Awake in the World | Course One

Becoming a Global Citizen - Week Three
taught by Rev. Susan Shannon

Dates:
Sundays | March 1, 8, & 15

Location:
Online via Zoom only

Time:
10 AM - 12 PM Pacific

This three-week session will be an exploration of the many maps of awakening as presented by Buddha's teaching. Stephen Batchelor, in his book 'Buddhism Without Beliefs' wrote that after his enlightenment, Buddha agreed to teach only after realizing that he'd be hampering the creation of Communities of Awakening if he didn't. And now here we are thousands of years later, still able to access all the cartography of the path to awakening, tossing around words like 'woke' and yet the world is frayed and people are afraid.

What happened? How can we change it? What is ours to do? How can we figure out exactly what our path is so we can become a pixel in the Global Awakening that so needs to happen?

We will explore various maps Buddha left us and place them in our individual lives as cornerstones to our future. We will weave together the teachings of The Four Noble Truths, The Six Perfections, The Four Immeasurables, Lojong, and elements of Buddhist Psychology as they relate to the cycle of life. No stone unturned, but you will determine where, how and why they fit into your unique journey.

Fees:
$120 (series fee)
$150 (series fee + support)
$90 (Sukhasiddhi Members)

The deadline to register is Friday, February 27 at 12 PM (Pacific).

**Please Note: This Awake in the World class series is included in the Dharma Training Program as part of the curriculum. If you are already enrolled in DTP, you do not need to register separately for this series. 

**Please Note: This Awake in the World class series is NOT included in the Bodhi Program. If you are enrolled in Bodhi and are interested in this series, you will need to register separately.

Spring Sound Healing with Barbara Juniper & Lama Palden

MEDITATION, SOUND AND MUSIC TO NOURISH AND RESTORE!

Spring is a time of renewal and nourishment after the dormancy of winter. What seeds are you nourishing with the new, fresh energy of spring? Come join me for an evening of meditation, sound and restoration in the beautiful space of Wisdom River Meditation Center. Surrounded by the energies of the love, compassion and wisdom of the awakened beings, you will be gently brought into a state of profound stillness and restoration.

Lama Palden will open the evening with a brief meditation after which I will glide you into a sonic journey that will carry you into deep states of stillness and relaxation.

VERY IMPORTANT! Wisdom River Center is a scent-free environment. Please do not wear any scented products when you come to join us!

Please be sure to bring:

• a yoga mat, pad or blanket to lie on

• a blanket for warmth

• a pillow for your head

• an eye pillow if you wish

Fee: $45

It is with great disappointment that we announce the cancellation of the Green Tara Empowerment with Lama Tsang Tsing due to unforeseen circumstances. If these events are rescheduled, they will be offered IN PERSON only.

It is with great disappointment that we announce the cancellation of the Chöd Empowerment with Lama Tsang Tsing due to unforeseen circumstances. If these events are rescheduled, they will be offered IN PERSON only.

It is with great disappointment that we announce the cancellation of the Amitabha Empowerment with Lama Tsang Tsing due to unforeseen circumstances. If these events are rescheduled, they will be offered IN PERSON only.

Dharma Deep Dive | Course One

Exploring Karma: The Power of Intentional Action
led by Lama Döndrup

Sundays | April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17, 24

In-person at Wisdom River Meditation Center or Online via Zoom
8:30 - 10:15 AM Pacific (Teaching)
10:15 - 11:15 AM (Pacific (Tara Puja)

The teaching of karma is often reduced to a simple idea: that what we do comes back to us. While this captures something of its meaning, the Buddhist understanding of karma is both subtler and more profound.

At its heart, karma refers to action and the results that unfold from action. It points to the way our intentions, words, and behaviors participate in shaping our experience moment by moment and over time. In this sense, karma invites us to recognize the power of intentional action in the unfolding of our lives.

In this six-week course, we will explore karma not as a system of reward and punishment, but as a teaching about how experience unfolds through patterns of intention and response. Together, we will look at how actions leave traces in the mind, how habits take shape, and how these patterns influence the way we perceive ourselves, others, and the world.

