Past Events
Teaching with Elizabeth Mattis Namgyel
Sacred World Vajrayana Buddhism introduces us to a sacred world through the rich and magical imagery of deities and mandalas. But until we understand the wisdom behind this imagery it will have no…Read more
The Way to Inner Peace and Contentment
New course starting April 14 Regardless of who we are, the main purpose of our life—you could call it the heart of being human—is to be happy. If we look closely, we can…Read more
Movie Night! Seven Years in Tibet
Seven Years in Tibet is a French 1997 film based on the 1952 book Seven Years in Tibet written by Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer on his experiences in Tibet between 1944 and 1951…Read more
Loving Kindness: Discovering the Love Within
An Evening Workshop Most of us long to be loved and to become more loving; instead we often find ourselves feeling more and more lonely, frustrated and hard-hearted. It is a timeless spiritual…Read more
In the Mirror of Death
An Introduction to the Tibetan Buddhist Understanding of Death and Dying Based on the spiritual classic, “The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying” by Sogyal Rinpoche, this 8-week course guides participants through the…Read more
Movie Night! Milarepa
Friday Feb. 21, 2014 7:00pm “Milarepa” is a compelling tale of greed and vengeance – demons, magic, murder and redemption. It is the story of the man who became Tibet’s greatest mystic. A…Read more
Home Retreat Study Session
On Saturday, Jan 25 there will be a self-facilitated study group session for any Home Retreatants who are interested in continuing our studies together. We plan to meet bi-monthly. The Group will begin with a…Read more
Movie Night!
Un Monje Tranquilo en un Pais Inquieto/A Serene Monk in a Restless Country H.H. The Dalai Lama in Colombia A film by Lina Dorado Friday January 31, 7pm “A Serene Monk in a…Read more
Ground & Path
All the Buddhist teachings are explained in terms of Ground, Path, and Fruition. The ground of Dzogchen is the fundamental, primordial state, our absolute nature, which is already perfect and always present. It…Read more
Movie Night! “The Cup”
While the soccer World Cup is being played in France, two young Tibetan refugees arrive at a monastery/boarding school in exile in India. Its atmosphere of serene contemplation is somewhat disrupted by soccer…Read more