Buddha's teachings on Karma explain the relationship between our mind, our actions and our experiences. With an understanding of karma, we become the artists of our own lives. We learn to view our present experiences in a constructive way, and we learn to create the experiences we wish for, and the world we wish to […]
Powa Ceremony is a beautiful and powerful ritual practice drawn from the Buddhist tantras which enables us to benefit the deceased by coming together as a group and making prayers and offerings on their behalf. Then, through the power of our compassionate intention, strong prayers, and concentration on the practice, we transfer the consciousness of […]
Buddha taught that sickness is an inevitable part of life. Having a physical or mental illness can cause us to feel limited in everything we do. Fortunately, Buddha also taught that through training the mind we can relieve all of our physical and mental suffering. Join us for meditations where we explore the healing of […]
Take a break from the busyness of daily life with this lunchtime meditation. Come and enjoy a guided meditation to help calm the mind, reduce stress, and give rise to an experience of inner peace and well-being. Everyone is welcome. No previous meditation experience is required.
The Bodhisattva's Confession of Moral Downfalls is a powerful practice that focuses on the Thirty-five Confession Buddhas to purify our mind of even the heaviest negativities. Prostrations can be done mentally or physically. WEDNESDAYS 6:30-7AM
This meditation and recitation practice is an extremely powerful method for purifying our mind and actions. Through purifying all the negative potentialities in our mind, we remove the causes of our future suffering and overcome all obstacles to a successful spiritual practice. We’ll come to experience the deep peace and joy that arises from a […]
Join us to learn this simple, but profound meditation on the nature of the mind. This subtle meditation has so many benefits! It’s one of the best ways to develop concentration, and gives us the opportunity to experience our potential for peace and freedom. Known in Kadampa Buddhism as Mahamudra, the union of bliss and […]
This practice is the heart essence of Kadampa Buddhism. In the first part we visualize our Spiritual Guide as Je Tsongkhapa and make prayers and requests to purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings. This prepares our mind for meditation. After the meditation we make prayers to our Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden. Through this we […]
The extensive self-generation practice of Vajrayogini, the female Buddha who is the manifestation of the wisdom of all Buddhas. This practice is open to those with Highest Yoga Tantra Empowerments. FRIDAYS 6-8PM
This special chanted prayer practice, known as Lama Chopa in Tibetan, is done in our centers and temples all over the world on the 10th and 25th of every month. This puja is an opportunity to make many offerings from our heart and request inspiration and insight from our Spiritual Guide so that we can […]