Programs Calendar
Welcome to PMC’s program calendar!
We look forward to you joining us at one of our upcoming programs. Below are the programs that are scheduled at PMC for the upcoming three months.
Click on the program in which you are interested for details and to register or RSVP.
All programs are offered by donation; no one will be turned away for lack of funds. That said, please note the suggested donation amount for each program. If you are unable to make the suggested donation or would like to volunteer in lieu of a donation, please send a message through our contact form.
If you would like to make an offering to help support others who would like to attend but do not have the means to do so, please read about supporting others to attend programs here.
April
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Join our Ngondro Practice group on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm MST via Zoom. PMC hosts a preliminary practices (ngondro) practice group for those who are doing (or have completed) the Dudjom
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Join our Ngondro Practice group on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm MST via Zoom.
PMC hosts a preliminary practices (ngondro) practice group for those who are doing (or have completed) the Dudjom Tersar ngondro practice and the requisite accumulations. The benefits of this beautiful, profound, and supportive practice are immediate and far-reaching.Requirements:
One needs to have received the transmission of these practices from a qualified teacher in order to offer this practice. You may attend any session you like, however, attending from the beginning of the session to the end is requested.
Host: Tara Roberts has been a student of His Eminence Chhoje Rinpoche’s since 1986 and is deeply familiar with this practice. Dates and Time: Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. MT / 6:30 p.m. PT Practice Session Length and Description: The session will last for one hour. It will include the recitation of 21 Vajrasattva mantras and 300 Vajra Guru mantras. We will recite both the Tibetan and the English. To minimize the audio disruption, participants will be muted during the actual practice. Texts: We will be using the Yeshe Melong translation of the basic preliminary practice text. We will also begin with opening prayers and conclude with dedication prayers. We will distribute copies of the texts we plan to recite, including the specific translations of opening and closing prayers to those who RSVP above. Reference Reading: A review of A Torch Lighting the Way to Freedom, the Complete Instructions on the Preliminary Practices by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje is recommended. His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche taught that the realization of the Great Perfection depends entirely on these preliminary practices. Detailed instructions for how to do the practice are contained in this reference book. Access: We will host this program via Zoom conferencing software. Before the session, make sure your device is running the most updated Zoom software.Offerings
This event is offered freely for those who are qualified to attend. If you would like to make an offering in support of these gatherings, please visit our donation page.more
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April 24, 2024 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm(GMT-06:00)
Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series
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Join us at the PMC Shrine Room on Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 7 pm MDT to welcome Chhoje Rinpoche back to Denver! Chhoje Rinpoche will be teaching Meditation Instruction and
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Chhoje Rinpoche will be teaching Meditation Instruction and Practice from PMC in Denver. Please join us starting at 7 pm MDT on Thursday, April 25, 2024. For those not in the Denver area, we will be live-streaming via YouTube. The link is included in the event below.
Click here to join the Youtube Live gathering on Thursday evening.
We look forward to seeing you!
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April 25, 2024 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm MDT(GMT-06:00)
Location
Padmasambhava Meditation Center
1900 South Cook Street
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The term 'bardo' is sometimes only used to refer to the period between one life and the next. In this teaching, H.E. Chhoje Rinpoche will expand this understanding to distinguish
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- Benefactor: $50
- Program: $30
- Sponsored: $15
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April 28, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm MDT(GMT-06:00)
May
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Join our Ngondro Practice group on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm MST via Zoom. PMC hosts a preliminary practices (ngondro) practice group for those who are doing (or have completed) the Dudjom
Event Details
Join our Ngondro Practice group on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm MST via Zoom.
PMC hosts a preliminary practices (ngondro) practice group for those who are doing (or have completed) the Dudjom Tersar ngondro practice and the requisite accumulations. The benefits of this beautiful, profound, and supportive practice are immediate and far-reaching.Requirements:
One needs to have received the transmission of these practices from a qualified teacher in order to offer this practice. You may attend any session you like, however, attending from the beginning of the session to the end is requested.
