Kagyu Changchub Chuling

Morning Meditation
2026-07-13 07:00 - 07:45 (America/Los_Angeles)
This is a group meditation on Zoom with brief instruction from an experienced practitioner.
Current Meditation Leaders:
Mondays – Judatha Kline
Tuesdays – Pamela Church
Wednesdays – Bonnie Mclean
Thursdays – Debra Wöhrmann
Fridays – Cynthia Irvine
Saturdays – Erik Fromme
Join the Morning Meditation Session
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Shamatha Meditation - PM
2026-07-12 18:30 - 20:00 | KCC Portland Center, 4936 NE Skidmore Street, Portland, OR, 97218, United States
This event is in-person and on Zoom.
The foundation of Buddhist meditation is Shamatha, a meditation that develops stable attention which serves as the essential underpinning of all other meditation practices.
At the beginning of each session, brief instruction to the practice of Shamatha will be given. After a one-hour session and a 10-minute break, there will be a teaching or question-and-answer period with participants.
6:30pm – 7:15pm — Shamatha meditation, with brief instruction
7:15pm – 8:00pm — Teachings and/or question and answer session
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KCC Board Meeting
2026-07-12 13:30 - 15:30
The KCC Board of Directors meets on the third Sunday of every month. Sangha members are welcome to attend.
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If you join early, you’ll be placed in a waiting room until the host arrives.
If you experience any issues accessing the session, please reach out via email at: board@kcc.org

VIEW EVENT DETAILS: https://kcc.org/event/kcc-board-meeting-6/

Morning Meditation
2026-07-11 07:00 - 07:45
This is a group meditation on Zoom with brief instruction from an experienced practitioner.
Current Meditation Leaders:
Mondays – Judatha Kline
Tuesdays – Pamela Church
Wednesdays – Bonnie Mclean
Thursdays – Debra Wöhrmann
Fridays – Cynthia Irvine
Saturdays – Erik Fromme
Join the Morning Meditation Session
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Vajrasattva, Green Tara, and Chenrezi Empowerments with Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing
2026-07-10 19:00 - 2026-07-12 12:00 | KCC Portland Center, 4936 NE Skidmore Street, Portland, OR, 97218, United States
Empowerment Opportunities Abound!
Registration for this event is closed.
We are pleased to announce that Venerable Lama Tsang Tsing has accepted our invitation to grant three empowerments at KCC as part of our yearlong celebration of our dharma center’s 50th anniversary. He will be bestowing the three initiations that are most essential to KCC’s programming: Vajrasattva, Green Tara, and Chenrezi.
Empowerment is a key feature of Vajrayana Buddhism and can be understood as a formal initiation for a particular yidam practice. A yidam is a manifestation of awakened mind—wisdom, compassion, and ability—in form. There is a practice for each yidam where we imagine that yidam (often regarding ourselves in that form) and recite a mantra. By imagining our being manifested as awakened body, speech, and mind, these types of meditation are said to hasten our awakening.
Vajrasattva is associated with purification and is part of the ngondro, or preliminary, practices, of the Mahamudra tradition. Green Tara is considered the embodiment of the activity of all the buddhas, and Chenrezi is seen as an emanation of the compassion of all the buddhas. Even if you do not plan to begin such practices right away, it is considered very positive to take such empowerments. By receiving empowerments, auspicious seeds are planted in our being and these rituals are said to have a “ripening effect” on our spiritual path to awakening. We are thus encouraged to take such empowerments again and again.
The only prerequisite is to first take the vow of refuge, which is a formal way to enter the Buddhist path. This will be offered before each initiation. There are no mandatory practice commitments for receiving any of these.
Lama Tsang Tsing is the resident lama of our sister center, Kagyu Dakshang Chuling in Eugene, Oregon, and is a highly respected monk and practitioner. Lama Tsang Tsing spent some of his youth at Tsurphu Monastery in Tibet and later did the second three-year retreat at Sonada under Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche and Bokar Rinpoche. He was later sent to America by Kalu Rinpoche to act as the retreat master for the three-year retreat attended by Lama Michael Conklin from 1986-1989.
Dates and times
Vajrasattva Empowerment: Friday, July 10th at 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Green Tara Empowerment: Saturday, July 11th at 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Chenrezi Empowerment: Sunday, July 12th at 10:00am – 12:00pm

VIEW EVENT DETAILS: https://kcc.org/event/vajrasattva-green-tara-and-chenrezi-empowerments-with-venerable-lama-tsang-tsing/

