Learn with Lama Lakshey

Lama Lakshey Zangpo currently provides meditation instruction on Sunday mornings (twice monthly), one Saturday a month, and on select Wednesday nights depending on the scheduled Wed Night Series. Please visit the calendar for more details including specific dates and how to join.

The Wednesday night series is offered in cycles. These teachings are open to all and cover a variety of meditation topics. To view the current or upcoming series, please check the calendar for dates and topic. The format of the Wednesday Night series facilitates a deeper dive into specific dharma subjects and each week builds on the last in knowledge and instruction.

Sunday teachings are ongoing and consist of one hour of traditional Buddhist meditation practice followed by an hour of meditation teaching and instruction. Sundays are hybrid, in-person at the TMC retreat center and also online via zoom.

Several times a year TMC hosts in-person meditation retreats and information and dates for these events can also be found on the calendar.

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Sunday Morning Teachings

Twice Monthly

9:00 to 10:00 am PT ~ Meditation and Instruction

10:00 to 11:00 am PT ~ Teaching and Instruction (with occasional optional Q&A)

Please visit the calendar for details as to how to join in person.

Wednesday Night Series

The Wednesday night series has been ongoing since 2021 and is held in cycles based on the selected topic and duration required to cover the material. This teaching series is open to all and there is no requirement to join. It is recommended that you attend the entirety of the cycle, either by joining live or utilizing the available recording. This recommendation is based on the natural rhythm of each week's instruction building on previous weeks. Each Wednesday Night Series typically runs for one to two months. Below you can view the past series topics. To receive email communications, including future registration information for the Wednesday Night Series please be sure to join our mailing list.

Current Series Topics:

Next Session will be early 2025

Past Series Topics:

Tranquility Meditation

Heart Sutra

Loving Kindness is Contagious

Tonglen

Dream Yoga

The Heart of Transcendent Perfection of Wisdom

Sevenfold Mind Training

Bringing Happiness & Suffering on the Path to Enlightenment

Shamatha & Vipassana

The 37 Bodhisattva Practices

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