Host: Tara Roberts has been a student of His Eminence Chhoje Rinpoche’s since 1986 and is deeply familiar with this practice. Dates and Time: Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. MT / 6:30 p.m. PT Practice Session Length and Description: The session will last for one hour. It will include the recitation of 21 Vajrasattva mantras and 300 Vajra Guru mantras. We will recite both the Tibetan and the English. To minimize the audio disruption, participants will be muted during the actual practice. Texts: We will be using the Yeshe Melong translation of the basic preliminary practice text. We will also begin with opening prayers and conclude with dedication prayers. We will distribute copies of the texts we plan to recite, including the specific translations of opening and closing prayers to those who RSVP above. Reference Reading: A review of A Torch Lighting the Way to Freedom, the Complete Instructions on the Preliminary Practices by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje is recommended. His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche taught that the realization of the Great Perfection depends entirely on these preliminary practices. Detailed instructions for how to do the practice are contained in this reference book. Access: We will host this program via Zoom conferencing software. Before the session, make sure your device is running the most updated Zoom software.Offerings
This event is offered freely for those who are qualified to attend. If you would like to make an offering in support of these gatherings, please visit our donation page.more
Time
May 1, 2024 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm(GMT-06:00)
Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series
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Join us at the PMC Shrine Room on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 7 pm MDT with Rinpoche! Rinpoche will be teaching Meditation Instruction and Practice from PMC in Denver. Please
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Rinpoche will be teaching Meditation Instruction and Practice from PMC in Denver. Please join us starting at 7 pm MDT on Thursday, May 2, 2024. For those not in the Denver area, we will be live streaming via YouTube. The link is included in the event below.
Click here to join the Youtube Live gathering on Thursday evening.
We look forward to seeing you!
Time
May 2, 2024 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm MDT(GMT-06:00)
Location
Padmasambhava Meditation Center
1900 South Cook Street
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We will practice the Dakini Day Shower of Blessings feast offering (Tib. tsok) on Friday, May 3, 2024. H.E. Chhoje Tulku Rinpoche will lead us in tsok practice online beginning at
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H.E. Chhoje Tulku Rinpoche will lead us in tsok practice online beginning at 6:30PM MDT and ending around 8:30PM MDT via YouTube Live.
Click here to join the Youtube Live gathering on Friday evening.
Please RSVP by clicking "RSVP" above in the title if you intend to join us.
We will send out digital versions of the Shower of Blessings liturgy and the various introductory and dedication prayers to the email address you submit with your RSVP no later than one hour before the event. We will turn off the RSVP function at this point so we are able to get the information to those who responded.
It would also be good to procure at least the "essentials" for the feast offering (bread, cheese, meat, yogurt, and alcohol) and arrange the items in a pleasing way during the practice just like we do when we practice together at the center. You can also offer anything that looks and tastes pleasing to you!
If you would like to make a donation to support this practice at PMC, please donate online by visiting PMC's donation page, or send checks to "PMC" at PO Box 3734, Boulder, CO 80307 and email treasurer@pmctr.org with your pledged donation amount no later than Monday, April 29, 2024.
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May 3, 2024 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm MDT(GMT-06:00)
Location
Padmasambhava Meditation Center
1900 South Cook Street
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Meditation is a profound method for building awareness of the present moment and a key for unlocking our own inherent wisdom nature. This wisdom nature combined with the desire to
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- Sponsored: $15
- Program: $30
- Benefactor: $50
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May 5, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm MDT(GMT-06:00)
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Bring your little ones to learn about meditation and mindfulness on Sunday mornings! Our children's program, Bodhisattva Buddies, explores mindfulness and child-friendly Buddhist lessons together through the sharing of stories
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Meetings: 10:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m.
Ages: Children ages four years and older. They must be toilet trained and otherwise developmentally able to participate. Younger children are always welcome provided they attend with a caregiver.
Cost: Minimum donation of $10. Participants under the age of four who are accompanied by parents may participate for free.
About the program leader: Lessons are led by a long-time community member, mother of two, and graduate of Naropa University with a Masters in Buddhist Studies with a Concentration of Contemplative Religion. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions: jmuratsuchi@gmail.com.
