January Retreat Month

January 6-15Ā Guided Lamrim Retreat

January 11 Dissolving the Duality of Self and Other

January 17-20 Advice from Atisha's Heart

January 21-23 Heart Jewel Retreat

January 25-30 Yoga of Buddha Heruka Retreat

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Letting Go of Perfect

In this class we will look at how to let go of perfectionismĀ  and nourish positive attitudes of self-acceptanceĀ instead. We'll learn to be more skillfulĀ and gentle with ourselves, develop realĀ confidence,Ā andĀ theĀ strength to progress towards becoming the person we wish to be.

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Life is Like a Dream - Sunday Morning Meditation Class Series

Join us in the new year series where we dive into Buddhist teachings about the nature of reality and how that can help us relate to life in a calm and happy way.

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Monday Evening ClassThursday Evening Meditation Class
Sunday Morning Meditation ClassMeditaciĆ³n en EspaƱol Domingo

Meditation Changes Everything

So much of the stress and tension we normally experience comes from our mind, and many of the problems we experience, including ill health, are caused or aggravated by this stress. Just by doing breathing meditation for ten or fifteen minutes each day, we will be able to reduce this stress.

We will experience a calm, spacious feeling in the mind, and many of our usual problems will fall away. Difficult situations will become easier to deal with, we will naturally feel warm and well disposed towards other people, and our relationships with others will gradually improve.

We should train in this preliminary meditation until we gain some experience of it. However, if we want to attain permanent, unchanging inner peace, and if we want to become completely free from problems and suffering, we need to advance beyond simple breathing meditation to more practical forms of meditation, such as the cycle of twenty-one Lamrim meditations explained in

The New Meditation Handbook

by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso