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…
DROP IN PRACTICE GROUP: 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 class, offered from Seattle, Washington by Zoom, that teaches two…
4-CLASS SERIES: Foundations of Buddhism
This class includes 4 sessions streamed on Zoom: January 26th, February 2nd, February 9th and February 16th 6:30 - 8:30 PM PT While every school of Buddhism aims for freedom…
PRACTICE: Monthly Tonglen Hour
On the second Saturday of each month, we gather on Zoom to practice Tonglen, also known as 'taking and sending' practice. Tonglen is a meditation practice that uses altruistic intention…
SHORT CLASS: Introduction to Lojong
Do you like structured methods of learning? Would you like guidance in how to apply the practice of wisdom and compassion to situations in daily life? Take this two-hour overview…
2-hour morning ZOOM TALK: with Lama Sarah Harding “Why Do Deity Practice?”
It might seem strange, even unbuddhist, to imagine deities and perform elaborate rituals. The late, great Kalu Rinpoche tried to explain: “A complex discipline is necessary in order to deal…
ONGOING: STUDY & PRACTICE GROUP: Lojong – Awakening Wisdom and Compassion
Lojong—Tibetan mind-heart training—is a Buddhist practice used for centuries to develop loving kindness and compassion, made popular in this day and age by Pema Chödrön and Chögyam Trungpa and many…
1 – DAY RETREAT: The Four Immeasurables
Buddhist teacher Anne Klein writes: "Buddhism teaches that there is no such thing as the self as we think we know it: a separate, bounded self, strictly cordoned off from…
PRACTICE: Songs of Aspiration for Gathering Merit and Inspiration
Warm the heart and awaken the mind with the recitation of songs of aspiration and supplication. These songs are recited on a variety of occasions in our community, including for…
1-Day RETREAT – Green Tara (face to face and Zoom)
Tara is known as the “Mother of all Buddhas.” She acts as an unconditional guide and protector whose purpose is to help all sentient beings find liberation from the churn…
4 – Day RETREAT Lovingkindness: Tibetan Buddhist Practices for Uncovering Essence-Love
Throughout our lives we long to connect with our truest self and to find a greater sense of intimacy with the people, places and experiences in our lives. Yet even…
1.5 – Day RETREAT – Sitting and Moving in Awareness
Join us for a contemplative workshop that combines two simple but profound ways to boost mental, emotional, and physical health: sitting meditation and mindful movement. Sitting meditation (shamatha, “evenly abiding”)…
1 -DAY RETREAT – The Four Foundations of Mindfulness
The practice of meditating on the Four Foundations—mindfulness of the body, feelings, mind, and phenomena—is recommended for people at every stage of the spiritual path. To help increase your stability…
*LONG RETREAT – Abiding Light: Dekeling’s 2023 Fall Retreat
Registration and More Information Coming Soon! In this retreat, scheduled to capture long fall days for deepening practice and strengthening dharma friendships, we gather for long, spacious days devoted to…
PILGRIMAGE: Home to the Heartland: November Pilgrimage to Asia
Watch this space for more information, dates and registration links. Pilgrimage is both an outward and an inward journey of a religious or spiritual nature. The journey to sacred sites…