Calendar of Events & Classes

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Portland | Vision and Possibility
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Vision and Possibility If you check, you’ll see that most of the time we just react to situations as they arise. We may have a plan as regards our career or our relationships, but do we have a game plan with respect to our inner life, our inner experience? If we don’t have a vision of who we wish to be it is very , ...
Portland | The Blissful Path HYT Retreat
4:00 pm - 7:30 pm
The Blissful Path Retreat In this practice-based retreat, we will engage in the self-generation practice of Buddha Vajrayogini in conjunction with the essential daily practice of  “Blissful Path”. The wisdom of the clear light of all Buddhas appears in the form of Venerable Vajrayogini. By relying upon her with deep fa , ...
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Portland | Prayers for World Peace: Deflecting, Defusing and Disposing Anger
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
PRAYERS FOR WORLD PEACE: Deflecting, Defusing and Disposing Anger Sometimes we suppress our anger because we are afraid of the consequences or of the person making us angry. This eventually makes us feel bitter, weak and disempowered. Sometimes we express our anger because we want to hurt or retaliate. This generally l , ...
SE Portland | Meditations for a Happier Life
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Meditations for a Happier Life Buddha taught meditation techniques that help you to develop mental habits of mind that will enable you to feel happier and more peaceful. In this meditation course you will explore practical methods to create more relaxed minds. In this series of classes, through teachings, stories, medi , ...
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Portland | Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog Offering
5:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Please join us for prayers and requests to the wisdom Buddha Je Tsongkhapa combined with offerings to the protector Buddha Dorje Shugden. If you would like to add someone to our prayer list for someone experiencing illness or who recently died, please contact us. , ...
Beaverton | What Goes Around Comes Around: Karma Explained
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
What Goes Around Comes Around: Karma Explained Everyone’s heard of karma, but few people understand what it is and how we can use our understanding of karma to improve our lives, both now and in the future. Join us for this six-week course about what karma is, how it functions, and the important role it plays in our li , ...
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Portland | Becoming a Better Meditator
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Becoming a Better Meditator Every new year brings with it the promise of new possibilities. We set our sights high, committing to big and bold new year’s resolutions. This, we decide, will be the year we finally become the person we always knew we could be. Then January rolls into February and March, and…what happened? , ...
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Portland | Equalizing and Exchanging Self with Others Morning Retreat
9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Equalizing and Exchanging Self with Others Morning Retreat with Susan de la Vergne Together we’ll engage in meditations on equalizing and exchanging self with others, helping us let go of our ordinary minds of self-cherishing and instead increasing our mind of love. , ...
Portland | Melodious Drum
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Extensive Prayers to Dorje Shugden This monthly practice takes place on or close to the 29th of each month, so-called Protector Day, and consists principally of prayers to our Dharma Protector, the Wisdom Buddha Dorje Shugden. A Dharma Protector is an emanation of a Buddha or Bodhisattva whose main functions are to ave , ...
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Salem | The Happiness Tool Kit
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
The Happiness Tool Kit Meditations on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, or “Lamrim” in Tibetan, is a sophisticated, practical presentation of Buddhist teachings, which is designed to help us improve and grow in a deliberate and joyful way. Over 1000 years old it perfectl , ...
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Portland | Foundation Program (Saturdays)
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Saturday Foundation Program With Kadam Heather Book: Universal Compassion Saturdays | 9:00am—11:00am If you are interested in this class, please email [email protected] to learn how to become a Foundation Program member. Universal Compassion is a commentary to a twelfth-century text on training the mind, enti , ...
Salem | Foundation Program
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Salem Saturday Foundation Program With Kadam Heather Book: MEANINGFUL TO BEHOLD Saturdays | 4:00pm—6:00pm If you are interested in this class, please email [email protected] to learn how to become a Foundation Program member. Meaningful to Behold by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Many people have the compassionate , ...
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Portland | Buddha’s Guide to Healthy Relationships
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Buddha’s Guide to Healthy Relationships The key to harmonious relationships comes in understanding the deeper purpose of our relationships. Often we look outside of ourself, to family and friends for love and happiness.  However, Buddha taught that happiness comes within, it comes from the peaceful and positive , ...
Portland | Teacher Training Program
4:30 pm - 8:00 pm
About the Teacher Training Program The Teacher Training Program (TTP) is designed for people who wish to train as authentic Dharma Teachers or simply engage with Buddha’s teachings in the deepest possible manner. In addition to completing the study of fourteen texts of Sutra and Tantra, the student is required to obser , ...