Morning Meditation
2026-07-10 07:00 - 07:45
This is a group meditation on Zoom with brief instruction from an experienced practitioner.
Current Meditation Leaders:
Mondays – Judatha Kline
Tuesdays – Pamela Church
Wednesdays – Bonnie Mclean
Thursdays – Debra Wöhrmann
Fridays – Cynthia Irvine
Saturdays – Erik Fromme
Join the Morning Meditation Session
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Living the Wisdom of Lojong: A Course in Applied Mind Training
2026-07-09 18:30 - 20:30 | KCC Portland Center, 4936 NE Skidmore Street, Portland, OR, 97218, United States
This group offers an opportunity to explore the classic Buddhist teachings known as Lojong, or “mind training.” These teachings are organized into short, memorable sayings, called aphorisms, that serve as practical reminders for cultivating compassion, resilience, and wisdom in everyday life. Whether you are continuing on from 2025’s Mind Training: Foundational Texts Review, or joining us for the first time, you’ll be warmly welcomed.
In this new cycle, we’ll place special emphasis on practice and integration. The usual 18‑month curriculum, led by Tim Campbell, has been condensed into an 8-month course, allowing us to focus deeply on the core aphorisms from Points 1 and 2, which establish the foundations of mind training, while also engaging with key selections from Points 3–7.
Together, we’ll reflect, discuss, and apply these aphorisms, bringing their wisdom into the challenges and opportunities of modern life.
Logistics & Schedule
When: Every 2nd and 4th Thursday
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Where: Hybrid format—in-person at KCC and on Zoom.
Text: Training In Compassion, by Norman Fischer
The Heart of the Practice
As the poet David Whyte reminds us, “There’s a small opening at the beginning of each day that closes the moment you begin your plans. What you can plan is too small for what you can live.” In that spirit, we’ll keep our structure focused but flexible, while staying centered on practice.
Before the first class, we will send out your initial reading assignment. The subsequent bi-weekly rhythm will follow this pattern:

2nd Thursday Class (Practice Initiation): We will come together to explore the questions and insights from the previous two weeks of study. The core focus will be to understand, “What is the practice?” We will then engage in the active practice of the specific aphorism, committing ourselves to it for the next two weeks.
Between Classes (Two Weeks): Participants engage in the committed, real-world practice of the aphorism.
4th Thursday Class (Review & Introduction): We will review our practice efforts, dialog about any issues or questions that arose, and refine our engagement. We will then introduce the reading assignment and contemplation theme for the next two-week cycle.

This practice-focused cycle ensures we are using the aphorisms not just as philosophy, but as tools for transformation. We invite both continuing participants and newcomers to join us in this journey of practice and discovery and hope to see you there!

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VIEW EVENT DETAILS: https://kcc.org/event/mind-training-group-living-the-wisdom-of-lojong-3/2026-07-09/

Thursday Silent Sit
2026-07-09 11:00 - 12:00 | KCC Portland Center, 4936 NE Skidmore Street, Portland, OR, 97218, United States
A silent sit is offered on Thursdays, from 11:00 AM to noon, hosted by members of the sangha at KCC. A bell will ring at noon to close the session, and anyone who’d like to stay for a brown‑bag lunch is warmly welcome.
We hope to see you there!
Questions? Contact cynthia@kcc.org

VIEW EVENT DETAILS: https://kcc.org/event/thursday-silent-sit-3/2026-07-09/

Morning Meditation
2026-07-09 07:00 - 07:45
This is a group meditation on Zoom with brief instruction from an experienced practitioner.
Current Meditation Leaders:
Mondays – Judatha Kline
Tuesdays – Pamela Church
Wednesdays – Bonnie Mclean
Thursdays – Debra Wöhrmann
Fridays – Cynthia Irvine
Saturdays – Erik Fromme
Join the Morning Meditation Session
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Chenrezi Practice
2026-07-08 19:00 - 20:00 | KCC Portland Center, 4936 NE Skidmore Street, Portland, OR, 97218, United States
Chenrezi practice is now being held in person as well as by Zoom.
The practice of Chenrezi — the embodiment of the compassion of all the buddhas — is an excellent introduction to yidam practice of Vajrayana Buddhism.
The practice text is chanted in English and/or Tibetan on 1st Wednesday. Lama Eric leads in English on 3rd Wednesdays. The text is chanted in Tibetan on 2nd, 4th, and 5th Wednesdays. All are welcome.
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Engaged Buddhism Meeting
2026-07-08 17:30 - 18:30 | KCC Portland Center, 4936 NE Skidmore Street, Portland, OR, 97218, United States
There are two wings to our practice – wisdom and compassion. If we only exercise one wing, we cannot fly. Of course, to do this skillfully we must keep the wing of wisdom and equanimity-towards-all working simultaneously.
For this meeting, we’ll take time to check in, reflect together, and discuss the principles and precepts of Engaged Buddhism as described here, considering how they can inform our practice and the way we move through the world.
Questions? Contact Cynthia@kcc.org

