Working with Your Enemies
| September 3, 2010 | to | September 5, 2010 |
Menla Mountain Retreat and Conference Center
Robert Thurman and Sharon Salzberg
An enemy, whether within (in the shape of a habitual, painful mind state) or without (as someone for whom we steadily feel antipathy or fear) marks the edge between limited lovingkindness, compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity and the potential boundlessness of these qualities. Read More
Labor Day Insight Meditation Retreat
| September 3, 2010 | to | September 6, 2010 |
Insight Meditation Society, Barre, MA
Ruth Denison is a vipassana dharma elder whose style of teaching is unique in the IMS schedule. Her body-focused teachings invite students to drop below the level of concept into the direct experience of life. Read More
How to Meditate: Workshop for beginners
| September 4, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 1:00 pm |
At the Tibetan Nyingma Institute in Berkeley, CA
Learn how to begin and sustain a daily meditation practice. This workshop provides instruction in sitting and walking meditation and Tibetan chanting. Read More
Arnaud Maitland on the Power of Time
| September 4, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 11:00 am |
At some point, all of us have said that we “don’t have time” to do something. But as full as our time feels, we often have a sense that there must be a more effective, more joyful way of living our busy lives. Read More
Tibetan Yoga workshop: Tasting Relaxation
| September 4, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 4:45 pm |
At the Tibetan Nyingma Institute in Berkeley, CA
The relaxation that comes through Kum Nye (Tibetan Yoga) practice is like a rich nectar that flows through the body and feelings. This workshop presents practices that allow us to “taste” this deep relaxation. Read More
Tibetan Wisdom for the Modern World lecture series
| September 5, 2010 | to | September 26, 2010 |
Held in Berkeley, CA, Tibetan Nyingma Institute
Sundays, 5-6 PM: chanting & meditation session; 6-7 PM: Dharma talk
Cost: Free Read More
Bodhichitta: A Special Open House Talk, with Khenpo Gawang
| September 8, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Boston Shambhala Center
646 Brookline Ave, Brookline, MA 02445
www.shambhalaboston.org
Join us for this special visit with Khenpo Gawang, a beloved teacher in the Shambhala lineage. The Khenpo will teach us about bodhichitta – the union of compassion and wisdom. Read More
Meditation in Everyday Life
| September 9, 2010 | to | October 7, 2010 |
Thursdays, 7 to 9 p.m.
Boston Shambhala Center
646 Brookline Ave, Brookline, MA 02445
www.shambhalaboston.org
Throughout history, people have aspired to create societies that express the dignity of human existence within a wise, flourishing culture. Read More
Fall Retreats at Ratna Ling Retreat Center
| September 10, 2010 | to | September 24, 2010 |
Sept. 10-12: Joy and Spaciousness
Gentle Kum Nye movement and breathing practices enhance a sense of spaciousness and develop joyous feelings. Practicing mostly outdoors, we invite the beauty of nature to foster and expand inner joy. Read More
Zen Arts Series: Rafe Martin
| September 10, 2010 | to | September 12, 2010 |
Rafe Martin, Author and Storyteller Read More
Joy and Spaciousness
| September 10, 2010 | to | September 12, 2010 |
Gentle Kum Nye movement and breathing practices enhance a sense of spaciousness and develop joyous feelings. Practicing mostly outdoors, we invite the beauty of nature to foster and expand inner joy. Read More
Beginner’s Mind Retreat
| September 10, 2010 | to | September 12, 2010 |
Weekend retreat at Great Vow Zen Monastery
79640 Quincy-Mayger Rd.
Clatskanie, OR 97016
Zen Buddhism offers tools to harmonize the body and mind , allowing us to appreciate the freedom and spaciousness of life in the present moment. Read More
Jataka reading: The Rabbit Who Overcame Fear
| September 11, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 11:00 am |
The Dharma Publishing Bookstore in downtown Berkeley, CA, will begin a family-oriented series with the presentation of a title from our bestselling Jataka Tales. Parents and children alike will appreciate these ancient teaching stories. Each Jataka Tale teaches a lesson, highlighting values like cooperation, patience, and courage. Read More
Knowing the View: Schools of Buddhist Philosophy
| September 13, 2010 | to | October 18, 2010 |
Mondays, 7 to 9 p.m.
The full study of Buddhism requires inquiry into our view of our selves, our experience, and reality itself. Over the course of 2500 years, the philosophical tradition has developed a variety of approaches for deepening our understanding of reality Read More
Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche: The Five Powers
| September 15, 2010 | to | September 18, 2010 |
Tulku Chökyi Nyima Rinpoche Visit
Gomde Lindholme Hall, Doncaster, England
Rinpoche is an incarnated lama and Dzogchen master in the Kagyu-Nyingma tradition whose seat is Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling monastery in Nepal. Read More
Buddhist Studies 10-Week Beginner Series: The Buddhist Path
| September 15, 2010 | to | November 17, 2010 |
Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m.
