We see these 7 limbs in many prayers. Exactly what is their function? To support our daily practice. Much like the limbs of our body supporting the trunk, these limbs support our main practice and enable it to function. These 7 Limbs are also very practical as they can be used to enable us to obtain what we wish for. We want such things as respect, resources, to overcome regret, gain real confidence and to receive more dharma!  These are what the 7 limbs will enable us to create the causes for.

More info here.

Suggested donation: $15/class for non members and $10/class for members. No one is turned away due to a lack of funds. Please donate online.

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Shantideva’s Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life 

Instructions on how to live a life grounded in love and compassion, integrating the path to enlightenment into daily living

H. H. the Dalai Lama has often praised this text as the most important work on living with compassion and cultivating bodhichitta (the altruistic heart intent on awakening for all beings).  The text is a beautiful, often moving, extensive poem in ten chapters.  One of its unique features is that the majority of the text is accessible to newer students (who are deeply interested in living a life of compassion) while also being highly relevant to those who’ve been practicing for a long while.

Click here for more details.

Suggested donations: $15/class for non-members and $10/class for members. No one is turned away due to a lack of funds. Donate online.

Teacher: Dr. Lorne Ladner

Location: Zoom only

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We see these 7 limbs in many prayers. Exactly what is their function? To support our daily practice. Much like the limbs of our body supporting the trunk, these limbs support our main practice and enable it to function. These 7 Limbs are also very practical as they can be used to enable us to obtain what we wish for. We want such things as respect, resources, to overcome regret, gain real confidence and to receive more dharma!  These are what the 7 limbs will enable us to create the causes for.

More info here.

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Shantideva’s Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life 

Instructions on how to live a life grounded in love and compassion, integrating the path to enlightenment into daily living

H. H. the Dalai Lama has often praised this text as the most important work on living with compassion and cultivating bodhichitta (the altruistic heart intent on awakening for all beings).  The text is a beautiful, often moving, extensive poem in ten chapters.  One of its unique features is that the majority of the text is accessible to newer students (who are deeply interested in living a life of compassion) while also being highly relevant to those who’ve been practicing for a long while.

Click here for more details.

Teacher: Dr. Lorne Ladner

Location: Hybrid - in person at the center and on zoom

Suggested donations: $15/class for non-members and $10/class for members. No one is turned away due to a lack of funds. Donate online.

Contact spc@guhyasamaja.org for the text and materials or if you have any questions.

Please check the calendar to confirm.

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Weekly Mindfulness Meditation

Join us for a weekly, Zoom only, Mindfulness Meditation class on Wednesday mornings from 10:30 to 11:30 . The session will begin with a brief guidance which will be  followed by a twenty-minute sitting meditation ending with a dedication of merit. After the meditation there will be time for a deeper discussion.  If you need to leave prior to the discussion then feel free to do so.

Leader: Heather Cronin

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We see these 7 limbs in many prayers. Exactly what is their function? To support our daily practice. Much like the limbs of our body supporting the trunk, these limbs support our main practice and enable it to function. These 7 Limbs are also very practical as they can be used to enable us to obtain what we wish for. We want such things as respect, resources, to overcome regret, gain real confidence and to receive more dharma!  These are what the 7 limbs will enable us to create the causes for.

More info here.

Zoom:

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These classes meet approximately twice a month and provide an overview of the Buddhist path to enlightenment. The classes will include instruction on meditation, the meaning of dharma, understanding the mind, the four noble truths, karma, and much more. Attendees have the opportunity to ask questions and share their experience.

Facilitators: Jan Jacobs and Jodi Schmitt will alternate classes.

Location: in person at the Center

Weekly Mindfulness Meditation

Join us for a weekly, Zoom only, Mindfulness Meditation class on Wednesday mornings from 10:30 to 11:30 . The session will begin with a brief guidance which will be  followed by a twenty-minute sitting meditation ending with a dedication of merit. After the meditation there will be time for a deeper discussion.  If you need to leave prior to the discussion then feel free to do so.