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May 5, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Padmasambhava Meditation Center Community Room
1900 S Cook St
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CUTTING THROUGH SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM By Chogyam Trungpa In this modern spiritual classic, the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa highlights the commonest pitfall to which every aspirant on the spiritual path falls prey:
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CUTTING THROUGH SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM By Chogyam Trungpa
In this modern spiritual classic, the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa highlights the commonest pitfall to which every aspirant on the spiritual path falls prey: what he calls spiritual materialism. The universal tendency, he shows, is to see spirituality as a process of self-improvement—the impulse to develop and refine the ego when the ego is, by nature, essentially empty. "The problem is that ego can convert anything to its own use," he said, "even spirituality." His incisive, compassionate teachings serve to wake us up from this trick we all play on ourselves and to offer us a far brighter reality: the true and joyous liberation that inevitably involves letting go of the self rather than working to improve it. It is a message that has resonated with students for nearly thirty years, and remains fresh as ever today.(reference: Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism). Please RSVP below.Schedule
An exploration of CUTTING THROUGH SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM by Chögyam Trungpa, a 1973 classic from the meditation/dharma master who helped popularize Tibetan Buddhism in the West. We offer a lively and in-depth discussion group, in HYBRID format (simultaneously in-person at PMC and online) chapter by chapter, exploring common misperceptions involved in anyone’s spiritual journey. We meet from 6:45 - 8:30pm, generally every other Monday. We will skip Presidents' Day, so there will be a longer gap between the February 5th and the Feb. 26th meetings. All sessions are online via zoom, the link is below. Updated Time and dates for the coming months.Content:
- February 5th - Session 7, Chapter 6 : The Hard Way
- February 26th - Session 8, Chapter 7: The Open Way
- March 11th - Session 9, Chapter 8: Sense of Humor
- March 25th - Session 10, Chapter 9: The Development of Ego
- April 8th - Session 11, Chapter 10: The Six Realms
- April 22nd: - Session 12, Chapter 11: The Four Noble Truths
- May 6th: - Session 13, Chapter 12: The Bodhisattva Path
- May 20th: - Session 14, Chapter 13: Shunyata
- June 3rd: - Session 15, Chapter 14: Prajna and Compassion
- June 17th: - Session 16, Chapter 15: Tantra
- For further information and questions, please contact PMC Book Group Coordinator, Linda Drake at ljbdrake@gmail.com We look forward to seeing you via zoom or at PMC if you are local..
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Time
May 6, 2024 6:45 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Hybrid in person at PMC and Via Zoom
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Please let us know if you can make it to the event.
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Event Details
Join our Ngondro Practice group on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm MST via Zoom. PMC hosts a preliminary practices (ngondro) practice group for those who are doing (or have completed) the Dudjom
Event Details
Join our Ngondro Practice group on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm MST via Zoom.
PMC hosts a preliminary practices (ngondro) practice group for those who are doing (or have completed) the Dudjom Tersar ngondro practice and the requisite accumulations. The benefits of this beautiful, profound, and supportive practice are immediate and far-reaching.Requirements:
One needs to have received the transmission of these practices from a qualified teacher in order to offer this practice. You may attend any session you like, however, attending from the beginning of the session to the end is requested.
Host: Tara Roberts has been a student of His Eminence Chhoje Rinpoche’s since 1986 and is deeply familiar with this practice. Dates and Time: Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. MT / 6:30 p.m. PT Practice Session Length and Description: The session will last for one hour. It will include the recitation of 21 Vajrasattva mantras and 300 Vajra Guru mantras. We will recite both the Tibetan and the English. To minimize the audio disruption, participants will be muted during the actual practice. Texts: We will be using the Yeshe Melong translation of the basic preliminary practice text. We will also begin with opening prayers and conclude with dedication prayers. We will distribute copies of the texts we plan to recite, including the specific translations of opening and closing prayers to those who RSVP above. Reference Reading: A review of A Torch Lighting the Way to Freedom, the Complete Instructions on the Preliminary Practices by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje is recommended. His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche taught that the realization of the Great Perfection depends entirely on these preliminary practices. Detailed instructions for how to do the practice are contained in this reference book. Access: We will host this program via Zoom conferencing software. Before the session, make sure your device is running the most updated Zoom software.Offerings
This event is offered freely for those who are qualified to attend. If you would like to make an offering in support of these gatherings, please visit our donation page.more
Time
May 8, 2024 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm(GMT-06:00)
Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series
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Join us at the PMC Shrine Room on Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 7 pm MDT with Rinpoche! Rinpoche will be teaching Meditation Instruction and Practice from PMC in Denver. Please
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Rinpoche will be teaching Meditation Instruction and Practice from PMC in Denver. Please join us starting at 7 pm MDT on Thursday, May 9, 2024. For those not in the Denver area, we will be live streaming via YouTube. The link is included in the event below.
Click here to join the Youtube Live gathering on Thursday evening.
We look forward to seeing you!
Time
May 9, 2024 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm MDT(GMT-06:00)
Location
Padmasambhava Meditation Center
1900 South Cook Street
Event Details
Come participate in self-directed meditation practice alongside other members of our community. The center is a warm, welcoming space for practitioners of all experience levels. Sit for ten minutes or
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Time
May 12, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Padmasambhava Meditation Center
1900 South Cook Street
Event Details
Join our Ngondro Practice group on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm MST via Zoom. PMC hosts a preliminary practices (ngondro) practice group for those who are doing (or have completed) the Dudjom
Event Details
Join our Ngondro Practice group on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm MST via Zoom.
