Date: August 18th (Rain date August 25th) , Time: 1:00-2:30pm , Location: Nichols Arboretum. Learn how to use your senses to deepen your meditation practice. Khenpo Chophel will lead this walk and provide instructions.

Join us June 29th for an workshop at noon with instructions for meditating on Amitabha, the Buddha of Boundless Light. This practice is one of the most important tantric practices done at our center and around the world, and Mahayana Buddhists revere Amitabha for his vow to save all beings.

Tuesday evenings 7:00-8:15pm, June 11, 18 & 25, July 2, 9, 16 & 23, course leader Khenpo Chophel will teach the first 3 stages of Shamatha meditation. Suitable for beginning as well as experienced meditators. Practitioners of other meditation styles can benefit from this course by understanding the nuances of the stages to deepen their practice.

Saturdays from 12:00-1:00pm, on May 25, June 8 & 22, and July 27. course leader Lama Nancy Burks will use The Power of Habit by James Duhigg to compare and contrast with Buddhist approaches to habit change.