A space for meditation. A center for study. A community that supports your desire to live more fully. Nalandabodhi Seattle is all these things.
Nalandabodhi Seattle is home to a community of people who embrace the ancient yet timeless wisdom of the Buddha. Guided by our founder, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, we offer classes in meditation and Buddhist philosophy. The benefits of these practices and studies are relevant and applicable to our everyday lives.
Whether you are interested in starting a meditation practice or have been a student of Buddhism for decades, we invite you to join us.
Sun., October 18, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm –
Please join us in contemplating the words of the Buddha (from the Dhammapada and other sutras). Sundays 10/18, 10/25, 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 11/29 10:00-11:30a plus community potluck.
Sat., October 17, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am –
In an outward sense, the refuge vow ceremony is a process by which one formally ‘becomes a Buddhist.’ In an inward sense, the process of contemplating the meaning of refuge and moving toward the three jewels—the Buddha, the dharma, and the saṅgha—for protection and guidance marks the beginning of our journey to freedom from fear. During these two sessions on consecutive Saturdays this fall, Mitra Tyler will teach on the layers of meaning of the refuge vow and the commitments it entails and then serve as preceptor for the actual refuge vow ceremony.
Sun., November 1, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm –
The celebration of Lhabab Düchen commemorates Buddha Shakyamuni’s descent from the heavenly realm of Tushita back to the human realm. Please join us on Sunday, November 1, 2026 10a-12p for joyous practice and accumulations of merit!
Sat., November 14, 2026 @ 7:00 am – 12:00 pm –
Nalandabodhi Seattle’s Quarterly Practice Day is open to everyone! Meditators both new and old are welcome to join us for a morning of mindful movement and calm abiding meditation in the Mahabodhi shrine room. Other practices for qualified practitioners will be offered in the Vajra Spot.
We can make friends with our minds and become present to our lives through working with our breath. In meditation we begin to discover how our minds work. Becoming familiar with our minds and our habitual patterns, we can begin to free ourselves from painful struggles and confusion. The process
Wed., September 30, 2026 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm –
Your emotions are the sparks, the fizz, that inspire you to transform your struggles and frustrations into beautiful music and poetry.
–Emotional Rescue, Dzogchen Rinpoche Ponlop
Join the Dharma Nights discussion for community sharing and a dharmic approach to dealing with feelings, thoughts, and emotions.
Tue., October 13, 2026 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm –
Nalandabodhi Seattle will offer HIN 201 in the fall of 2026. This class covers the Four Noble Truths and the Twelve Nidanas in addition to other topics related to the indispensable view of the foundational vehicle.
Wed., October 14, 2026 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm –
Your emotions are the sparks, the fizz, that inspire you to transform your struggles and frustrations into beautiful music and poetry.
–Emotional Rescue, Dzogchen Rinpoche Ponlop
Join the Dharma Nights discussion for community sharing and a dharmic approach to dealing with feelings, thoughts, and emotions.
Thu., October 15, 2026 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm – Join us on Thursday evenings for Open Meditation. Spending time on the cushion after work to get to know our minds is definitely time well spent! Schedule 6:00p meditation instruction & meditation guidance 6:10p opening chants 6:15p meditation 7:00p closing chants
Thu., October 15, 2026 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm –
In this introductory course we aspire to give the students confidence in meditation as a practice and to support them in creating a fifteen minute (or longer) daily meditation practice that they will want to continue when the course is completed. The course also offers students engaging and beneficial experiences of studying and reflecting on the essence of the Buddha’s teachings as a support for their lives and of meditation in the context of a sangha community.