PMC hosts a preliminary practices (ngondro) practice group for those who are doing (or have completed) the Dudjom Tersar ngondro practice and the requisite accumulations. The benefits of this beautiful, profound, and supportive practice are immediate and far-reaching.Requirements:
One needs to have received the transmission of these practices from a qualified teacher in order to offer this practice. You may attend any session you like, however, attending from the beginning of the session to the end is requested.
Host: Tara Roberts has been a student of His Eminence Chhoje Rinpoche’s since 1986 and is deeply familiar with this practice. Dates and Time: Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. MT / 6:30 p.m. PT Practice Session Length and Description: The session will last for one hour. It will include the recitation of 21 Vajrasattva mantras and 300 Vajra Guru mantras. We will recite both the Tibetan and the English. To minimize the audio disruption, participants will be muted during the actual practice. Texts: We will be using the Yeshe Melong translation of the basic preliminary practice text. We will also begin with opening prayers and conclude with dedication prayers. We will distribute copies of the texts we plan to recite, including the specific translations of opening and closing prayers to those who RSVP above. Reference Reading: A review of A Torch Lighting the Way to Freedom, the Complete Instructions on the Preliminary Practices by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje is recommended. His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche taught that the realization of the Great Perfection depends entirely on these preliminary practices. Detailed instructions for how to do the practice are contained in this reference book. Access: We will host this program via Zoom conferencing software. Before the session, make sure your device is running the most updated Zoom software.Offerings
This event is offered freely for those who are qualified to attend. If you would like to make an offering in support of these gatherings, please visit our donation page.more
Time
May 15, 2024 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm(GMT-06:00)
Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series
16may7:00 pm8:00 pmMeditation Practice - Thursday Evening
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Join us for meditation practice in the PMC shrine room or via Zoom! Rinpoche encourages us to sit and meditate to clear our minds. Clarity of Mind! We look forward to seeing
Event Details
Rinpoche encourages us to sit and meditate to clear our minds. Clarity of Mind!
We look forward to seeing you in person or online!
Time
May 16, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
On-Line Via Zoom
Event Details
Come participate in self-directed meditation practice alongside other members of our community. The center is a warm, welcoming space for practitioners of all experience levels. Sit for ten minutes or
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Time
May 19, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Padmasambhava Meditation Center
1900 South Cook Street
Event Details
Bring your little ones to learn about meditation and mindfulness on Sunday mornings! Our children's program, Bodhisattva Buddies, explores mindfulness and child-friendly Buddhist lessons together through the sharing of stories
Event Details
Meetings: 11:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m. are followed by social time with snacks for children and their parents/guardians until 12:30 p.m.
Ages: Children ages four years and older. They must be toilet trained and otherwise developmentally able to participate. Younger children are always welcome provided they attend with a caregiver.
Cost: Minimum donation of $5. Participants under the age of four who are accompanied by parents may participate for free.
About the program leader: Lessons are led by a long-time community member, mother of two, and graduate of Naropa University with a Masters in Buddhist Studies with a Concentration of Contemplative Religion. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions: jmuratsuchi@gmail.com.
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Time
May 19, 2024 11:00 am - 12:30 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Padmasambhava Meditation Center Community Room
1900 S Cook St
Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series
Event Details
CUTTING THROUGH SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM By Chogyam Trungpa In this modern spiritual classic, the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa highlights the commonest pitfall to which every aspirant on the spiritual path falls prey:
Event Details
CUTTING THROUGH SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM By Chogyam Trungpa
In this modern spiritual classic, the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa highlights the commonest pitfall to which every aspirant on the spiritual path falls prey: what he calls spiritual materialism. The universal tendency, he shows, is to see spirituality as a process of self-improvement—the impulse to develop and refine the ego when the ego is, by nature, essentially empty. "The problem is that ego can convert anything to its own use," he said, "even spirituality." His incisive, compassionate teachings serve to wake us up from this trick we all play on ourselves and to offer us a far brighter reality: the true and joyous liberation that inevitably involves letting go of the self rather than working to improve it. It is a message that has resonated with students for nearly thirty years, and remains fresh as ever today.(reference: Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism). Please RSVP below.Schedule
An exploration of CUTTING THROUGH SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM by Chögyam Trungpa, a 1973 classic from the meditation/dharma master who helped popularize Tibetan Buddhism in the West. We offer a lively and in-depth discussion group, in HYBRID format (simultaneously in-person at PMC and online) chapter by chapter, exploring common misperceptions involved in anyone’s spiritual journey. We meet from 6:45 - 8:30pm, generally every other Monday. We will skip Presidents' Day, so there will be a longer gap between the February 5th and the Feb. 26th meetings. All sessions are online via zoom, the link is below. Updated Time and dates for the coming months.Content:
- February 5th - Session 7, Chapter 6 : The Hard Way
- February 26th - Session 8, Chapter 7: The Open Way
- March 11th - Session 9, Chapter 8: Sense of Humor
- March 25th - Session 10, Chapter 9: The Development of Ego
- April 8th - Session 11, Chapter 10: The Six Realms
- April 22nd: - Session 12, Chapter 11: The Four Noble Truths
- May 6th: - Session 13, Chapter 12: The Bodhisattva Path
- May 20th: - Session 14, Chapter 13: Shunyata
- June 3rd: - Session 15, Chapter 14: Prajna and Compassion
- June 17th: - Session 16, Chapter 15: Tantra
- For further information and questions, please contact PMC Book Group Coordinator, Linda Drake at ljbdrake@gmail.com We look forward to seeing you via zoom or at PMC if you are local..