As we deepen our understanding of karma, we begin to see that the teaching is not meant to make us feel judged or constrained. Instead, it invites a growing sense of awareness and responsibility. It shows us that our lives are not simply happening to us—we are continually participating in how they unfold.

Perhaps most importantly, the teaching of karma reveals that patterns are not fixed. As awareness develops, the momentum of habitual reactions can begin to loosen. In a time when the world often feels pulled by fear, aggression, or reactivity, the teaching of karma reminds us that how we respond still matters. Rather than leaving us bound by the past, this teaching opens the possibility of meeting each moment with greater clarity, care, and wisdom.

Fee:
$240 course fee
$200 (base)
$180 (Sukhasiddhi member)
$300 (benefactor)

The deadline to register is Saturday, April 18 at 12 PM (Pacific).

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is included in the Dharma Training Program as part of the curriculum. If you are already enrolled in DTP, you do not need to register separately for this series. 

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is NOT included in the Bodhi Program. If you are enrolled in Bodhi and are interested in this series, you will need to register separately.

Twenty-One Praises of Tārā Puja
led by Lama Döndrup

Sundays | April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17, 24

In-person at Wisdom River Meditation Center or Online via Zoom
10:15 - 11:15 AM Pacific

Please join us for a community puja of the Twenty-One Praises of Tārā, a traditional chant honoring Tārā as the swift liberator who responds to the needs of the world with wisdom and compassion.

Through the power of collective prayer and praise, we connect with Tārā’s enlightened activity of cultivating courage, clearing obstacles, and strengthening the compassionate heart while generating shared aspirations that support one another and help the wider world remember that clarity, care, and courageous compassion remain available, even in the midst of difficulty.

This gathering is offered in connection with Lama Döndrup Drolma’s Twenty-One Praises of Tārā article series appearing in Lion’s Roar.

All are welcome.

Dana
Base: $30
Supporter: $60

Dharma Deep Dive | Course Two

Living the Bodhisattva Path: A 6-Week Exploration of Chapters 4–6 of Shantideva’s Bodhicaryāvatāra
led by Lama Döndrup

Sundays | April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17, 24

In-person at Wisdom River Meditation Center or Online via Zoom
8:30 - 11:15 AM Pacific

Shantideva’s Bodhicaryāvatāra (The Way of the Bodhisattva) is one of the most beloved and influential texts of the Mahāyāna Buddhist tradition. For centuries, practitioners have turned to it for guidance on how to cultivate wisdom, compassion, and courage in the midst of everyday life.

In this six-week course, we will explore Chapters 4–6, which focus on how the aspiration to awaken for the benefit of beings is sustained and expressed in lived experience.

These chapters examine three essential qualities of the bodhisattva path:

• Carefulness — recognizing the responsibility that arises when we orient our lives toward awakening and compassion

• Vigilance — learning how to work skillfully with the mind so that clarity and compassion are not carried away by habitual patterns

• Patience — discovering how anger, frustration, and adversity can become gateways to strength, resilience, and deeper understanding

Shantideva’s teachings are both profound and practical. They invite us to look closely at the movements of our own minds and to discover how wisdom and compassion can remain steady even in the midst of uncertainty and challenge.

Through teaching, reflection, discussion, and contemplative practice, participants will explore how these classic teachings illuminate contemporary life and offer powerful tools for cultivating a courageous and responsive heart.

No prior study of the Bodhicaryāvatāra is required, and students are welcome to join the exploration at this point in the text.

Fee:
$240 course fee
$200 (base)
$185 (Sukhasiddhi member)
$300 (benefactor)

The deadline to register is Saturday, April 18 at 12 PM (Pacific).

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is included in the Bodhi Program as part of the curriculum. If you are already enrolled in Bodhi, you do not need to register separately for this series. 

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is NOT included in the Dharma Training Program. If you are enrolled in DTP and are interested in this series, you will need to register separately.

