Contemplative Arts for Young Warriors at St. Petersburg Shambhala
| March 14, 2010 | ||
| 9:00 am | to | 11:00 am |
Please join us for the second meeting of the Contemplative Arts for Young Warriors program! In this two-hour workshop, children will be offered basic (short!) meditation instruction and practice, mixed with engaging, creative activities Read More
Sutra Session with Ken McLeod
| March 14, 2010 | ||
| 11:00 am | to | 12:30 pm |
A core element of Buddhist practice in every tradition is the interaction between practitioner and teacher, in which questions about the practice, teaching, or how to find one’s way in life are explored. In this interaction, the two minds meet, and something happens that cannot be put into words. Read More
Calm and Clear: Free dharma lecture series at Nyingma Institute
| March 14, 2010 | to | April 18, 2010 |
At the Tibetan Nyingma Institute in Berkeley, California
A regular meditation practice allows us to become calm and to stay clear. We discover in meditation a foundation for self-development. As we continue to practice, almost imperceptibly the quality of everyday life begins to change. Read More
Lovingkindness: An exclusive online retreat with Sylvia Boorstein
| March 15, 2010 | to | April 9, 2010 |
Sylvia Boorstein is one of the world’s most esteemed teachers of Buddhist wisdom and practice. In an exclusive online retreat with Spiritualityandpractice.com, she offers a summation of her years as a preeminent teacher of lovingkindness. Read More
Explaining Your Practice to Your Mother, with David Nichtern
| March 15, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
David Nichtern has been a student of the Shambhala Buddhist tradition of Tibetan Buddhism since 1970. He studied closely with the founder of that lineage, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, who was one of the most prominent of the Tibetan meditation masters to bring Buddhism to the West. Read More
Guest House Lecture Series
| March 17, 2010 | to | June 16, 2010 |
With the newly completed renovations of our Page Street Guest House, Zen Hospice Project is happy to be hosting an array of lectures throughout 2010 to welcome old & new friends back to our home. Read More
Buddhism without Borders: Contemporary Buddhism in the West
| March 18, 2010 | to | March 21, 2010 |
Buddhism without Borders: Contemporary Buddhism in the West
Hosted by the Institute of Buddhist Studies, Berkeley, California
Keynote Address by Prof. Thomas Tweed, author of The American Encounter with Buddhism and Crossing and Dwelling Read More
Remember That You Will Die – exhibit at Rubin Museum of Art
| March 19, 2010 | to | August 16, 2010 |
Remember That You Will Die: Death Across Cultures explores the concepts of death and the afterlife in the European and Himalayan traditions from about the 14th century to the present. Read More
Screening of Dhamma Dana: Documentary on Burmese Buddhism
| March 19, 2010 | ||
| 8:00 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
Dhamma Dana, an award-winning documentary on the Theravada Buddhist tradition in Myanmar (Burma), will be shown at The Interdependence Project in New York City’s East Village. The film won the Best Domestic Documentary Prize at the 2009 Queens International Film Festival. It introduces the Theravada philosophy of monastic life while visiting monasteries, meditation centers, and sacred sites around the country. Read More
Chod: Concise teaching on the practice
| March 19, 2010 | to | March 21, 2010 |
With Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche (Translator: Lama Yeshe Gyamtso)
At Karma Triyana Dharmachakra
Rinpoche will complete the teaching on Machik’s Complete Explanation. He will also give a concise instruction of the practice during this weekend. Read More
Spring pilgrimage to Northern India
| March 20, 2010 | to | April 9, 2010 |
Pilgrimage to Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh
This trip to Northern India is 21 days and includes 8 solitary retreat days. Places visited are: Varanasi, Dehradun, Mindrolling Monastery (Clement Town), Mussoorie, Rishikesh, Tso Pema, Bir and Dharamsala (McLeodGanj). Read More
Mindsight and the Mindful Brain, with Dr. Daniel J. Siegel
| March 20, 2010 | ||
| 9:00 am | to | 12:30 pm |
A Special Workshop at the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center 
Drawing on material from his latest books, Mindsight and The Mindful Brain, Dr. Siegel uses theory, science, and anecdote in order to reveal how to transform the brain as well as promote well-being and emotional balance within everyday life Read More
Buddhist Council of NY Forum: What Is Sustainable Sangha?
| March 20, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 4:00 pm |
We invite you to this year’s Buddhist Forum, with the theme “What Is Sustainable Sangha? Buddhist Perspectives on Environmental and Economic Longevity,” to be held at the Brooklyn Zen Center, 505 Carroll St. Suite 2A (between 3th and 4th Avenues).
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Wakefulness in the Three Yanas, with Acharya Gaylon Ferguson
| March 20, 2010 |
Under the guidance of Acharya Gaylon Ferguson, we will explore the path of awakening in the three yanas, or vehicles of practice and study within Shambhala Buddhism.