VIEW EVENT DETAILS: https://kcc.org/event/engaged-buddhism-meeting-4/

Morning Meditation
2026-07-08 07:00 - 07:45
This is a group meditation on Zoom with brief instruction from an experienced practitioner.
Current Meditation Leaders:
Mondays – Judatha Kline
Tuesdays – Pamela Church
Wednesdays – Bonnie Mclean
Thursdays – Debra Wöhrmann
Fridays – Cynthia Irvine
Saturdays – Erik Fromme
Join the Morning Meditation Session
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Death and Dying Study Group
2026-07-07 13:30 - 14:30
The Death and Dying Study Group chooses material to work with before gathering to discuss. On 1st Tuesdays we continue working through a book. On 3rd Tuesdays our focus is on films, articles and poems available online or are easily sent out to the study group as a PDF. We have a common interest to learn more about death and dying by reading or viewing, discussing, and hearing each other.
1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month – 1:30pm to 2:30pm — on Zoom only.
Participation in the study group is open to all, but the Zoom meetings are done by password-protected invitation email. Anyone who is interested should contact Catherine Harris at catahar@peak.org or Jan Glenn at janbglenn@yahoo.com.
For our web archive of items of interest — for example, Lama Eric’s booklet for July 2020 class ’Skillfully Traversing the Bardos’, calligraphy by Jan Glenn, list of books, compilations of poems, jokes and cartoons, as well as our meeting structure and links to legal documents — click HERE.

VIEW EVENT DETAILS: https://kcc.org/event/death-and-dying-study-group-2-2-2-2/2026-07-07/

Morning Meditation
2026-07-07 07:00 - 07:45
This is a group meditation on Zoom with brief instruction from an experienced practitioner.
Current Meditation Leaders:
Mondays – Judatha Kline
Tuesdays – Pamela Church
Wednesdays – Bonnie Mclean
Thursdays – Debra Wöhrmann
Fridays – Cynthia Irvine
Saturdays – Erik Fromme
Join the Morning Meditation Session
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White Tara Morning Practice
2026-07-06 07:00 - 08:00
White Tara is a beloved practice in Vajrayana Buddhism known for enhancing longevity, removing obstacles, aiding in the development of compassion, and for being a pathway to wisdom.
White Tara is a yidam—an embodiment of awakened mind, an expression of nondual wisdom—that we embody to lead us to that nondual awakened mind that is our nature.
The practice is recited in English the first Monday of each month and led alternately by Lama Eric and Ani Tsultrim.
To attend the White Tara practice, you must have
received the White Tara empowerment in any tradition.
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Morning Meditation
2026-07-06 07:00 - 07:45
This is a group meditation on Zoom with brief instruction from an experienced practitioner.
Current Meditation Leaders:
Mondays – Judatha Kline
Tuesdays – Pamela Church
Wednesdays – Bonnie Mclean
Thursdays – Debra Wöhrmann
Fridays – Cynthia Irvine
Saturdays – Erik Fromme
Join the Morning Meditation Session
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Shamatha Meditation - PM
2026-07-05 18:30 - 20:00 | KCC Portland Center, 4936 NE Skidmore Street, Portland, OR, 97218, United States
This event is in-person and on Zoom.
The foundation of Buddhist meditation is Shamatha, a meditation that develops stable attention which serves as the essential underpinning of all other meditation practices.
At the beginning of each session, brief instruction to the practice of Shamatha will be given. After a one-hour session and a 10-minute break, there will be a teaching or question-and-answer period with participants.
6:30pm – 7:15pm — Shamatha meditation, with brief instruction
7:15pm – 8:00pm — Teachings and/or question and answer session
Join for Shamatha Meditation Online
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If you experience any issues accessing the session, please reach out via email at zoom@kcc.org.

