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Introductory Meditation Class Series
Member Group: Seattle Insight Meditation Society
Starts: Mon, Sep 18th
Region: Seattle, WA
Weekend Retreat w/ Zoketsu Norman Fischer: The Buddha’s Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony
Member Group: Seattle Insight Meditation Society
Starts: Sat, Sep 23rd
Region: Seattle, WA
Spokane UU: Buddhist Meditation
Member Group: Sravasti Abbey
Starts: Mon, Sep 25th
Region: Spokane, WA
Newport, WA: Developing Compassion
Member Group: Sravasti Abbey
Starts: Mon, Sep 25th
Region: Newport, WA
2017 Seattle Walk to Feed the Hungry
Member Group: Carla Prater
Starts: Sat, Sep 30th
Region: Seattle, WA
Buddha of Compassion Fire Ceremony
Member Group: Drukpa Mila Center (Salem)
Starts: Sun, Oct 1st
Region: Oregon City, OR
Sharing the Dharma
Member Group: Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism
Starts: Sun, Oct 1st
Region: Seattle, WA
Spokane UU: Buddhist Meditation
Member Group: Sravasti Abbey
Starts: Mon, Oct 2nd
Region: Spokane, WA
Newport, WA: Developing Compassion
Member Group: Sravasti Abbey
Starts: Mon, Oct 2nd
Region: Newport, WA
The Practice of Mind Training
Member Group: Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism
Starts: Tue, Oct 3rd
Region: Seattle, WA
Insight meditation, also known as mindfulness or vipassana meditation, comes from the Buddhist tradition. It aims to free the mind from the distortions of self-centeredness, negativity, and confusion. Seeing life as a constantly changing process, one begins to accept pleasure and pain, fear and joy, and all aspects of life with increasing balance and equanimity. This balanced awareness, grounded in…
Find out more »Member Group: Seattle Insight Meditation Society
Start: Monday, September 18 @ 7:00 pm
End: Monday, October 23 @ 9:00 pm
Tradition: Vipassana
Teacher: Tuere Sala
Each day of this retreat begins at 9:00am and ends at 4:30pm. Using material from the book of translations of the same title by Bhikku Bodhi (Wisdom Publications), we will explore, for our time and place, the Buddha’s teachings on community, friendship, anger, and right speech. Our goal is to bring the teachings to practical, everyday matters: How do we…
Find out more »Member Group: Seattle Insight Meditation Society
Start: Saturday, September 23 @ 9:00 am
End: Sunday, September 24 @ 4:30 pm
Event Type: Meditation, Retreat
Tradition: Vipassana
Teacher: Zoketsu Norman Fischer
Nuns from Sravasti Abbey offer a weekly meditation and Dharma discussion course drawn from the book, Working with Anger. The course is practical, the group is welcoming, and the discussion is lively. Drop-ins welcomed. Books are available, but not necessary to join in. There is no charge and donations are welcomed.
Find out more »Member Group: Sravasti Abbey
Date: Monday, September 25
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Tradition: Tibetan
Classes on Compassion Come to Newport “Developing a Compassionate Open-Hearted Life” A 4-Week series with Ven. Thubten Semkye and Ven Tenzin Tsepal Buddhist Nuns from Sravasti Abbey Mondays September 11 – October 2, 6:30-8:00 pm Come for one class or come for all. Drop ins welcomed. We hear we should be compassionate people, but we’re not sure what compassion actually…
Find out more »Member Group: Sravasti Abbey
Date: Monday, September 25
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Tradition: Tibetan
Teacher: Ven. Thubten Semkye and Ven. Tenzin Tsepal
Buddhist Global Relief supports projects around the world focussed on feeding the hungry, providing education for young people, enhancing women’s livelihoods, and improving agricultural practices. We will be meeting on Saturday September 30th to learn about recent projects, raise money for BGR, and spread the word about our work.
Find out more »Member Group: Buddhist Global Relief
Date: Saturday, September 30
Time: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Announcing 28 Days of Sacred Ceremony (One Ceremony Each Day, October 1-28, 2017) It is with great joy that the Drukpa Mila Center of Salem, Oregon announces the upcoming 28 Buddha of Compassion Fire Ceremonies. This month-long event will complete the aspiration of Venerable Khenpo Karma Namgyel Rinpoche of Bhutan to offer 108 fire ceremonies in the U.S. and Canada.…
Find out more »Member Group: Drukpa Mila Center (Salem)
Start: Sunday, October 1 @ 10:00 am
End: Saturday, October 28 @ 2:00 pm
We are pleased to announce a very special series of teachings with Her Eminence Dagmo Kusho (Dagmola) Sakya. Dagmola has had many roles throughout her lifetime: wife of our founding Lama, His Holiness Jigdal Dagchen Sakya Dorje Chang, mother, grandmother, and as one of the few female Buddhist lamas she is considered a spiritual mother by students all over the…
Find out more »Member Group: Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhsim
Date: Sunday, October 1
Time: 11:00 am - 11:30 am
Event Type: Talk
Tradition: Tibetan Buddhism
Teacher: H.E. Dagmo Kusho Sakya
Nuns from Sravasti Abbey offer a weekly meditation and Dharma discussion course drawn from the book, Working with Anger. The course is practical, the group is welcoming, and the discussion is lively. Drop-ins welcomed. Books are available, but not necessary to join in. There is no charge and donations are welcomed.
Find out more »Member Group: Sravasti Abbey
Date: Monday, October 2
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Tradition: Tibetan
Classes on Compassion Come to Newport “Developing a Compassionate Open-Hearted Life” A 4-Week series with Ven. Thubten Semkye and Ven Tenzin Tsepal Buddhist Nuns from Sravasti Abbey Mondays September 11 – October 2, 6:30-8:00 pm Come for one class or come for all. Drop ins welcomed. We hear we should be compassionate people, but we’re not sure what compassion actually…
Find out more »Member Group: Sravasti Abbey
Date: Monday, October 2
Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Tradition: Tibetan
Teacher: Ven. Thubten Semkye and Ven. Tenzin Tsepal
Text: The Eight Verses of Mind Training of Kadam Geshé Langri Tangpa The aim of Buddhist practice is to attain perfect enlightenment, Buddhahood. The purpose of Mind Training (Lojong) is to develop Bodhicitta, the Mind intent on attaining Buddhahood for the benefit of others. Without Bodhicitta, Buddhahood is not possible. In this context, there is Ultimate Bodhicitta arising from the…
Find out more »Member Group: Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhsim
Date: Tuesday, October 3
Time: 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Event Type: Talk
Tradition: Tibetan Buddhism
Teacher: Ken Hockett