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Time
May 20, 2024 6:45 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Hybrid in person at PMC and Via Zoom
RSVP Now
Make sure to RSVP to this amazing event!
Please let us know if you can make it to the event.
Yes55
OpenSpaces Still Available
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Event Details
Join our Ngondro Practice group on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm MST via Zoom. PMC hosts a preliminary practices (ngondro) practice group for those who are doing (or have completed) the Dudjom
Event Details
Join our Ngondro Practice group on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm MST via Zoom.
PMC hosts a preliminary practices (ngondro) practice group for those who are doing (or have completed) the Dudjom Tersar ngondro practice and the requisite accumulations. The benefits of this beautiful, profound, and supportive practice are immediate and far-reaching.Requirements:
One needs to have received the transmission of these practices from a qualified teacher in order to offer this practice. You may attend any session you like, however, attending from the beginning of the session to the end is requested.
Host: Tara Roberts has been a student of His Eminence Chhoje Rinpoche’s since 1986 and is deeply familiar with this practice. Dates and Time: Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. MT / 6:30 p.m. PT Practice Session Length and Description: The session will last for one hour. It will include the recitation of 21 Vajrasattva mantras and 300 Vajra Guru mantras. We will recite both the Tibetan and the English. To minimize the audio disruption, participants will be muted during the actual practice. Texts: We will be using the Yeshe Melong translation of the basic preliminary practice text. We will also begin with opening prayers and conclude with dedication prayers. We will distribute copies of the texts we plan to recite, including the specific translations of opening and closing prayers to those who RSVP above. Reference Reading: A review of A Torch Lighting the Way to Freedom, the Complete Instructions on the Preliminary Practices by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje is recommended. His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche taught that the realization of the Great Perfection depends entirely on these preliminary practices. Detailed instructions for how to do the practice are contained in this reference book. Access: We will host this program via Zoom conferencing software. Before the session, make sure your device is running the most updated Zoom software.Offerings
This event is offered freely for those who are qualified to attend. If you would like to make an offering in support of these gatherings, please visit our donation page.more
Time
May 22, 2024 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm(GMT-06:00)
Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series
23may7:00 pm8:00 pmMeditation Practice - Thursday Evening
Event Details
Join us for meditation practice in the PMC shrine room or via Zoom! Rinpoche encourages us to sit and meditate to clear our minds. Clarity of Mind! We look forward to seeing
Event Details
Rinpoche encourages us to sit and meditate to clear our minds. Clarity of Mind!
We look forward to seeing you in person or online!
Time
May 23, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
On-Line Via Zoom
Event Details
Come participate in self-directed meditation practice alongside other members of our community. The center is a warm, welcoming space for practitioners of all experience levels. Sit for ten minutes or
Event Details
Time
May 26, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Padmasambhava Meditation Center
1900 South Cook Street
Event Details
Join our Ngondro Practice group on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm MST via Zoom. PMC hosts a preliminary practices (ngondro) practice group for those who are doing (or have completed) the Dudjom
Event Details
Join our Ngondro Practice group on Wednesdays at 7:30 pm MST via Zoom.
PMC hosts a preliminary practices (ngondro) practice group for those who are doing (or have completed) the Dudjom Tersar ngondro practice and the requisite accumulations. The benefits of this beautiful, profound, and supportive practice are immediate and far-reaching.Requirements:
One needs to have received the transmission of these practices from a qualified teacher in order to offer this practice. You may attend any session you like, however, attending from the beginning of the session to the end is requested.
