Upcoming Retreats


Vajrayogini Self Initiation

Venerable Angie Muir and Elaine Jackson

February 22, 2025
Vajrayogini Self Initiation - In the Main Gompa and Online   When: February 22, 2025- 1:00pm - 5:00pm (PT) Where: Venerable Angie Muir and Elaine Jackson will lead the Vajrayogini Self Initiation in person in the gompa or online via Zoom. If joining online,  feel free to make offerings on your personal alter. Please email the office at office@vajrapani.org to let us know if you will be coming in person.   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,…

Transforming the Mind to Cultivate Lasting Happiness

Elaine Jackson

February 23 - March 23, 2025
The Buddhist Mind Science series is being offered in collaboration with Thubten Norbu Ling, our sister FPMT center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The centers will alternate handling registrations. TNL offered the first module in January and Vajrapani Institute will handle the registration for the second module starting Feb 23rd. This new and transformative series is suitable for beginners and those wishing to deepen their practice. Elaine Jackson is a long-time FPMT teacher and Vajrapani founder whose unique and warm teaching style resonates deeply with her students.   4 Sundays: February 23rd - March 23rd **No Class March 16th** Time:…

Losar Celebration Online

Venerable Angie Muir

February 28 - March 2, 2025
Happy Losar! Vajrapani is hosting Special Prayers for Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Swift Return     Friday, 28th, Saturday March 1st, and Sunday March 2nd 8:00 AM to 8:45 AM (PST) With Ven. Angie Muir Online Only     Please join us online to celebrate the first few days of the Tibetan New Year with special prayers dedicated for Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Swift Return.     There is no better time to offer these prayers than during these powerful merit-multiplying days. Each day (for the 15 days of Miracles, from February 28th to March 14th ) the power of our virtue…

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

Venerable Angie Muir

March 2, 2025
Long Life Prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche First Sunday of the month 4:00pm – 5:30pm Pacific Time Online Only The four Bay Area FPMT centers (Land of Medicine Buddha, Ocean of Compassion, Tse Chen Ling, and Vajrapani) will offer Long Life Prayers for His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa on the first Sundays of each month.  Please check the schedule below to see the organizer for each event, and how to participate. May the glorious lamas live long. May happiness and well-being arise for all sentient beings, present throughout…

Losar: Lama Yeshe Celebration

Elaine Jackson

March 8, 2025
Please join Elaine Jackson and Vajrapani Community Members in person or online for a Losar celebration to commemorate the Tibetan New Year and the anniversary of Lama Yeshe’s passing into Parinirvana. This event will begin with a Vajrasattva Tsog followed by a slideshow and storytelling by community members. There will also be a community lunch for those attending in person.   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…

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