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with guest speaker Karuna Cayton, author of
The Misleading Mind: How We Create Our Own Problems and How Buddhist Psychology Can Help Us Solve Them
(6) Thursdays, May 17th – June 21st, 7:00-8:30pm
Buddhism asserts that we each have the potential to free ourselves from the prison of our problems. As practiced for more than twenty-six hundred years, the process involves working with, rather than against, our depression, anxiety, and compulsions. We do this by recognizing the habitual ways our minds perceive and react — the way they mislead.
Gyalwa Gyatso Buddhist Center is making a difference by teaming up to participate in the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life.
July 7th & 8th from 10:00 am to 10:00 am
at the Campbell Community Center track (map) Learn more…
Ven. Roger with Lama Zopa Rinpoche *
a Discovering Buddhism course
with Venerable Drimay
Learn how to get the most out of your relationship with your spiritual teachers.
May 22 to June 26 (no class on June 19)
See registration information below.
Open Talks by Tubten Pendé
7:00 – 8:30pm
10am to 11:30am, once a month
Drop-ins welcome!
with Sharon Allen, our regular mindfulness instructor
♦ June 3, July 15
Mindfulness Meditation is a practical tool to help us respond rather than react to our day-to-day circumstances. The essence of Mindfulness Meditation practice is to live more fully in the moment with awareness of the flow of the breath, body Learn more…
Our center is affiliated with an organization called the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition, or the FPMT. Here is a video that tells a little bit about that: Learn more…
Open Talk with Rick Tieszen, PhD, Professor of Philosophy at San Jose State University
* Thursday, June 28
7:00 – 8:30pm
“Can we envision a scientific methodology for the study of consciousness Learn more…
Venerable Drimay
Tuesdays, once a month
10:30am to noon
♦ June 12 – What is a Buddha?
Do you have time to do something for yourself once you’ve dropped the kids off at school? Or maybe you are retired or self-employed and daytime classes work better for you than evenings. Learn more…
“Integrating Study and Practice of Dharma”
Thursday, July 12th
“The Two Bodhichittas”
Thursday, July 19th
7:00 – 8:30pm
“Integrating Study and Practice of Dharma”
The great masters of all the Buddhist traditions, from Milarepa to Tsongkhapa, have shown that in order to attain true happiness and freedom from suffering it is crucial to develop a correct understanding of reality and of the path to liberation and awakening. Learn more…
We are sorry to announce that the qigong classes have been discontinued due to low attendance.
With Sharon Allen
Every Wednesday evening
7:00-8:00pm
Drop-ins welcome!
No class on July 4th
Being present in the moment with what we are experiencing without resistance or clinging is a skill we can develop through meditation. Learn more…
Every Saturday morning
9:30am to 10:45am
Drop-ins welcome!
Join Evelyn Neely as she leads this class in Yoga basics, focused on Hatha Yoga poses with emphasis on the details of specific postures, alignment, breathing and relaxation techniques. Learn more…
With Kyczy Hawk, Author & Yoga Instructor
Every Monday 7:00-9:00pm
Drop-ins welcome!
1 hour topic discussion meeting
1 hour Basic Hatha yoga practice
This class is open to anyone and everyone dealing with addictions to substances or behaviors. It is also open to those who are in relationship to people who have these addictions. Spouses, children, friends and family are all affected by the addictive attitudes and behaviors of the people they love. Learn more…
The newsletter for Spring 2012 – April, May, June – has been published. The theme is meditation. Learn more…
