4 Sundays
July 12, 19, 26, + August 2, 2026
Revisit specific verses from the Eight Verses, short talk + discussion, paired with guided meditations on the topic. Led by Karunikas or other volunteers.
Schedule
10:00 am Open Meditation (sitting & walking)
11:00 am Dharma Discussion
11:30 am Community Potluck Lunch
Registration
Nalandabodhi Seattle offers dharma teachings at no cost, but please consider making a donation if you are able.
Format
Onsite only
Registration Details
Please register below and look for an auto-email response (subject: “Registration Confirmation: Sunday Open Meditation: Practices for Taming the Mind with NB Seattle Karunikas”).
Please practice generosity when registering so that Nalandabodhi Seattle can continue to offer precious teachings like these to all who are interested in the dharma.
Questions
Please contact seattle@nalandabodhi.org if you would like to volunteer to support this event or have any questions.
If you would like to volunteer to help support this Sunday or Sunday Open Meditation in general, please fill out this Sunday volunteering form. If you would like to contribute to the Sunday potluck, please fill out this Sunday Potluck form.
Teachers
The “Karunika” title: In 2021, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, with the support of the Nalandabodhi Acharyas, Lamas, and Mitras (the most senior group of designated teachers in Nalandabodhi), appointed over eighty long-time students to serve in a newly created supporting teacher’s role to assist in guiding our sangha members and to help share with the general public Nalandabodhi’s unique approach to spirituality. The Sanskrit term “Karunika” means “one who has compassion.” Possessing a wide range of backgrounds and sets of individual expertise, as well as formidable experience in the study and practice of the Buddhadharma, the Karunikas offer programs on themes connected to the paths of study, meditation, and mindful activity and on the “five fields of knowledge”: healing, the arts, language and communication, logic and epistemology, and the inner science of mind.
Date/Time
Date(s) - Sun., August 2, 2026
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location Nalandabodhi Seattle @ Nalanda West
