Calendar
Here you'll find Venerable Thubten Chodron's teaching calendar. Visit the Sravasti Abbey website calendar for more Dharma events.
Events in May 2023
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May 1, 2023
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May 2, 2023
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May 3, 2023
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May 4, 2023(1 event)
YouTube: Engaging in the Bodhisattva's DeedsYouTube: Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds Streamed on YouTube weekly Thursdays at 9 am Pacific Time Join Venerable Thubten Chodron for live teachings on Shantideva’s classic text Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds. A text that the residents of Sravasti Abbey read annually on Christmas Day, this is a book that provides a road map to awakening you’ll keep coming back to. The Dalai Lama famously attributed any realization of compassion and bodhicitta he has to this text. Who it’s for: Engaging in a Bodhisattva’s Deeds is a text that lends itself to both new and seasoned Dharma practitioners. It covers the entire span of practices necessary to progress on the path to full awakening, in an easy to read format with stark imagery and reasonings to inspire and transform the mind. About the author: Shantideva lived in 8th century ancient India, was born into a royal family and set to assume the throne after his father. However, motivated to be of greatest benefit to all sentient beings, Shantideva left the royal life and entered monastic life at the renowned Nalanda Monastery. |
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May 11, 2023(1 event)
YouTube: Engaging in the Bodhisattva's DeedsYouTube: Engaging in the Bodhisattva's DeedsStreamed on YouTube weekly Thursdays at 9 am Pacific Time Join Venerable Thubten Chodron for live teachings on Shantideva’s classic text Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds. A text that the residents of Sravasti Abbey read annually on Christmas Day, this is a book that provides a road map to awakening you’ll keep coming back to. The Dalai Lama famously attributed any realization of compassion and bodhicitta he has to this text. Who it’s for: Engaging in a Bodhisattva’s Deeds is a text that lends itself to both new and seasoned Dharma practitioners. It covers the entire span of practices necessary to progress on the path to full awakening, in an easy to read format with stark imagery and reasonings to inspire and transform the mind. About the author: Shantideva lived in 8th century ancient India, was born into a royal family and set to assume the throne after his father. However, motivated to be of greatest benefit to all sentient beings, Shantideva left the royal life and entered monastic life at the renowned Nalanda Monastery. |
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May 17, 2023
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May 18, 2023(1 event)
YouTube: Engaging in the Bodhisattva's DeedsYouTube: Engaging in the Bodhisattva's DeedsStreamed on YouTube weekly Thursdays at 9 am Pacific Time Join Venerable Thubten Chodron for live teachings on Shantideva’s classic text Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds. A text that the residents of Sravasti Abbey read annually on Christmas Day, this is a book that provides a road map to awakening you’ll keep coming back to. The Dalai Lama famously attributed any realization of compassion and bodhicitta he has to this text. Who it’s for: Engaging in a Bodhisattva’s Deeds is a text that lends itself to both new and seasoned Dharma practitioners. It covers the entire span of practices necessary to progress on the path to full awakening, in an easy to read format with stark imagery and reasonings to inspire and transform the mind. About the author: Shantideva lived in 8th century ancient India, was born into a royal family and set to assume the throne after his father. However, motivated to be of greatest benefit to all sentient beings, Shantideva left the royal life and entered monastic life at the renowned Nalanda Monastery. |
May 19, 2023
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May 20, 2023
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May 21, 2023(1 event)
Sharing the Dharma DaySharing the Dharma Day Sharing the Dharma Day One Sunday a month, Sravasti Abbey offers Sharing the Dharma Day, an opportunity for newcomers and old friends to explore the Buddha’s teachings and share in community fellowship. Our online version includes afternoon discussion groups over Zoom. If you are fully vaccinated and boosted, please join us in person. Your nutritious vegetarian potluck offering is welcomed, and registration is required. Sharing the Dharma Day topics are drawn from the book, An Open-hearted Life: Transformative Methods for Compassionate Living, by Abbey founder and abbess Ven. Thubten Chodron and Eastern Washington University psychologist Dr. Russell Kolts. People from all faiths and backgrounds can apply the principles explored on Sharing the Dharma Day to enhance their lives. |
May 22, 2023
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May 23, 2023
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May 24, 2023
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May 25, 2023(1 event)
