How does the bustle of a busy market relate to meditation and contemplating our busy minds? In a new post, sangha member Alex likens the sense of community from Farmer’s Markets to the experience of attending Nalanda West’s Sunday Open Meditation Program. ”You could see how these natural moments done regularly come together in this ecosystem of mutual support and collaboration.”
This course is the third in a six-course series that examines Mahayana Buddhism. It explores how the brilliant scholar and teacher, Nagarjuna, explained the Buddha’s teaching from a logical perspective. It includes a description on the development of the Madhyamaka philosophical school in India and Tibet and explains the distinctions between its major branches.
Joyce Lam 17 May 1950–19 July 2025 Dear Nalandabodhi Vancouver Members and Friends, It is with a heavy heart that we inform you of the
Nalandabodhi Seattle invites you to join us for Sit & Stretch on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 7:00–8:00a 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 completely taming our minds.
The First Karmapa, Dusum Khyenpa (1110-1193), was one of the greatest students of Gampopa (1079-1153), a legendary master of mahamudra meditation. Mahamudra is considered the peerless method for attaining enlightenment. Passing on the mahamudra lineage became a centerpiece of the Karmapas’ activity. An unbroken succession of teachers have held the title, or name, Karmapa after Dusum Khyenpa.
In the new year it is common to make aspirations and resolutions. Start the Year of the Wood Snake with a commitment to deepen your understanding of mind, interconnectedness, and meditation! Immediately following Losar (Tibetan New Year), Acharya Lama Tenpa Gyaltsen will guide us in dealing with our minds through meditation and contemplation. Sundays, March 2–April 13, 2025, 10a-12noon PT.
