Monday Night Mediation and Discussion
Our Monday night meditation is followed by a discussion, where every question is welcome and each person in the room is a valued voice. It's an opportunity for beginners and…
Learning to Do a Full Mediation Session – with Traditional Prayers
NOTE: This class meets three consecutive Wednesdays - Jan 12, 19 and 26th from 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Pacific Time. You'll register just one time. The ticket includes all…
Monday Night Mediation and Discussion
Our Monday night meditation is followed by a discussion, where every question is welcome and each person in the room is a valued voice. It's an opportunity for beginners and…
Monday Night Mediation and Discussion
Our Monday night meditation is followed by a discussion, where every question is welcome and each person in the room is a valued voice. It's an opportunity for beginners and…
Monday Night Mediation and Discussion
Our Monday night meditation is followed by a discussion, where every question is welcome and each person in the room is a valued voice. It's an opportunity for beginners and…
When Bad News Is Good News: Nurturing The Heart Of Fearlessness
Great Vow Zen Monastery 79640 Quincy Mayger Road, Clatskanie, ORThe mind states of fear, anger, and negativity are pervasive in difficult times. In this retreat, following the practice-heart of Machig Labdron, the great female yogini of Tibet, we’ll learn a handful of precise and memorable instructions for fearlessness in the worst of times.
This weekend retreat will be held in the delightful natural environment of Great Vow Zen monastery, in Clatskanie, Oregon, or join us by Zoom.
Monday Night Mediation and Discussion
Our Monday night meditation is followed by a discussion, where every question is welcome and each person in the room is a valued voice. It's an opportunity for beginners and…
Monday Night Mediation and Discussion
Our Monday night meditation is followed by a discussion, where every question is welcome and each person in the room is a valued voice. It's an opportunity for beginners and…
Intro To Tibetan Buddhism
This course continues our look at the development of the Tibetan tradition, examining how Buddhism initially rooted in India eventually migrated to Tibet and elsewhere. We’ll look at the development…
Monday Night Mediation and Discussion
Our Monday night meditation is followed by a discussion, where every question is welcome and each person in the room is a valued voice. It's an opportunity for beginners and…
Monday Night Mediation and Discussion
Our Monday night meditation is followed by a discussion, where every question is welcome and each person in the room is a valued voice. It's an opportunity for beginners and…
Learning to Give it All – Making the 8 Auspicious Offerings
Learn to make the most basic of altar offerings in a short practice ritual that increases generosity, discipline and good fortune. Anyone can do this beautiful practice. It's especially good for those who can't meditate, and for children. With this knowledge and skill, you can begin to learn to be an altar keeper at Dekeling.
Monday Night Mediation and Discussion
Our Monday night meditation is followed by a discussion, where every question is welcome and each person in the room is a valued voice. It's an opportunity for beginners and…
Monday Night Mediation and Discussion
Our Monday night meditation is followed by a discussion, where every question is welcome and each person in the room is a valued voice. It's an opportunity for beginners and…
Monday Night Mediation and Discussion
Our Monday night meditation is followed by a discussion, where every question is welcome and each person in the room is a valued voice. It's an opportunity for beginners and…
Monday Night Mediation and Discussion
Our Monday night meditation is followed by a discussion, where every question is welcome and each person in the room is a valued voice. It's an opportunity for beginners and…
Monday Night Mediation and Discussion
Our Monday night meditation is followed by a discussion, where every question is welcome and each person in the room is a valued voice. It's an opportunity for beginners and…
Tonglen 2-hour Practice Retreat
Tonglen is one of the "mind training" or "heart training" techniques from Tibetan Buddhism that reverse your ordinary habit of selectively seeking happiness and pleasure for yourself and those close…
Tonglen Two Hour Practice Retreat – Zoom
Attend this tonglen practice session on a Saturday morning and still have the weekend open for time with friends and family.
Monday Night Mediation and Discussion
Our Monday night meditation is followed by a discussion, where every question is welcome and each person in the room is a valued voice. It's an opportunity for beginners and…
The Structure of a Sadhana
A sadhana is a liturgical text that forms the basis of many of the daily practices done in Tibetan Buddhism. The sadhana is a kind of ritualized mediation, practiced in…
Monday Night Mediation and Discussion
Our Monday night meditation is followed by a discussion, where every question is welcome and each person in the room is a valued voice. It's an opportunity for beginners and…
Preparing to Take the Vow of Refuge
Themselves captives in the prison of samsara, Whom can even the greatest worldly ones protect? Therefore, seek refuge in that which does not deceive—The Three Jewels— This is the practice…
Earth Day Garden Party & Potluck Lunch
Dekeling Vicarage 916 NE Highland Street, PortlandJoin us for an Earth Day celebration of gardening and lunch!!
The Aspirations for Mahamudra: the Path in a Prayer – Part II (continuation of the series)
A class series on one of the most beautiful and profound liturgies in the Kagyu tradition.
