of all backgrounds to explore the foundations of the Buddhist path together. The two-year FPMT foundational-level program is offered in a hybrid format taught by our resident teacher, Geshe Tenzin Legtsok and our beloved teacher, Venerable Angie Muir. Explore an […]
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 […]