This event occurs in the past. See below for our upcoming courses, retreats and special events.
Living lightly and Joyfully
We can often feel very weighed down by our day to day struggles, negative patterns of thought and past history of pain. In this half day course we explore Buddha’s teachings on subtle impermanence to begin to relate to all of our experiences in a lighter and more flexible way. In realty everything is changing constantly, arising anew moment by moment.
Our suffering comes from grasping at painful versions of ourself and agitated states of mind as fixed and permanent, which is a type of ignorance. When we shine Buddha’s wisdom teachings at our misconceptions of reality, these negative minds begin to erode and we feel lighter and full of new possibilities. We have more love for the people around us, and more joy within our hearts to radiate out to others.
We will also learn about practical tools to deploy when we feel stuck in outmoded ways of being that no longer fit with who we wish to be. Who we are is just a story we tell ourselves. And we can rewrite the narrative of the self through the lens of our potential – our liberation nature – continually in the most beneficial way.

UPCOMING COURSES, RETREAT AND SPECIAL EVENTS

How to Create a Better World Half-day Retreat
Saturday, July 5
10:00am – 1:30pm + Q&A
with Kadam Morten

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

Learn the Fundamentals of Buddhist Meditation
Saturday, August 23
10:00am – 1:30pm + Q&A
with Sanna Tasala

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