Dharma Deep Dive | Course One

Exploring Karma: The Power of Intentional Action
led by Lama Döndrup

Sundays | April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17, 24

In-person at Wisdom River Meditation Center or Online via Zoom
8:30 - 10:15 AM Pacific (Teaching)
10:15 - 11:15 AM (Pacific (Tara Puja)

The teaching of karma is often reduced to a simple idea: that what we do comes back to us. While this captures something of its meaning, the Buddhist understanding of karma is both subtler and more profound.

At its heart, karma refers to action and the results that unfold from action. It points to the way our intentions, words, and behaviors participate in shaping our experience moment by moment and over time. In this sense, karma invites us to recognize the power of intentional action in the unfolding of our lives.

In this six-week course, we will explore karma not as a system of reward and punishment, but as a teaching about how experience unfolds through patterns of intention and response. Together, we will look at how actions leave traces in the mind, how habits take shape, and how these patterns influence the way we perceive ourselves, others, and the world.

As we deepen our understanding of karma, we begin to see that the teaching is not meant to make us feel judged or constrained. Instead, it invites a growing sense of awareness and responsibility. It shows us that our lives are not simply happening to us—we are continually participating in how they unfold.

Perhaps most importantly, the teaching of karma reveals that patterns are not fixed. As awareness develops, the momentum of habitual reactions can begin to loosen. In a time when the world often feels pulled by fear, aggression, or reactivity, the teaching of karma reminds us that how we respond still matters. Rather than leaving us bound by the past, this teaching opens the possibility of meeting each moment with greater clarity, care, and wisdom.

Fee:
$240 course fee
$200 (base)
$180 (Sukhasiddhi member)
$300 (benefactor)

The deadline to register is Saturday, April 18 at 12 PM (Pacific).

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is included in the Dharma Training Program as part of the curriculum. If you are already enrolled in DTP, you do not need to register separately for this series. 

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is NOT included in the Bodhi Program. If you are enrolled in Bodhi and are interested in this series, you will need to register separately.

Twenty-One Praises of Tārā Puja
led by Lama Döndrup

Sundays | April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17, 24

In-person at Wisdom River Meditation Center or Online via Zoom
10:15 - 11:15 AM Pacific

Please join us for a community puja of the Twenty-One Praises of Tārā, a traditional chant honoring Tārā as the swift liberator who responds to the needs of the world with wisdom and compassion.

Through the power of collective prayer and praise, we connect with Tārā’s enlightened activity of cultivating courage, clearing obstacles, and strengthening the compassionate heart while generating shared aspirations that support one another and help the wider world remember that clarity, care, and courageous compassion remain available, even in the midst of difficulty.

This gathering is offered in connection with Lama Döndrup Drolma’s Twenty-One Praises of Tārā article series appearing in Lion’s Roar.

All are welcome.

Dana
Base: $30
Supporter: $60

Dharma Deep Dive | Course Two

Living the Bodhisattva Path: A 6-Week Exploration of Chapters 4–6 of Shantideva’s Bodhicaryāvatāra
led by Lama Döndrup

Sundays | April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17, 24

In-person at Wisdom River Meditation Center or Online via Zoom
8:30 - 11:15 AM Pacific

Shantideva’s Bodhicaryāvatāra (The Way of the Bodhisattva) is one of the most beloved and influential texts of the Mahāyāna Buddhist tradition. For centuries, practitioners have turned to it for guidance on how to cultivate wisdom, compassion, and courage in the midst of everyday life.

In this six-week course, we will explore Chapters 4–6, which focus on how the aspiration to awaken for the benefit of beings is sustained and expressed in lived experience.

These chapters examine three essential qualities of the bodhisattva path:

• Carefulness — recognizing the responsibility that arises when we orient our lives toward awakening and compassion

• Vigilance — learning how to work skillfully with the mind so that clarity and compassion are not carried away by habitual patterns

• Patience — discovering how anger, frustration, and adversity can become gateways to strength, resilience, and deeper understanding

Shantideva’s teachings are both profound and practical. They invite us to look closely at the movements of our own minds and to discover how wisdom and compassion can remain steady even in the midst of uncertainty and challenge.

