Buddhist Studies
What the Buddha Taught: Reinventing the Wheel - Understanding Karma, Interdepence and Auspicious Coincidence
with Shastri David Stone & Shastri Marita McLaughlin
August 24th
Are we trapped in our “karma”? Is there “free will”? What is “good karma”, what is “bad karma”? Can I change my karma? How does meditation fit in? What does karma really mean anyway? Continue »
"What the Buddha Taught" Study Group -- WEST LOOP (Sun)
September 8th—November 3rd
Join your neighbors for an in-depth exploration of the early teachings of the Buddha, focusing on the central Buddhist concept of interdependence - how karma works. Continue »
The Compassionate Path of Embracing Vulnerability and Disappointment
with Acharya Melissa Moore
October 18th
This evening will experientially explore the potency of working with difficult emotions. How are we protecting our mind? How do we hold to the seed syllable of sanity we all innately possess? Continue »
Discovering the Potency of the Heart: An Introduction to Karuna Training
with Acharya Melissa Moore & Miriam Hall
October 19th
Karuna Training is a mindfulness and compassion-based training program that offers participants both ancient and modern methods,
tools, and practices for communicating genuinely and skillfully with others. Continue »
Exploring the Sadhana of Mahamudra
with Shastri Deborah Zarate
October 26th—October 27th
In this Buddhist program we will delve into teachings of The Sadhana of Mahamudra, a terma teaching of Trungpa Rinpoche. We will get a feeling for the structure of the sadhana and work with themes within it. This program introduces an important part of Continue »