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SE Portland | Meditations for a Happier Life
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Meditations for a Happier Life Buddha taught meditation techniques that help you to develop mental habits of mind that will enable you to feel happier and more peaceful. In this meditation course you will explore practical methods to create more relaxed minds. In this series of classes, through teachings, stories, medi , ...
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Portland | Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog Offering
5:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Please join us for prayers and requests to the wisdom Buddha Je Tsongkhapa combined with offerings to the protector Buddha Dorje Shugden. If you would like to add someone to our prayer list for someone experiencing illness or who recently died, please contact us. , ...
Beaverton | What Goes Around Comes Around: Karma Explained
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
What Goes Around Comes Around: Karma Explained Everyone’s heard of karma, but few people understand what it is and how we can use our understanding of karma to improve our lives, both now and in the future. Join us for this six-week course about what karma is, how it functions, and the important role it plays in our li , ...
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Portland | Understanding Loneliness
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Understanding loneliness and how to let it go from a Buddhist perspective In this series we’ll discover how the perception of ourselves as separate from others is an illusion, for in truth we are all naturally and profoundly interconnected. By learning to understand and feel this connection we’ll reduce our sense of is , ...
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Portland | Foundation Program (Thursdays)
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Thursday Foundation Program with Susan de la Vergne Book: Meaningful to Behold Thursdays | 9:30am-11:30am If you are interested in this class, please email [email protected] to learn how to become a Foundation Program member. Meaningful to Behold by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Many people have the compassionate wis , ...
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Salem | The Happiness Tool Kit
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
The Happiness Tool Kit Meditations on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, or “Lamrim” in Tibetan, is a sophisticated, practical presentation of Buddhist teachings, which is designed to help us improve and grow in a deliberate and joyful way. Over 1000 years old it perfectl , ...
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Portland | Foundation Program (Saturdays)
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Saturday Foundation Program With Kadam Heather Book: Universal Compassion Saturdays | 9:00am—11:00am If you are interested in this class, please email [email protected] to learn how to become a Foundation Program member. Universal Compassion is a commentary to a twelfth-century text on training the mind, enti , ...
Salem | Foundation Program
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Salem Saturday Foundation Program With Kadam Heather Book: MEANINGFUL TO BEHOLD Saturdays | 4:00pm—6:00pm If you are interested in this class, please email [email protected] to learn how to become a Foundation Program member. Meaningful to Behold by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Many people have the compassionate , ...
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Portland | Buddha’s Guide to Healthy Relationships
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Buddha’s Guide to Healthy Relationships The key to harmonious relationships comes in understanding the deeper purpose of our relationships. Often we look outside of ourself, to family and friends for love and happiness.  However, Buddha taught that happiness comes within, it comes from the peaceful and positive , ...
Portland | Teacher Training Program
4:30 pm - 8:00 pm
About the Teacher Training Program The Teacher Training Program (TTP) is designed for people who wish to train as authentic Dharma Teachers or simply engage with Buddha’s teachings in the deepest possible manner. In addition to completing the study of fourteen texts of Sutra and Tantra, the student is required to obser , ...
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Portland | Offering to the Spiritual Guide
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
This is a special practice of relying upon our Spiritual Guide as a Buddha and making praises and requests, but it also contains beautiful essential instructions on all the stages of the path to enlightenment and training the mind, as well as both the generation stage and completion stage of Highest Yoga Tantra. , ...
SE Portland | Improving our relationships
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Improving our relationships In this series of classes, through teachings, stories, meditations and Q&A, Buddhist teacher Kathia will explore Buddha’s techniques through which we can accomplish more peaceful minds. Through applying these joyful methods, we can all begin to have a more delightful and meaningful life. , ...
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Portland | Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog Offering
5:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Please join us for prayers and requests to the wisdom Buddha Je Tsongkhapa combined with offerings to the protector Buddha Dorje Shugden. If you would like to add someone to our prayer list for someone experiencing illness or who recently died, please contact us. , ...
Beaverton | What Goes Around Comes Around: Karma Explained
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