YouTube: Engaging in the Bodhisattva's DeedsYouTube: Engaging in the Bodhisattva's DeedsStreamed on YouTube weekly Thursdays at 9 am Pacific Time Join Venerable Thubten Chodron for live teachings on Shantideva’s classic text Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds. A text that the residents of Sravasti Abbey read annually on Christmas Day, this is a book that provides a road map to awakening you’ll keep coming back to. The Dalai Lama famously attributed any realization of compassion and bodhicitta he has to this text. Who it’s for: Engaging in a Bodhisattva’s Deeds is a text that lends itself to both new and seasoned Dharma practitioners. It covers the entire span of practices necessary to progress on the path to full awakening, in an easy to read format with stark imagery and reasonings to inspire and transform the mind. About the author: Shantideva lived in 8th century ancient India, was born into a royal family and set to assume the throne after his father. However, motivated to be of greatest benefit to all sentient beings, Shantideva left the royal life and entered monastic life at the renowned Nalanda Monastery. |
May 26, 2023(1 event)
Good Karma – Memorial Day Weekend RetreatGood Karma – Memorial Day Weekend Retreat Good Karma Why do things happen the way they do? Venerable Thubten Chodron continues a series of teachings over Memorial Day weekend based on her book, Good Karma: How to Create the Causes of Happiness and Avoid the Causes of Suffering, a commentary on “The Wheel of Sharp Weapons” by Indian sage Dharmarakshita. With practical advice and plenty of humor, Venerable Chodron brings this 9th century mind-training text to life. It teaches how to eliminate the causes of anxiety, fear, and depression, and to create the causes of joyful liberation for ourselves and others. Watch previous teachings on this text here. Registration opens April 3. Check the Sravasti Abbey website for registration info and retreat schedule. All Sravasti Abbey programs are offered freely and your offerings are welcomed. Go here to make an offering. |
May 27, 2023(1 event)
Good Karma – Memorial Day Weekend RetreatGood Karma – Memorial Day Weekend RetreatGood Karma Why do things happen the way they do? Venerable Thubten Chodron continues a series of teachings over Memorial Day weekend based on her book, Good Karma: How to Create the Causes of Happiness and Avoid the Causes of Suffering, a commentary on “The Wheel of Sharp Weapons” by Indian sage Dharmarakshita. With practical advice and plenty of humor, Venerable Chodron brings this 9th century mind-training text to life. It teaches how to eliminate the causes of anxiety, fear, and depression, and to create the causes of joyful liberation for ourselves and others. Watch previous teachings on this text here. Registration opens April 3. Check the Sravasti Abbey website for registration info and retreat schedule. All Sravasti Abbey programs are offered freely and your offerings are welcomed. Go here to make an offering. |
May 28, 2023(1 event)
Good Karma – Memorial Day Weekend RetreatGood Karma – Memorial Day Weekend RetreatGood Karma Why do things happen the way they do? Venerable Thubten Chodron continues a series of teachings over Memorial Day weekend based on her book, Good Karma: How to Create the Causes of Happiness and Avoid the Causes of Suffering, a commentary on “The Wheel of Sharp Weapons” by Indian sage Dharmarakshita. With practical advice and plenty of humor, Venerable Chodron brings this 9th century mind-training text to life. It teaches how to eliminate the causes of anxiety, fear, and depression, and to create the causes of joyful liberation for ourselves and others. Watch previous teachings on this text here. Registration opens April 3. Check the Sravasti Abbey website for registration info and retreat schedule. All Sravasti Abbey programs are offered freely and your offerings are welcomed. Go here to make an offering. |
May 29, 2023(1 event)
Good Karma – Memorial Day Weekend RetreatGood Karma – Memorial Day Weekend RetreatGood Karma Why do things happen the way they do? Venerable Thubten Chodron continues a series of teachings over Memorial Day weekend based on her book, Good Karma: How to Create the Causes of Happiness and Avoid the Causes of Suffering, a commentary on “The Wheel of Sharp Weapons” by Indian sage Dharmarakshita. With practical advice and plenty of humor, Venerable Chodron brings this 9th century mind-training text to life. It teaches how to eliminate the causes of anxiety, fear, and depression, and to create the causes of joyful liberation for ourselves and others. Watch previous teachings on this text here. Registration opens April 3. Check the Sravasti Abbey website for registration info and retreat schedule. All Sravasti Abbey programs are offered freely and your offerings are welcomed. Go here to make an offering. |
May 30, 2023
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May 31, 2023
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Jun 1, 2023(1 event)
YouTube: Engaging in the Bodhisattva's DeedsYouTube: Engaging in the Bodhisattva's DeedsStreamed on YouTube weekly Thursdays at 9 am Pacific Time Join Venerable Thubten Chodron for live teachings on Shantideva’s classic text Engaging in the Bodhisattva's Deeds. A text that the residents of Sravasti Abbey read annually on Christmas Day, this is a book that provides a road map to awakening you’ll keep coming back to. The Dalai Lama famously attributed any realization of compassion and bodhicitta he has to this text. Who it’s for: Engaging in a Bodhisattva’s Deeds is a text that lends itself to both new and seasoned Dharma practitioners. It covers the entire span of practices necessary to progress on the path to full awakening, in an easy to read format with stark imagery and reasonings to inspire and transform the mind. About the author: Shantideva lived in 8th century ancient India, was born into a royal family and set to assume the throne after his father. However, motivated to be of greatest benefit to all sentient beings, Shantideva left the royal life and entered monastic life at the renowned Nalanda Monastery. |
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