Saturday & Sunday October 7-8 12-5pm Stop by to meet our teachers and community, tour the meditation shrine, enjoy refreshments and snacks, and participate in free guided meditation sessions every hour on the hour beginning at 2pm.. You may also browse our bookstore, see beautiful Buddhist art, and ask questions about meditation and modern Buddhism. […]
The Foundation Program (FP) is a structured program designed for practitioners who wish to deepen their Dharma study and meditation practice. Through listening, contemplating, and engaging in meditations and group discussions, foundation […]
The stages of the path, known as Lamrim, offer essential Dharma practices for meditators of all levels – from beginners to advanced. These teachings are immensely practical and easily applicable […]
The Secret to Happiness We know that we all wish to be happy. What many of us may not realize is that in order to realize this wish, we need […]
Using the wisdom of Buddha's teachings in Modern Buddhism and meditations from The New Meditation Handbook we will begin to dissect the problems of our modern lives while simultaneously finding […]
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff: Overcoming Anxiety and Fear in a Mad World with Eric Shyman Doesn’t it sometimes seem like the world has gone mad?!? Between the external pressures […]
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 […]
We can learn to realize the happiness and inner peace we all seek by training our mind. However, we often look in all the wrong places for this peace and happiness. These classes offer practical methods to help us understand the real source of peace and happiness is our own mind so that through training […]
Our deepest wish as living beings is to be happy all the time. Most of us spend all of our time and energy working to fulfill this wish only to find that true, lasting happiness is always beyond our reach. In Buddha’s teachings we find a path to true happiness. Join us on Tuesday evenings […]
Allow the stress and pressure of your day to melt away during this hour-long Dharma teaching and guided meditation. Teacher: Tom McGuire Day: Wednesdays Time: 12-1pm Cost: $10 / free for supporting members Phone: (631) […]
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 […]
The Foundation Program (FP) is a structured program designed for practitioners who wish to deepen their Dharma study and meditation practice. Through listening, contemplating, and engaging in meditations and group discussions, foundation […]
The Foundation Program (FP) is a structured program designed for practitioners who wish to deepen their Dharma study and meditation practice. Through listening, contemplating, and engaging in meditations and group discussions, foundation […]
Everyone experiences the pain associated with craving and attachment, and many people suffer from some type of addiction. Through exploring Buddha’s profound teachings and meditations we can learn how to overcome compulsive ways […]
Typically, we respond to our daily problems with frustration, stress, and anxiety, but this makes our problems worse. When we learn to respond with acceptance, we can start to understand […]
Everyone is Meditating! There is no better time than right now to begin learning how to meditate! In this new series we will explore the basics of building a regular […]
How wonderful it would be to reduce and eliminate our suffering! We need to correctly identify the source of our suffering, the minds that trip us up and tie us […]
Buddha taught that the mind is the creator of all. This means that everything – including who we are – arises from our thoughts or imagination! We all have the […]
Usually when someone is angry with us, or hurts us in some way, we react with anger, criticism, or judgement. But through teachings from Geshe Kelsang Gyatso’s book, How to […]