This is mostly a personal retreat in a container of group support and one teaching from Khenpo Chophel. The center can accommodate up to 10 people and meals are not provided but we may use the onsite kitchen to prep our own meals.
Mark your calendar! On Saturday, February 10, 2024, from noon-2pm, we are inviting everyone to join us in welcoming the Lunar New Year at the Karuna Buddhist Center. Our center, located at 423 S. 4th Ave. in downtown Ann Arbor, is a peaceful sanctuary amid the bustle of daily life. This Lunar New Year, we have much to celebrate: Our spiritual teacher, Ven. Khenpo Tshering Chophel, moved to Ann Arbor permanently in 2023 to serve as full-time [...]
Lojong, or “Mind Training,” is a Buddhist system of powerful, sometimes paradoxical, methods through which we can transform anger, attachment and confusion into compassion, generosity and wisdom—the qualities of an enlightened mind. Centuries old, it is nonetheless easy to apply to the daily situations of our modern lives, and is highly suitable as a secular path for those interested in bringing greater meaning and happiness to their lives and relationships. The course will be taught twice a [...]
Lojong, or “Mind Training,” is a Buddhist system of powerful, sometimes paradoxical, methods through which we can transform anger, attachment and confusion into compassion, generosity and wisdom—the qualities of an enlightened mind. Centuries old, it is nonetheless easy to apply to the daily situations of our modern lives, and is highly suitable as a secular path for those interested in bringing greater meaning and happiness to their lives and relationships. The course will be taught twice a [...]
Lojong, or “Mind Training,” is a Buddhist system of powerful, sometimes paradoxical, methods through which we can transform anger, attachment and confusion into compassion, generosity and wisdom—the qualities of an enlightened mind. Centuries old, it is nonetheless easy to apply to the daily situations of our modern lives, and is highly suitable as a secular path for those interested in bringing greater meaning and happiness to their lives and relationships. The course will be taught twice a [...]
Lojong, or “Mind Training,” is a Buddhist system of powerful, sometimes paradoxical, methods through which we can transform anger, attachment and confusion into compassion, generosity and wisdom—the qualities of an enlightened mind. Centuries old, it is nonetheless easy to apply to the daily situations of our modern lives, and is highly suitable as a secular path for those interested in bringing greater meaning and happiness to their lives and relationships. The course will be taught twice a [...]
Karuna Buddhist Center will celebrate Saga Dawa Duchen (also known as Vesak) on Friday May 24th this year. It is one of the holiest days of the Buddhist calendar, commemorating the Buddha's birth, enlightenment, and death. This entire lunar month, known as Saga Dawa, is considered an auspicious time to practice the dharma and abstain from negativities, and the "Duchen" or "Great Occasion" occurs on the Full Moon day of the month. This year, Karuna will start [...]
Meditation is fundamental to any spiritual path, and calm-abiding meditation (shamatha) is elementary for all Buddhist paths. Focused on the first three of nine stages, this program teaches new meditators the fundamentals: how to focus their mind on a single object, what we mean by attention and awareness in meditation, and how to troubleshoot distraction and dullness when we meditate. Students will have access to Karuna Buddhist Center's diverse community of experienced meditators, trained Buddhist teachers, and [...]
Buddhism is concerned with the habits that drive many of our actions, and how we can improve our lives by understanding and changing them. Many of these methods have much in common with secular approaches even when framed somewhat differently, and you don't have to be a Buddhist to apply many of these "skillful means." This 7-session workshop will help participants identify habits that are troublesome, learn more about universal laws of habit change, and develop their [...]