Leader: Heather Cronin

Location: Online only

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88028354250?pwd=Hxaj6YBGG6HHjPss842dkNsAwr8Wdt.1

Suggested Donations: $15 for non-members and $10 for members. No one is turned away due to a lack of funds. Donate online.

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Discovering Buddhism Module 13- Introduction to Tantra

"According to Tantra, perfection is not something that is waiting for us somewhere in the future....Everything that we need in order to be complete is within us right at this very moment. It is simply a matter of being able to recognize it. This is the tantric approach." (Lama Yeshe, Introduction to Tantra)

Learn more about this module

We ask that students show up 10-15 minutes before the class begins at 10 AM as we start promptly with prayers and meditation. This will ensure that participants are not disturbed by people entering the room late. Please enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and snacks before and after class.

Teacher: Venerable Lobsang Damchoe

Location: In person at the Guhyasamaja Buddhist Center 10875 Main St #108 Fairfax Va 22030

Suggested donations: $15/class for non-members and $10/class for members. No one is turned away due to a lack of funds. Donate online if you prefer.

Contact spc@guhyasamaja.org for the required reading materials and if you have any questions.

Please check the calendar to confirm.

Shantideva’s Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life 

Instructions on how to live a life grounded in love and compassion, integrating the path to enlightenment into daily living

H. H. the Dalai Lama has often praised this text as the most important work on living with compassion and cultivating bodhichitta (the altruistic heart intent on awakening for all beings).  The text is a beautiful, often moving, extensive poem in ten chapters.  One of its unique features is that the majority of the text is accessible to newer students (who are deeply interested in living a life of compassion) while also being highly relevant to those who’ve been practicing for a long while.

Click here for more details.

Teacher: Dr. Lorne Ladner

Location: Zoom only

Suggested donations: $15/class for non-members and $10/class for members. No one is turned away due to a lack of funds. Donate online.

Contact spc@guhyasamaja.org for the text and materials or if you have any questions.

Please check the calendar to confirm.

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Weekly Mindfulness Meditation

Join us for a weekly, Zoom only, Mindfulness Meditation class on Wednesday mornings from 10:30 to 11:30 . The session will begin with a brief guidance which will be  followed by a twenty-minute sitting meditation ending with a dedication of merit. After the meditation there will be time for a deeper discussion.  If you need to leave prior to the discussion then feel free to do so.

Leader: Heather Cronin

Location: Online only

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Discovering Buddhism Module 13- Introduction to Tantra

"According to Tantra, perfection is not something that is waiting for us somewhere in the future....Everything that we need in order to be complete is within us right at this very moment. It is simply a matter of being able to recognize it. This is the tantric approach." (Lama Yeshe, Introduction to Tantra)

Learn more about this module

We ask that students show up 10-15 minutes before the class begins at 10 AM as we start promptly with prayers and meditation. This will ensure that participants are not disturbed by people entering the room late. Please enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and snacks before and after class.

Teacher: Venerable Lobsang Damchoe

Location: In person at the Guhyasamaja Buddhist Center 10875 Main St #108 Fairfax Va 22030

Suggested donations: $15/class for non-members and $10/class for members. No one is turned away due to a lack of funds. Donate online if you prefer.

Contact spc@guhyasamaja.org for the required reading materials and if you have any questions.

Please check the calendar to confirm.

These classes meet approximately twice a month and provide an overview of the Buddhist path to enlightenment. The classes will include instruction on meditation, the meaning of dharma, understanding the mind, the four noble truths, karma, and much more. Attendees have the opportunity to ask questions and share their experience.

Facilitators: Jan Jacobs and Jodi Schmitt will alternate classes.

Location: in person at the Center

Weekly Mindfulness Meditation

Join us for a weekly, Zoom only, Mindfulness Meditation class on Wednesday mornings from 10:30 to 11:30 . The session will begin with a brief guidance which will be  followed by a twenty-minute sitting meditation ending with a dedication of merit. After the meditation there will be time for a deeper discussion.  If you need to leave prior to the discussion then feel free to do so.

