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Welcome to Nalandabodhi Seattle

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.

Through Nalanda West we offer weekend programs, residential practice retreats and artist residencies. In conjunction with Nitartha Institute, we offer advanced classes in traditional Buddhist philosophy.

Whether you are interested in starting a meditation practice or have been a student of Buddhism for decades, we invite you to join us.

Dharma Programs

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Sunday Open Meditation: Exploring Bodhicitta with Lama Karma Chötso

Sun., June 15, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm –

Bodhichitta, the Mind of Awakening, refers to both relative and ultimate compassion, compassion being a necessary part of following the Mahayana or Great Path. How do we find that within us? Once found, how do we foster and nurture the relative to finally realize ultimate compassion? These Sunday teachings and discussions with Lama Karma Chötso will introduce contemplations and practices to assist practitioners on this path.

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Pause for Peace: Tools for Building Calm, Contentment, and Community

Fri., June 13, 2025 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm –

Pause for Peace is a chance to cultivate inner and outer peace. Shamatha (calm abiding) meditation and the Open Heart Circle liturgy (including tonglen practice) are components of each session. Anyone who is touched by suffering in the world is welcome. There will be an opportunity within the practice to light candles and dedicate prayers, especially for the ill and the recently deceased.

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Sunday Open Meditation with Acharya Tashi: Mind Training and Essential Buddhist Teachings

Sun., June 29, 2025 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Sundays, June 29–September 14 10:00a–12:00noon Nalandabodhi Seattle is excited to welcome Acharya Tashi (our resident Nalanda West lama) back to teach on Sundays. Through the lens of Mind Training (lojong), Acharya Tashi will lead contemplations and discuss six different essential Buddhist teachings, giving us tools to engage with these teachings in our every day lives. […]

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Dharma Study

Nalanda Digital Dharma

Start with Introduction to Buddhism and proceed with dharma studies at your own pace online.

Introduction to Buddhism – 2025 Series

Please join us for a new ongoing series, Introduction to Buddhism on Wednesday evenings in 2025 from 6:00–7:00p onsite at Nalanda West. Each class will consist of meditation, listening/viewing, and discussion. Feel free to drop in at any time! Classes will follow the Nalandabodhi Digital Dharma curriculum, so students can

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Coming up at Nalandabodhi Seattle

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Sit and Stretch: Meditation and Movement — Training the Body, Taming the Mind

Tue., June 17, 2025 @ 7:00 am – 8:00 am – Nalandabodhi Seattle invites you to join us on Tuesday and Thursday mornings to ease into the practice of sitting meditation by gently waking the body and warming up the muscles. Through mindful movement and basic yoga, we will train in the suppleness required to sit comfortably so that our meditation can accomplish the goal of […]

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Morning Meditation

Tue., June 17, 2025 @ 8:00 am – 9:30 am –

Start your day by getting to know your mind! Sangha members and friends are invited to come to Nalanda West for silent meditation weekday mornings — Tu/Th 8:00–9:30a.

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Introduction to Buddhism 2025

Wed., June 18, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm –

Curious about the Buddhist path? Please join us for a new ongoing series, Introduction to Buddhism on Wednesday evenings in 2025 from 6:00–7:00p onsite at Nalanda West.

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