CyberDharma Teachings:
Wheel of Sharp Weapons by Acharya Dharmarakshita
Sunday, December 15, 2024, 8:00AM PT
Q & A with Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi
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Special Practice Sessions:
Sadhana of Arya Tara
March 9, 2025 8:00AM PT
This session is an opportunity to practice the sadhana together. We hope that practitioners will use this opportunity to both familiarize and stabilize their practice.
Online Practice Sessions:
Tara Mantra Recitation Session
To be announced.
A wonderful way to begin your day and to stabilize your practice. Each session will be 30-45 mins long.
20 Minutes of Calm
Virtual Sittings – Online Meditation Sessions
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Saturday, January 4, 2025 9:00am PT
New Year Aspiration Prayers & Teachings on Jewel Ornament of Liberation
Sunday, January 5, 2025 9:00am PT
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Online Retreat with Venerable Tenzin: Acharya Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland
Saturday, March 15, 2025 8AM PT US
Nagarjuna’s Precious Garland (Ratnavali), a Letter of Advice to a King, offers concise direction on integrating Buddhist principles and ethics in life, from the understanding of cause & effect to compassion and wisdom realizing emptiness culminating in Buddhahood. In the context of this personal letter, we can apply Nagarjuna’s direct approach as we seek our own happiness for the benefit of all beings.
Upcoming Retreats
Everyone is welcome to join us for these upcoming retreats, which include teachings, prayers, meditation and discussion.
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Listening to the Sound of Silence
In-person Retreat with Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi
Saturday, April 5, 2025 10:00am (9:30 arrival)
EMID Community Center
244 Vereda Leyenda
Goleta, CA
A one day meditation retreat with morning and afternoon sessions in the Santa Barbara region of California. Lunch is provided by the local sangha. For further information, please email Susie.
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