Shamatha Meditation – Half Day + Potluck
KCC Portland Center 4936 NE Skidmore Street, PortlandWeek of Events
SCOL Painting Work Party
The SCOL Team is planning to freshen up the look of some of the buildings here this spring, and we are asking for your help. We will be prepping and painting parts of the main building and some of the free standing cabins. Since weather can be an obstacle to painting, we are trying to improve […]
SCOL Painting Work Party
The SCOL Team is planning to freshen up the look of some of the buildings here this spring, and we are asking for your help. We will be prepping and painting parts of the main building and some of the free standing cabins. Since weather can be an obstacle to painting, we are trying to improve […]
Shamatha Meditation – Half Day + Potluck
Shamatha Meditation – Half Day + Potluck
Brief instruction to the practice is provided before every session. Lama Eric Triebelhorn provides detailed instructions about the practice of Shamatha on alternating first Sundays from 9:00am to 12:30 including a question and answer session. These Half-Day Sits happen in odd-numbered months: January, March, May, July, September, and November.
Shamatha Meditation – PM
Shamatha Meditation – PM
ZOOM only. 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.
Morning Meditation
Green Tara Practice with Instruction
Green Tara Practice with Instruction
This evening's practice includes instruction by Lama Eric Triebelhorn. The practice of Green Tara belongs to the vajrayana class of meditations. Tara is considered the embodiment of the activity of all the buddhas.
Morning Meditation
Chenrezi Practice
Chenrezi Practice
The practice of Chenrezi — the embodiment of the compassion of all the buddhas — is an excellent introduction to yidam practice of vajrayana Buddhism.
Morning Meditation
Mind Training Study Group (Zoom only)
Mind Training Study Group (Zoom only)
The Mind Training study group approaches the Tibetan Buddhist mind training teachings through the method of the Three Wisdoms of Gampopa: study, contemplation, and meditation.