Leader: Heather Cronin

Location: Online only

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88028354250?pwd=Hxaj6YBGG6HHjPss842dkNsAwr8Wdt.1

Suggested Donations: $15 for non-members and $10 for members. No one is turned away due to a lack of funds. Donate online.

Please check the calendar to confirm. 

Discovering Buddhism Module 13- Introduction to Tantra

"According to Tantra, perfection is not something that is waiting for us somewhere in the future....Everything that we need in order to be complete is within us right at this very moment. It is simply a matter of being able to recognize it. This is the tantric approach." (Lama Yeshe, Introduction to Tantra)

Learn more about this module

We ask that students show up 10-15 minutes before the class begins at 10 AM as we start promptly with prayers and meditation. This will ensure that participants are not disturbed by people entering the room late. Please enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and snacks before and after class.

Teacher: Venerable Lobsang Damchoe

Location: In person at the Guhyasamaja Buddhist Center 10875 Main St #108 Fairfax Va 22030

Suggested donations: $15/class for non-members and $10/class for members. No one is turned away due to a lack of funds. Donate online if you prefer.

Contact spc@guhyasamaja.org for the required reading materials and if you have any questions.

Please check the calendar to confirm.

Shantideva’s Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life 

Instructions on how to live a life grounded in love and compassion, integrating the path to enlightenment into daily living

H. H. the Dalai Lama has often praised this text as the most important work on living with compassion and cultivating bodhichitta (the altruistic heart intent on awakening for all beings).  The text is a beautiful, often moving, extensive poem in ten chapters.  One of its unique features is that the majority of the text is accessible to newer students (who are deeply interested in living a life of compassion) while also being highly relevant to those who’ve been practicing for a long while.

Click here for more details.

Teacher: Dr. Lorne Ladner

Location: Hybrid - in person at the center and on zoom

Suggested donations: $15/class for non-members and $10/class for members. No one is turned away due to a lack of funds. Donate online.

Contact spc@guhyasamaja.org for the text and materials or if you have any questions.

Please check the calendar to confirm.

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Join us for a weekly, Zoom only, Mindfulness Meditation class on Wednesday mornings from 10:30 to 11:30 . The session will begin with a brief guidance which will be  followed by a twenty-minute sitting meditation ending with a dedication of merit. After the meditation there will be time for a deeper discussion.  If you need to leave prior to the discussion then feel free to do so.

Leader: Heather Cronin

Location: Online only

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Due to the cold weather advisory, winds and light snow that are expected on Sunday 2/1, we will hold Discovering Buddhism on Zoom only. It will not be held in person.

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Discovering Buddhism Module 13- Introduction to Tantra

"According to Tantra, perfection is not something that is waiting for us somewhere in the future....Everything that we need in order to be complete is within us right at this very moment. It is simply a matter of being able to recognize it. This is the tantric approach." (Lama Yeshe, Introduction to Tantra)

Learn more about this module

We ask that students show up 10-15 minutes before the class begins at 10 AM as we start promptly with prayers and meditation. This will ensure that participants are not disturbed by people entering the room late. Please enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and snacks before and after class.

Teacher: Venerable Lobsang Damchoe

Location: In person at the Guhyasamaja Buddhist Center 10875 Main St #108 Fairfax Va 22030

Suggested donations: $15/class for non-members and $10/class for members. No one is turned away due to a lack of funds. Donate online if you prefer.

Contact spc@guhyasamaja.org for the required reading materials and if you have any questions.

Please check the calendar to confirm.

These classes meet approximately twice a month and provide an overview of the Buddhist path to enlightenment. The classes will include instruction on meditation, the meaning of dharma, understanding the mind, the four noble truths, karma, and much more. Attendees have the opportunity to ask questions and share their experience.

Facilitators: Jan Jacobs and Jodi Schmitt will alternate classes.

