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Notes on the Dharma
Member Group: Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism
Starts: Mon, Jan 27th
Region: Seattle, WA
Marici Fellowship Special Speaker Series: What It’s Like to Be Homeless
Member Group: Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism
Starts: Tue, Jan 28th
Region: Seattle, WA
Buddhism Through the Body: Foundations of the Tantrayana Path
Member Group: Nangten Menlang Buddhist Medical Organization
Starts: Wed, Jan 29th
Region: Seattle, WA
Three Day Retreat with Eric Nord, JDPSN
Member Group: Blue Heron Zen Community
Starts: Fri, Jan 31st
Region: Seattle, WA
Refuge Ceremony
Member Group: Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism
Starts: Fri, Jan 31st
Region: Seattle, WA
Manjushri Initiation
Member Group: Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism
Starts: Fri, Jan 31st
Region: Seattle, WA
Weekend of the Wish-Fulfilling Wheel
Member Group: Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism
Starts: Sat, Feb 1st
Region: Seattle, WA
Zen Master Dogen’s “Mountains and Waters Sutra”
Member Group: Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple
Starts: Sun, Feb 2nd
Region: Seattle, WA
Notes on the Dharma
Member Group: Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism
Starts: Mon, Feb 3rd
Region: Seattle, WA
Lucid Dream Yoga: The Path of Awakening Through Sleep and Dream
Member Group: Nalandabodhi
Starts: Fri, Feb 7th
Region: Seattle, WA
A Gift of Dharma to Kublai Khan and its Summary Outline by Chögyal Phakpa We return to Chögyal Phakpa’s A Gift of Dharma with the addition of his Summary Outline. This brief text reveals the deep structure and meaning intended by the author and appears to be a guide for the commentator Shérap Shönnu. With the Summary Outline in hand, we can better understand the arrangement, progression, fine points, and meaning of A Gift of Dharma. About A Gift of Dharma: In 1265, Chögyal Phakpa composed a verse summary on the main points and practice of the Buddha’s Dharma for…
Find out more »Member Group: Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism
Date: Monday, January 27
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Event Type: Class
Tradition: Sakya
Teacher: Jeff Schoening
The Marici Fellowship is helping to shine light on the daily struggles and problems faced in our society today, with the goal of bringing us together, building awareness, dissolving barriers, and finding solutions. All are welcome to join these free events. Tea and snacks will be provided. Please join us as we gain a better understanding of the effect of homelessness on real people.
Find out more »Member Group: Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism
Date: Tuesday, January 28
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Event Type: Talk
Tradition: Sakya
Discover the principles of the Tantrayana Buddhist path and how practices such as Tummo and Tsa Lung reveal the hidden essence of our body, so that we may come to know the true nature of the mind. The Tantrayana path of Buddhism is a very direct, experiential path. It uses the body to transform the mind and realize our Buddha Nature. Recognizing that blockages in the body create suffering and ignorance, it has many powerful methods for creating openness and expanding our consciousness. This presentation will explore the fundamental principles and methods of the “Diamond Path.” Learn how practices like…
Find out more »Member Group: Nangten Menlang Buddhist Medical Organization
Date: Wednesday, January 29
Time: 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Event Type: Talk
Tradition: Tantrayana
Teacher: Farrah Garan, Tulku Lobsang lineage
Retreats offer a rare opportunity to let go of the demands of our busy lives and recognize our inherent compassion and wisdom through dedicated Zen training. Each day includes chanting, sitting and walking meditation, work practice, a private kong-an interview and formal vegetarian meals. Here’s more detailed retreat information and retreat schedule. Members: $30 plus dana* per day, Non-members: $40 plus dana* per day. *dana is a voluntary gratitude to our teacher Please register online by Tuesday, January 28
Find out more »Member Group: Blue Heron Zen Community
Start: Friday, January 31 @ 7:00 am
End: Sunday, February 2 @ 3:00 pm
Event Type: Featured Event, Retreat
Tradition: Zen
Teacher: Eric Nord, JDPSN
Taking refuge is the first step on the Buddhist path to enlightenment. Refuge is a ceremony during which a person formally becomes a Buddhist and receives a Dharma name. This differs from the passive refuge one receives at an initiation. It is strongly recommended that those who are interested in the Refuge Ceremony take the class The Significance of Taking Refuge two weeks before (Sunday, January 19 at 8:30am) and class Life after Refuge two weeks after (Sunday, February 16 at 8:30am). For more information or to sign-up, please call 206-789-2573 or email monastery@sakya.org.
Find out more »Member Group: Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism
Date: Friday, January 31
Time: 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Tradition: Sakya
Teacher: Kyabchok Khondung Avikrita Vajra Rinpoche
Kyabchok Khondung Avikrita Vajra Rinpoche will bestow the initiation of the special Anangavajra Manjughosha practice for developing enlightened wisdom and expanding positive influence. Must be vegetarian for the day. Commitment is to practice Bodhicitta. Simultaneous translation in Mandarin will be available. Proceeds will benefit the new Sakya Jaigon Monastery in India.
Find out more »Member Group: Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism
Date: Friday, January 31
Time: 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Event Type: Other
Tradition: Sakya
Teacher: Kyabchok Khondung Avikrita Vajra Rinpoche
The Wish-Fulfilling Wheel Weekend will be a comprehensive series of teachings, transmissions and a guided group practice focused on White Tara with special dedications for the long life of Dagyum Chenmo (aka Dagmo Kusho). Sat. Feb. 1st 10.30am-12pm: Long Life Chimey Phagmai Nyingtik Empowerment Long Life Guru Yoga Transmission (Must be vegetarian for the day; commitment is to bodhicitta) Kyabchok Khondung Avikrita Vajra Rinpoche will bestow the White Tara empowerment called the “most profound blessing” of Chimey Phagmai Nyingtik, the practice of which will be the focus of the Wish-fulfilling Wheel Weekend. Avikrita Vajra Rinpoche will also impart the transmission…
Find out more »Member Group: Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism
Start: Saturday, February 1 @ 10:30 am
End: Sunday, February 2 @ 2:30 pm
Event Type: Other
Tradition: Sakya
Teacher: Kyabchok Khondung Avikrita Vajra Rinpoche
Jason Wirth is professor of philosophy at Seattle University and an ordained priest in the Soto Zen tradition. His recent books include Mountains, Rivers, and the Great Earth: Reading Gary Snyder and Dogen during the Ecological Crisis (2017) and Nietzsche and Other Buddhas (2019).
Find out more »Member Group: Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple
Date: Sunday, February 2
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Event Type: Featured Event, Talk
A Gift of Dharma to Kublai Khan and its Summary Outline by Chögyal Phakpa We return to Chögyal Phakpa’s A Gift of Dharma with the addition of his Summary Outline. This brief text reveals the deep structure and meaning intended by the author and appears to be a guide for the commentator Shérap Shönnu. With the Summary Outline in hand, we can better understand the arrangement, progression, fine points, and meaning of A Gift of Dharma. About A Gift of Dharma: In 1265, Chögyal Phakpa composed a verse summary on the main points and practice of the Buddha’s Dharma for…
Find out more »Member Group: Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism
Date: Monday, February 3
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Event Type: Class
Tradition: Sakya
Teacher: Jeff Schoening
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 of mind and reality. During this program we’ll explore the science behind lucidity, how to induce lucid dreams, what to do with them, and how to transcend any obstacle. This platform then allows us to explore the other four meditations.…
Find out more »Member Group: Nalandabodhi
Start: Friday, February 7 @ 7:00 pm
End: Sunday, February 9 @ 4:00 pm
Event Type: Featured Event