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Contentment and Ambition with Yangsi Rinpoche
Contentment and Ambition: Balancing Relaxed Contentment with a Drive for Full Awakening with Yangsi Rinpoche Yangsi Rinpoche invites us to take on the mental attitude that is the very best
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Saka Dawa
Commemorating the Buddha’s enlightenment and parinirvana as Ven. Amy Miller leads us in practices to develop our wisdom, compassion, and unlimited potential.
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Maintaining Our Practice & Awareness of Bodhicitta with Paula Chichester
Paula Chichester will share tips for practicing bodhicitta amidst busyness. Drawing from Mayahana Mind Training, meditation, and 40 years of experience, will help transform daily life into meaningful, compassionate, and wise experiences.
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Teachings with Geshe Sherab May 2024
Geshe Sherab, an accomplished scholar and practitioner, will provide an overview of Buddhist philosophy and practices so that we may cultivate our own paths to enjoy meaningful and fulfilling lives.
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Nagarjuna’s Commentary on the Awakening Mind (Bodhicittavivaraṇa) with Geshe Dorji Damdul
Geshe Dorji Damdul will guide us through Nagarjuna’s Commentary on the Awakening Mind (Bodhicittavivāraṇa). This is a rare opportunity to cultivate great compassion and wisdom with an exceptional scholar and practitioner.
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The Four Noble Truths with Georges Dreyfus
Georges Dreyfus offers a series of teachings on the Four Noble Truths Sutra (also known as “Setting in Motion the Wheel of the Dhamma”). This foundational teaching is always relevant, no matter where you are on your spiritual journey!
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Wheel of Sharp Weapons with Ven. Lozang Yönten
This deeply personal, poetic, and provocative text invites us to “be the peacock in the poison grove” with the bodhicitta attitude that takes hardships as the path to awakening.
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Teachings with Geshe Tenzin Zopa, March 2024
Teachings with Geshe Zopa
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De-stressing and Rebalancing: Tara Practice as a Means to Overcome Obstacles with Venerable Amy Miller
Join this insightful two-session practicum on how to unpack a variety of Tara practices and meditation and realistically incorporate them into your life.
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Debate Club with Gus Cutz
In this pilot program, we will be setting off together as we familiarize ourselves with the basics of Tibetan debate, in keeping with the Buddha’s advice to “come and see” for ourselves.