CyberDharma Teachings:
Buddha Nature
(Based on Arya Maitreya’s Uttarantantra – Shastra)
March 29 at 8am PT
April 5, 12 at 8am PT
Suggested Donation: $20
Teachings are made possible through your ongoing support.
Retreats:
Letter to a Friend by Acharya Nagarjuna
Saturday, April 18 at 10am PT
In-person Santa Barbara, CA
Click here to register for in-person participation
Please contact our local coordinator with any questions. Susie 805-570-1389 or send email
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Everyone is welcome to join us for these upcoming retreats, which include teachings, prayers, meditation and discussion.
*Note for On-line Retreats: Please wait for the final Bodhimarga landing page with log-in details to appear, once you’ve gone thru payments with PayPal.
Online Practice Sessions:
Sadhana of Arya Lokeshwara
This session is an opportunity to practice the sadhana together. No teachings or instructions will be provided. Participants should have received necessary initiation/ empowerment. We hope that practitioners will use this opportunity to both familiarize and stabilize their practice.
TBA
20 Minutes of Calm
Virtual Sittings – Online Meditation Sessions
TBA
*Dharma is priceless! All of our meditation and teaching events are supported and arise through the generosity of spiritual friends like you. Any donation is kindly appreciated. No one is turned away from teachings due to financial hardships. If you need assistance, please inquire: retreats@bodhimarga.org
Etiquette for Virtual Gatherings, CyberDharma and on-line Retreats
- Join the session a few minutes prior to the actual start time.
- Be sure that your computer is connected to the network and have the login information available.
- When using video be sure that camera is at a proper angle. Or else choose not to transmit video.
- Whether you are using computer audio or a phone line, mute yourself unless you have to say something or it is a Q&A session. After you’ve asked your question turn the phone to mute.
- Do not pace around or talk to your pets or yourself while having the audio and video on.
- When using phone line only be sure you are at a quiet spot. If you are by yourself, please use a headset.
- Prayer-books and texts are generally circulated in advance.
Virtual Meditation Sessions
- Join the session a few minutes prior to the actual start time.
- Find a quiet and comfortable place to Join in/ call in from.
- Meditation sessions are generally silent unless it is a guided meditation
- No Q&A unless the instructor has suggested as such
Recent Past Teachings:
- Meditations on Bodhichitta
- Listening to the Sounds of Silence
- Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland (Ratnavali), a Letter of Advice to a King
- Wheel of Sharp Weapons
- Lankavatara Sutra
- Introduction to Bodhisattvabhumi
- Jewel Ornament of Liberation
- Lojong: Thought and Mind Transformation
- Sutra of Remembering the Sublime Three Jewels
- Themes from the Lotus Sutra
- Book of Kadam
- Three Principle Aspects of the Path
- The Lotus Sutra
- 37 Factors of Enlightenment
- 21 Supreme Aspects of the Path