PARAMITA CENTER SOUTHEAST
Meditation & Buddhist Teaching in the Heart of the South
May all beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering
Spring 2026 Classes!
Deeper Lamrim “Catch Up”
For those who took Introduction to Lamrim and wish to join the Deeper Lamrim sequence in process
Starts February 10
- Tuesdays, 6:30-9:00, February 10-24 and Sunday, March 1, 9:30-1:00
- At Center Space in Chattanooga
- IN-PERSON and ONLINE
- Tuition $65-95
- Scholarships available on request
Losar Dinner with the Sangha!
Share a meal with the Paramita Center Southeast sangha, in celebration of the Tibetan New Year
February 18
- February 18th, 5:30 PM
- Apna Kitchen, 5908 Ringgold Road, Ridgeside
- If you have been part of the Center, are curious about it, or simply wish to celebrate Losar with us, please join us!
- Please register so we know how many will attend. There is no charge oether than to pay for your own meal
Deeper Lamrim Session 2
For those who started with the Tuesday Deeper Lamrim in the Fall, or by arrangement
Starts March 10
- Tuesdays, March 10-May 19, 6:30-8:30 PM
- At Center Space in Chattanooga
- IN-PERSON and ONLINE
- Tuition $110
- Scholarships available on request
Calm Abiding Meditation
Find Calm in an Uncalm World
Learn samatha (calm abiding) meditation in the Tibetan tradition
Starts March 18
- Wednesdays, March 18-May 20, 6:30-8:30 PM
- At Center Space in Chattanooga
- IN-PERSON and ONLINE
- Tuition $115 including text, or $95 if you have the text
- Scholarships available on request
Calm Abiding & Special Insight
A 2-day Urban Retreat
See how Concentration and Analytical Meditation work together
Starts March 21
- Saturday March 21 and Sunday March 22
- At Center Space in Chattanooga
- IN-PERSON and ONLINE
- Tuition $65 before March 1, then $75
- Requires $20 text
- Scholarships available on request
More Workshops & Retreats Coming Soon
THE PARAMITA CENTER SOUTHEAST
Bringing the Paramita Centre teachings to the US
The Paramita Center Southeast is a teaching center for meditation and Tibetan Buddhism. We offer teachings, retreats, initiations, and other activities in the tradition of the Paramita Centers.
We are opening the first US Center and invite everyone interested in studying and practicing Meditation or Buddhism.
Our pages will contain information about meditation, Buddhist philosophy, and upcoming classes and events. Join us as we grow, in anticipation of opening a physical center.
THE PARAMITA CENTER SOUTHEAST
About the Center
Geshe Lobsang Samten
Spiritual Director of the Paramita Centers and ordained monk in the Gelug tradition of Tibetan Buddhism
The Paramita Center Southeast is a US Center affiliated with the Paramita Centres of Québec, Toronto, France, and India. We are a Center in the Tibetan Buddhist Gelug tradition, as founded by the great teacher Je Tsongkhapa and today led by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. We offer meditations, teachings, retreats, initiations, and other activities.
The Centre made its beginnings in Quebec in 2003, founded by Geshe Lobsang Samten. Since then many Centers have been established in Quebec province and in France. The Centre started its activities in Ontario in 2015 and opened a location in Toronto in 2019, welcoming everyone to study and practice Meditation and Buddha’s Teachings in English.
Is the Center only for Buddhists?
No! We teach from the Buddhist perspective and closely follow a true lineage of teachings leading back to Shakyamuni Buddha. However, the teachings are universal and applicable in any context. This is particularly true of classes in meditation, which teach authentic means for calming and training the mind to be able to focus strongly while remaining relaxed.
We are opening the Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, to bring the Paramita Centre teachings to the US. The Center’s spiritual director is Lama Samten, assisted by one of his senior teachers, Tibetan monk Tenzin Gawa (Jason Simard). Lobsang Tharchin (Les Kertay) will teach classes in calm-abiding meditation and will organize other events through the Center.
THE PARAMITA CENTER SOUTHEAST
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