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In the Buddhist teachings, our tendency to grasp at an independent, unchanging self is identified as the source of our suffering. Deluded by our grasping at such a self, our thoughts, feelings and reactions spiral around such a self-image and form a tunnel that greatly limits our perspective and choices. In this workshop we will inquire into the brickwork of our tunnel through meditation to see if we can discover the gaps leading us out into a spacious presence, where we find new perspectives and options freely available to us. This workshop features several sessions of guided meditations with explanations and time for Q&A or discussion. All are welcome; no prerequisite needed.

These workshops will be presented in-person and online via Zoom. All welcome

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Meeting ID: 845 4589 6265

Passcode: 1234

Vajrayana Institute is able to offer these classes thanks to the generosity and kindness of previous students and members. Donations are appreciated and will enable us to offer more amazing teachings like these in the future!

By donation. Suggested Donation $30 but no set amount

The Buddhist Tantric teachings made use of the power of our imagination to actualise our innate potential for enlightenment. We apply a few of the general principles underlying these teachings in this workshop to uncover the possibilities for us to have new experiences and develop new learning. This workshop features several sessions of guided meditations with explanations and time for Q&A or discussion. All are welcome; no prerequisite needed.

These workshops will be presented in-person and online via Zoom. All welcome

Join on Zoom

Meeting ID: 845 4589 6265

Passcode: 1234

Vajrayana Institute is able to offer these classes thanks to the generosity and kindness of previous students and members. Donations are appreciated and will enable us to offer more amazing teachings like these in the future!

By donation. Suggested Donation $30 but no set amount

The development of meditative absorption has been described by the Buddha as “a pleasant abiding in this life.” Unlike our usual associations with meditation as something difficult, frustrating and disappointing, we can transform the whole experience of learning to meditate into an interesting and exciting journey of discovery by adopting a few simple pointers to adjust our attitude, expectation and techniques. We will test out such pointers in this workshop to allow our body and mind to enter and abide in meditation pleasantly and peacefully. This workshop features several sessions of guided meditations with explanations and time for Q&A or discussion. All are welcome; no prerequisite needed.

These workshops will be presented in-person and online via Zoom. All welcome

Join on Zoom

Meeting ID: 845 4589 6265

Passcode: 1234

Vajrayana Institute is able to offer these classes thanks to the generosity and kindness of previous students and members. Donations are appreciated and will enable us to offer more amazing teachings like these in the future!

By donation. Suggested Donation $30 but no set amount

Meditation is explained as familiarisation in the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism. When this familiarisation process turns out to be both pleasant and highly enjoyable, we will find very little obstacle to coming back to it again and again. Through applying the few simple principles presented in this workshop to our meditation, we can familiarise and enhance our natural qualities of loving-kindness, compassion, mindfulness and wisdom, while thoroughly enjoying the process itself. This workshop features several sessions of guided meditations with explanations and time for Q&A or discussion. All are welcome; no prerequisite needed.

These workshops will be presented in-person and online via Zoom. All welcome

Join on Zoom

Meeting ID: 845 4589 6265

Passcode: 1234

Vajrayana Institute is able to offer these classes thanks to the generosity and kindness of previous students and members. Donations are appreciated and will enable us to offer more amazing teachings like these in the future!

By donation. Suggested Donation $30 but no set amount

The R.A.I.N. method for cultivating mindfulness is a highly effective approach to enhance our natural mindful awareness through the four steps of recognition, acknowledgment, inquiry, and nurture. Skillfully applying these four steps to our changing circumstances, we discover ways of relating to our past experiences, habits, and conditions that may have caused us suffering. We can learn to accept the facts for what they are and find new, creative ways to respond to them without being limited by old patterns of reactivity. This workshop features several sessions of guided meditations with explanations and time for Q&A or discussion. All are welcome; no prerequisite needed.

These workshops will be presented in-person and online via Zoom. All welcome

Join on Zoom

Meeting ID: 854 3140 1883

Passcode: 1234

Vajrayana Institute is able to offer these classes thanks to the generosity and kindness of previous students and members. Donations are appreciated and will enable us to offer more amazing teachings like these in the future!

