Featured Programs

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Dharma Talks by Khenpo Chophel 🎥

1st & 3rd Saturdays, 12:00-1:00pm

Twice a month Khenpo Chophel teaches or leads a group discussion on a wide range of topics where our Buddhist tradition addresses problems we face in our daily lives.

• 1/18: The Power of Motivation
• 2/1: Open discussion

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Spring Meditation Retreat

Featured, Secular

April 18-20th at Triple Crane Retreat Center

Peace can only come from within, and this weekend will provide tools for maintaining your equilibrium and skillfully handling confusing emotions when the ocean of life tosses you off balance. This is a secular retreat taught by a Buddhist monk.

Regular Programs

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Befriending Your Inner Critic: The Science of Self-Talk

Secular

Second Saturday of the month, 12:00-1:00pm
Ends 2/8/25

This experiential workshop led by Lama Nancy Burks focuses on understanding our own unhealthy patterns of self-criticism and learning practical techniques for lessening their negative impact. Based on The Self-Talk Workout by Rachel Turow, we’ll practice “taming our inner critic” in a supportive group situation.

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Meditation on Compassion 🎥

Every Saturday, 10:30-11:30 am

Developing compassion is the current focus of our weekly open meditations. In combination teaching/practice sessions, Khenpo Chophel is teaching Lojong, or mind training—techniques which aim to open our hearts and nurture genuine care for all beings, including ourselves!

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Monthly Prayers & Feast Offering

Last Saturday of the Month, 12:00-1:00pm

Join us on the last Saturday of each month at Noon as we worship and provide a feast offering to all! During our prayers, we meditate on the enlightened qualities we need in our lives and strive to take on those qualities for the benefit of all beings.

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Self-Compassion Workshop

Secular

Second Saturday of the month, 12:00-1:00pm
Begins 3/15/25
This experiential workshop led by Lama Nancy Burks focuses on increasing our awareness of our own unhealthy patterns of relating to ourselves.

Calendar

Below you can find our calendar of upcoming events. We broadcast all our teachings and meditation instructions on Zoom. 🎥

Please note: we do not offer Zoom for certain events like our sadhana chanting practices or group discussion.

