PARAMITA CENTER SOUTHEAST
Meditation & Buddhist Teaching in the Heart of the South
May all beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering
Summer 2026 Classes and Events!
The Conditioned Mind: Buddhist Philosophy & Western Psychology on How We Think, Feel, & Suffer
Exploring the ways in which modern Western psychology and the Buddhist Abhidharma have in common, and where they diverge
June 20 & 21
- In person at the Toronto Centre
- Online from everywhere
- $70 US, $95 CAD
Ngondro Practice
Explanations and practice of the preparatory practices for Vajrayana as taught by the Paramita Centers
June 28
- In person at the Toronto Centre
- Online from everywhere
- $25 US, $30 CAD
- Prerequisite: Deeper Lamrim completed or in process
Saka Dawa
This the fourth lunar month of the Tibetan calendar, when we celebrate the birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of Buddha Shakyamuni
May 17-June 15
Saka Dawa Düchen May 31
May all beings benefit
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Upcoming Events!
Other events scheduled for June in Toronto, Fall US class postings 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
