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2016 Past Events

December
Holiday Party
Holiday Party
Potluck & raffle
Saturday, 12/3
5:00pm - 9:00pm

Kshitigarbha
Prayers to Control Earthquakes
Sunday, 12/11
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Holiday Food Drive
Holiday Food Drive
with Second Harvest Food Bank
until end of December

November
Ven. Tenzin Namsel
Everyday Wakefulness
with Ven. Tenzin Namsel
Friday, 11/4
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Ven Jampa Sangmo
Opening the Compassionate Heart: One Breath at a Time
A Half-Day Retreat
with Ven. Jampa Sangmo
Saturday, 11/19
12:00pm - 5:00pm

Golden Light Sutra
Golden Light Sutra Recitation
with Margaret Kim
​Sunday, 11/6
11:15am - 12:30pm

Karuna Cayton
Discovering Buddhism: Samsara and Nirvana
with Karuna Cayton
Tuesdays, 11/1 - 12/13
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Kshitigarbha
Prayers to Control Earthquakes
Sunday, 11/13
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Don Isaacson
Understanding and Contemplating Emptiness
with Don Isaacson
Thursdays, 11/17 - 12/8
7:00pm - 8:30pm

October
Golden Light Sutra
Golden Light Sutra Recitation
with Margaret Kim
​Sunday, 10/2
​11:15am - 12:15pm
Sunday, 11/6
11:15am - 12:30pm

Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
Refuge and Lay Vows
with Geshe Ngawang Dakpa
Sunday, 10/9
10:00am - 12:00pm
​Tse Chen Ling

Ven. Robina Courtin
How to Develop Self-Confidence
with Ven. Robina Courtin
Tuesdays, 10/18, 10/25
7:00pm - 8:30pm

Lama Chopa
Guru Puja
with Ven. Angie Muir
Monday, 10/24
6:30pm - 8:00pm

Ven. Angie Muir
Dharma Talk
with Ven. Angie Muir
Sunday, 10/2
12:30pm - 1:30pm

Vajrasattva
Vajrasattva Tsog
with Ven. Angie Muir
Sunday, 10/9
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Walk to Feed the Hungry
Walk to Feed the Hungry
Saturday, 10/22
11:30am

Kshitigarbha
Prayers to Control Earthquakes
Sunday, 10/30
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Medicine Buddha
Medicine Buddha Puja
with Ven. Angie Muir
Sunday, 10/2
​2:00pm - 3:30pm

Emily Hsu
Farewell Luncheon for Emily Hsu
Sunday, 10/16
1:00pm - 3:00pm

Ven. Thubten Chodron
Finding Happiness through Wisdom
with Ven. Thubten Chodron
Sunday, 10/23
10:00am - 5:00pm

Kanchan Thakar
Wellness Moves Fall Session
with Kanchan Thakar
Wednesdays, 10/5–12/14
(no class on 11/23)
10:30am–11:45am

September
Rob Preece
Exploring the Shadow
with Rob Preece
Monday, 9/5
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Ven. Tenzin Namsel
Working Skillfully with Emotions Through Letting Be
with Ven. Tenzin Namsel
Friday, 9/16
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Lama Chopa
Guru Puja
with Ven. Angie Muir
Sunday, 9/25
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Golden Light Sutra
Golden Light Sutra Recitation
with Margaret Kim
​Sunday, 9/11
11:15am - 12:30pm

Elaine Jackson
Tantric Practice in Tibetan Buddhism
with Elaine Jackson
Saturday, 9/24
12:00pm - 4:00pm

Ven. Tenzin Choesang
Drop-in Meditation
with Ven. Tenzin Choesang
Wednesday, 9/28
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Emily Hsu
Discovering Buddhism: Establishing a Daily Practice
with Emily Hsu
Tuesdays, 9/13 - 10/11
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Ven. Angie Muir
Dharma Talk
with Ven. Angie Muir
Sunday, 9/25
Sunday, 10/2
12:30pm - 1:30pm

August
Chokhor Duchen
Chokhor Duchen
Saturday, 8/6
3:00pm - 6:30pm

Vajrasattva
Vajrasattva Purification Meditation Practice
with Ven. Angie Muir
Tuesday, 8/23
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Ven. Angie Muir
Why and How to Purify
with Ven. Angie Muir
Tuesday, 8/16
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Vajrasattva
Vajrasattva Tsog
with Ven. Angie Muir
Saturday, 8/27
4:00pm - 5:00pm