	January 2025
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3 Office Hours (11am-5pm) Office Hours (11am-5pm) January 3, 2025 Karuna Buddhist Center, Upper Room, 423 S 4th Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA Khenpo will be available for in person interviews on Fridays 11:00am to 5:00pm. Please contact him or the secretary ([email protected]) to schedule. All are welcome to attend! See more details Morning Puja: 11:00am Morning Puja: 11:00am January 3, 2025 11:00 am - 12:30 pm This morning puja alternates weekly between Amitabha and Green Tara pujas. See more details Mahakala Puja: 3:30pm Mahakala Puja: 3:30pm January 3, 2025 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm The purpose of these prayers to the protectors of our lineage is to reduce obstacles to our center as well as its members. If you aren't a Mahakala practitioner, you can do your own practice like ngöndro (Vajrayana preliminaries), mantra, or meditation during this time. See more details • • •	4 Meditation Workshop: 10:30am 🎥 Meditation Workshop: 10:30am 🎥 January 4, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am Morning meditation includes Khenpo Chophel's instruction on tonglen (sending and taking) meditation and experiential practice. See more details Dharma Talk: Noon 🎥 Dharma Talk: Noon 🎥 January 4, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Open Discussion—bring your questions! Twice a month Khenpo Chophel teaches or leads a group discussion on a wide range of topics where our Buddhist tradition addresses problems we face in our daily lives. See more details • •	5
6	7	8	9	10 Office Hours (11am-5pm) Office Hours (11am-5pm) January 10, 2025 Karuna Buddhist Center, Upper Room, 423 S 4th Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA Khenpo will be available for in person interviews on Fridays 11:00am to 5:00pm. Please contact him or the secretary ([email protected]) to schedule. All are welcome to attend! See more details Morning Puja: 11:00am Morning Puja: 11:00am January 10, 2025 11:00 am - 12:30 pm This morning puja alternates weekly between Amitabha and Green Tara pujas. See more details Mahakala Puja: 3:30pm Mahakala Puja: 3:30pm January 10, 2025 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm The purpose of these prayers to the protectors of our lineage is to reduce obstacles to our center as well as its members. If you aren't a Mahakala practitioner, you can do your own practice like ngöndro (Vajrayana preliminaries), mantra, or meditation during this time. See more details • • •	11 Meditation Workshop: 10:30am 🎥 Meditation Workshop: 10:30am 🎥 January 11, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am Morning meditation includes Khenpo Chophel's instruction on tonglen (sending and taking) meditation and experiential practice. See more details Befriending Your Inner Critic: The Science of Self-Talk: Noon Befriending Your Inner Critic: The Science of Self-Talk: Noon January 11, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm This experiential workshop led by Lama Nancy Burks will focus on understanding our own unhealthy patterns of self-criticism and learning practical techniques for lessening their negative impact. Based on the book The Self-Talk Workout: Six Science-Backed Strategies to Dissolve Self-Criticism and Transform the Voice in Your Head by Rachel Turow, PhD (Shambhala, 2022), we’ll practice “taming our inner critic” in a supportive group situation. See more details • •	12
13	14	15	16	17 Office Hours (11am-5pm) Office Hours (11am-5pm) January 17, 2025 Karuna Buddhist Center, Upper Room, 423 S 4th Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA Khenpo will be available for in person interviews on Fridays 11:00am to 5:00pm. Please contact him or the secretary ([email protected]) to schedule. All are welcome to attend! See more details Morning Puja: 11:00am Morning Puja: 11:00am January 17, 2025 11:00 am - 12:30 pm This morning puja alternates weekly between Amitabha and Green Tara pujas. See more details Mahakala Puja: 3:30pm Mahakala Puja: 3:30pm January 17, 2025 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm The purpose of these prayers to the protectors of our lineage is to reduce obstacles to our center as well as its members. If you aren't a Mahakala practitioner, you can do your own practice like ngöndro (Vajrayana preliminaries), mantra, or meditation during this time. See more details • • •	18 Meditation Workshop: 10:30am 🎥 Meditation Workshop: 10:30am 🎥 January 18, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am Morning meditation includes Khenpo Chophel's instruction on tonglen (sending and taking) meditation and experiential practice. See more details Dharma Talk: Noon 🎥 Dharma Talk: Noon 🎥 January 18, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm The Power of Motivation Twice a month Khenpo Chophel teaches or leads a group discussion on a wide range of topics where our Buddhist tradition addresses problems we face in our daily lives. See more details • •	19
20	21	22	23	24 Office Hours (11am-5pm) Office Hours (11am-5pm) January 24, 2025 Karuna Buddhist Center, Upper Room, 423 S 4th Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA Khenpo will be available for in person interviews on Fridays 11:00am to 5:00pm. Please contact him or the secretary ([email protected]) to schedule. All are welcome to attend! See more details Morning Puja: 11:00am Morning Puja: 11:00am January 24, 2025 11:00 am - 12:30 pm This morning puja alternates weekly between Amitabha and Green Tara pujas. See more details Mahakala Puja: 3:30pm Mahakala Puja: 3:30pm January 24, 2025 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm The purpose of these prayers to the protectors of our lineage is to reduce obstacles to our center as well as its members. If you aren't a Mahakala practitioner, you can do your own practice like ngöndro (Vajrayana preliminaries), mantra, or meditation during this time. See more details • • •	25 Meditation Workshop: 10:30am 🎥 Meditation Workshop: 10:30am 🎥 January 25, 2025 10:30 am - 11:30 am Morning meditation includes Khenpo Chophel's instruction on tonglen (sending and taking) meditation and experiential practice. See more details Monthly Feast Offering: Noon Monthly Feast Offering: Noon January 25, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Join us on the fourth Saturday at Noon as we worship and provide a feast offering to all our students and members! At a feast offering, or tsok, we meditate on enlightened qualities we need in our lives, give food offerings to them, and take on those qualities for the benefit of all beings. Our center offers a worship rotation that we announce in our newsletters. See more details • •	26
27	28	29 Lunar New Year (but not Losar) Lunar New Year (but not Losar) January 29, 2025 See more details •	30	31 Office Hours (11am-5pm) Office Hours (11am-5pm) January 31, 2025 Karuna Buddhist Center, Upper Room, 423 S 4th Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA Khenpo will be available for in person interviews on Fridays 11:00am to 5:00pm. Please contact him or the secretary ([email protected]) to schedule. All are welcome to attend! See more details Morning Puja: 11:00am Morning Puja: 11:00am January 31, 2025 11:00 am - 12:30 pm This morning puja alternates weekly between Amitabha and Green Tara pujas. See more details Mahakala Puja: 3:30pm Mahakala Puja: 3:30pm January 31, 2025 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm The purpose of these prayers to the protectors of our lineage is to reduce obstacles to our center as well as its members. If you aren't a Mahakala practitioner, you can do your own practice like ngöndro (Vajrayana preliminaries), mantra, or meditation during this time. See more details • • •

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