Retreats
Annual Kunrig Retreat
With Venerable Steve Carlier
Friday May 9th - Sunday May 11th Online Only Via Zoom About Kunrig: Kunrig—Sarvavid, in Sanskrit, is a Yoga Tantra deity. He is known as “the king of deities who purify the lower realms.” We can understand why from the story of a deva who died and was born in one of the hell realms. […]
Annual Kalachakra Six Session Guru Yoga Retreat for World Peace
With Venerable Steve Carlier
Online only via Zoom June 4-June 11 About Kalachakra: 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. What “Kala" refers […]
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 […]