Host: Tara Roberts has been a student of His Eminence Chhoje Rinpoche’s since 1986 and is deeply familiar with this practice. Dates and Time: Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. MT / 6:30 p.m. PT Practice Session Length and Description: The session will last for one hour. It will include the recitation of 21 Vajrasattva mantras and 300 Vajra Guru mantras. We will recite both the Tibetan and the English. To minimize the audio disruption, participants will be muted during the actual practice. Texts: We will be using the Yeshe Melong translation of the basic preliminary practice text. We will also begin with opening prayers and conclude with dedication prayers. We will distribute copies of the texts we plan to recite, including the specific translations of opening and closing prayers to those who RSVP above. Reference Reading: A review of A Torch Lighting the Way to Freedom, the Complete Instructions on the Preliminary Practices by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje is recommended. His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche taught that the realization of the Great Perfection depends entirely on these preliminary practices. Detailed instructions for how to do the practice are contained in this reference book. Access: We will host this program via Zoom conferencing software. Before the session, make sure your device is running the most updated Zoom software.Offerings
This event is offered freely for those who are qualified to attend. If you would like to make an offering in support of these gatherings, please visit our donation page.more
Time
May 29, 2024 7:30 pm - 8:45 pm(GMT-06:00)
30may7:00 pm8:00 pmMeditation Practice - Thursday Evening
Event Details
Join us for meditation practice in the PMC shrine room or via Zoom! Rinpoche encourages us to sit and meditate to clear our minds. Clarity of Mind! We look forward to seeing
Event Details
Rinpoche encourages us to sit and meditate to clear our minds. Clarity of Mind!
We look forward to seeing you in person or online!
Time
May 30, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
On-Line Via Zoom
June
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Come participate in self-directed meditation practice alongside other members of our community. The center is a warm, welcoming space for practitioners of all experience levels. Sit for ten minutes or
Event Details
Time
June 2, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Padmasambhava Meditation Center
1900 South Cook Street
Event Details
Bring your little ones to learn about meditation and mindfulness on Sunday mornings! Our children's program, Bodhisattva Buddies, explores mindfulness and child-friendly Buddhist lessons together through the sharing of stories
Event Details
Meetings: 11:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m. are followed by social time with snacks for children and their parents/guardians until 12:30 p.m.
Ages: Children ages four years and older. They must be toilet trained and otherwise developmentally able to participate. Younger children are always welcome provided they attend with a caregiver.
Cost: Minimum donation of $5. Participants under the age of four who are accompanied by parents may participate for free.
About the program leader: Lessons are led by a long-time community member, mother of two, and graduate of Naropa University with a Masters in Buddhist Studies with a Concentration of Contemplative Religion. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions: jmuratsuchi@gmail.com.
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Time
June 2, 2024 11:00 am - 12:30 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Padmasambhava Meditation Center Community Room
1900 S Cook St
Future Event Times in this Repeating Event Series
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CUTTING THROUGH SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM By Chogyam Trungpa In this modern spiritual classic, the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa highlights the commonest pitfall to which every aspirant on the spiritual path falls prey:
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CUTTING THROUGH SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM By Chogyam Trungpa
In this modern spiritual classic, the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa highlights the commonest pitfall to which every aspirant on the spiritual path falls prey: what he calls spiritual materialism. The universal tendency, he shows, is to see spirituality as a process of self-improvement—the impulse to develop and refine the ego when the ego is, by nature, essentially empty. "The problem is that ego can convert anything to its own use," he said, "even spirituality." His incisive, compassionate teachings serve to wake us up from this trick we all play on ourselves and to offer us a far brighter reality: the true and joyous liberation that inevitably involves letting go of the self rather than working to improve it. It is a message that has resonated with students for nearly thirty years, and remains fresh as ever today.(reference: Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism). Please RSVP below.Schedule
An exploration of CUTTING THROUGH SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM by Chögyam Trungpa, a 1973 classic from the meditation/dharma master who helped popularize Tibetan Buddhism in the West. We offer a lively and in-depth discussion group, in HYBRID format (simultaneously in-person at PMC and online) chapter by chapter, exploring common misperceptions involved in anyone’s spiritual journey. We meet from 6:45 - 8:30pm, generally every other Monday. We will skip Presidents' Day, so there will be a longer gap between the February 5th and the Feb. 26th meetings. All sessions are online via zoom, the link is below. Updated Time and dates for the coming months.Content:
- February 5th - Session 7, Chapter 6 : The Hard Way
- February 26th - Session 8, Chapter 7: The Open Way
- March 11th - Session 9, Chapter 8: Sense of Humor
- March 25th - Session 10, Chapter 9: The Development of Ego
- April 8th - Session 11, Chapter 10: The Six Realms
- April 22nd: - Session 12, Chapter 11: The Four Noble Truths
- May 6th: - Session 13, Chapter 12: The Bodhisattva Path
- May 20th: - Session 14, Chapter 13: Shunyata
- June 3rd: - Session 15, Chapter 14: Prajna and Compassion
- June 17th: - Session 16, Chapter 15: Tantra
- For further information and questions, please contact PMC Book Group Coordinator, Linda Drake at ljbdrake@gmail.com We look forward to seeing you via zoom or at PMC if you are local..