Medicine Buddha
Medicine Buddha Puja
with Ven. Angie Muir
Sunday, 8/21
​2:00pm - 3:30pm

July
His Holiness the Dalai Lama
His Holiness the Dalai Lama's Birthday
with Ven. Angie Muir
Wednesday, 7/6
5:30pm - 6:30pm

Wheel of Life
Discovering Buddhism: Death and Rebirth
with Emily Hsu
Tuesdays, 7/12 - 8/9
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Kshitigarbha Practice
Kshitigarbha Practice
Mondays
2:00pm–2:45pm

Don Isaacson
The Disadvantages of Attachment
with Don Isaacson
Sunday, 7/10
11:15am - 11:45am

Kshitigarbha
Prayers to Control Earthquakes
Saturday, 7/23
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Kanchan Thakar
Wellness Moves Summer Session
with Kanchan Thakar
Wednesdays, 7/6 - 8/24
10:30am - 11:45am

Ven. Amy Miller
Dealing with Difficult People
with Ven. Amy Miller
Monday, 7/11
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Lama Chopa
Guru Puja
with Ven. Angie Muir
Friday, 7/29
7:00pm - 8:30pm

June
Medicine Buddha
Medicine Buddha Puja
with Emily Hsu
Thursday, 6/2
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Karuna Cayton
Discovering Buddhism: Karma
with Karuna Cayton
Tuesdays, 6/7 - 7/5
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Golden Light Sutra
Golden Light Sutra Recitation
with Margaret Kim
​Sunday, 6/12
11:15am - 12:30pm

Medicine Buddha
Medicine Buddha Healing Puja
with Ven. Angie Muir
Monday, 6/20
7:00pm - 8:15pm

Don Handrick
What's So Bad About Complaining?
with Don Handrick
Friday, 6/3
7:00pm - 9:00pm

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

Medicine Buddha
Medicine Buddha Puja
with Ven. Angie Muir
Sundays
6/26, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
7/3, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
​7/10, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
​7/17, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
​7/24, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
​7/31, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
​8/6, 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Kopan Monastery
Time at Kopan Monastery
Slide Show
with Don Handrick
Friday, 6/3
8:30pm - 9:15pm

Ven Rene Feusi
Intuitive approach to how things exist
with Ven René Feusi
Sunday, 6/19
2:00pm - 6:00pm

Vajrasattva
Heruka Vajrasattva Tsog
with Ven. Angie Muir
Tuesday, 6/28
​Thursday, 7/14
5:30pm - 6:30pm

Kanchan Thakar
Wellness Moves
with Kanchan Thakar
Wednesdays, 6/8 - 6/29
10:30am - 11:45am

May
Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Guru Puja
with Ven Angie Muir
Mondays, 5/2, 5/16, 5/30, 6/13
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Kshitigarbha
Prayers to Control Earthquakes
Sunday, 5/15
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Golden Light Sutra
Golden Light Sutra Recitation
with Margaret Kim
Sunday, 5/29
​Sunday, 6/12
11:15am - 12:30pm

Ven. Tenzin Chogkyi
Cultivating Emotional Balance
with Ven Tenzin Chogkyi
Saturday, 5/7
10:00am - 5:00pm

Saka Dawa Celebration
Saka Dawa Celebration
with Emily Hsu
​Saturday, 5/21

5:30am - 11:30am

Lama Thubten Yeshe
The Three Principal Aspects of the Path
with Lama Yeshe
Tuesday, 5/10
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Don Handrick
Using Work as a Spiritual Path
with Don Handrick
Thursday, 5/26
7:00pm - 9:00pm

April
Vajrasattva
Vajrasattva Purification Practice
with Emily Hsu
Sunday, 4/10
11:15am - 12:45pm

His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Understanding and Contemplating Emptiness
with Emily Hsu
​Thursdays, 4/21 - 6/23
Thursdays, 7/14 - 8/11
​Thursdays, 9/15 - 9/29
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Ping Shuai Gong
Ping Shuai Gong (甩手功​)
with Dr. Angela Wang
Mondays
​3:00pm–4:00pm

