Past Events 2014

2014 Past Events

December

Prayers to Control Earthquakes
Saturday, 12/6
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Holiday Party
Potluck, raffle, movie
Saturday, 12/13
6:00pm - 9:00pm

Medicine Buddha Puja
with Emily Hsu
Sunday, 12/7
11:15am - 12:15pm

Lama Tsongkhapa Day Celebration
with Emily Hsu
Tuesday, 12/16
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Reflections on the Lamas
with Karuna Cayton and Jon Landaw
Tuesdays, 12/2 - 12/9
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Shamatha and Loving-Kindness Meditation Morning
with Emily Hsu
Sunday, 12/28
10:00am - 1:00pm

November

Lama Chopa and Tsog
with Emily Hsu
Sunday, 11/2
11:15am - 12:30pm

Mindful Eating: Tasting Joy in the Present Moment
A Half-Day Retreat
with Ven Jampa
Saturday, 11/22
11:30am - 4:30pm

Nature of the Mind
with Glen Svensson
Friday, 11/14
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturday, 11/15
10:00am - 5:00pm

Medicine Buddha Puja
with Emily Hsu
Sunday, 11/23
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Prayers to Control Earthquakes
Sunday, 11/16
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Thanksgiving Meditation
Open House
Thursday - Saturday
11/27 - 11/29
9:00am - 5:00pm

October

Prayers to Control Earthquakes
Sunday, 10/12
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Workday at the Center
Saturday, 10/25
9:00am - 5:00pm

Vajrasattva Purification Practice
with Emily Hsu
Sunday, 10/19
11:15am - 12:30pm

Discovering Buddhism: Refuge in the Three Jewels
with Emily Hsu
Tuesdays, 10/21 - 11/18
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Fundraiser: Work a Day for the Center
“Let us thrive, not just survive.”
10/1-10/25

Wellness Moves — Fall Session
with Kanchan Thakar
Wednesdays, 10/29 - 12/17
10:00am - 11:15am

September

Medicine Buddha Puja
with Emily Hsu
Sunday, 9/14
1:00pm - 2:00pm

Discovering Buddhism: Establishing a Daily Practice
with Emily Hsu
Tuesdays, 9/9 - 10/7
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Key to the Middle Way
with Tubten Pende
Sundays, 9/14, 10/12, 11/9, 1/11, 2/8, 3/8, 4/12
11:15am - 12:45pm

Prayers to Control Earthquakes
Sunday, 9/21
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Mindfulness Skills for Stress Reduction
with Sharon Allen
Saturdays, 9/6 - 10/18
2:30pm - 4:00pm

Experiencing the Lamrim
with Emily Hsu
Thursdays, 9/11 - 4/23
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Sitting Buddha in Nha Trang, (C) Kedar Misani

Finding Happiness and Joy: One Breath at a Time
A Half-Day Retreat
with Ven Jampa
Saturday, 9/27
12:00pm - 4:30pm

Wellness Moves
with Kanchan Thakar
Wednesdays, 9/3 - 9/24
10:00am - 11:15am

August

Prayers to Control Earthquakes
Sunday, 8/24
2:00pm - 3:00pm
at Land of Medicine Buddha

Working with Difficult Emotions
with Karuna Cayton
Mondays, 8/4 - 8/25
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Buddhism Made Easy
A Practical Introduction
with Jon Landaw
Sundays, 8/31, 9/21, 10/26, 11/23
11:15am - 12:45pm

July

Compassion Day
Sunday, 7/6
10:00am - 12:15pm

Vajrasattva Purification Practice
with Emily Hsu
Sunday, 7/20
11:15am - 12:30pm

What would Buddha think?
with Ven Drimay
Tuesdays, 7/29 - 8/12
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Prayers to Control Earthquakes
Sunday, 7/13
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Discovering Buddhism:
Death and Rebirth
with Emily Hsu
Tuesdays, 7/1 - 7/22
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Integrative Movement
with Kanchan Thakar
Wednesdays, 7/9 - 8/27
10:00am - 11:15am

Finding Happiness and Joy: One Breath at a Time
A Half-Day Retreat
with Ven Jampa
Saturday, 7/19
12:00pm - 4:30pm

The Buddha preached His first sermon to the five monks at the Deer Park in Varanasi.

