Beginning July 22, we will host a drop-in meditation on every other Wednesday, from 6:00-7:00 PM. Each session, we will begin with a very brief teaching, followed by approximately 40 minutes of silent meditation. There will be time for questions after, if you wish to learn more about Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, meditation, or the Paramita…
This one-day urban retreat explores what we know about taming and focusing our minds to help us find more peace, whatever our circumstances. Through teachings, discussion, and meditation practice, we’ll explore what Buddhist perspectives can bring to modern life. Emotions are a driving force of human experience, and anxiety is pervasive in our fast-paced lives…
Find calm in an uncalm world – learn Calm-Abiding (Concentration) Meditation in an intensive 5-session course, in-person and online. It is well known that the primary purpose of the Buddha’s teaching is to end suffering and attain the happiness of enlightenment by practicing two forms of meditation: concentration meditation and analytical meditation. The first aims…
Have you wondered about Buddhist philosophy and whether it can help you find more calm and understanding? This course is an opportunity to find out. Buddhist philosophy is a profound system that offers deep insight into ourselves and our experience of the world. Perhaps you have been curious about Buddhist philosophy but haven’t known where…
Both Western Psychology and Buddhist Abhidharma begin with the recognition that all beings suffer. The wish to relieve that suffering is what shapes both traditions. They agree on much — both modern Western psychology and Buddhist philosophy resist the notion of a substantial, fixed self. Both diagnose conditioning as deep and habitual, and both view…
This is the third course of the Deeper Lamrim. The complete Deeper Lamrim sequence is approximately 100 hours, conducted in 5 courses of 10-12 weeks each, over 2-3 years. The complete sequence follows the long version of Lama Samten’s book, The Essence of the Path to Enlightenment. The class will be in person or online, this term…
PREREQUISITE FOR THIS EVENT: DEEPER LAMRIM COURSE (Completed or in Process of Completing) ONLINE FOR US STUDENTS (in-person at the Toronto Centre) Les Kertay (Lobsang Tharchin) will be the guide for this event, which will include meditation and brief teachings about Ngondro practice. As a prerequisite, we ask that you follow the Deeper Lamrim course,…
This is the second course of the Deeper Lamrim. The complete Deeper Lamrim sequence is approximately 100 hours, conducted in 5 courses of 10-12 weeks each, over 2-3 years. The complete sequence follows the long version of Lama Samten’s book, The Essence of the Path to Enlightenment. The class will be in person or online, on…
Find calm in an uncalm world – learn Calm-Abiding (Concentration) Meditation in an intensive 4-week course, in-person and online. It is well known that the primary purpose of the Buddha’s teaching is to end suffering and attain the happiness of enlightenment by practicing two forms of meditation: concentration meditation and analytical meditation. The first aims…
The Opportunity Approximately 2600 years ago, the historical Buddha attained enlightenment, finding after a long search the way to end suffering and find true happiness. From him emanated two strains of teaching, the “method” embodied by the lineage from Maitreya, and the “view,” embodied by the lineage from Manjushri and culminating in the teaching of the…
