Special Events

2024-03-31
16:00:00 to 20:00:00

Living Meaningfully, Dying Joyfully Class with Potluck Dinner

This course will explore the significance of living a purposeful life and approaching death with peace and acceptance.
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2024-04-05
00:00:00 to 00:00:00

Southwest Dharma Celebration 2024: Profound Wisdom

Profound Wisdom: The Blessing Empowerment of Buddha Manjushri with Teachings on How to Understand the Mind. Western US National Spiritual Director Gen Kelsang Rigpa will grant the empowerment and give the main teachings.
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2024-04-12
06:30:00 to 17:30:00

Compassion Fasting Retreat

Join us for a very powerful for purifying negative karma of body, speech, and mind, and for pacifying strong delusions such as desirous attachment and hatred.
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2024-04-14
17:00:00 to 20:30:00

Movie Night: Life of Buddha

Join us for an enchanting evening commemorating Buddha’s Enlightenment Day with a captivating movie screening of “Life of Buddha.”
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2024-04-20
14:00:00 to 17:00:00

Meditation for Stress Relief: A Beginners Guide to Finding Calm

Learn to quiet the mind, reduce anxiety, and cultivate a sense of calm in daily life.
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2024-04-21
12:00:00 to 15:00:00

Center Cherishing

You can join in for the whole event or just a short portion. We schedule this Center Cherishing to fall between our weekly Prayers for World Peace and Wishfulfilling Jewel to allow y’all to participate in those events as well, if you are so inclined.
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2024-04-30
19:30:00 to 21:00:00

Creating Harmony, Trust and Peace

Join us for an inspiring evening as we welcome Gen-la Kelsang Jampa, internationally-renowned ordained Buddhist teacher, to Houston! 
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2024-05-04
12:00:00 to 15:30:00

Walk for World Peace and Vegetarian BBQ Fundraiser

Join our Buddhist community for a peaceful walk to raise funds for world peace.
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2024-05-11
14:00:00 to 17:00:00

Overcoming Anxiety

Are you seeking to alleviate and overcome stress and anxiety in your life?
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2024-05-12
10:00:00 to 11:30:00

Kindness of Mothers: A Special Mother’s Day Class and Brunch

This Mother’s Day we are hosting a heartwarming Buddhist course that celebrates the immense love and kindness of mothers. The course concludes with a delightful brunch.
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2024-05-12
18:30:00 to 20:30:00

Intro to Guru Yoga Mandala Offering Retreat

Learn about our special annual retreat for creating merit, receiving blessings, and fulfilling our spiritual wishes.
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2024-05-13
00:00:00 to 23:59:59

Self-guided Guru Yoga Mandala Offering Retreat

In this annual retreat we focus on two preliminary practices, accumulating merit (or positive energy), by making mandala offerings, and receiving powerful blessings by engaging in the Guru Yoga practice of Je Tsongkhapa.
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2024-06-01
14:00:00 to 17:00:00

Anger Management: A Buddhist Perspective

Everyone can benefit from overcoming anger and embracing patience. Learn how it is done.
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2024-06-04
10:00:00 to 20:45:00

Celebration of Faith Retreat

A day to offer our faith through using the special prayer Request to the Holy Spiritual Guide Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso from his Faithful Disciples and collecting our Guru’s name mantra in a one-day retreat.
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2024-06-08
14:00:00 to 17:00:00

Discovering your Buddha Nature: Understanding Tantra

Learn the meditations and the foundational principles of Buddhist philosophy surrounding Tantric practice.
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2024-06-30
12:30:00 to 14:30:00

Mala Making Workshop

Immerse yourself in the serene art of creating your own Buddhist Mal
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