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Shamatha Meditation - Half Day + Potluck
2026-07-05 09:00 - 12:30
This event will be held in person and over Zoom.
At KCC, the foundation of spiritual training is Shamatha, a basic sitting meditation that develops stable attention and provides the basis for investigating more subtle aspects of awareness. This practice is the essential underpinning of all other meditation practices.
While our minds are busy and distracted by a myriad of disconnected thoughts, feelings, and emotions, it is not possible to deeply engage the meditation methods that could lead us to the intended result of recognizing the nature of mind. Shamatha is a direct method for learning to let the mind rest naturally, free of our commitment to the tyranny of these distractions.
Lama Eric Triebelhorn provides detailed instructions about the practice of Shamatha on alternating first Sundays from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM, followed by a potluck lunch. These Half-Day Sits happen in odd-numbered months: January, March, May, July, September, and November.
All are welcome to attend.
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Morning Meditation
2026-07-04 07:00 - 07:45
This is a group meditation on Zoom with brief instruction from an experienced practitioner.
Current Meditation Leaders:
Mondays – Judatha Kline
Tuesdays – Pamela Church
Wednesdays – Bonnie Mclean
Thursdays – Debra Wöhrmann
Fridays – Cynthia Irvine
Saturdays – Erik Fromme
Join the Morning Meditation Session
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Morning Meditation
2026-07-03 07:00 - 07:45
This is a group meditation on Zoom with brief instruction from an experienced practitioner.
Current Meditation Leaders:
Mondays – Judatha Kline
Tuesdays – Pamela Church
Wednesdays – Bonnie Mclean
Thursdays – Debra Wöhrmann
Fridays – Cynthia Irvine
Saturdays – Erik Fromme
Join the Morning Meditation Session
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Thursday Silent Sit
2026-07-02 11:00 - 12:00 | KCC Portland Center, 4936 NE Skidmore Street, Portland, OR, 97218, United States
A silent sit is offered on Thursdays, from 11:00 AM to noon, hosted by members of the sangha at KCC. A bell will ring at noon to close the session, and anyone who’d like to stay for a brown‑bag lunch is warmly welcome.
We hope to see you there!
Questions? Contact cynthia@kcc.org

VIEW EVENT DETAILS: https://kcc.org/event/thursday-silent-sit-3/2026-07-02/

Morning Meditation
2026-07-02 07:00 - 07:45
This is a group meditation on Zoom with brief instruction from an experienced practitioner.
Current Meditation Leaders:
Mondays – Judatha Kline
Tuesdays – Pamela Church
Wednesdays – Bonnie Mclean
Thursdays – Debra Wöhrmann
Fridays – Cynthia Irvine
Saturdays – Erik Fromme
Join the Morning Meditation Session
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If you experience any issues accessing the session, please reach out via email at zoom@kcc.org.

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Chenrezi Practice
2026-07-01 19:00 - 20:00 | KCC Portland Center, 4936 NE Skidmore Street, Portland, OR, 97218, United States
Chenrezi practice is now being held in person as well as by Zoom.
The practice of Chenrezi — the embodiment of the compassion of all the buddhas — is an excellent introduction to yidam practice of Vajrayana Buddhism.
The practice text is chanted in English and/or Tibetan on 1st Wednesday. Lama Eric leads in English on 3rd Wednesdays. The text is chanted in Tibetan on 2nd, 4th, and 5th Wednesdays. All are welcome.
Join for Chenrezi Practice on Zoom
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Please note that the meditation begins promptly at 7:00 PM. If you join early, you’ll be placed in a waiting room until the host arrives. Depending on your Zoom settings, you may be asked to enter a passcode for this event.
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If you experience any issues accessing the session, please reach out via email at zoom@kcc.org.

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Morning Meditation
2026-07-01 07:00 - 07:45
This is a group meditation on Zoom with brief instruction from an experienced practitioner.
Current Meditation Leaders:
Mondays – Judatha Kline
Tuesdays – Pamela Church
Wednesdays – Bonnie Mclean
Thursdays – Debra Wöhrmann
Fridays – Cynthia Irvine
Saturdays – Erik Fromme
Join the Morning Meditation Session
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Morning Meditation
2026-06-30 07:00 - 07:45
This is a group meditation on Zoom with brief instruction from an experienced practitioner.
Current Meditation Leaders:
Mondays – Judatha Kline
Tuesdays – Pamela Church
Wednesdays – Bonnie Mclean
Thursdays – Debra Wöhrmann
Fridays – Cynthia Irvine
Saturdays – Erik Fromme
Join the Morning Meditation Session
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Green Tara Morning Practice
2026-06-29 07:00 - 08:00
The practice of Green Tara belongs to the Vajrayana class of meditations. Tara is considered the embodiment of the activity of all the buddhas.
The practice text is chanted in English on the second and fourth Monday of the month, and in Tibetan on the third and fifth Monday of the month.
The practice is led alternately by Lama Eric and Ani Tsultrim.
You do not need to have received the Green Tara empowerment to attend.
Join for Green Tara Practice on Zoom
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Morning Meditation
2026-06-29 07:00 - 07:45
This is a group meditation on Zoom with brief instruction from an experienced practitioner.
Current Meditation Leaders:
Mondays – Judatha Kline
Tuesdays – Pamela Church
Wednesdays – Bonnie Mclean
Thursdays – Debra Wöhrmann
Fridays – Cynthia Irvine
Saturdays – Erik Fromme
Join the Morning Meditation Session
Click the Zoom button below to enter the session. Please note that the meditation begins promptly at 7:00 AM. If you join early, you’ll be placed in a waiting room until the host arrives.
Depending on your Zoom settings, you may be asked to enter a passcode for this event.
Passcode: [REDACTED]
If you experience any issues accessing the session, please reach out via email at zoom@kcc.org.