Chokhor Duchen
Festival of Turning the Wheel of Dharma
International Sangha Day
Thursday, 7/31

June

Heart Sutra
with Jangtse Choje Lobsang Tenzin Rinpoche
Tuesday, 6/10
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Basic Program:
Wisdom Chapter of Shantideva
with Emily Hsu
Thursdays, 6/12 - 7/17
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Meditating on the Lamrim - Practice Day
with Emily Hsu
Sunday, 6/22
11:15am - 2:30pm

Discovering Buddhism:
Presenting the Path
with Emily Hsu
Tuesdays, 5/20 - 6/24
7:00pm - 9:00pm

In Appreciation for Gay Bachmann
Sunday, 6/22
2:30pm – 3:30pm

Prayers to Control Earthquakes
Sunday, 6/22
3:30pm - 4:30pm

May

The Three Principal Aspects of the Path
with Geshe Dakpa
Saturday, 5/24, 7/26, 8/2
3:00pm - 5:00pm

What does it mean to practice dharma? Part Two
with Jon Landaw
Sunday, 5/4
11:15am - 12:45pm

Chittamani Tara Puja
with Sera Lachi monks
(monks from Sera May and Sera Jay in India)
Tuesday, 5/13
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Vajrasattva Purification Practice
with Emily Hsu
Sunday, 5/18
11:15am - 12:30pm

Prayers to Control Earthquakes
Sunday, 5/18
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Finding Happiness and Joy - Half Day Retreat
with Ven Jampa
Saturday, 5/17
12:00pm - 4:30pm

Neuroscience and Dharma: Training the Habitual Reptile Mind
with Amy Barton-Cayton
Thursday, 5/8
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Movie Night: Kundun
Tuesday, 5/6
7:00pm - 9:30pm

Restorative Yoga Class
with Kanchan Thakar
Friday, 5/9
6:30pm - 7:45pm

April

Restorative Yoga Class
with Kanchan Thakar
Tuesday, 4/8
6:00pm - 6:45pm

Discovering Buddhism:
How to Meditate
with Emily Hsu
Tuesdays, 4/1 - 4/29
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Medicine Buddha Puja
with Emily Hsu
Sunday, 4/27
11:15am - 12:30pm

Prayers to Control Earthquakes
Sunday, 4/13
3:00pm - 4:00pm

March

What does it mean to practice dharma?
with Jon Landaw
Sunday, 3/23
11:15am - 12:45pm

Lama Chopa and Tsog
with Emily Hsu
Sunday, 3/2
11:15am - 12:30pm

Vajrasattva Purification Practice
with Emily Hsu
Sunday, 3/16
11:15am - 12:45pm

Membership Drive
Merit Multiplying Days
3/2 - 3/16

Complimentary Integrative Movement Class
with Kanchan Thakar
Sunday, 3/9
9:00am - 9:45am

February

Discovering Buddhism:
All About Karma
with Emily Hsu
Tuesdays, 2/18 - 3/18
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Creating a Happy Mind
with Ven Jampa
Saturday, 2/15
12:00pm - 4:30pm

Buddhism in a Nutshell
with Ven Jampa
Mondays, 2/17 - 3/10
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Arya Sanghata Sutra Recitation
with Emily Hsu
Sunday, 2/16
11:15am - 12:15pm

January

Basic Program:
Wisdom Chapter of Shantideva
with Emily Hsu
Thursdays, 1/9 - 5/1
7:00pm - 9:00pm

The Thirty-Seven Practices of Bodhisattvas
with Tubten Pende
Sundays, 1/12, 2/9, 3/9, 4/13, 5/11, 6/8, 7/13, 8/10
11:15am - 12:45pm

Cittamani Tara Study and Practice Group
with Chuck Walbridge
Sundays, 1/26, 2/9, 3/16, 4/27, 6/1, 6/29, 9/28, 11/2, 12/7, 1/11
1:30pm - 3:30pm