Winter 2018, Volume 31, #4
Letter from Your NW Dharma Association From the depths of the Northwest winter, we’re looking forward to the renewal of spring. The Northwest Dharma Association relies entirely on the generosity of volunteers and members. We recently sent out our winter appeal. If you haven’t renewed your membership, now would be an excellent time. And if you have renewed recently, please…
In November there was rejoicing in the Tibetan Nuns Project’s Seattle office, with the news from India that 10 more Tibetan Buddhist nuns had made history by attaining their geshema degrees. The 10 nuns received their degrees at a Nov. 5 ceremony at Kopan Nunnery in Nepal. Headquartered in India, with the North America office in Seattle, the Tibetan Nuns…
More people serving time in Washington state prisons are practicing the dharma, and doing so more deeply, as a growing number of volunteers offer a widening array of options. The increasing activities include more people taking refuge, more people doing retreat, and more people studying from the growing Buddhist library collections, and with the guidance of visiting Buddhist teachers. These…
I believe that there is something specifically in Buddhist practice for Black Americans. How can there not be? It’s about suffering and the end of suffering. Our particular brand of suffering comes from being born into these black bodies, in a country that was forged, from its birth, in anti-blackness. How have other Black American women found their way to…
Despite the title the new book, “The Compassionate Kitchen: Buddhist Practices for Eating with Mindfulness and Gratitude,” is a dharma book more than a food book. It is based on a series of talks I gave at Sravasti Abbey, a Buddhist monastery in the northeast corner of Washington state, where I serve as abbess. The book describes different ways that…
Two Northwest women are playing a key role in the global empowerment of Buddhist women, by leading the organization that is supporting one of the world’s best-known female Tibetan Buddhist monastics, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo. Dongyu Gatsal Ling Initiatives, Inc., is a U.S. 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization registered in New York, comprised of a volunteer board of directors. Two of these directors…
There will be workshops, Dharma talks, and an activity/art booth for children. Many Buddhist communities in the greater Portland area will be there with a booth offering information on their particular practices and offerings. A very nice way to spend a Saturday afternoon in the park.
A group of Tibetan Buddhist monks will be touring the Pacific Northwest this June creating Sand Mandalas in three locations, including Seattle. This free, unique cultural exhibit is under the sponsorship of the Kilung Foundation, a non-profit in Washington state, along with Pema Kilaya Sangha, based on Whidbey Island. This traditional ritual is a form of meditation practiced by…
This three day retreat is open to everyone. It’s at a lakeside retreat center (Gwinwood Christian Camp & Conference Center) in Lacey, WA. This year it will be led by Khenpo Jampa of Sakya Monastery in Seattle. Loppon Jamyang Tsultrim, founder and director of Nalanda Institute in Olympia, will translate and assist. The retreat theme is “Training the Mind, Changing…
Pema Kilaya Sangha welcomes the public to an Open House for its new temple on south Whidbey Island, June 9 & 10. The sanctuary beautifully combines NW architecture with traditional Tibetan elements, and the sacred space already resonates. Open House activities will take place June 9 from 2 – 4 pm with a welcome talk, light refreshments and temple tours….
This event is restricted to Gen-X Buddhist teachers The 2019 GenX Buddhist Teachers Sangha Conference is is dedicated to fostering communication and collaboration across different traditions of Buddhism. The conference will host teachers representing traditions and lineages across the Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana and Ekayana vehicles. A few of our Goals: To foster collaborative learning, respect and community engagement for the…
A special weekend program with Acharya Fleet Maull Friday 6/14: 7 – 9 pm; Saturday 6/15: 9 am – 5:30 pm; Sunday 6/16: 9 am – 4 pm Discounted Early Bird registration is available until June 1: $135 After June 1: $150. Patron price of $180 supports our Generosity Policy so that all can attend regardless of ability to pay….
Join George Draffan, Damien Abel and Joe Evans for four days of study and meditation on Shantideva’s classic text The Way of the Bodhisattva. We’ll also be teaching and practicing taiji-qigong, a gentle movement and breathing exercise accessible to people in all conditions. One of the great teachers of the way of the bodhisattva, Dza Patrul Rinpoche, spent his life…
Nitartha Summer Institute 2019 “Deepen Your Meditation, Enrich Your view” with Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche and Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen July 5 – August 3, 2019 Deepen Your Meditation, Enrich Your view: A new Unified Program In 2019, study and meditation will be joined at the Summer Institute! All students will receive Mahamudra meditation instruction and a significant portion of each…
This empowerment will be given by His Holiness, the 42nd Sakya Khabgon Trizin, Rinpoche. Chakrasamvara represents supreme bliss; i.e. the realization of our true nature. This highest yoga tantra empowerment is open to all. It can be taken as the doorway to this practice or as a general blessing. There is a preliminary the first day (5:30 – 7:30 PM) and…
Get away. Turn off your phone. Step back into yourself. Our multi-day residential retreats teach you awareness and concentration practices that lead to beneficial outcomes validated by science. Through guided mindfulness meditation, small group discussions, and movement, you will learn how to calm your mind, direct and sustain attention, explore emotions and thoughts, cultivate compassion, and communicate more authentically with…
Pause and share silent meditation with others as a means to set the intention for your work week. Basic instruction is provided.
The Nalanda Institute of Olympia is a Buddhist meditation and study center drawing mainly, but not exclusively from the Tibetan tradition. Teachings at Nalanda emphasize meditation, learning, inner growth, and “non-harming” attitudes and actions. We support all participants in their pursuit of mindful living, meditation practice, and the Buddhist path. We provide a quality meditation space and highly qualified teachers....
Serving Portland OR for more than 20 years, PIMC is an experiment in American Buddhism - dedicated to the liberation from suffering through the teaching of mindfulness practice and the nurturing of mindful community. We are a 501c3 non-profit that welcomes people of all genders, orientations, religions, beliefs, ages, abilities, and racial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds. Founded by Guiding Teacher...
A place for zazen/sitting meditation in the Rinzai tradition, sutra chanting, readings, some practice talks. Please contact us for orientation if needed.
The Lotus Sisters/Lotus Sangha is Seattle’s Buddhist Sangha for Lesbian & Bisexual Women, and Trans, Non-Binary & Gender Non-Conforming People. We sit in the Theravadan tradition, but practitioners of other traditions are welcome. We have sits throughout the month, and hold periodic retreats and days of mindfulness including an annual 5 day residential retreat. Our guiding teacher is Arinna Weisman....
Kathok Centre is a Tibetan Buddhist Centre under the spiritual guidance of V.V. Lingrtul Rinpoche and Tulku Karzang. We hold monthly Guru Yoga Tsok offering practices, Green Tara and Nyundro practices for practicing Buddhists. We also hold Open Meditation a couple of times a month and weekly open times for the general public in Spring and Summer.
Founded in 2008, BGR's mission is to combat chronic hunger and malnutrition. Bearing in mind the Buddha’s statements that “hunger is the worst kind of illness” and “the gift of food is the gift of life,” we sponsor projects that promote hunger relief for poor communities around the world.
Our Mission: To empower people with profound, accessible spiritual practices that support their individual and collective work to become better people and to make a better world. We provide powerfully transformative practices from Tibetan Buddhism, adapted into new forms that can meet the hearts and minds of people from all backgrounds and faiths, so as to help them bring out...
