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Medicine Buddha Sadhana with Guided Meditation by Venerable Thubten Chodron


Medicine Buddha Sadhana with Guided Meditation by Venerable Thubten Chodron
There will be live webcasts of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s three-day teaching on “Dharmachakra Parivaretan – Sutra on The Four Noble Truths” & “Sutra on Dependent Origination” in the mornings from Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on January 5-7, 2018 at the request of a group of Indians. His Holiness will speak in Tibetan with an…

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama teaching Naropa’s Six Yoga breathing meditation

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.

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″]

Shantideva cites three benefits of pain. First, it is valuable because through sorrow, pride is driven out. No matter how arrogant and condescending we’ve been, great suffering can humble us. The pain of a serious illness or loss of a loved one can be transformative, softening us and making us less self-centered. The second benefit…
“The one time people ask me about ethics is when scandals or controversies happen in Buddhist communities,” says Mingyur Rinpoche. But, as he notes, ethical conduct has always been central to the Buddhist path. Here he explains what it means to live a virtuous life, what a student a should look for in a teacher,…