Year at a glance

The Universe in the Palm of Your Hands

Buddha explained that the universe is merely a projection of our own mind. A mandala is a universe that appears to a completely pure mind. By meditating on these visualizations we purify our own experience and create the potential to experience these worlds in the future. By mentally ofering the mandala to our Spiritual Guide, we accumulate immeasurable amounts of good fortune and positive energy.

There will be three or four sessions of this practice in each day of the retreat. Feel free to stop by for as many sessions as you wish.

Teens Meditation Class

Are you a happy teenager? Pressures with schoolwork, relationships, making new friends, dealing with your parents, thinking about your future — it can all feel very overwhelming at times. Really all you want is just to be happy and have a good time.

Meditation is a very effective method for calming the mind and reducing stress to make you feel at ease. With a calm and clear mind, you have the clarity and inner strength that you need to deal with life’s problems and come out ahead. In this series of meditation classes especially designed for teens, you will learn the basics of how to start a meditation practice, receive helpful advice on how to keep a happy mind in your daily life, and make new friends with the same interests.

Each class consists of guided meditations, a short talk and an opportunity for discussion and questions. Recommended for ages 13-18, but all are welcome.

These classes are free!

Spring Fair & Open House

Food For Thought - Meditation & Dinner

Join us for a brief teaching and meditation, followed by a meal with like-minded friends. A wonderful way to spend an evening. Everyone welcome.

Seeing Beyond Suffering Empowerment Weekend

Wisdom is like eyes that help us see the solutions to all our problems. It is like a teacher that is always with us. It is like a protector that prevents us from making wrong decisions in life. Buddha Manjushri is the embodiment of great wisdom.

In this empowerment, we will hear profound teachings, make a special connection with Buddha Manjushri, and receive a powerful blessing to help awaken our inner wisdom. Through connecting with our inner wisdom, our mind becomes balanced, we fnd inner peace and become a better person for the beneft of ourself and society. Everyone is welcome to attend, regardless of previous experience.

Wheel of Life Day Course

Kelsang Chokyan will be leading a day workshop on one of the most inspiring drawings ever made – the Wheel of Life – a picture Buddha drew that encapsulates all his teachings in a single image. The image reveals all our different problems, where they really come from and how we can solve them. As Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso writes in Joyful Path of Good Fortune: “Even if we contemplate deeply the most sublime paintings and works of art we cannot gain benefits that compare with the benefits of contemplating and meditating on the Wheel of Life because this diagram reveals the complete path to liberation and full enlightenment.”