Through teaching, reflection, discussion, and contemplative practice, participants will explore how these classic teachings illuminate contemporary life and offer powerful tools for cultivating a courageous and responsive heart.

No prior study of the Bodhicaryāvatāra is required, and students are welcome to join the exploration at this point in the text.

Fee:
$240 course fee
$200 (base)
$185 (Sukhasiddhi member)
$300 (benefactor)

The deadline to register is Saturday, April 18 at 12 PM (Pacific).

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is included in the Bodhi Program as part of the curriculum. If you are already enrolled in Bodhi, you do not need to register separately for this series. 

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is NOT included in the Dharma Training Program. If you are enrolled in DTP and are interested in this series, you will need to register separately.

Dharma Deep Dive | Course One

Exploring Karma: The Power of Intentional Action
led by Lama Döndrup

Sundays | April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17, 24

In-person at Wisdom River Meditation Center or Online via Zoom
8:30 - 10:15 AM Pacific (Teaching)
10:15 - 11:15 AM (Pacific (Tara Puja)

The teaching of karma is often reduced to a simple idea: that what we do comes back to us. While this captures something of its meaning, the Buddhist understanding of karma is both subtler and more profound.

At its heart, karma refers to action and the results that unfold from action. It points to the way our intentions, words, and behaviors participate in shaping our experience moment by moment and over time. In this sense, karma invites us to recognize the power of intentional action in the unfolding of our lives.

In this six-week course, we will explore karma not as a system of reward and punishment, but as a teaching about how experience unfolds through patterns of intention and response. Together, we will look at how actions leave traces in the mind, how habits take shape, and how these patterns influence the way we perceive ourselves, others, and the world.

As we deepen our understanding of karma, we begin to see that the teaching is not meant to make us feel judged or constrained. Instead, it invites a growing sense of awareness and responsibility. It shows us that our lives are not simply happening to us—we are continually participating in how they unfold.

Perhaps most importantly, the teaching of karma reveals that patterns are not fixed. As awareness develops, the momentum of habitual reactions can begin to loosen. In a time when the world often feels pulled by fear, aggression, or reactivity, the teaching of karma reminds us that how we respond still matters. Rather than leaving us bound by the past, this teaching opens the possibility of meeting each moment with greater clarity, care, and wisdom.

Fee:
$240 course fee
$200 (base)
$180 (Sukhasiddhi member)
$300 (benefactor)

The deadline to register is Saturday, April 18 at 12 PM (Pacific).

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is included in the Dharma Training Program as part of the curriculum. If you are already enrolled in DTP, you do not need to register separately for this series. 

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is NOT included in the Bodhi Program. If you are enrolled in Bodhi and are interested in this series, you will need to register separately.

Twenty-One Praises of Tārā Puja
led by Lama Döndrup

Sundays | April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17, 24

In-person at Wisdom River Meditation Center or Online via Zoom
10:15 - 11:15 AM Pacific

Please join us for a community puja of the Twenty-One Praises of Tārā, a traditional chant honoring Tārā as the swift liberator who responds to the needs of the world with wisdom and compassion.

Through the power of collective prayer and praise, we connect with Tārā’s enlightened activity of cultivating courage, clearing obstacles, and strengthening the compassionate heart while generating shared aspirations that support one another and help the wider world remember that clarity, care, and courageous compassion remain available, even in the midst of difficulty.

This gathering is offered in connection with Lama Döndrup Drolma’s Twenty-One Praises of Tārā article series appearing in Lion’s Roar.

All are welcome.

Dana
Base: $30
Supporter: $60

Dharma Deep Dive | Course Two

Living the Bodhisattva Path: A 6-Week Exploration of Chapters 4–6 of Shantideva’s Bodhicaryāvatāra
led by Lama Döndrup

Sundays | April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17, 24

In-person at Wisdom River Meditation Center or Online via Zoom
8:30 - 11:15 AM Pacific

Shantideva’s Bodhicaryāvatāra (The Way of the Bodhisattva) is one of the most beloved and influential texts of the Mahāyāna Buddhist tradition. For centuries, practitioners have turned to it for guidance on how to cultivate wisdom, compassion, and courage in the midst of everyday life.