What Goes Around Comes Around: Karma Explained Everyone’s heard of karma, but few people understand what it is and how we can use our understanding of karma to improve our lives, both now and in the future. Join us for this six-week course about what karma is, how it functions, and the important role it plays in our li , ...
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Portland | Understanding Loneliness
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Understanding loneliness and how to let it go from a Buddhist perspective In this series we’ll discover how the perception of ourselves as separate from others is an illusion, for in truth we are all naturally and profoundly interconnected. By learning to understand and feel this connection we’ll reduce our sense of is , ...
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Portland | Foundation Program (Thursdays)
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Thursday Foundation Program with Susan de la Vergne Book: Meaningful to Behold Thursdays | 9:30am-11:30am If you are interested in this class, please email [email protected] to learn how to become a Foundation Program member. Meaningful to Behold by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Many people have the compassionate wis , ...
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Salem | The Happiness Tool Kit
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
The Happiness Tool Kit Meditations on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, or “Lamrim” in Tibetan, is a sophisticated, practical presentation of Buddhist teachings, which is designed to help us improve and grow in a deliberate and joyful way. Over 1000 years old it perfectl , ...
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Portland | Foundation Program (Saturdays)
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Saturday Foundation Program With Kadam Heather Book: Universal Compassion Saturdays | 9:00am—11:00am If you are interested in this class, please email [email protected] to learn how to become a Foundation Program member. Universal Compassion is a commentary to a twelfth-century text on training the mind, enti , ...
Salem | Foundation Program
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Salem Saturday Foundation Program With Kadam Heather Book: MEANINGFUL TO BEHOLD Saturdays | 4:00pm—6:00pm If you are interested in this class, please email [email protected] to learn how to become a Foundation Program member. Meaningful to Behold by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Many people have the compassionate , ...
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Portland | Buddha’s Guide to Healthy Relationships
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Buddha’s Guide to Healthy Relationships The key to harmonious relationships comes in understanding the deeper purpose of our relationships. Often we look outside of ourself, to family and friends for love and happiness.  However, Buddha taught that happiness comes within, it comes from the peaceful and positive , ...
Portland | Teacher Training Program
4:30 pm - 8:00 pm
About the Teacher Training Program The Teacher Training Program (TTP) is designed for people who wish to train as authentic Dharma Teachers or simply engage with Buddha’s teachings in the deepest possible manner. In addition to completing the study of fourteen texts of Sutra and Tantra, the student is required to obser , ...
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Portland | POWA
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Powa Ceremony is a beautiful and powerful ritual practice drawn from the Buddhist tantras which enables us to benefit the deceased by coming together as a group and making prayers and offerings on their behalf. , ...
SE Portland | Improving our relationships
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Improving our relationships In this series of classes, through teachings, stories, meditations and Q&A, Buddhist teacher Kathia will explore Buddha’s techniques through which we can accomplish more peaceful minds. Through applying these joyful methods, we can all begin to have a more delightful and meaningful life. , ...
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Portland | Wishfulfilling Jewel with Tsog Offering
5:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Please join us for prayers and requests to the wisdom Buddha Je Tsongkhapa combined with offerings to the protector Buddha Dorje Shugden. If you would like to add someone to our prayer list for someone experiencing illness or who recently died, please contact us. , ...
Beaverton | What Goes Around Comes Around: Karma Explained
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
What Goes Around Comes Around: Karma Explained Everyone’s heard of karma, but few people understand what it is and how we can use our understanding of karma to improve our lives, both now and in the future. Join us for this six-week course about what karma is, how it functions, and the important role it plays in our li , ...
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Portland | Understanding Loneliness
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Understanding loneliness and how to let it go from a Buddhist perspective In this series we’ll discover how the perception of ourselves as separate from others is an illusion, for in truth we are all naturally and profoundly interconnected. By learning to understand and feel this connection we’ll reduce our sense of is , ...
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Portland | Foundation Program (Thursdays)
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Thursday Foundation Program with Susan de la Vergne Book: Meaningful to Behold Thursdays | 9:30am-11:30am If you are interested in this class, please email [email protected] to learn how to become a Foundation Program member. Meaningful to Behold by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Many people have the compassionate wis , ...
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Salem | The Happiness Tool Kit
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
