mindfulness

Online Class Series Regular practice of meditation practice helps us to discover equanimity and spaciousness in the midst of all the different weathers and energies of our mind, and in so doing to make friends with ourselves on a fundamental level. This class is for anyone looking to establish or deepen their meditation practice. We […]

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Sky Lake, Albany, NYC and New Jersey! This April 4th marks the 38th anniversary of the parinirvana of the Vidyadhara Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. At Sky Lake we will be celebrating on Saturday April 12, from 12-4. Please join us for our Sadhana of Mahamudra Feast practice to commemorate this important day […]

All sadhakas who have received the Vajrayogini abhiseka are warmly invited to join this group retreat, an opportunity to fully immerse ourselves in the practice of Vajrayogini, the essence of prajnaparamita. In addition to three sessions of group practice daily, we will listen to recordings of tris and vajra assemblies on the topics of Vajrayogini […]

Open to all who have received the Vajrayogini abhisheka from the lineage of Vidyadhara Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. Come and reconnect with the adhisthana of feast practice in community with other practitioners. Please bring your practice implements and sadhana. Set-up will begin at 12:30pm for those who can arrive early to help. Contact Dana Fulmer if […]

ONLINE WORKSHOP AWAKE MIND:  Write / Draw / Contemplate with Barbara Bash & Victress Hitchcock A Day-long Virtual Retreat Where do our stories come from? How do we bring them to life in words and images? Spend a day with writer Victress Hitchcock and artist Barbara Bash exploring the world of memory, through contemplation, words, and images. […]

What is Kado Ikebana ? Kado is a Way of life. The practice can open us to innate universal wisdom that is inherent in all sentient beings. By being in touch with our wisdom, we can experience life with less confusion, stress and anxiety. Life could be opened to accurate solutions as challenges arise in […]

Emptiness is the most central understanding of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism. Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness, the text for this course, is a clear and pithy treatise on emptiness and the various stages on the path to realizing it. Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso was one of the most revered Mahamudra teachers of the modern age, […]

Online Workshop This online program will provide guidance for participants in creating their own End-of-Life Plan. A template will be provided for participants to create their own Plan, with presentation on relevant topics including relating with family and community; considerations for the dying process; an overview of Buddhist practices for end of life and for […]