In this six-week course, we will explore Chapters 4–6, which focus on how the aspiration to awaken for the benefit of beings is sustained and expressed in lived experience.

These chapters examine three essential qualities of the bodhisattva path:

• Carefulness — recognizing the responsibility that arises when we orient our lives toward awakening and compassion

• Vigilance — learning how to work skillfully with the mind so that clarity and compassion are not carried away by habitual patterns

• Patience — discovering how anger, frustration, and adversity can become gateways to strength, resilience, and deeper understanding

Shantideva’s teachings are both profound and practical. They invite us to look closely at the movements of our own minds and to discover how wisdom and compassion can remain steady even in the midst of uncertainty and challenge.

Through teaching, reflection, discussion, and contemplative practice, participants will explore how these classic teachings illuminate contemporary life and offer powerful tools for cultivating a courageous and responsive heart.

No prior study of the Bodhicaryāvatāra is required, and students are welcome to join the exploration at this point in the text.

Fee:
$240 course fee
$200 (base)
$185 (Sukhasiddhi member)
$300 (benefactor)

The deadline to register is Saturday, April 18 at 12 PM (Pacific).

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is included in the Bodhi Program as part of the curriculum. If you are already enrolled in Bodhi, you do not need to register separately for this series. 

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is NOT included in the Dharma Training Program. If you are enrolled in DTP and are interested in this series, you will need to register separately.

Dharma Deep Dive | Course One

Exploring Karma: The Power of Intentional Action
led by Lama Döndrup

Sundays | April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17, 24

In-person at Wisdom River Meditation Center or Online via Zoom
8:30 - 10:15 AM Pacific (Teaching)
10:15 - 11:15 AM (Pacific (Tara Puja)

The teaching of karma is often reduced to a simple idea: that what we do comes back to us. While this captures something of its meaning, the Buddhist understanding of karma is both subtler and more profound.

At its heart, karma refers to action and the results that unfold from action. It points to the way our intentions, words, and behaviors participate in shaping our experience moment by moment and over time. In this sense, karma invites us to recognize the power of intentional action in the unfolding of our lives.

In this six-week course, we will explore karma not as a system of reward and punishment, but as a teaching about how experience unfolds through patterns of intention and response. Together, we will look at how actions leave traces in the mind, how habits take shape, and how these patterns influence the way we perceive ourselves, others, and the world.

As we deepen our understanding of karma, we begin to see that the teaching is not meant to make us feel judged or constrained. Instead, it invites a growing sense of awareness and responsibility. It shows us that our lives are not simply happening to us—we are continually participating in how they unfold.

Perhaps most importantly, the teaching of karma reveals that patterns are not fixed. As awareness develops, the momentum of habitual reactions can begin to loosen. In a time when the world often feels pulled by fear, aggression, or reactivity, the teaching of karma reminds us that how we respond still matters. Rather than leaving us bound by the past, this teaching opens the possibility of meeting each moment with greater clarity, care, and wisdom.

Fee:
$240 course fee
$200 (base)
$180 (Sukhasiddhi member)
$300 (benefactor)

The deadline to register is Saturday, April 18 at 12 PM (Pacific).

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is included in the Dharma Training Program as part of the curriculum. If you are already enrolled in DTP, you do not need to register separately for this series. 

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is NOT included in the Bodhi Program. If you are enrolled in Bodhi and are interested in this series, you will need to register separately.

Twenty-One Praises of Tārā Puja
led by Lama Döndrup

Sundays | April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17, 24

In-person at Wisdom River Meditation Center or Online via Zoom
10:15 - 11:15 AM Pacific

Please join us for a community puja of the Twenty-One Praises of Tārā, a traditional chant honoring Tārā as the swift liberator who responds to the needs of the world with wisdom and compassion.

