Explore Buddha's profound teachings on emptiness and discover a deep inner peace and clarity. Modern Buddhism explains, "By realizing emptiness, we can permanently eradicate the root of all our suffering and problems." Learn how understanding emptiness, the nature of reality, helps reduce stress and anxiety, revealing a calm and balanced mind. By training in practical […]
Buddha taught a systematic method of understanding the causes and solutions to the difficulties we encounter in our daily lives. This series will be based on the book, “How to Transform Your Life,” by Geshe Kelsang Gyato. Please join us as we explore and meditate on the true meaning of our human existence. Everyone is welcome! […]
Based on current events, it seems clear that we need to be prepared for absolutely anything. How can we do this? Is it possible to find stability, healing and hope in this turbulent world? Can we find a positive and powerful place to stand? How can we live most meaningfully? And how can we prepare […]
Everyone wants to be happy and free from suffering. Unfortunately, we often look to external conditions for our happiness, thinking that a new car or partner will do the job. Although these may sometimes provide temporary pleasure, they simply do not work long term. Happiness is a state of mind, so the real source must […]
Being confronted with other people's anger can be deeply challenging. Often our instincts tell us to respond to others' anger with our own, especially if we feel that it is justified. But Buddha gives us an alternative: allow others' anger to cause us to notice their suffering and develop compassion for them. This series will […]
Happiness is something we all strive for, if we search our heart of hearts. Yet we tend to make the attainment of happiness more complicated than it actually is, because our habitual often negative, ways of thinking take us in the opposite direction. Buddha explained that meditation is the main cause of inner peace and […]
Seasons change, schedules change, our jobs change, sometimes our close relationships change. Change comes, whether we wish for it or not! According to Buddha, change is happening all the time, at different levels, some we can see and some we can't. Through basic breathing meditation we can start the journey to finding and maintaining inner […]
This prayer booklet includes two special practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. By engaging in the Guru yoga practiced in conjunction with Je Tsongkhapa we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings, and attain a very special compassion, wisdom, and spiritual strength. By relying on the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden we can overcome […]
Allow the stress and pressure of your day to melt away during this hour-long Dharma teaching and guided meditation. Afterwards, you'll return to the activities of your daily life feeling refreshed and nourished from contemplating Buddha's practical wisdom and receiving encouragement from sangha friends. After class, join us for an experience of community and a […]
Green Tara is a female Buddha, whose name means Rescuer. She is the embodiment of swift compassion. If we rely upon Tara sincerely and with strong faith, she will protect us from all obstacles and fulfill all our wishes.
Everything changes. Nothing lasts. Like lightening, everything transforms from one moment to the next. Yet, we resist change and struggle with uncertainty. If we embrace the truth of impermanence, we can let go of worry, accept our experiences, and develop a flexible mind with which to life lightly and wisely through unpredictable times. We then […]
This prayer booklet includes two special practices revealed by the Wisdom Buddha Manjushri. By engaging in the Guru yoga practiced in conjunction with Je Tsongkhapa we can purify negativity, accumulate merit, and receive blessings, and attain a very special compassion, wisdom, and spiritual strength. By relying on the Dharma Protector Dorje Shugden we can overcome […]
We can spend most of our lives seeking happiness by trying to accumulate all of the things we think will make us happy, and trying to get rid of all of the things we think will make us unhappy. When we take a deeper look, we realize that we're no closer to happiness than we […]
Join us for the beautiful Avalokiteshvara practice, sending mantras of compassion and healing out to the whole world.
This ongoing class will be mostly meditation. We will start off with a brief teaching, followed by plenty of time for contemplation and meditation. Our meditations will be based on the book, "The New 8 Steps to Happiness" by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
In our fast-paced world, it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the suffering we see around us. However, Buddha teaches that if we train in compassion, we can attain a powerful mind that remains uplifted, even as we recognize others' pain. This compassion empowers us to gradually free others from their problems. To accomplish this, we […]