The Happiness Tool Kit Meditations on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, or “Lamrim” in Tibetan, is a sophisticated, practical presentation of Buddhist teachings, which is designed to help us improve and grow in a deliberate and joyful way. Over 1000 years old it perfectl , ...
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Portland | Foundation Program (Saturdays)
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Saturday Foundation Program With Kadam Heather Book: Universal Compassion Saturdays | 9:00am—11:00am If you are interested in this class, please email [email protected] to learn how to become a Foundation Program member. Universal Compassion is a commentary to a twelfth-century text on training the mind, enti , ...
Portland | Center Cherishing
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Venerable Geshe-la emphasized that when we participate in actions to benefit our Center, we are in fact benefiting all living beings. Through these virtuous actions, we accumulate a vast amount of merit, purify our negativities, and receive profound blessings. We invite you to join us for an afternoon of cherishing our , ...
Salem | Foundation Program
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Salem Saturday Foundation Program With Kadam Heather Book: MEANINGFUL TO BEHOLD Saturdays | 4:00pm—6:00pm If you are interested in this class, please email [email protected] to learn how to become a Foundation Program member. Meaningful to Behold by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Many people have the compassionate , ...
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Portland | Buddha’s Guide to Healthy Relationships
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Buddha’s Guide to Healthy Relationships The key to harmonious relationships comes in understanding the deeper purpose of our relationships. Often we look outside of ourself, to family and friends for love and happiness.  However, Buddha taught that happiness comes within, it comes from the peaceful and positive , ...
Portland | Melodious Drum
4:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Extensive Prayers to Dorje Shugden This monthly practice takes place on or close to the 29th of each month, so-called Protector Day, and consists principally of prayers to our Dharma Protector, the Wisdom Buddha Dorje Shugden. A Dharma Protector is an emanation of a Buddha or Bodhisattva whose main functions are to ave , ...
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SE Portland | Improving our relationships
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Improving our relationships In this series of classes, through teachings, stories, meditations and Q&A, Buddhist teacher Kathia will explore Buddha’s techniques through which we can accomplish more peaceful minds. Through applying these joyful methods, we can all begin to have a more delightful and meaningful life. , ...
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Portland | Offering to the Spiritual Guide
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
This is a special practice of relying upon our Spiritual Guide as a Buddha and making praises and requests, but it also contains beautiful essential instructions on all the stages of the path to enlightenment and training the mind, as well as both the generation stage and completion stage of Highest Yoga Tantra. , ...
Beaverton | What Goes Around Comes Around: Karma Explained
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
What Goes Around Comes Around: Karma Explained Everyone’s heard of karma, but few people understand what it is and how we can use our understanding of karma to improve our lives, both now and in the future. Join us for this six-week course about what karma is, how it functions, and the important role it plays in our li , ...
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Portland | Understanding Loneliness
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Understanding loneliness and how to let it go from a Buddhist perspective In this series we’ll discover how the perception of ourselves as separate from others is an illusion, for in truth we are all naturally and profoundly interconnected. By learning to understand and feel this connection we’ll reduce our sense of is , ...
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Portland | Foundation Program (Thursdays)
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Thursday Foundation Program with Susan de la Vergne Book: Meaningful to Behold Thursdays | 9:30am-11:30am If you are interested in this class, please email [email protected] to learn how to become a Foundation Program member. Meaningful to Behold by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Many people have the compassionate wis , ...
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Portland | Foundation Program (Saturdays)
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Saturday Foundation Program With Kadam Heather Book: Universal Compassion Saturdays | 9:00am—11:00am If you are interested in this class, please email [email protected] to learn how to become a Foundation Program member. Universal Compassion is a commentary to a twelfth-century text on training the mind, enti , ...
Salem | Settling the Mind, Discovering Peace – A Free Public Talk
12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
How can we harness the peace that’s already abiding in our own minds? First, we need to become aware of what’s happening in our mind; for example is it scattered, relaxed or anxious? Then, we need to pacify our distracting thoughts, settle our mind by focusing our attention appropriately. Finally, we can contemplate wi , ...
Salem | Foundation Program
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Salem Saturday Foundation Program With Kadam Heather Book: MEANINGFUL TO BEHOLD Saturdays | 4:00pm—6:00pm If you are interested in this class, please email [email protected] to learn how to become a Foundation Program member. Meaningful to Behold by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Many people have the compassionate , ...

