The 3 Yanas Sunday Service includes short practices of sitting meditation, compassion meditation (mind training or lojong), and mantra/visualization, along with short teachings and discussion. Instructions will be given, and each week will be different. Appropriate for all levels of practitioner.
Join us for a silent sitting meditation every Wednesday at 7:00, followed by a discussion. Basic meditation instruction can be provided upon request. There is no cost; donations are welcome.
Refuge Recovery is a Buddhist-oriented path to recovery from addictions, based on the belief that all individuals have the power and potential to free themselves from the suffering caused by addiction. This is a process that cultivates a path to freedom based on awakening, clear seeing, understanding, and non-harming. Everyone is welcome at these drop-in […]
On the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month we chant the Chenrezig and Amitabha Sadhanas (on the second Sunday we also read the English translation). This practice includes meditation, chanting and mantra recitation. Texts are provided and everyone is welcome. Please see our weekly schedule for more information. Free; donations are gratefully accepted.
Join us for a silent sitting meditation every Wednesday at 7:00, followed by a discussion. Basic meditation instruction can be provided upon request. There is no cost; donations are welcome.
The practice of Tsok or feast offering is a very powerful method for accumulating merit and wisdom and involves mentally offering food to all beings as vast as the sky--including ourselves. It will be integrated into our regular practice of the protectress Green Tara, which starts at 11am. After a brief break, we will bless […]
Green Tara is a protectress who embodies compassion. By visualizing her and chanting her praises and mantra, we can clear away obstacles and develop our own enlightened qualities. This practice is chanted in Tibetan. Free, donations accepted.
Lama Nancy will teach how to make two kinds of tormas--edible and decorative. Tormas are traditional Tibetan sculpted offerings of various shapes and sizes. The tormas we make today will be offered at the Green Tara Tsok practice on Sunday, 10/21. No experience necessary. Free, donations graciously accepted.
The Sacred Sound Bath is part meditative experience, part healing therapy, and part immersive listening experience: beautiful, relaxing, and uplifting! $20 suggested donation at the door -- 50% of proceeds go to the Food Gatherers Charity. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Join us for a silent sitting meditation every Wednesday at 7:00, followed by a discussion. Basic meditation instruction can be provided upon request. There is no cost; donations are welcome.