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Shamatha Meditation - PM
2026-06-28 18:30 - 20:00 | KCC Portland Center, 4936 NE Skidmore Street, Portland, OR, 97218, United States
This event is in-person and on Zoom.
The foundation of Buddhist meditation is Shamatha, a meditation that develops stable attention which serves as the essential underpinning of all other meditation practices.
At the beginning of each session, brief instruction to the practice of Shamatha will be given. After a one-hour session and a 10-minute break, there will be a teaching or question-and-answer period with participants.
6:30pm – 7:15pm — Shamatha meditation, with brief instruction
7:15pm – 8:00pm — Teachings and/or question and answer session
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Celebrating the Life and Activity of Lama Michael Conklin
2026-06-28 15:00 - 18:00 | KCC Portland Center, 4936 NE Skidmore Street, Portland, OR, 97218, United States
Join us for two hours of sharing and appreciation followed by a reception with refreshments and more memories.
In 1974, a thirty-year-old Michael Conklin humored his elder friend, Hugh O’Neil, and agreed to attend a teaching by some old Tibetan Buddhist lama. That lama was Kyabje Kalu Rinpoche, and that seemingly chance encounter deeply influenced the life of the relatively young Michael Conklin, and perhaps, the lives of many of you reading this. In the presence of that wizened and gentle old lama, an unsuspecting Michael had an experience that radically altered the trajectory of his life. From that first encounter, he knew that things would never be the same.
Michael became part of the small but committed group of students in San Francisco who began looking for a physical space where Kalu Rinpoche’s activity might be nurtured and allowed to flourish. A first home for the dharma center was found, and so began Kagyu Droden Kunchab, Kalu Rinpoche’s first center in the States. Michael served as president of the board of directors from its inception until, under the direction and inspiration of Kalu Rinpoche, Lama Lodu organized a three-year retreat in Marcola, Oregon. Michael entered the three-year retreat in 1986—led by Lama Tsang Tsing, now of Eugene, Oregon—and it concluded in 1989.
After the retreat, Lama Michael and Tara went on a pilgrimage to the Indian subcontinent, where Lama Michael had served in the Peace Corps earlier in his life. Upon returning to San Francisco, he worked in the corporate world for a bit—no doubt bringing a quizzical presence and some subversive energy to the culture of Chevron. Sanje Elliot, one of the early students who met Kalu Rinpoche before his visits to North America, had recently become president of Kagyu Changchub Chuling in Portland following the retirement of its previous teacher, Lama Thinley Dupa. Sanje was an old friend of Lama Michael’s from the early days in San Francisco and suggested inviting him and Tara to meet the small community in Portland.
Leaping to the unknown, they moved to Portland, and Lama Michael began teaching at KCC. His relaxed presence, authenticity, humor, and insightfulness—all seasoned with just the right amount of healthy cynicism—created an open and welcoming space which began to fill with more and more hungry seekers. Students came; the center flourished; and Lama Michael began to impact the life trajectory of many of his own students.
If you are one of these individuals who was deeply moved by Lama Michael, come and join us for a ceremony of remembrance and appreciation. The vast majority of the time will be spent listening to reflections on Lama Michael from the attendees. Please consider what you might say beforehand and keep your sharing to about a minute to allow for as many people to speak as possible. If you would like to submit something in writing, you can use this form.
The responses can be viewed by all here.
Come if you knew Lama Michael; come if you didn’t; come if you haven’t visited KCC in a while; and come if it’s your new home!
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Shamatha Meditation - AM
2026-06-28 09:00 - 11:00
The foundation of Buddhist meditation is Shamatha, a meditation that develops stable attention which serves as the essential underpinning of all other meditation practices.
At the beginning of each session, brief instruction to the practice of Shamatha will be given. After a one-hour session and a 10-minute break, there will be a teaching or question-and-answer period with participants.
9:00am – 10:00am — Shamatha meditation, with brief instruction
10:15am – 11:00am — Teachings and/or question and answer session
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