Learn to Meditate Online with John Rockwell
| March 20, 2010 | to | March 21, 2010 |
Shambhala Online invites you to attend this online program with Ashe Acharya John Rockwell.
Meditation is a natural state of the human mind – at rest, open, alert. The basic meditation technique is simple and predates all religious traditions. Read More
One Dharma: What All Buddhists Believe – Portland event with Gary Gach
| March 20, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
As globalization is introducing different schools of Buddhism to each other, this may be the first unfolding of a petal of the lotus in a thousand years. Read More
Milarepa Empowerment
| March 20, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:30 pm |
With Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche (Translator: Lama Yeshe Gyamtso)
At Karma Triyana Dharmachakra
Milarepa, a saint figure venerated particularly in the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, is a symbol of determination and renunciation that we are invited to consider an inspiration in our own journey to enlightenment. Read More
Insight Meditation retreat: Open Heart, Grounded Presence
| March 21, 2010 | ||
| 9:00 am | to | 5:00 pm |
Led by Matthew Daniell, guiding teacher at the Insight Meditation Center. The retreat includes walking and sitting meditation, discussion and quiet lunch. Read More
Daylong Retreat for Women: On Aging
| March 21, 2010 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 4:00 pm |
“Women and the Heavenly Messenger of Aging,” with Carla Brennan
Santa Cruz, CA
This daylong retreat will include meditation, movement, small and large group discussion and inquiry exercises. Read More
Brainwave 2010 at the Rubin Museum
| March 21, 2010 | to | April 19, 2010 |
Is There Life Out There?
Rock musician Claire Evans + astrophysicist Fred C. Adams
One half of the indie band Yacht addresses a fundamental question about the universe with the author of The Five Ages of the Universe. Read More
Buddhism for Health Professionals
| March 22, 2010 | to | May 3, 2010 |
Mondays 10-11:30 AM
OM Yoga, 826 Broadway, 6th Floor, NYC
The Buddhist path and psychotherapies have similar goals: to alleviate our unhappiness, to engage in practices that cultivate sanity and to understand the roots of all suffering. Read More
Enlightened World DVD Class, with Esther Seibold & James Wilton
| March 22, 2010 | to | April 12, 2010 |
In this DVD class, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche introduces the three-yana path of Tibetan Buddhism and the Shambhala principles of tiger, lion, garuda, dragon, and the Great Eastern Sun. Read More
Weekly classes @ IMC Newburyport, with Matthew Daniell
| March 22, 2010 | to | March 24, 2010 |
March 22, Monday, 7:00 – 8:45pm: First class of series of six classes on Introduction to Insight Meditation and Loving Kindness.
March 24, Wednesday, 7:00 – 9:00pm: First class of series of six classes on Open Heart/Grounded Presence for continuing students.
Please register by calling 978-499-0325 or email meditate@IMCNewburyport.org
Spring retreats at the Nyingma Institute
| March 26, 2010 | to | June 27, 2010 |
Spring Retreats
Retreats are held either in our city location (Berkeley) or in the coastal mountains (Ratna Ling Retreat Center in Cazadero, California) Read More
Dharma Poetry and Haiku Workshop: Seattle, March 26-27
| March 26, 2010 | to | March 27, 2010 |
With Gary Gach
At Nalanda West, Center for American Buddhism, 3902 Woodland Park Ave, N Seattle. www.nalandawest.org Read More
Sand Mandala Demonstration/Workshop
| March 26, 2010 | to | March 28, 2010 |
With Rapkar Wangchuk
At Karma Triyana Dharmachakra
Rabkar Wangchuk will demonstrate the process of creating a sand mandala, as well as explaining the benefit and basic meaning of it. Read More
Won Institute of Graduate Studies 2010 Forum
| March 28, 2010 | ||
| 9:00 am | to | 5:30 pm |
Roles and Practices in Ordained Buddhist Orders in America
What policies and procedures do Asian Buddhist orders in the US have regarding their clergy in the areas of training, ordination criteria, assigned roles after ordination, compensation and financial status, and marital status? Read More
Insight Meditation retreat on Body Awareness
| March 28, 2010 | ||
| 9:00 am | to | 5:00 pm |
Led by visiting teacher Kate Wheeler. Fee schedule is posted at www.IMCNewburyport.org
Art Studio for Teens at Rubin Museum
| March 29, 2010 | to | April 2, 2010 |
Hands-on art workshop for students in the 8th-12th grade
Plants and Animals of the Himalayas
For more information visit http://www.rmanyc.org/pages/load/120
Gelek Rimpoche: Fearless Compassion
| April 2, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Nalanda West, Center for American Buddhism, is honored to present
Fearless Compassion
Challenging times demand clarity grounded in genuine compassion. Tibetan Buddhist master Gelek Rimpoche will address how to develop genuine and fearless compassion in order to engage our lives more fully and responsibly. Read More