Location: in person at the Center

Weekly Mindfulness Meditation

Join us for a weekly, Zoom only, Mindfulness Meditation class on Wednesday mornings from 10:30 to 11:30 . The session will begin with a brief guidance which will be  followed by a twenty-minute sitting meditation ending with a dedication of merit. After the meditation there will be time for a deeper discussion.  If you need to leave prior to the discussion then feel free to do so.

Leader: Heather Cronin

Location: Online only

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88028354250?pwd=Hxaj6YBGG6HHjPss842dkNsAwr8Wdt.1

Suggested Donations: $15 for non-members and $10 for members. No one is turned away due to a lack of funds. Donate online.

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Due to Winter Weather Forecast, this retreat is now ZOOM Only.

Participants will need to sign in before 9 am as we will start promptly with prayers and meditation and will not be able to accommodate late comers. We ask that participants keep their microphones muted throughout the retreat.

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Shantideva’s Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life 

Instructions on how to live a life grounded in love and compassion, integrating the path to enlightenment into daily living

H. H. the Dalai Lama has often praised this text as the most important work on living with compassion and cultivating bodhichitta (the altruistic heart intent on awakening for all beings).  The text is a beautiful, often moving, extensive poem in ten chapters.  One of its unique features is that the majority of the text is accessible to newer students (who are deeply interested in living a life of compassion) while also being highly relevant to those who’ve been practicing for a long while.

Click here for more details.

Teacher: Dr. Lorne Ladner

Location: Zoom only

Suggested donations: $15/class for non-members and $10/class for members. No one is turned away due to a lack of funds. Donate online.

Contact spc@guhyasamaja.org for the text and materials or if you have any questions.

Please check the calendar to confirm.

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Discovering Buddhism Module 12- The Wisdom of Emptiness

The Buddha taught a method to become free from the cycle of suffering called samsara. These essential instructions are teachings on how ourselves, others and all situations we encounter are empty of any true existence. In this course we will look at what this actually means. If we are able to take this to heart we can achieve some inner peace that will result in a permanent cessation of suffering in the future. Participants will also learn what are conventional and ultimate truths and how to engage in different meditations on Emptiness. 

We ask that students show up 10-15 minutes before the class begins at 10 AM as we start promptly with prayers and meditation. This will ensure that participants are not disturbed by people entering the room late. Please enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and snacks before and after class.

Please note this is not a drop-in nor an introductory class. To receive the most benefit, it is best to attend the entire series. 

Learn more about the Discovering Buddhism Course from FPMT.

Teacher: Venerable Lobsang Damchoe

Location: In person at the Guhyasamaja Buddhist Center 10875 Main St #108 Fairfax Va 22030

Suggested donations: $15/class for non-members and $10/class for members. No one is turned away due to a lack of funds. Donate online.

Contact spc@guhyasamaja.org for the required reading materials and if you have any questions.

Please check the calendar to confirm.

These classes meet approximately twice a month and provide an overview of the Buddhist path to enlightenment. The classes will include instruction on meditation, the meaning of dharma, understanding the mind, the four noble truths, karma, and much more. Attendees have the opportunity to ask questions and share their experience.

Facilitators: Jan Jacobs and Jodi Schmitt will alternate classes.

Location: in person at the Center

Vajrayogini Day Practice Session

This event is for Initiates Only: Only people who’ve received the Vajrayogini Initiation from a qualified Lama can attend this event)

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Discovering Buddhism Module 12- The Wisdom of Emptiness

The Buddha taught a method to become free from the cycle of suffering called samsara. These essential instructions are teachings on how ourselves, others and all situations we encounter are empty of any true existence. In this course we will look at what this actually means. If we are able to take this to heart we can achieve some inner peace that will result in a permanent cessation of suffering in the future. Participants will also learn what are conventional and ultimate truths and how to engage in different meditations on Emptiness. 