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June 3, 2024 6:45 pm(GMT-06:00)
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06jun7:00 pm8:00 pmMeditation Practice - Thursday Evening
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Join us for meditation practice in the PMC shrine room or via Zoom! Rinpoche encourages us to sit and meditate to clear our minds. Clarity of Mind! We look forward to seeing
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Rinpoche encourages us to sit and meditate to clear our minds. Clarity of Mind!
We look forward to seeing you in person or online!
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June 6, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
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On-Line Via Zoom
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Come participate in self-directed meditation practice alongside other members of our community. The center is a warm, welcoming space for practitioners of all experience levels. Sit for ten minutes or
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June 9, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Padmasambhava Meditation Center
1900 South Cook Street
13jun7:00 pm8:00 pmMeditation Practice - Thursday Evening
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Join us for meditation practice in the PMC shrine room or via Zoom! Rinpoche encourages us to sit and meditate to clear our minds. Clarity of Mind! We look forward to seeing
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Rinpoche encourages us to sit and meditate to clear our minds. Clarity of Mind!
We look forward to seeing you in person or online!
Time
June 13, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
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On-Line Via Zoom
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Come participate in self-directed meditation practice alongside other members of our community. The center is a warm, welcoming space for practitioners of all experience levels. Sit for ten minutes or
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June 16, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
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Padmasambhava Meditation Center
1900 South Cook Street
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CUTTING THROUGH SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM By Chogyam Trungpa In this modern spiritual classic, the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa highlights the commonest pitfall to which every aspirant on the spiritual path falls prey:
Event Details
CUTTING THROUGH SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM By Chogyam Trungpa
In this modern spiritual classic, the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa highlights the commonest pitfall to which every aspirant on the spiritual path falls prey: what he calls spiritual materialism. The universal tendency, he shows, is to see spirituality as a process of self-improvement—the impulse to develop and refine the ego when the ego is, by nature, essentially empty. "The problem is that ego can convert anything to its own use," he said, "even spirituality." His incisive, compassionate teachings serve to wake us up from this trick we all play on ourselves and to offer us a far brighter reality: the true and joyous liberation that inevitably involves letting go of the self rather than working to improve it. It is a message that has resonated with students for nearly thirty years, and remains fresh as ever today.(reference: Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism). Please RSVP below.Schedule
An exploration of CUTTING THROUGH SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM by Chögyam Trungpa, a 1973 classic from the meditation/dharma master who helped popularize Tibetan Buddhism in the West. We offer a lively and in-depth discussion group, in HYBRID format (simultaneously in-person at PMC and online) chapter by chapter, exploring common misperceptions involved in anyone’s spiritual journey. We meet from 6:45 - 8:30pm, generally every other Monday. We will skip Presidents' Day, so there will be a longer gap between the February 5th and the Feb. 26th meetings. All sessions are online via zoom, the link is below. Updated Time and dates for the coming months.Content:
- February 5th - Session 7, Chapter 6 : The Hard Way
- February 26th - Session 8, Chapter 7: The Open Way
- March 11th - Session 9, Chapter 8: Sense of Humor
- March 25th - Session 10, Chapter 9: The Development of Ego
- April 8th - Session 11, Chapter 10: The Six Realms
- April 22nd: - Session 12, Chapter 11: The Four Noble Truths
- May 6th: - Session 13, Chapter 12: The Bodhisattva Path
- May 20th: - Session 14, Chapter 13: Shunyata
- June 3rd: - Session 15, Chapter 14: Prajna and Compassion
- June 17th: - Session 16, Chapter 15: Tantra
- For further information and questions, please contact PMC Book Group Coordinator, Linda Drake at ljbdrake@gmail.com We look forward to seeing you via zoom or at PMC if you are local..
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June 17, 2024 6:45 pm(GMT-06:00)
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Hybrid in person at PMC and Via Zoom
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20jun7:00 pm8:00 pmMeditation Practice - Thursday Evening
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Join us for meditation practice in the PMC shrine room or via Zoom! Rinpoche encourages us to sit and meditate to clear our minds. Clarity of Mind! We look forward to seeing
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Rinpoche encourages us to sit and meditate to clear our minds. Clarity of Mind!
