Upcoming Teachings and Events

 

SUNDAY TEACHING: “Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva" Chapter 9 on Wisdom with Geshe Rapgyal

Sunday, April 12, 10:00 - 11:30am, In-Person or via Zoom

Geshela continues teaching on Shantideva’s essential text with Tenam interpreting. For the Zoom Link: [email protected].  There is no teaching on April 5.

 

GREEN TARA SADHANA

Saturday, April 4, 10am – 12 Noon, In-Person

Green Tara is always ready to respond to the suffering she sees, and to transform fear. Join us for this monthly opportunity to expand your practice. All are welcome.

 

DHARMA TALK: INTRO TO BUDDHISM - THE TWO TRUTHS with Geshe Kalsang Rapgyal

Saturday, April 11, 10-11am, via Zoom or In-Person

This introduction to Buddhism we be on understanding conventional and absolute truths, and how they are interwoven. Please Register HERE for the Zoom Link or to join us In-Person or call 502-614-5616. 

 

PRACTICE AND MEDITATION ON BODHICHITTA MIND MINI-RETREAT with Geshe Rapgyal

Saturday, April 25, 10am to 3pm, In-Person or via Zoom

Join Geshela for this special opportunity to cultivate Bodhichitta Mind, the awakening mind of compassion, wisdom, and love. He will use the ritual in Atisha’s Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment. The mini-retreat includes time for teaching, practice and meditation in four sessions with breaks and time for a simple lunch provided by the center.  Sliding Scale: $40, $50 or $60; Sponsor $100.Registration Required HERE. 

 

BUDDHIST PSYCHOLOGY AND THE NATURE OF THE MIND, Part II with Geshe Rapgyal

7 Sundays, May 3 to July 21, 1:00 - 3:00pm Eastern Time, In-Person and via Zoom (no session on Saka Dawa Day, May 31)

Explore the mind, guided by the great Nalanda Buddhist Tradition. This special Dharma offering is in response to His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s vision and effort to share this ancient tradition in accessible language. During this seven week class Geshe Rapgyal will focus on Parts 4 and 5, mind and its objects and inferential reason. This class continues the survey of the nature of the mind, mental factors, and mind training as begun last year with other chapters of the volume.  The content of the class is based on Science and Philosophy in the Indian Buddhist Classics, Vol 2: The Mind, Parts 4 and 5. This series was conceived and introduced by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, edited by Thupten Jinpa. INFO HERE

 

EARTH CARE SOLUTIONS CIRCLE facilitated by Anne Walter

Saturday, April 18, 2026, 1:30 - 3:30pm, In-Person

Be part of the national and international movement of Solutions Circles held in honor of Earth Day on April 22. Solutions Circles uplift the many viable programs and policies that advance environmental healing and protection. In this time of climate emergency and ecological destruction, knowing what works is as important as knowing about the problems. Join us in exploring the stories from a variety of communities that are already implementing creative responses to generate environmental healing and protection and be inspired to imagine how we could do the same. Fee: $10, $20, or Free.  REGISTER HERE or call 502-614-5616.

 

CELEBRATING OUR PLANET HOME: MEDITATION AND MANDALA with Jenny Bell

Earth Day 2026: Wednesday, April 22, 5:00 – 6:30pm, In-Person

Nourish your recommitment to caring for our Only Home during this meditative session. Join us in offering reverence, gratitude, and reciprocity as we co-create a flower mandala together as a living breathing prayer. This sacred collaboration will be a symbol of diversity, interbeing, interdependence and impermanence.  In closing we will offer the flowers and nature bits back to the Earth.  Sliding Scale Fee: $20, $30, $40, free or $75 Sponsor Rate.  REGISTER HERE. 

 

Prayer for Nonviolence and World Peace: Every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10am, with our resident monks In-Person at DGCEC. Focus your intention and nourish your efforts.  All are welcome.

 

Wednesday Community Meditation: 7:00 - 8:00pm. All Are Welcome. 

 

DGCEC Offers Skills in Compassion Building, Meditation and Nonviolence

Learn skills for living well by expanding your compassion, centering in meditation, and exploring the many practices of non-harm.

 

See All Classes in Universal Human Values HERE.