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We are thrilled to once again host the monks of Gaden Shartse Monastery. This is the monastery that our spiritual director, John (Chophel) Bruna, received his ordination from. They are here through the weekend. For details, click here. Here are some photos from last night’s teaching [cycloneslider id=”bodhicitta-teaching-gaden-2017″]
We are happy to announce that, in addition to our regular programs, the Way of Compassion Dharma Center is now open to the public every Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM. Please feel free to come by and use our community space for meditation, personal dharma practice, reflection, and study.
The Way of Compassion Dharma Center is happy to announce a series of Friday evening film nights hosted at the Third Street Center in Carbondale. Join us for an evening of community, friendship, and thought-provoking entertainment every Friday this summer. This Friday, June 30th, there will be a special screening of the new Dalai Lama…
The Way Of Compassion Dharma Center was honored to host Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi this past Saturday, June 10th. Over seventy people gathered at the Third Street Center in Carbondale for two teaching sessions on Bodhicitta, also known as Great Compassion. Venerable Tenzin based the talk on the text, Vast As The Heavens, Deep As The…
We are honored to be able to once again host the Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi for a day of teaching on bodhicitta this coming Saturday, June 10th. For more information and to register for this extraordinary event please click here.
Even though we may know how important meditation is, many of us either struggle with maintaining a meditation practice or don’t even know where to begin to start one. Seeing this, John has created a 28 day meditation course to allow anyone, whether they are a complete beginner or an experienced meditator trying to be more…
We are honored to be able to host the Venerable Thubten Semkye from Sravasti Abbey for a series of teachings on the Six Paramitas. Venerable will be here July 13-15. We will be posting more details soon. To learn more about Venerable, click here – Ven. Thubten Semkye.
“True compassion brings with it the dispelling of internal tensions, a state of calmness and serenity.” – 14th Dalai Lama Join us for day of meditation and Dharma practice focused on cultivating compassion for ourselves and others. Bodhicitta (Great Compassion) is foundational to Mahayana Buddhist teachings. Though these teachings are Buddhist, they contain universal truths and…
Just a quick announcement. Since we will be away at our annual retreat, there will not be a Chenrezig practice or book study on Saturday April 1st. There will be morning meditation from 8 am to 9 am. Our dear friend Pat has offered to come in and facilitate the meditation. Remember we are in…
Commentary on “The Foundation of All Good Qualities” By Khunu Lama Rinpoche Boudhanath, Nepal, 1975 The great bodhisattva Khunu Lama Rinpoche gave this teaching to the monks and nuns of the International Mahayana Institute at Boudhanath, Nepal, 14 February 1975. Translated by Lama Zopa Rinpoche and edited by Nicholas Ribush. This teaching was published in…
