Upcoming Retreats


In-Depth Meditation Training

Venerable Losang Gendun

February 7 - April 18, 2026
Year 3, Term 2 The Radiant Ground: Emptiness and Buddha Nature   This four year course is designed so that students can join at any time and immediately benefit. Each class includes 60 minutes of guided meditation followed by 90 minutes of lecture, including Q&A. Over 100 students from around the globe come together each week for this transformative program!   Year 3, Term 2: 11 Saturdays February 7 – April 18, 2026 6:30am – 9:00am Pacific Time NOTE: On March 21st and 28th we will have class from 7:30am to 10:00am   Online Only    In-Depth Meditation Training (IDMT)…

Vajrayogini Self Initiation – Online

Venerable Angie Muir and Elaine Jackson

February 11, 2026
  When: February 11 - 3:00PM to 7:00PM (PT) Where: Venerable Angie Muir and Elaine Jackson will lead the Vajrayogini Self Initiation ONLINE via ZOOM. Feel free to make offerings on your personal alter.   Prerequisites: This practice is restricted to those who have completed a Vajrayogini approximation retreat with fire puja.   We will be using the text, The Intermediate Practices of Vajrayogini, published by the FPMT. Please download a copy of the text from the FPMT foundation using the link below:   Download the text here     Since you are joining on Zoom, you will need to…

Sweeping Away Fears and Obstacles: A Green Tara Meditation Retreat

Venerable Angie Muir

February 19 - 22, 2026
A merit-multiplying retreat during the auspicious Fifteen Days of Miracles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGUokiulpWg Who is Green Tara Green Tara is a beloved female Buddha who embodies swift, fearless compassion and the enlightened activity of all the Buddhas in feminine form. Known as the Mother of All the Buddhas, she responds quickly to those who call upon her, offering protection from fears, obstacles, and difficulties—both inner and outer. Meditating on Green Tara is a powerful way to connect with our own innate potential for wisdom and compassion, cultivating confidence, clarity, and success in our spiritual aspirations. Her vibrant green color symbolizes active compassion,…

Lama Yeshe Losar Celebration (in person and online)

Elaine Jackson

February 22, 2026
1:30pm - 3pm Vajrasattva Tsog and Lama Yeshe Stories   Online Only Registration Here    You are warmly invited to join Elaine Jackson for a Losar celebration of the anniversary of Lama Yeshe’s passing into Parinirvana. This event will begin with a Vajrasattva Tsog followed by inspiring storytelling.   Lama Thubten Yeshe (1935-1984) was a beloved Tibetan Buddhist master who played a vital role in bringing Tibetan Buddhism to the West in the 1970s and 1980s. One of the first Tibetan lamas to teach in the West, he co-founded the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) with…

Long Life Prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche

Venerable Angie Muir

March 1, 2026
Join us as the four Bay Area FPMT centers (Land of Medicine Buddha, Ocean of Compassion, Tse Chen Ling, and Vajrapani) offer Long Life Prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa on the first Sundays of each month.   Sunday, March 1st, 2026 4pm to 5:30pm (PT) Ven. Angie will be leading Online Only - The following centers will host the next online long life prayers, and details will be updated here on how to register. Same time each Sunday.   Sunday, April 5 - Tse Chen Ling   Sunday, May 3 -  Land…

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