In this four-session course, we explore how to cultivate and sustain a meditation practice. Establishing an enduring practice, one that leads to lasting happiness, requires sustained effort.
The purpose of this series is to give an initial taste of the sophisticated line of inquiry underpinning one of the most central tenets of Buddhist thought and practice and to discuss how we might use the same methods used in the ancient Buddhist texts for answering modern questions not directly addressed in ancient times.
Celebrating Lhabab Duchen, commemorating the Buddha’s return to earth after teaching the Dharma to his mother in the God Realm of the Thirty-Three!
Join Geshe Namdak as he directs our minds to this beautiful and deceptively simple practice of cherishing others, by way of Nagarjuna's "Praise to Satisfying Sentient Beings."
The Sixteen Arhats puja is a powerful purification practice. Buddha Shakyamuni personally selected the Sixteen Arhats from amongst his disciples and requested them to protect the Dharma. At the time of the parinirvana, they vowed to remain in the world and maintain the Dharma until the time of the future Buddha Maitreya.
Geshe Konchog Kyab gives teachings on The Eight Verses of Training the Mind, the famous spiritual poem composed by the 11th century Tibetan Bodhisattva Geshe Langri Tangpa.
Shantideva Center presents Buddhist scholar Georges Dreyfus in three online sessions as he guides us through–and possibly beyond–the many dichotomies and facets of this lively sutra.
A follow-up course to “Healing Anxiety and Depression, Part 1” The classes are in three sections: a short presentation of the topic, some substantial time for discussion, and ending with a guided meditation.
Ven. Jamyang discusses what fear is, how it influences the mind and what methods we can find in Buddhism to lessen our fear.
Buddha’s view of reality is that the universe exists within the natural law of cause of effect, of karma. The experiential implication of this view is empowerment, accountability, and the courage to change.
