Summer 2019, Volume 32, #1
Over the past several months, the Northwest Dharma Association team has been convening a series of community roundtables. We met with a wonderful cross-section of people and heard about what matters most to them. We’re pleased to report a growing sense of collaboration and mutual support, among many different Buddhist and Buddhist-inspired communities. These include practitioners and teachers bringing mindfulness…
Reflecting growing awareness of the need for the diversity and inclusion in the dharma, a friend and I developed a series of workshops called “Power, Privilege & Difference: How Buddhist Practice is the Work of Social Restoration.” Most recently in April I led one of these workshops at the Portland Shambhala Center, and Through July, August and September I will…
On an unusually hot day for the Pacific Northwest, some 40 Buddhist teachers converged on Clatskanie, Oregon, to attend the 2019 GenX Buddhist Teachers’ Sangha Gathering (GBTS). The June 12-to-16 gathering of GenX Buddhist leaders from North America and beyond was hosted by Great Vow Zen Monastery. In the rare company of other dharma teachers, of similar age and experience,…
A distinctive new feature of the renovated Seattle Asian Art Museum will be a small gallery designed to invite Buddhist contemplation and meditation. The gallery, set off from the main visitor pathway, will exhibit only four Buddhist works of art, one on each wall, to allow for more empty space than the other galleries. The sparse art installation in the…
Tibetan Buddhists came from around the world for the May 30 to June 3 consecration of the new Phagtsok Gendun Choling Temple on Whidbey Island, Washington. Supporters of Tibetan Lama Kilung Rinpoche funded construction of the wooden 5,000-square-foot temple, to support his teaching program in the West. Whidbey Island is in the Salish Sea, part of which is called Puget…
Join Dr. Claudelle Glasgow and Dr. Shanté Smalls for this day and a half long workshop and meditation practice wherein we will examine patterns related to protection, power, and privilege that come up in our contemplative and other communities. The weekend workshop will focus on body awareness practices, meditation practices that foster awareness of the safety of self, other and…
Neuroscience, Buddhism and Psychology in conversation Christof Koch Maxine Anderson Karl Brunnhölzl This will be our fifth in a series of conversations representing these three views, where we have explored and learned that natural science’s objective knowledge and the subjective understanding of inner science are not mutually exclusive.
Following on from the open practice space exploring the Protector Principle on December 13th and 14th, Dr. Claudelle Glasgow and Dr. Shanté Smalls will hold a space of sanctuary for BIPoC for a day of discovering the ways the healing process can bring joy, liberation, and celebration through various contemplative activities. Attendance on the 13th and 14th is not required for attendance of this…
How can I free myself of anger, anxiety, and distraction? How do I decide what’s worth pursuing? How can frustrations be turned into opportunities? When we dispel the confusion of false impressions, we discover the real priorities in our life. We can take responsibility for what belongs to us, and stop worrying about the rest. Join us for a weekend…
A weekend with Andrew Holecek Discover the remarkable world of nocturnal meditation, where a wealth of wisdom awaits you every night. Lucid dreaming is the first of five nocturnal practices, which include liminal dreaming, dream yoga, sleep yoga, and bardo yoga. These meditations offer boundless potential for psychological and spiritual growth, and provide a unique opportunity to explore the nature…
Currently I am the military leader of this military members only Buddhist religious group. I shall be learning, promoting, representing, and sharing our Buddhism ways of simple life to nonBuddhists with interests in learning and finding about the Buddha teachings and simple meditations to help with their everyday life sufferings and coping skills. I really hope with the help of...
The Tibetan Nuns Project provides education and humanitarian aid to refugee nuns from Tibet and to nuns from the Himalayan regions of India. It is a registered charity founded in 1987 and supports over 700 Tibetan Buddhist nuns and 7 nunneries in India. Donations help provide facilities and programs to educate, empower, and improve the status of ordained Tibetan women.
Chenrezik Deity practice group (Kagu lineage sadhana). Practice in Bodhicitta, kindness and compassion, calm abiding meditation When: Wednesdays at 11am Where: Unity Spiritual Enrichment Center
The People of Color and Allies Sangha (POCAS) is a Buddhist inspired, peer led mindfulness group. It meets weekly on Thursday Nights for a sit and Dharma discussion. All People of Color interested in meditation and Buddhism are invited to attend. Allies must be sponsored by a person of color and current member that can vouch for their level of...
Founded by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Nitartha Institute provides systematic and in-depth study of the central teachings of Buddhism as a method to understand reality and our own mind. It is a unique opportunity where you can take exploring your inner wisdom and awakening your heart to a new level! Nitartha Institute upholds the importance of non-sectarianism and appreciation of the...
We are a small Zen temple in Grays Harbor, on the Washington coast. Please see our website for details.
Meditate with a committed group of volunteers and inmates, and support the Shelton Correctional Facility group members in meditation and developing mindful living. Orientation and training is offered to new volunteers. The Path of Freedom program, developed by Fleet Maull and Kate Crisp, is a powerful program for transformation. Information on the Prison Dharma Network and the Prison Mindfulness Institute, PMI, can...
