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!
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.
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.
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.
The Fourteenth Dalai Lama’s Stages of the Path, Buddhism for the 21st Century with Gavin Kilty
The course is based on The Fourteenth Dalai Lama’s Stages of the Path: Guidance for the Modern Practitioner. It is Buddhism for the 21st century, relevant for today’s world. Gavin Kilty will give an overview of each chapter to illustrate these points.
Dharma in the 21st Century with Tenzin Ösel Hita
Osel discusses his lifelong immersion in Buddhist philosophy, advocating for media’s role in making Buddhism accessible. His aim is to empower individuals to find happiness and meaning through service.
The Great Value of Mindfulness of Death: A Tibetan Buddhist Perspective with Geshe Tashi Dhondup
Geshe Tashi Dhondup teaches this three-session course on the death process, dissolution in eight stages, and the bardo. Learn the mechanics of what happens to the physical body during death, the internal signs that appear in our minds at various stages of dissolution, and the features of the bardo our subtle minds encounter while in the between-state of death and rebirth.
Teachings with Tengyur Rinpoche
(1st teaching) Explore how the Buddha’s teachings might relate to our own lives in this modern era, and how they can meet us where we are—no matter our belief system. (2nd teaching) Dozens of Buddhist traditions exist, from Theravada to Mahayana and Vajrayana. Learn whether one can practice multiple traditions—or none of the traditions—and call oneself a Buddhist.
How Compassion Balances the Nihilism in the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras with Gareth Sparham
Dr Sparham will discuss what the Perfection of Wisdom scriptures teach is not ultimately true. Balancing this nihilistic teaching is an explanation of a special compassion that is the origin of sacred scripture.
Universal Responsibility and the Climate Crisis with Ven. Geshe Lhakdor
Geshe Lhakdor elaborates on the Buddhist concept of universal responsibility, how it relates to the climate crisis, and how these teachings will help us and the world to flourish.
Spiritual Rebellion: Mindfulness with Attitude with Ondy Willson
Ondy Willson will help deepen your understanding and use of mindfulness in everyday life by transferring your practice to everyday experience. Ego-busting: how to manage your “self” without damaging yourself.