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February 2025

Portland | Foundation Program (Thursdays)

Thursday Foundation Program with Susan de la Vergne Book: Meaningful to Behold Thursdays | 9:30am-11:30am If you are interested in this class, please email [email protected] to learn how to become a Foundation Program member. Meaningful to Behold by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Many people have the compassionate wish to benefit others, but few understand how to […]
Thu Feb 06
9:30 am - 11:30 am
Portland | Mahasiddha Kadampa Buddhist Center
9498 SW Barbur Blvd #101, Portland, OR 97219
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Salem | The Happiness Tool Kit

The Happiness Tool Kit Meditations on the Stages of the Path to Enlightenment The Stages of the Path to Enlightenment, or “Lamrim” in Tibetan, is a sophisticated, practical presentation of Buddhist teachings, which is designed to help us improve and grow in a deliberate and joyful way. Over 1000 years old it perfectly fits within […]
Fri Feb 07
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Woodland Chapel
582 High Street SE, Salem OR 97301
Universal Compassion

Portland | Foundation Program (Saturdays)

Saturday Foundation Program With Kadam Heather Book: Universal Compassion Saturdays | 9:00am—11:00am If you are interested in this class, please email [email protected] to learn how to become a Foundation Program member. Universal Compassion is a commentary to a twelfth-century text on training the mind, entitled Training the Mind in Seven Points, which was composed by […]
Sat Feb 08
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Portland | Mahasiddha Kadampa Buddhist Center
9498 SW Barbur Blvd #101, Portland, OR 97219

Salem | Foundation Program

Salem Saturday Foundation Program With Kadam Heather Book: MEANINGFUL TO BEHOLD Saturdays | 4:00pm—6:00pm If you are interested in this class, please email [email protected] to learn how to become a Foundation Program member. Meaningful to Behold by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso. Many people have the compassionate wish to benefit others, but few understand how to accomplish this […]
Sat Feb 08
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Woodland Chapel
582 High Street SE, Salem OR 97301
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Portland | Buddha’s Guide to Healthy Relationships

Buddha’s Guide to Healthy Relationships The key to harmonious relationships comes in understanding the deeper purpose of our relationships. Often we look outside of ourself, to family and friends for love and happiness.  However, Buddha taught that happiness comes within, it comes from the peaceful and positive minds of love, compassion, kindness, patience, generosity and […]
Sun Feb 09
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Portland | Mahasiddha Kadampa Buddhist Center
9498 SW Barbur Blvd #101, Portland, OR 97219
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Portland | Teacher Training Program

About the Teacher Training Program The Teacher Training Program (TTP) is designed for people who wish to train as authentic Dharma Teachers or simply engage with Buddha’s teachings in the deepest possible manner. In addition to completing the study of fourteen texts of Sutra and Tantra, the student is required to observe certain commitments with […]
Sun Feb 09
4:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Portland | Mahasiddha Kadampa Buddhist Center
9498 SW Barbur Blvd #101, Portland, OR 97219
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SE Portland Branch

@ Yoga Refuge

February 2025
improving-relationships

SE Portland | Improving our relationshipsRepeating EventBeginner

Improving our relationships In this series of classes, through teachings, stories, meditations and Q&A, Buddhist teacher Kathia will explore Buddha’s techniques through which we can accomplish more peaceful minds. Through applying these joyful methods, we can all begin to have a more delightful and meaningful life. Everyone Welcome. No experience necessary. Please join! Febr 10: […]
Mon Feb 10
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Yoga Refuge
7831 SE Stark St Portland, OR 97215
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Beaverton Branch

@ Sage Center for Wholeness and Health
Room 555

February 2025
What Goes Around Comes Around_ Karma Explained

Beaverton | What Goes Around Comes Around: Karma ExplainedRepeating EventBeginner

What Goes Around Comes Around: Karma Explained Everyone’s heard of karma, but few people understand what it is and how we can use our understanding of karma to improve our lives, both now and in the future. Join us for this six-week course about what karma is, how it functions, and the important role it […]
Tue Feb 11
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Park Plaza West - Building 3
10700 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy, Building 3, Suite 555, Beaverton OR, 97005
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Inclement Weather

OUR PUBLIC TALK IS RESCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY JAN 21ST @ 10:30AM​

Due to the snow storm, all of our classes & events will be cancelled.

Please email [email protected] with any questions.