Emily Hsu
Discovering Buddhism: Presenting the Path
with Emily Hsu
Tuesdays, 4/12 - 5/24
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Kshitigarbha
Prayers to Control Earthquakes
Saturday, 4/30
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Medicine Buddha
Medicine Buddha Puja
with Emily Hsu
Thursday, 4/21
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Kanchan Thakar
Wellness Moves
with Kanchan Thakar
Wednesdays, 4/13 - 5/18
10:30am - 11:45am

March
Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Long Life Puja for ​Lama Zopa Rinpoche
with Emily Hsu
Saturday, 3/12
5:00pm - 8:00pm

Paul Gilbert
Evolution Brain, Compassionate Mind
with Paul Gilbert and Brooke D. Lavelle Heineberg
Saturday, 3/19
9:30am - 5:00pm

Sharon Allen
Cultivating Equanimity
​Half-Day Retreat
with Sharon Allen
Saturday, 3/26
11:15am - 4:00pm

Golden Light Sutra
Golden Light Sutra Recitation
with Margaret Kim
Sunday, 3/13
11:15am - 12:30pm

Kshitigarbha
Prayers to Control Earthquakes
Sunday, 3/20
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Lama Chopa
Lama Chopa and Tsog
with Emily Hsu
Thursday, 3/3
​Thursday, 3/17
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Medicine Buddha
Medicine Buddha Puja
with Emily Hsu
Thursday, 3/10
Tuesday, 3/22
6:00pm - 7:00pm

February
Golden Light Sutra
Golden Light Sutra Recitation
with Margaret Kim
Sunday, 2/7
11:15am - 12:30pm

Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Lama Chopa and Tsog for ​Lama Zopa Rinpoche
with Emily Hsu
Tue, 2/9, 6 - 7:30pm
Thu, 2/11, 7 - 8:45pm
Tue, 2/16, 6 - 7:30pm

Losar Membership Drive
Losar Membership Drive
Merit Multiplying Days
2/9 - 2/23

Tubten Pende
Madhyamakavatara
Wisdom Chapter
with Tubten Pende
Sundays, 2/21, 3/20, 4/17, 5/15, 6/19, 7/17, 8/21, 9/18, 10/16, 11/20, 12/11
11:15am - 12:45pm

Kanchan Thakar
Wellness Moves
with Kanchan Thakar
Wednesdays, 2/3 - 3/16
Monday, 3/21
10:30am - 11:45am

Lama Chopa
Lama Chopa and Tsog for Losar
with Emily Hsu
Tuesday, 2/9
6:00pm - 7:30pm

Lama Thubten Yeshe
Making the Most of Your Life​
with Lama Yeshe
Tuesday, 2/16
Thursday, 2/18
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Kshitigarbha
Prayers to Control Earthquakes
Saturday, 2/27
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Rob Preece
Mahamudra: Meditation on the Nature of Mind
with Rob Preece
Monday, 2/29
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Medicine Buddha
Medicine Buddha Puja
with Emily Hsu
Sunday, 2/14
11:15am - 12:15pm

Exploring the Mind and its Potential Half Day Retreat
Exploring the Mind and its Potential
A half-day retreat
with Emily Hsu

Saturday, 2/20
10:00am - 2:00pm

Emily Hsu
Discovering Buddhism: How to Meditate​
with Emily Hsu
Tuesdays, 2/23 - 3/29
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Kshitigarbha Practice
Kshitigarbha Practice
Mon, 2 - 2:45pm
Tue, 6 - 7pm
Wed, 5:45 - 6:45pm
Thu, 6 - 7pm
Please check calendar!

January
Vajrasattva
New Year's Vajrasattva Purification
with Emily Hsu
Friday, 1/1
10:00am - 12:30pm

Medicine Buddha
Extensive Medicine Buddha Puja
with Emily Hsu
Saturday, 1/23
2:00pm - 5:00pm

Buddha Shakyamuni
Discovering Buddhism: Mind and its Potential
with Emily Hsu
Tuesdays, 1/12 - 2/9
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Calming and Focusing the Mind
Calming and Focusing the Mind
Shamatha half-day retreat
with Emily Hsu

Saturday, 1/9
12:00pm - 5:00pm

Kanchan Thakar
Wellness Moves
with Kanchan Thakar
Wednesdays, 1/6 - 1/27
10:30am - 11:45am

Kshitigarbha
Prayers to Control Earthquakes
Saturday, 1/16
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Buddhism in a Nutshell
Buddhism in a Nutshell
with Don Isaacson
Mondays, 1/11 - 2/1
7:00pm - 8:30pm

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