Through the power of collective prayer and praise, we connect with Tārā’s enlightened activity of cultivating courage, clearing obstacles, and strengthening the compassionate heart while generating shared aspirations that support one another and help the wider world remember that clarity, care, and courageous compassion remain available, even in the midst of difficulty.

This gathering is offered in connection with Lama Döndrup Drolma’s Twenty-One Praises of Tārā article series appearing in Lion’s Roar.

All are welcome.

Dana
Base: $30
Supporter: $60

Dharma Deep Dive | Course Two

Living the Bodhisattva Path: A 6-Week Exploration of Chapters 4–6 of Shantideva’s Bodhicaryāvatāra
led by Lama Döndrup

Sundays | April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17, 24

In-person at Wisdom River Meditation Center or Online via Zoom
8:30 - 11:15 AM Pacific

Shantideva’s Bodhicaryāvatāra (The Way of the Bodhisattva) is one of the most beloved and influential texts of the Mahāyāna Buddhist tradition. For centuries, practitioners have turned to it for guidance on how to cultivate wisdom, compassion, and courage in the midst of everyday life.

In this six-week course, we will explore Chapters 4–6, which focus on how the aspiration to awaken for the benefit of beings is sustained and expressed in lived experience.

These chapters examine three essential qualities of the bodhisattva path:

• Carefulness — recognizing the responsibility that arises when we orient our lives toward awakening and compassion

• Vigilance — learning how to work skillfully with the mind so that clarity and compassion are not carried away by habitual patterns

• Patience — discovering how anger, frustration, and adversity can become gateways to strength, resilience, and deeper understanding

Shantideva’s teachings are both profound and practical. They invite us to look closely at the movements of our own minds and to discover how wisdom and compassion can remain steady even in the midst of uncertainty and challenge.

Through teaching, reflection, discussion, and contemplative practice, participants will explore how these classic teachings illuminate contemporary life and offer powerful tools for cultivating a courageous and responsive heart.

No prior study of the Bodhicaryāvatāra is required, and students are welcome to join the exploration at this point in the text.

Fee:
$240 course fee
$200 (base)
$185 (Sukhasiddhi member)
$300 (benefactor)

The deadline to register is Saturday, April 18 at 12 PM (Pacific).

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is included in the Bodhi Program as part of the curriculum. If you are already enrolled in Bodhi, you do not need to register separately for this series. 

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is NOT included in the Dharma Training Program. If you are enrolled in DTP and are interested in this series, you will need to register separately.

Dharma Deep Dive | Course One

Exploring Karma: The Power of Intentional Action
led by Lama Döndrup

Sundays | April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17, 24

In-person at Wisdom River Meditation Center or Online via Zoom
8:30 - 10:15 AM Pacific (Teaching)
10:15 - 11:15 AM (Pacific (Tara Puja)

The teaching of karma is often reduced to a simple idea: that what we do comes back to us. While this captures something of its meaning, the Buddhist understanding of karma is both subtler and more profound.

At its heart, karma refers to action and the results that unfold from action. It points to the way our intentions, words, and behaviors participate in shaping our experience moment by moment and over time. In this sense, karma invites us to recognize the power of intentional action in the unfolding of our lives.

In this six-week course, we will explore karma not as a system of reward and punishment, but as a teaching about how experience unfolds through patterns of intention and response. Together, we will look at how actions leave traces in the mind, how habits take shape, and how these patterns influence the way we perceive ourselves, others, and the world.

As we deepen our understanding of karma, we begin to see that the teaching is not meant to make us feel judged or constrained. Instead, it invites a growing sense of awareness and responsibility. It shows us that our lives are not simply happening to us—we are continually participating in how they unfold.

Perhaps most importantly, the teaching of karma reveals that patterns are not fixed. As awareness develops, the momentum of habitual reactions can begin to loosen. In a time when the world often feels pulled by fear, aggression, or reactivity, the teaching of karma reminds us that how we respond still matters. Rather than leaving us bound by the past, this teaching opens the possibility of meeting each moment with greater clarity, care, and wisdom.

Fee:
$240 course fee
$200 (base)
$180 (Sukhasiddhi member)
$300 (benefactor)

The deadline to register is Saturday, April 18 at 12 PM (Pacific).

