Past Events

Teacher(s): Lama John Makransky, Bob Morrison, Ilona O’Connor

This program will explore ways of accessing and settling into our innate awakened awareness through practices adapted from Tibetan Buddhism. By participating in an empowering field of loving, spiritual connection, we can become increasingly receptive to the unconditioned openness, wisdom and compassionate energy of our buddha nature. Yet parts of us, often unconsciously, may prevent us from becoming more fully receptive to such qualities of awakening. This is true even for long-time practitioners. To address that, we will focus on…

Teacher(s): Lama John Makransky, Melanie Harris, PhD

For Information and registration for this Online Retreat: https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/course/buddhist-and-christian-methods-for-personal-and-social-awakening/ Description: Classical Buddhist traditions have focused on psychological tendencies of misperception and mis-reaction --delusion, greed, and ill will--as primary causes of suffering. Such traditions have provided contemplative, ritual and ethical practices to liberate people from those inner causes of suffering. Christian liberation theologies have identified oppressive social systems as primary causes of suffering, and have provided historical analysis and social activism to empower people to liberate themselves from those systems. In…

Teacher(s): Lama John Makransky

This day-long retreat will explore ways of accessing and settling into our innate awakened awareness through practices adapted from Tibetan Buddhism. We will learn how to participate in an empowering field of loving, spiritual connection, and so become increasingly receptive to the unconditioned openness, wisdom and compassionate energy of our essential nature—known in the Buddhist tradition as buddha nature.  Times are listed in Pacific Standard Time. Register Now