We ask that students show up 10-15 minutes before the class begins at 10 AM as we start promptly with prayers and meditation. This will ensure that participants are not disturbed by people entering the room late. Please enjoy a cup of tea or coffee and snacks before and after class.

Please note this is not a drop-in nor an introductory class. To receive the most benefit, it is best to attend the entire series. 

Learn more about the Discovering Buddhism Course from FPMT.

Teacher: Venerable Lobsang Damchoe

Location: In person at the Guhyasamaja Buddhist Center 10875 Main St #108 Fairfax Va 22030

Suggested donations: $15/class for non-members and $10/class for members. No one is turned away due to a lack of funds. Donate online.

Contact spc@guhyasamaja.org for the required reading materials and if you have any questions.

Please check the calendar to confirm.

Shantideva’s Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life 

Instructions on how to live a life grounded in love and compassion, integrating the path to enlightenment into daily living

H. H. the Dalai Lama has often praised this text as the most important work on living with compassion and cultivating bodhichitta (the altruistic heart intent on awakening for all beings).  The text is a beautiful, often moving, extensive poem in ten chapters.  One of its unique features is that the majority of the text is accessible to newer students (who are deeply interested in living a life of compassion) while also being highly relevant to those who’ve been practicing for a long while.

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Teacher: Dr. Lorne Ladner

Location: Hybrid - in person at the center and on Zoom

Suggested donations: $15/class for non-members and $10/class for members. No one is turned away due to a lack of funds. Donate online.

Contact spc@guhyasamaja.org for the text and materials or if you have any questions.

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Weekly Mindfulness Meditation

Join us for a weekly, Zoom only, Mindfulness Meditation class on Wednesday mornings from 10:30 to 11:30 . The session will begin with a brief guidance which will be  followed by a twenty-minute sitting meditation ending with a dedication of merit. After the meditation there will be time for a deeper discussion.  If you need to leave prior to the discussion then feel free to do so.

Leader: Heather Cronin

Location: Online only

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88028354250?pwd=Hxaj6YBGG6HHjPss842dkNsAwr8Wdt.1

Suggested Donations: $15 for non-members and $10 for members. No one is turned away due to a lack of funds. Donate online.

Please check the calendar to confirm. 

Weekly Mindfulness Meditation

Join us for a weekly, Zoom only, Mindfulness Meditation class on Wednesday mornings from 10:30 to 11:30 . The session will begin with a brief guidance which will be  followed by a twenty-minute sitting meditation ending with a dedication of merit. After the meditation there will be time for a deeper discussion.  If you need to leave prior to the discussion then feel free to do so.

Leader: Heather Cronin

Location: Online only

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88028354250?pwd=Hxaj6YBGG6HHjPss842dkNsAwr8Wdt.1

Suggested Donations: $15 for non-members and $10 for members. No one is turned away due to a lack of funds. Donate online.

Please check the calendar to confirm. 

Discovering Buddhism Module 12- The Wisdom of Emptiness

The Buddha taught a method to become free from the cycle of suffering called samsara. These essential instructions are teachings on how ourselves, others and all situations we encounter are empty of any true existence. In this course we will look at what this actually means. If we are able to take this to heart we can achieve some inner peace that will result in a permanent cessation of suffering in the future. Participants will also learn what are conventional and ultimate truths and how to engage in different meditations on Emptiness. 

We ask that students show up 10-15 minutes before the class begins at 10 AM as we start promptly with prayers and meditation. This will ensure that participants are not disturbed by people entering the room late.

Please note this is not a drop-in nor an introductory class. To receive the most benefit, it is best to attend the entire series. 

Learn more about the Discovering Buddhism Course from FPMT.

Teacher: Venerable Lobsang Damchoe

Location: In person at the Guhyasamaja Buddhist Center 10875 Main St #108 Fairfax Va 22030

Suggested donations: $15/class for non-members and $10/class for members. No one is turned away due to a lack of funds. Donate online.

Contact spc@guhyasamaja.org for the required reading materials and if you have any questions.

Please check the calendar to confirm.