In Teacher Training Program we gain the confidence and skills to guide ourselves and others to a happy and meaningful life, through Buddhist study, retreat and teaching skills training. The […]
Beautiful traditional chanted prayers and offerings to become close to and receive the powerful blessings of our Spiritual Guide. This preliminary practice for Vajrayana Mahamudra is at the very heart […]
Foundation Program is designed for those who wish to deepen their understanding and experience of Kadampa Buddhism through a systematic study of six texts by Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Rinpoche. […]
An epic traditional 3.5-hour chanted practice with offerings, which connects us to powerful enlightened Dharma Protectors who support our spiritual progress and the welfare of the entire world. Everyone welcome.
Join us for our Ballard Open House, coffee and FREE pancake breakfast from 8am-12 noon Drop-in to a 15-minute Guided Meditation at 9:30am, 10:30am and 11:30am Enjoy delicious pancakes, tour […]
Cleaning Practice at the Temple. Come and join us as we prepare for the Northwest Dharma Celebration Feb 28 - March 1.
Meditation for Overcoming Painful Feelings Talk & Guided Meditation FREE EVENT With Kadam Trina Gunther, Buddhist Teacher. Join us for a free talk and guided meditation on how we can […]
Blessing Empowerment of Buddha White Tara Teachings on How to Swiftly Solve our Problems with the Wisdom of Subtle Impermanence with Gen Kelsang Gomlam Join us for our biggest gathering […]
Join us for our biggest gathering of the year, the 2026 Northwest Dharma Celebration! This year our Western National Spiritual Director and visiting Teacher Gen Kelsang Gomlam will grant the blessing empowerment of Buddha White Tara. An empowerment is a uniquely qualified guided meditation in which we receive special blessings into our mind. Gen Gomlam […]
Going for refuge is the first of the four great preliminary guides which lead us to the state of full enlightenment. Through training in sincerely going for refuge we enter […]
Where does our spiritual vitality come from? It comes from the precious mind of faith, which brings us a special experience of inner peace and ignites our passion for spiritual […]
During this 2-day retreat, we practice fasting, making prostrations, and offering chanted prayers to the protector of the world, the Buddha of Compassion Avalokiteshvara. This beautiful practice emphasizes compassion for all living beings and is a powerful way to purify negativity, pacify strong delusions, receive blessings, and increase our love, compassion, and Bodhichitta. You are […]
Life doesn’t always go the way we want—but learning to accept things as they are can bring deep peace and resilience. In this retreat, Kadam Trina will guide three meditation sessions on patient acceptance. Experience the inner freedom and emotional balance of an accepting mind, breaking free from the oppressive mind of anger and frustration.
We all wish for spiritual realizations, but these depend upon creating certain inner conditions such as purifying negativity, accumulating merit, and receiving blessings. To do this we need to practice the four great preliminary guides. As a result, we will gain mahamudra realizations – the quick path to enlightenment. In this retreat we focus on […]
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