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is included in the Dharma Training Program as part of the curriculum. If you are already enrolled in DTP, you do not need to register separately for this series. 

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is NOT included in the Bodhi Program. If you are enrolled in Bodhi and are interested in this series, you will need to register separately.

Twenty-One Praises of Tārā Puja
led by Lama Döndrup

Sundays | April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17, 24

In-person at Wisdom River Meditation Center or Online via Zoom
10:15 - 11:15 AM Pacific

Please join us for a community puja of the Twenty-One Praises of Tārā, a traditional chant honoring Tārā as the swift liberator who responds to the needs of the world with wisdom and compassion.

Through the power of collective prayer and praise, we connect with Tārā’s enlightened activity of cultivating courage, clearing obstacles, and strengthening the compassionate heart while generating shared aspirations that support one another and help the wider world remember that clarity, care, and courageous compassion remain available, even in the midst of difficulty.

This gathering is offered in connection with Lama Döndrup Drolma’s Twenty-One Praises of Tārā article series appearing in Lion’s Roar.

All are welcome.

Dana
Base: $30
Supporter: $60

Dharma Deep Dive | Course Two

Living the Bodhisattva Path: A 6-Week Exploration of Chapters 4–6 of Shantideva’s Bodhicaryāvatāra
led by Lama Döndrup

Sundays | April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17, 24

In-person at Wisdom River Meditation Center or Online via Zoom
8:30 - 11:15 AM Pacific

Shantideva’s Bodhicaryāvatāra (The Way of the Bodhisattva) is one of the most beloved and influential texts of the Mahāyāna Buddhist tradition. For centuries, practitioners have turned to it for guidance on how to cultivate wisdom, compassion, and courage in the midst of everyday life.

In this six-week course, we will explore Chapters 4–6, which focus on how the aspiration to awaken for the benefit of beings is sustained and expressed in lived experience.

These chapters examine three essential qualities of the bodhisattva path:

• Carefulness — recognizing the responsibility that arises when we orient our lives toward awakening and compassion

• Vigilance — learning how to work skillfully with the mind so that clarity and compassion are not carried away by habitual patterns

• Patience — discovering how anger, frustration, and adversity can become gateways to strength, resilience, and deeper understanding

Shantideva’s teachings are both profound and practical. They invite us to look closely at the movements of our own minds and to discover how wisdom and compassion can remain steady even in the midst of uncertainty and challenge.

Through teaching, reflection, discussion, and contemplative practice, participants will explore how these classic teachings illuminate contemporary life and offer powerful tools for cultivating a courageous and responsive heart.

No prior study of the Bodhicaryāvatāra is required, and students are welcome to join the exploration at this point in the text.

Fee:
$240 course fee
$200 (base)
$185 (Sukhasiddhi member)
$300 (benefactor)

The deadline to register is Saturday, April 18 at 12 PM (Pacific).

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is included in the Bodhi Program as part of the curriculum. If you are already enrolled in Bodhi, you do not need to register separately for this series. 

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is NOT included in the Dharma Training Program. If you are enrolled in DTP and are interested in this series, you will need to register separately.

Dharma Deep Dive | Course One

Exploring Karma: The Power of Intentional Action
led by Lama Döndrup

Sundays | April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17, 24

In-person at Wisdom River Meditation Center or Online via Zoom
8:30 - 1o:15 AM Pacific (Teaching)
10:15 - 11:15 AM Pacific (Tara Puja)

The teaching of karma is often reduced to a simple idea: that what we do comes back to us. While this captures something of its meaning, the Buddhist understanding of karma is both subtler and more profound.

At its heart, karma refers to action and the results that unfold from action. It points to the way our intentions, words, and behaviors participate in shaping our experience moment by moment and over time. In this sense, karma invites us to recognize the power of intentional action in the unfolding of our lives.

In this six-week course, we will explore karma not as a system of reward and punishment, but as a teaching about how experience unfolds through patterns of intention and response. Together, we will look at how actions leave traces in the mind, how habits take shape, and how these patterns influence the way we perceive ourselves, others, and the world.