By donation. Suggested Donation $30 but no set amount

The Buddha’s teachings, also known as the Dharma, contain many valuable practices for nurturing wholesome qualities of the mind and heart, such as the five powers of faith, enthusiasm, mindfulness, concentration, and wisdom. We often underestimate the power residing in these wonderful qualities, regarding them as “weak” in comparison to the strength of our anger, craving and close-mindedness. In fact, when we properly develop these wholesome qualities, they become  reliable supports that greatly enhance our resilience in the face of life challenges. This workshop features several sessions of guided meditations with explanations and time for Q&A or discussion. All are welcome; no prerequisite needed.

These workshops will be presented in-person and online via Zoom. All welcome

Join on Zoom

Meeting ID: 854 3140 1883

Passcode: 1234

Vajrayana Institute is able to offer these classes thanks to the generosity and kindness of previous students and members. Donations are appreciated and will enable us to offer more amazing teachings like these in the future!

By donation. Suggested Donation $30 but no set amount

The times of death and dying are often made more difficult due to our reluctance to face them squarely and our lack of knowledge and resources for working with the emotions and reactions triggered by them. In this workshop we try on different ways of relating to these facts of life and look into the resources we can gather beforehand to help us navigate such occasions, both for others and for ourselves. This workshop features several sessions of guided meditations with explanations and time for Q&A or discussion. All are welcome; no prerequisite needed.

These workshops will be presented in-person and online via Zoom. All welcome

Join on Zoom

Meeting ID: 854 3140 1883

Passcode: 1234

Vajrayana Institute is able to offer these classes thanks to the generosity and kindness of previous students and members. Donations are appreciated and will enable us to offer more amazing teachings like these in the future!

By donation. Suggested Donation $30 but no set amount

In the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism, there is a wealth of advices and practices geared towards helping us to transform challenging life situations and conditions into opportunities for spiritual growth and to shift us from a state of dissatisfaction and suffering into one of peace and joy. In this workshop we will look into a few of these methods and examine through guided meditations how effective they may be in transforming adversity into happiness. This workshop features several sessions of guided meditations with explanations and time for Q&A or discussion. All are welcome; no prerequisite needed.

These workshops will be presented in-person and online via Zoom. All welcome

Join on Zoom

Meeting ID: 854 3140 1883

Passcode: 1234

Vajrayana Institute is able to offer these classes thanks to the generosity and kindness of previous students and members. Donations are appreciated and will enable us to offer more amazing teachings like these in the future!

By donation. Suggested Donation $30 but no set amount

The Buddha described various kinds of happiness in his discourses that are available to us, such as the happiness of sensory contact, divine happiness, happiness of concentration, and insight. In this workshop, we shall investigate their natures, their causes and conditions, and how we can actualise them in our daily life. This workshop features several sessions of guided meditations with explanations and time for Q&A or discussion. All are welcome; no prerequisite needed.

These workshops will be presented in-person and online via Zoom. All welcome

Join on Zoom

Meeting ID: 854 3140 1883

Passcode: 1234

Vajrayana Institute is able to offer these classes thanks to the generosity and kindness of previous students and members. Donations are appreciated and will enable us to offer more amazing teachings like these in the future!

By donation. Suggested Donation $30 but no set amount

This course is a meditative exploration of two classic models of consciousness presented in the teaching of Tibetan Buddhism. Through learning and experimenting with these ideas in meditation, we can develop a better understanding of the working of our mind, its habits, and how to implement practical methods for transforming our mind. Each class will feature explanation, guided meditations, and time for Q&A. All are welcome; no prerequisite needed.

Traditionally this subject matter comes under the topic of Awareness and Knowledge (Lo.rig in Tibetan) and is one of the core texts of the FPMT Basic Program.

Vajrayana Institute is able to offer these classes thanks to the generosity and kindness of previous students and members. Donations are appreciated and will enable us to offer more amazing teachings like these in the future!

By donation. Suggested Donation $15 but no set amount