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July 2018
Rainy Season Retreat “Dathün” (Pali:Vassa)
Led by Buddhist Instructors under Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche and Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. We are very happy to be hosting the second annual…
Find out more »September 2018
Nrupen Madhvani – INSIGHT 6 – Photography Workshop
“We do not see things as they are. We see things the way we are.” -Talmud- Join us for four days and…
Find out more »Bettina Sharada Bäumer – A Retreat-Seminar on the Netra Tantra
The Netra Tantra, “Tantra of the Third Eye (of Shiva)”, also called Mṛtyujit, “Conquerer of Death”, is one of the fundamental scriptures…
Find out more »October 2018
Geshe Dorji Damdul – Rice Seedling Sutra (Skt. Śalistambasūtra)
Teachings will commence from 7th Oct late afternoon (4pm) and conclude on 15th Oct evening.
Find out more »Shri Suresh Vyas – Know Your Music – Appreciation of Hindustani Classical Music
On 19th October, 2018 (celebrated as the festival of dessara) Shri Suresh Vyas will give a concert at Deer Park. This…
Find out more »Ngondro Gar Retreat – Khenpo Sonam Phuntsok, Melitis Kwong, and others
"...Ngondro is the foundation of all Vajrayana practice and therefore even more important than the so-called main practice” -…
Find out more »November 2018
Partho – Education of a New Consciousness “Deer Park Shiksha Retreat”
Deer Park in its journey of “reviving ancient Indian wisdom traditions” is hosting another Shiksha dialogue. This "arya bhumi" has nurtured lotuses…
Find out more »Siddhartha Festival and Dzongsar Institute “Monlam” – Deer Park, Vana Foundation and others
Details will be announced later in the year.
Find out more »Ven. Sudhammacara – “Anapana Satti” Meditation Retreat
Details will be announced later in the year.
Find out more »December 2018
Mingyur Rinpoche – “Essence of Buddhist Meditation” – A Talk
This will be an afternoon session at Deer Park on the 26th of December, 2018 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Mingyur…
Find out more »February 2019
Upadhyaya Elaine Yuen – Shambhala Art Workshop
Day 1: Coming to Your Senses Day 2: Sign and Symbol Shambhala Art is activity that springs from the meditative state of…
Find out more »Upadhyaya Elaine Yuen – Hearing the Cries of the World: Buddhist Chaplaincy in the 21st Century
Our contemporary times allow suffering to be more evident than ever. At this time, we might ask how Buddhist perspectives may provide…
Find out more »Bhante Vimalaramsi – “Metta” (Loving Kindness) and “Vipassana” (Insight) Retreat
The Buddha taught an 'easy to understand' practice that was comfortable, light and fun to learn. It leads you down the…
Find out more »March 2019
Janet Thomas – Memoir and Meaning – A Writing Workshop
In this age of sound-byte disposable reality, our stories matter more than ever. When we write, we remember. When we remember, we…
Find out more »Janet Thomas – Nature, Nurture, and the Writing Body – A Writing Workshop
Connection to nature is connection to nurture. It is also a connection to life--inside and out. In this writing time together we…
Find out more »Bryan Mulvihill – Sacred Calligraphy Workshop: Traditions, History and Techniques
This workshop by Bryan Mulvihill who has for over 50 years practiced calligraphic arts, having studied under many `Living Treasure’ masters…
Find out more »Janet Thomas – Travel Writing–On the Road and Off – A Writing Workshop
When we reclaim our lives in writing, we make clear who we are, what we mean, where we come from, how we…
Find out more »Ven. Sumati (Kabir Saxena) – As Long as Space Endures…The Path of the Warrior
As Long as Space Endures… The Path of the Sad and Gentle Warrior in a Compromised World. We live in the…
Find out more »Janet Thomas – Travel Memoir – A Writing Workshop
This Travel Memoir workshop focuses on using travel as a theme for memoir writing. Diane Barker, an accomplished photographer who has traveled…
Find out more »April 2019
Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo – Advice Given To Lhawang Tashi by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye
"All of saṃsāra and nirvāṇa are your own mind; They don’t arise from anything else in the slightest. Everything, such as joy…
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