Shantideva Center co-hosts events locally with:
All Souls NYC Mindfulness | Meditation | Buddhism offers a variety of classes and groups for both beginners and practitioners of all levels. Including meditation and discussion, a dharma study group and a Buddhist authors series in addition to hosting Buddhist guest speakers.
Tibet House US is dedicated to preserving Tibet’s unique culture at a time when it is confronted with extinction on its own soil. By presenting Tibetan civilization and its profound wisdom, beauty, and special art of freedom to the people of the world, we hope to inspire others to join the effort to protect and save it.
Dharma events shared with the Buddhist community:
FPMT North American Weekly Community Prayers
Thursdays, 11–11:45am ET ONLINE
Hosted by FPMT North American
Together we will meditate on Chenrezig, the Buddha of Compassion, and recite his mantra, Om Mani Padme Hum, to cultivate compassion, create the causes for peace in the world, and support the long life and activities of our teachers, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Lama Zopa Rinpoche.
FPMT Global MANI Retreat
May 17-Nov 1
Upcoming Major Teachings, Online: Khandro Tseringma Rinpoche: Sun Oct 25, 11:30am-1pm UTC
The 2026 GLOBAL MANI RETREAT is scheduled to commence on the first day of Saka Dawa month (Sunday, May 17, 2026), and conclude on the final Buddha Day for this year, Lhabab Duchen (Sunday, November 1, 2026). This retreat will be something unprecedented for our global FPMT family.
Every Thursday, join online where we will meditate on Chenrezig, the Buddha of Compassion, and recite his mantra, Om Mani Padme Hum, to cultivate compassion, create the causes for peace in the world, and support the long life and activities of our teachers, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Lama Zopa Rinpoche. The mantras we recite together until Nov 1st can be counted as part of the Global Mani Retreat and will be offered at the conclusion.
In-person & Online, Sep 8-Nov 8
- September 8 – October 5: Full Schedule of Teachings & Retreats, Shantideva Center, Brooklyn, New York
- October 9 – 11: Lama Yeshe House, Denver, Colorado (all in-person & online)
- Oct 9: Seeing Clearly: Practical Skills for the Yogi’s Path
- Oct 10: Eight Verses for a Fragile World
- Oct 11: Playfully Exploring Emptiness
- October 15 – 18: Thubten Norbu Ling Tibetan Buddhist Center, Santa Fe, New Mexico (all in-person & online)
- Oct 15: Making Practice Your Life: Meditation for the Long Haul
- Oct 17 – 18: The Highway of the Conquerors: An Introduction to Mahamudra
- October 21: Tse Chen Ling, San Francisco, California
- October 23 – 31: A Week of Deep Practice: The Four Foundations of Mindfulness in the Mahayana, Vajrapani Institute, Boulder Creek, California (in-person & online)
- November 4: From Effortful to Effortless: When Meditation Really Begins, Ocean of Compassion Buddhist Center, Campbell, California (in-person & online)
- November 6 – 8: Clearing the Ground: Karma, Mind, and the Art of Dying Well, Land of Medicine Buddha, Soquel, California (in-person & online)
Teachings and Transmissions with His Eminence Jhado Rinpoche
In-Person, Sep 9-13
Jamyang London, In Collaboration with Land of Joy & Jamyang Leeds
Five days of precious teachings and initiations at Jamyang London – Kalachakra Initiation, Cittamani Tara Initiation and the Lama Chopa Commentary.
Japanese Buddhist Mindfulness Workshop
In-person, Wed Sep 16, 6-8pm Brooklyn, NY
Teachings with Khandro Tseringma Rinpoche
Sep 19- Oct 2, Teolo, Padova, Italy
Topic: Opening the Heart, Cultivating Wisdom Sep 19–20. An introductory course on the foundations of Buddhist teachings, open to everyone with no previous experience required.
Topic: The Guru Yoga of the Guru Inseparable from Avalokiteśvara Sep 26-Oct 2. A Vajrayana retreat for those who sincerely wish to follow Rinpoche’s guidance and engage in Vajrayana practice.
H.E Serkong Tsenshap Rinpoche
In-person & Online, Sep 23-24
Jamyang London
Topics: Sep 23: The Four Immeasurable Thoughts; Sep 24: The Nature of Mind
The mission of Buddhist Global Relief, as you may know, is to tackle chronic hunger and malnutrition, a plight that afflicts 800 million people around the world. BGR currently sponsors sixty projects ranging from far-off Mongolia to enclaves of hunger here in the
U.S. These projects provide direct food aid to the hungry; support the education of poor girls; enable women to start home cottage industries; and provide crucial assistance to help farmers adopt climate-resilient models of agriculture. To register or donate, please click here.
Serkong Institute for Buddhist Studies
Nov 17, 2026 – Jan 23, 2027
Deer Park Institute
The next batch of the Serkong Institute for Buddhist Studies four-year program is now open for registration! This is a comprehensive four-year program in Buddhist philosophy grounded in the classical curriculum and the practice of debate. Each year a 2.5-month module is offered that builds progressively on the skills and knowledge of the previous years.
FPMT Basic Program
January 2026–2030
The FPMT Basic Program (BP), designed by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, offers committed practitioners a comprehensive 5 year journey through the profound teachings of Je Tsongkhapa’s tradition. Throughout the program, meditation, lively discussion and thoughtful examination weave together, ensuring you develop not just knowledge but genuine understanding.