We look forward to seeing you in person or online!
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June 20, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
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On-Line Via Zoom
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Come participate in self-directed meditation practice alongside other members of our community. The center is a warm, welcoming space for practitioners of all experience levels. Sit for ten minutes or
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June 23, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
Location
Padmasambhava Meditation Center
1900 South Cook Street
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Bring your little ones to learn about meditation and mindfulness on Sunday mornings! Our children's program, Bodhisattva Buddies, explores mindfulness and child-friendly Buddhist lessons together through the sharing of stories
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Meetings: 11:00 a.m - 12:00 p.m. are followed by social time with snacks for children and their parents/guardians until 12:30 p.m.
Ages: Children ages four years and older. They must be toilet trained and otherwise developmentally able to participate. Younger children are always welcome provided they attend with a caregiver.
Cost: Minimum donation of $5. Participants under the age of four who are accompanied by parents may participate for free.
About the program leader: Lessons are led by a long-time community member, mother of two, and graduate of Naropa University with a Masters in Buddhist Studies with a Concentration of Contemplative Religion. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions: jmuratsuchi@gmail.com.
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June 23, 2024 11:00 am - 12:30 pm(GMT-06:00)
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Padmasambhava Meditation Center Community Room
1900 S Cook St
27jun7:00 pm8:00 pmMeditation Practice - Thursday Evening
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Join us for meditation practice in the PMC shrine room or via Zoom! Rinpoche encourages us to sit and meditate to clear our minds. Clarity of Mind! We look forward to seeing
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Rinpoche encourages us to sit and meditate to clear our minds. Clarity of Mind!
We look forward to seeing you in person or online!
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June 27, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
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On-Line Via Zoom
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Come participate in self-directed meditation practice alongside other members of our community. The center is a warm, welcoming space for practitioners of all experience levels. Sit for ten minutes or
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June 30, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
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Padmasambhava Meditation Center
1900 South Cook Street
July
04jul7:00 pm8:00 pmMeditation Practice - Thursday Evening
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Join us for meditation practice in the PMC shrine room or via Zoom! Rinpoche encourages us to sit and meditate to clear our minds. Clarity of Mind! We look forward to seeing
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Rinpoche encourages us to sit and meditate to clear our minds. Clarity of Mind!
We look forward to seeing you in person or online!
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July 4, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
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On-Line Via Zoom
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Come participate in self-directed meditation practice alongside other members of our community. The center is a warm, welcoming space for practitioners of all experience levels. Sit for ten minutes or
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July 7, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
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Padmasambhava Meditation Center
1900 South Cook Street
11jul7:00 pm8:00 pmMeditation Practice - Thursday Evening
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Join us for meditation practice in the PMC shrine room or via Zoom! Rinpoche encourages us to sit and meditate to clear our minds. Clarity of Mind! We look forward to seeing
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Rinpoche encourages us to sit and meditate to clear our minds. Clarity of Mind!
We look forward to seeing you in person or online!
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July 11, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
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On-Line Via Zoom
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Come participate in self-directed meditation practice alongside other members of our community. The center is a warm, welcoming space for practitioners of all experience levels. Sit for ten minutes or
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July 14, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
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Padmasambhava Meditation Center
1900 South Cook Street
18jul7:00 pm8:00 pmMeditation Practice - Thursday Evening
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Join us for meditation practice in the PMC shrine room or via Zoom! Rinpoche encourages us to sit and meditate to clear our minds. Clarity of Mind! We look forward to seeing
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Rinpoche encourages us to sit and meditate to clear our minds. Clarity of Mind!
We look forward to seeing you in person or online!
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July 18, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
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On-Line Via Zoom
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Come participate in self-directed meditation practice alongside other members of our community. The center is a warm, welcoming space for practitioners of all experience levels. Sit for ten minutes or
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July 21, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
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Padmasambhava Meditation Center
1900 South Cook Street
25jul7:00 pm8:00 pmMeditation Practice - Thursday Evening
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Join us for meditation practice in the PMC shrine room or via Zoom! Rinpoche encourages us to sit and meditate to clear our minds. Clarity of Mind! We look forward to seeing
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Rinpoche encourages us to sit and meditate to clear our minds. Clarity of Mind!
We look forward to seeing you in person or online!
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July 25, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
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On-Line Via Zoom
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Come participate in self-directed meditation practice alongside other members of our community. The center is a warm, welcoming space for practitioners of all experience levels. Sit for ten minutes or
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July 28, 2024 10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT-06:00)
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Padmasambhava Meditation Center
1900 South Cook Street
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