As we deepen our understanding of karma, we begin to see that the teaching is not meant to make us feel judged or constrained. Instead, it invites a growing sense of awareness and responsibility. It shows us that our lives are not simply happening to us—we are continually participating in how they unfold.

Perhaps most importantly, the teaching of karma reveals that patterns are not fixed. As awareness develops, the momentum of habitual reactions can begin to loosen. In a time when the world often feels pulled by fear, aggression, or reactivity, the teaching of karma reminds us that how we respond still matters. Rather than leaving us bound by the past, this teaching opens the possibility of meeting each moment with greater clarity, care, and wisdom.

Fee:
$240 course fee
$200 (base)
$180 (Sukhasiddhi member)
$300 (benefactor)

The deadline to register is Saturday, April 18 at 12 PM (Pacific).

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is included in the Dharma Training Program as part of the curriculum. If you are already enrolled in DTP, you do not need to register separately for this series. 

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is NOT included in the Bodhi Program. If you are enrolled in Bodhi and are interested in this series, you will need to register separately.

Twenty-One Praises of Tārā Puja
led by Lama Döndrup

Sundays | April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17, 24

In-person at Wisdom River Meditation Center or Online via Zoom
10:15 - 11:15 AM Pacific

Please join us for a community puja of the Twenty-One Praises of Tārā, a traditional chant honoring Tārā as the swift liberator who responds to the needs of the world with wisdom and compassion.

Through the power of collective prayer and praise, we connect with Tārā’s enlightened activity of cultivating courage, clearing obstacles, and strengthening the compassionate heart while generating shared aspirations that support one another and help the wider world remember that clarity, care, and courageous compassion remain available, even in the midst of difficulty.

This gathering is offered in connection with Lama Döndrup Drolma’s Twenty-One Praises of Tārā article series appearing in Lion’s Roar.

All are welcome.

Dana
Base: $30
Supporter: $60

Dharma Deep Dive | Course Two

Living the Bodhisattva Path: A 6-Week Exploration of Chapters 4–6 of Shantideva’s Bodhicaryāvatāra
led by Lama Döndrup

Sundays | April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17, 24

In-person at Wisdom River Meditation Center or Online via Zoom
8:30 - 11:15 AM Pacific

Shantideva’s Bodhicaryāvatāra (The Way of the Bodhisattva) is one of the most beloved and influential texts of the Mahāyāna Buddhist tradition. For centuries, practitioners have turned to it for guidance on how to cultivate wisdom, compassion, and courage in the midst of everyday life.

In this six-week course, we will explore Chapters 4–6, which focus on how the aspiration to awaken for the benefit of beings is sustained and expressed in lived experience.

These chapters examine three essential qualities of the bodhisattva path:

• Carefulness — recognizing the responsibility that arises when we orient our lives toward awakening and compassion

• Vigilance — learning how to work skillfully with the mind so that clarity and compassion are not carried away by habitual patterns

• Patience — discovering how anger, frustration, and adversity can become gateways to strength, resilience, and deeper understanding

Shantideva’s teachings are both profound and practical. They invite us to look closely at the movements of our own minds and to discover how wisdom and compassion can remain steady even in the midst of uncertainty and challenge.

Through teaching, reflection, discussion, and contemplative practice, participants will explore how these classic teachings illuminate contemporary life and offer powerful tools for cultivating a courageous and responsive heart.

No prior study of the Bodhicaryāvatāra is required, and students are welcome to join the exploration at this point in the text.

Fee:
$240 course fee
$200 (base)
$185 (Sukhasiddhi member)
$300 (benefactor)

The deadline to register is Saturday, April 18 at 12 PM (Pacific).

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is included in the Bodhi Program as part of the curriculum. If you are already enrolled in Bodhi, you do not need to register separately for this series. 

**Please Note: This Dharma Deep Dive class series is NOT included in the Dharma Training Program. If you are enrolled in DTP and are interested in this series, you will need to register separately.