Please note: we do not offer Zoom for certain events like our sadhana chanting practices or group discussion.
December 13, 2024
Office Hours (11am-5pm)
December 13, 2024 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!
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.
Befriending Your Inner Critic: The Science of Self-Talk
December 14, 202412:00 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.
Office Hours (11am-5pm) December 6, 2024 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!
Mahakala Puja: 3:30pm December 6, 20243:30 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.
Office Hours (11am-5pm) December 13, 2024 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!
Mahakala Puja: 4:00pm December 13, 20244:00 pm - 5:00 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.
Befriending Your Inner Critic: The Science of Self-Talk
Befriending Your Inner Critic: The Science of Self-Talk December 14, 202412:00 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.
Office Hours (11am-5pm) December 20, 2024 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!
Mahakala Puja: 4:00pm December 20, 20244:00 pm - 5:00 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.
Office Hours (11am-5pm) December 27, 2024 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!
Mahakala Puja: 4:00pm December 27, 20244:00 pm - 5:00 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.
Monthly Feast Offering December 28, 202412:00 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.