This event occurs in the past. See below for our upcoming courses, retreats and special events.
Buddha’s Enlightenment Day Two-Day Fasting Retreat
April 15th is Buddha’s Enlightenment Day. Every year we celebrate this event with the traditional two day fasting purification practice known as Nyungnay, using the practice, Drop of Essential Nectar. During this practice we emphasize compassion, the very heart of enlightenment, by engaging in prostrations to 1,000 armed Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion.
This practice is very powerful for purifying negative karma of body, speech, and mind, and for pacifying strong delusions such as desirous attachment and hatred. It is also a special method for receiving blessings and improving our experience of love, compassion and bodhichitta.

UPCOMING COURSES, RETREAT AND SPECIAL EVENTS

Learn the Fundamentals of Buddhist Meditation
Saturday, June 14
10:00am – 1:30pm + Q&A
with Natalia Darialova

International Kadampa Summer Festival 2025
Green Tara Empowerment & Teachings
July 25-August 9
with Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong and Gen-la Kelsang Jampa

Labor Day Weekend Country Retreat
Friday, August 29 – Monday, September 1
with Kadam Morten
Everybody welcome!

A Life Beyond Fear with Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong
Thursday, September 11
7:00 – 8:30pm at the Town Hall
with Gen-la Kelsang Dekyong