PARAMITA CENTER SOUTHEAST
Buddhist Teaching & Events in the US
May all beings be free from suffering and the causes of suffering
Updates!
All events for the visit of Geshe Lobsang Samten, joined by Buddhist monk Tenzin Gawa (Jason Simard), are set for May 15-19, 2024! Get your tickets for these special sessions!
Details, with links to registration at this button:
The Paramita Center Southeast is currently planning for classes and meditation events beginning this summer. Watch this space for details or sign up for updates!
THE PARAMITA CENTER SOUTHEAST
Bringing the Paramita Centre teachings to the US
The Paramita Center Southeast is a teaching center for Tibetan Buddhism. We offer meditations, 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.
Pardon the dust as we build our presence – our pages will contain information about meditation, Buddhist philosophy, and upcoming classes and events.
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 is directed by Lama Samten and 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
Meet the teachers of the Paramita Center
Online and in-person class schedule.
Lama Samten will be in Tennessee May 15-20, 2024 for classes and teachings explaining meditation, Buddhist philosophy, and the Paramita Centers. Details are available here.
Classes in meditation will be scheduled in Chattanooga and online beginning in 2024.
In the meantime, please see the online classes available at the Paramita Centre of Toronto and Ontario.
Please be sure to sign up for information about upcoming events, including local classes and Lama Samten’s visit!
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