“In the practice of exchanging self & other, paradoxes abound.” – Bob Thurman
Events
The Inconceivable Liberation Ocean: The Flower Ornament Sutra Class Series
August 13-7:30 pm - October 15-9:00 pm EDT
This 12 Part Course is the Second in a Series of Online Offerings by Robert Thurman exploring Thomas Cleary’s landmark translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra, Chapter by Chapter. Access to past streams and recordings are provided to all registered attendees. Join at anytime to begin swimming in this seminal Buddhist text with Professor Thurman and […]
Getting Over Yourself: Buddhism and Psychotherapy with Dr. Mark Epstein & Bob Thurman
August 19 - August 21
Join Mark Epstein as he talks with Robert Thurman about John Cage, D.W. Winnicott, Buddhist emptiness, clinging, mindfulness, insight, aggression, and good-enough parenting and how he has brought these worlds together in his own therapy practice. Drawing upon his recently published book, “The Zen of Therapy: Uncovering a Hidden Kindness in Life”, this weekend’s workshop, […]
Love Serve Remember Foundation: Summer Mountain Retreat with Sharon Salzberg, Robert Thurman, Krishna Das, Nina Rao, Duncan Trussell and Spring Washam
August 25 - August 29
Enjoy 4 nights of Kirtan with Krishna Das & his Band. Daily Meditation & Dharma Talks with Sharon Salzberg, Robert Thurman and Spring Washam Special Afternoon Sessions include: Nina Rao & Friends chanting the Hanuman Chaleesas, East Forest leads a Meditative Music Ceremony, Duncan Trussell. joins for a Mindrolling Podcast, Shantala to perform LIVE throughout […]
Australian Meditation Conference with Dr. Lorin Roache, Camillle Maurine, Bob Thurman, and Dr Nida Chenagtsang
August 27 - August 28
How can we experience ourselves more fully through meditation? Carl Jung referred to the body and mind as “two sides of the same coin, inextricably related”. Our mind and body are in an infinite cycle of influence, each to the other. Where does meditation fit in to this constant co-creation? We invite you to join […]
Courses
Journey into the Bardos of Life & Beyond Online Course with Andrew Holecek
This seven-day program is the first in a series of four retreats designed to give you a complete preparation for death. Each retreat is a stand-alone program but also develops the material from the previous retreat. This means that if you are interested in doing the entire series, you can enter any program at any […]
VimalakÄ«rti’s Silence: Sci-Fi Feast and Buddhaverse Infrastructure Online Course
In this online class series, Robert A.F. Thurman will guide students through a close reading of “The Noble Teaching of VimalakÄ«rti”. Thurman will use the classic text to introduce basic Buddhist meditation, history, philosophy, and realization with relevant digressions bringing Vimalakirti’s wisdom alive today!The VimalakÄ«rti Sutra records happenings in Shakyamuni Buddha’ time (6th Century BCE) […]
Mahamudra Online Course with Dr. Nida Chenagtsang & Robert Thurman
In this online teaching, Dr. Nida transmits the teachings of Mahamudra according to the Yuthog Nyingthig tradition. These teachings will include instructions on the Sutra and Tantra paths of Mahamudra, including the methods of the Four Mudras and Four Yogas. In complementary sessions, Robert Thurman will turn to the teachings of HH the Fourteenth Dalai […]
Pure Lands Online Course with Andrew Holecek
The Pure Lands are an integral aspect of Indian Mahayana, Tibetan and East Asian Buddhisms rarely taught in the West. For most of us, they represent our greatest opportunity after death. This online course explores the origins and development of the Pure Land tradition in India and Tibet and the lineage of masters that support […]
Passion without Attachment: Practicing with Embodied Emptiness Online Course
Join Dr. Rick Hanson and Bob Thurman for a fascinating dialogue and experiential practicum online. Explore personal practice in the contexts of Rick’s wonderful and practical book, “Neurodharma”, making accessible seven classical meditative practices in the context of being a neurologically guided, mind-bodied human being, and of Bob’s understanding of Indo-Tibetan “Buddhist neuroscience”, drawing from […]