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1 event,Begin a new year with four sessions of meditation on the Great Mother, Prajnaparamita. Prajnaparamita means the Perfection of Wisdom, and she is called the Great Mother because from the wisdom of emptiness, all Buddhas are born. By engaging in sincere prayers to her we can develop and increase our wisdom, reduce our ignorance, and […]
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A Brief Teaching on Transference of Consciousness with Prayers Through practicing transference of consciousness — known as ‘powa’ — with faith, compassion, and concentration we can transfer the consciousness of those recently deceased to a higher rebirth or to the Pure Land of a Buddha. The Powa Ceremony can be done either by a group […] |
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A Brief Teaching on the Practice of Prostrations to the 35 Confession Buddhas Our Resident Teacher, Keli Vaughan will give a brief introduction to the meaning of this practice. We will then engage in The Mahayana Sutra of the Three Superior Heaps as a group. Prayers are in English and we have copies of the […] |
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Lamrim meditations train our mind in the stages of the path to enlightenment. With concentration we become more familiar with each stage – from the recognition of the preciousness of this human life, to understanding the true nature of reality, and all stages in between. To provide an introduction to Saturday’s 4-session retreat, our Resident […]
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Lamrim meditations train our mind in the stages of the path to enlightenment. With concentration we become more familiar with each stage – from the recognition of the preciousness of this human life, to understanding the true nature of reality, and all stages in between. Each session will include preparatory prayers and will include a 30-minute Lamrim meditation guided by […]
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Peace Is Possible is our Ten-Teens group. Please contact us for information about registering your child. :) |
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Please Join us for Transference of Consciousness prayers for the peaceful transition of all the people and animals who died in the local mudslide. Everyone Welcome. (The regular Wednesday night series of introductory meditation classes will begin next week, January 24.) |
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In this introduction to the practice of retreat we will review setting retreat boundaries and the levels of concentration we can accomplish through continual familiarity with one meditation object. During the silent retreat that follows, the center will be open for intermediate meditators who wish to deepen their practice of concentration in four sessions. Silence […]
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1 event,The center will be open for intermediate meditators who wish to deepen their practice of concentration in four sessions. Silence will be observed within the center during retreat. Each session will begin with the preparatory practices of prayers, up to visualizing receiving blessings from Buddha Shakyamuni and all the Enlightened Beings. The remainder of the […] |
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Developing tranquil abiding on the nature of the mind. To introduce this 4-session retreat, our Resident Teacher, Keli Vaughan, will give some encouragement and explanation of meditating on the clarity of the mind from The Oral Instructions of the Mahamudra. Meditation on our root mind is particularly powerful in overcoming distracting thoughts – the main […]
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Developing tranquil abiding on the nature of the mind according to The Oral Instructions of the Mahamudra. Meditation on our root mind is particularly powerful in overcoming distracting thoughts – the main obstacle to concentration – and in ripening the realization of clear light. Session 1 — 10:30-11:45am Session 2 — 1:45-3:00pm* Session 3 — […]
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