Monday Night Mediation and Discussion
Our Monday night meditation is followed by a discussion, where every question is welcome and each person in the room is a valued voice. It's an opportunity for beginners and…
Green Tara Series: Getting to Know Green Tara through Mantra
In our year-long exploration of the practice of Green Tara, we will explore many aspects of the practice. One of these ways is through the use of mantra. The word…
Shamatha Practice: Review of Methods for Daily Practice
All students at Dekeling can take instruction in shamatha (calm abiding) practice. We offer classes, retreats, and study of this important meditation method. This class is for those who have…
Green Tara Series: Getting to Know Green Tara through Mudra
This class is open only to those enrolled in the Green Tara Series. In this class, you'll learn the basic mudras (ritual hand gestures) that are used in the Green…
Managing the Inner Critic with Zen teacher Jogen Salzberg
SATURDAY May 14 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM and 2 PM to 5 PM PT SUNDAY May 15 (optional session) 10 AM to 1 PM PT Every person has a…
The Aspirations for Mahamudra: the Path in a Prayer – Part III (continuation of the series)
This is the continuation of our exploration of The Aspirations for Mahamudra, a supplication prayer written by Rangjung Dorje. This text is one of the most treasured liturgies in the…
Green Tara Series: Getting to Know Green Tara through the Thangka
This course is open to everyone. In this class, which is part of our Green Tara series, we'll examine several versions of the Green Tara scroll painting, or thangka. You'll…
Refuge Vow Ceremony
REFUGE CEREMONY - Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple and on Zoom 6401 NE 10th Ave, Portland, OR 9721110:00 - 12:30 PM (Pacific Time) start - til done, probably 2 hours…
Tonglen in Tough Times – Zoom
When life is chaotic or scary, disappointing, or unnerving, it’s sometimes hard to muster the will to practice. If your plate is full to overflowing and your emotions are running…
The Aspirations for Mahamudra: the Path in a Prayer – Part IV (completion of the series on Zoom)
This is the continuation of our exploration of The Aspirations for Mahamudra, a supplication prayer written by Rangjung Dorje. This text is one of the most treasured liturgies in the…
Light Offering Ritual Instruction
In many spiritual paths, including Tibetan Buddhism, offerings of light have great significance. In our tradition, we use light offering rituals to dispel the darkness of ignorance and the resultant…
A Wonderful Article on Two Important Pratices: Generosity and Giving
https://northwestdharma.org/the-dana-dilemmais-it-buddhist-to-pay-for-teachings/#post-28509
Summer Mud & Flowers: Touching the Earth
Join us for an in-person, child-friendly summer program hosted by Heart of Wisdom Zen Temple.
Tonglen Group Practice Sessions – Summer, Fall and Winter – starting August 13
Tonglen—taking and sending—is an integral part of Lojong Practice and will help to open the heart and to mitigate the tendency to put oneself before others. It is a simple…
RETREAT – Blueprint for Freedom: finding joy and stability in chaotic times (in-person and Zoom)
Dekeling retreat at Great Vow Zen Monastery, in-person and on Zoom.
Shamatha in the Path of Mahamudra – Level II Series
The Shamatha in the Path of Mahamudra – Level II Series is intended to sharpen clarity and increase stability in Shamatha.
Approaching the Vajrayana
(Note: If you are enrolled in the Green Tara series, this class is free and you are pre-registered!) This course will give you a deeper sense of the practices known…
Medicine Buddha Retreat—FULL—
Medicine Buddha is an excellent practice for those whose heart lies in healing and well-being. This retreat will meet in an intentionally intimate small group group format with no more…
Zoom Chat with Ken McLeod–FULL, registration closed
Join us for a free Zoom chat with Buddhist author and translator, Ken McLeod of Los Angeles, and our own resident teacher, Lama Lekshe, as we celebrate another year of…
Shamatha Half-day Group Sit
Doing a slightly longer meditation session from time to time will help extend your skill set and is beneficial in many ways. If you have done Buddhist meditation elsewhere, attended…
GT Series: Green Tara Zoom Practice & Instruction
On these two important days, we'll work on the Green Tara practice from 10 AM - 2 PM PT on both days. Please plan to attend both days. This session…
Learning Green Tara Practice
DATES Saturday November 12th and Sunday November 13th TIMES 10 AM to 2 PM on Zoom (both sessions are required) TUITION $60 (or by offering) REGISTRATION FORM BELOW Green Tara…
GT Series: Green Tara Zoom Practice & Instruction
On these two important days, we'll work on the Green Tara practice from 10 AM - 2 PM PT on both days. Please plan to attend both days. This session…
ONGOING DROP IN – Sitting & Moving in Awareness
Sometimes we need stability. Sometimes we need flexibility. They’re both available, and can be cultivated. This is an ongoing, hands-on meditation and movement class, offered from Seattle, Washington via Zoom,…
Green Tara Series: Studying the Green Tara Commentary and Discussion Group
If you have taken Dekeling's Green Tara class, received the text, marked it up and are regularly joining us for practice, we invite you to now receive a copy of…