This study course is a great way to develop one’s knowledge of Buddhism’s amazing array of philosophies, morality, and practical life lessons. It will cover a range of foundational topics in Buddhist philosophy from a variety of traditions and perspectives. Read More
Prayer wheels for peace
| September 18, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 11:00 am |
Prayer wheels are a ubiquitous part of Tibetan culture, spinning out mantras, texts, and prayers to benefit our world. They link us to the most fundamental Buddhist teachings, compassion and wisdom. Read More
Ngak-so Puja with Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche
| September 19, 2010 |
Gomde Lindholme Hall, Doncaster, UK
This is a day-long Vajrayana Tantric practice for mending and purification. The practice, also known as the “Ocean of Amrita,” includes visualization, a profound confessional, and a feast offering. Through the practice, each participant acknowledges their own perfect inner nature. Read More
Natural Wakefulness, with Acharya Gaylon Ferguson
| September 22, 2010 |
Shambhala Online presents Acharya Gaylon Ferguson to discuss his new book, “Natural Wakefulness”.
Acharya Ferguson instructs both beginners and seasoned meditation students in the fundamentals of meditation and guided contemplations. Read More
Pith Realizations of the Zhang Zhung Nyen Gyu Masters
| September 23, 2010 | to | September 26, 2010 |
At Dharma Ocean Center in Crestone, CO
Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche begins a three-year program on the Pith Realizations of the Zhang Zhung Nyen Gyu Masters, an oral transmission from the oldest and most important dzogchen text in the Bon Buddhist tradition. Read More
The Joy of the Yogini: A Women’s Retreat
| September 24, 2010 | to | September 26, 2010 |
Menla Mountain Retreat and Conference Center
Colleen Saidman Yee
Menla is proud to host its third annual all women’s retreat. Participants will spend the weekend unlocking their potential and joy by shedding layers of resistance through pranayama, yoga asanas, meditation, and aromatherapy. In addition to the more structured sessions, we will honor and celebrate our femininity together through meaningful conversations, laughter, dancing, and drumming. Read More
Mind in Nature
| September 24, 2010 | to | September 26, 2010 |
A Three-Day Exploration into Who and How We Are
Living in our fast-paced, supercharged world, we lose touch with our own spirit, our own capacities for joy and wisdom. Always looking outside ourselves for fulfillment, we use up the resources of our precious planet and waste our own capacities. Read More
Buddhist Studies Weekend Retreat: 4 Types of Mindfulness
| September 24, 2010 | to | September 26, 2010 |
There is nothing like the power of immersing yourself in the practice of meditation and teachings for an entire weekend to deepen the experience of practice. Read More
His Eminence Choeje Ayang Rinpoche is coming to Mexico City
| September 24, 2010 | to | September 28, 2010 |
Introduction to Phowa and the Bardo: Mind at the Time of Death and the Intermediate State
Buddha Amitabha and the Three Excellences Teachings
He is a Drikung Kagyu lama who holds both Nyingma and Drikung lineage. He continues the unbroken line of succession of the Drikung Phowa lamas from the Supreme Guru Dorje Chang to the present time. Rinpoche was bestowed the title of ‘Choje’ (Dharma Master/Regent) according to the Drikung Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. Read More
7-Day Traditional Zen Sesshin
| September 26, 2010 | to | October 3, 2010 |
At the Zen Life & Meditation Center of Chicago (ZLMC)
This residential retreat is held in silence. It includes intensive meditation, services, samu work practice, daily talks by Joshin Roshi, daily private interviews with Joshin Roshi (optional), body work (i.e. stretching, yoga, walking) and The Practice of Immediacy. Read More
Pilgrimages to Sacred Sites of Yeshe Tsogyal in Tibet
| September 27, 2010 | to | October 8, 2010 |
| October 10, 2010 | to | October 29, 2010 |
Jnanasukha and Dr. Gyurme Dorje are pleased to announce two pilgrimages to The Sacred Sites of Yeshe Tsogyal in Tibet. The dates are Sept 27 – Oct 8 for a 12-day pilgrimage and Oct 10 – Oct 29 for a 20-day pilgrimage. Read More
Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche: Lineage and Transmission
| September 28, 2010 | to | September 30, 2010 |
Join Tibetan Buddhist master Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche for three nights of teachings on the profound meaning of lineage and transmission on the path of enlightenment. Dzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche defines what it means to be a spiritual person in modern times. Read More
Living Fearlessly: How to Live This Year as if It Were Your Last
| October 6, 2010 | to | June 8, 2011 |
Wednesday nights, 6:30 – 8:30
A reflective series on life and death at the Continuum Center for Health and Healing, with Koshin Paley Ellison, MFA, LMSW, and Robert Chodo Campbell, HHC Read More
Dharma and Psychology, with Traleg Kyabgon Rinpoche
| October 8, 2010 | to | October 10, 2010 |
At Karma Triyana Dharmachakra
Seat of His Holiness the Gyalwang Karmapa in North America
335 Meads Mt Rd, Woodstock, NY 12498 | 845 679-5906×10 | www.kagyu.org Read More
Dream Yoga and Authentic Communication
| October 8, 2010 | to | October 10, 2010 |
Meditation and visualization exercises from the Tibetan tradition bring a special awareness into the dream state that helps us use dreams to cultivate insight. The instructors will introduce practices that stimulate lucid dreaming, along with exercises that release tension in the head and neck, enhancing our ability to listen well and speak truly. Read More
