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Roots of Buddhism Class
Member Group: Puget Sound Zen Center
Starts: Mon, Sep 10th
Region: Vashon WA,
Teachings with Geshe Dadul Namgyal
Member Group: Sravasti Abbey
Starts: Fri, Sep 21st
Region: Newport, WA
Lama Yeshe Gyamtso – Creation and Completion: The Two Stages of Vajrayana Practice
Member Group: Palchen Study Group Seattle
Starts: Sat, Sep 22nd
Region: Seattle, WA
All Day Meditation Retreat
Member Group: PT Sangha
Starts: Sat, Sep 22nd
Region: Port Townsend, WA
1st Online Chö Retreat: Transmission, Commentary & Practice Featuring Aryadeva’s “Esoteric Instructions”
Member Group: Dakinis Whisper
Starts: Sat, Sep 22nd
Region: ,
Weekend Retreat w/ Zogetsu Norman Fischer
Member Group: Seattle Insight Meditation Society
Starts: Sat, Sep 22nd
Region: Seattle, WA
Tools for Spiritual Wellness
Member Group: Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple
Starts: Sat, Sep 22nd
Region: Seattle, WA
A NIGHT OF CHÖ HEALING: Chö Ritual of the Whispered from the Mount of Bliss “Dedicating One’s Illusory Body as a Feast Offering”
Member Group: Dakinis Whisper
Starts: Sat, Sep 22nd
Region: ,
Harvest of Peace
Member Group: Portland Shambhala Meditation Center
Starts: Sun, Sep 23rd
Region: Portland, OR, WA
Spiritual Art Drawing with Lama Migmar
Member Group: Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism
Starts: Sun, Sep 23rd
Region: Seattle, WA
September 10 – October 8, Havurah Five Monday evenings from 7-9pm. September 10, 17, 24, October 1, 8. Teacher: Koshin Cain Class is limited to 20 participants, Please register early. $150 non-members, $125 members In the class we’ll study 16 ancient Buddhist texts. I hope by the end of the series you will have An appreciation for what the Buddha himself taught, and what concepts and…
Find out more »Member Group: Puget Sound Zen Center
Start: Monday, September 10 @ 7:00 pm
End: Monday, October 8 @ 7:00 pm
Event Type: Class
Tradition: Rinzai Zen
Teacher: Koshin Chris Cain
Geshe Dadul Teaches Buddhist Philosophy We are happy that Geshe Dadul Namgyal will return to teach! Everyone interested in Buddhist philosophy is welcome to join us. Geshe Dadul’s teaching style in lively and interactive and his English is superb. Intellectually challenging, his courses never fail to broaden our minds, deepen our understanding, and be thoroughly enjoyable. Geshe la is still pondering…
Find out more »Member Group: Sravasti Abbey
Start: Friday, September 21 @ 3:00 pm
End: Tuesday, September 25 @ 2:00 pm
Tradition: Tibetan
Teacher: Geshe Dadul Namgyal
Fundamental to vajrayana practices are the creation and completion meditation practices. Creation stage practices utilize visualizing oneself as the buddha or enlightened beings as a way to weaken our habitual perception of ourselves and our environment. Completion stage practices reveals oneself to their ultimate nature of mind. Location: Phinney Center / Room 6 6532 Phinney Ave. N. Seattle, WA 98103…
Find out more »Member Group: Palchen Study Group Seattle
Start: Saturday, September 22
End: Sunday, September 23
Event Type: Featured Event, Meditation, Talk
Tradition: Barway Dorje Lineage
Teacher: Lama Yeshe Gyamtso
The title of the retreat is Forgetting and Remembering: Reflections on the Path of Awakening. Buddhist teacher Keri Pederson provided the following thoughts: “Many of us start out on the spiritual path with a sense of coming home to something essential, or reconnecting with what deeply matters. And yet, the pull of habitual tendencies of mind often erodes our ability…
Find out more »Member Group: PT Sangha
Date: Saturday, September 22
Event Type: Retreat
Tradition: Vipassana
Teacher: Keri Pederson
features the sole Indian source of Chö – Aryadeva’s “Esoteric Instructions”. The transmission and commentary are interwoven with actual Chö practice, meditation and movement in order to integrate Chö Mahamudra with the body and mind-stream. The schedule is arranged to accommodate as much as possible, different time zones.
Find out more »Member Group: Dakinis Whisper
Start: Saturday, September 22 @ 6:00 am
End: Sunday, September 23 @ 4:00 pm
Event Type: Retreat
Tradition: Tibetan Buddhism
Teacher: Choying Khandro
Zoketsu Norman Fischer is a Zen priest and abbot, a husband, father, and a poet, a teacher with wide-ranging interests and passions. Norman retired as abbot of the San Francisco Zen Center in 2000. He continues his involvement with the Center as a senior dharma teacher. In 2000 he founded the Everyday Zen Foundation, a network of Zen (and other)…
Find out more »Member Group: Seattle Insight Meditation Society
Start: Saturday, September 22 @ 9:00 am
End: Sunday, September 23 @ 4:30 pm
Event Type: Retreat
Tradition: Vipassana
Teacher: Norman Fischer
Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple and Women’s Association invite you to Tools for Spiritual Wellness, our 6th annual conference, a day to gain understanding of the connection between Buddhism and women’s everyday lives – through listening to professionals in psychology and Buddhism and engaging in supplemental activities. Saturday, September 22, 2018 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple, 1417…
Find out more »Member Group: Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple
Date: Saturday, September 22
Time: 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Event Type: Featured Event
Tradition: True Pure Land
Teacher: Master Shinran
Chö is an ancient Buddhist ritual known for its power to alleviate physical, emotional, and mental illness and impediments and obstacles to spiritual growth and ultimately to cut through the root cause of all destructive emotions and suffering. Simply lie down, relax, and rest, allowing your own healing power which inherently resides within you to unfold. Open to everyone, including…
Find out more »Member Group: Dakinis Whisper
Date: Saturday, September 22
Time: 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Event Type: Featured Event
Tradition: Tibetan Buddhism
Teacher: Choying Khandro
All are welcome! Attend part or all of the day. Please join use for our annual celebration of community and the changing of the season at the time of the Fall Equinox. On this day, we gather for practice, feasting and good company. This is also the start of our annual fundraising drive in support of all of the offerings at…
Find out more »Member Group: Portland Shambhala Meditation Center
Date: Sunday, September 23
Time: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Event Type: Other
Sakya Monastery resident artist Lama Migmar will explain the correct measurements, colors and techniques for drawing Buddhas in the Tibetan Thangka tradition, and explain the qualities of the colors. Bring a notebook so you can take notes. Translator: Rigdzin Tingkhye Date: September 23 Time: 1:30 pm Location: Shrine Room Suggested Donation: $20 Members, $30 Non-Members Prerequisite: None
Find out more »Member Group: Sakya Monastery of Tibetan Buddhism
Date: Sunday, September 23
Time: 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Tradition: Tibetan Buddhism
Teacher: Lama Migmar