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BUDDHIST STUDIES

 

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Online: Sunday Meditation and Study Group

Open Dates
Online
These Sunday morning programs begin with a discussion of various Buddhist topics, followed by sitting meditation and compassion practice, which help participants nurture their inner strength and grow spiritually. This free program is open to the public and suitable for all; you may join for one or both sessions.
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Personal Retreat Package

Flexible Dates
Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
Turn off your phone. Log off the internet. And join us for a restorative retreat—a time to relax, refresh, and deepen your practice.
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Personal Retreat

Flexible Dates
Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
Turn off your phone. Log off the internet. And join us for a restorative retreat—a time to relax, refresh, and deepen your practice.

Full Moon Meditation

Package Dates
Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
Milarepa Hall is open for group meditation from 7:00-8:00 PM on the full moon and 7:00-8:00 AM the following morning. Free and open to all.
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Tuesday Night Group Meditation

Package Dates
Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
Milarepa Hall is open for group meditation from 7:00-8:00 PM every Tuesday, with monthly Q&A sessions. Free and open to all.
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Just Be: A Time for Personal Renewal

With Gary Wheaton and Kati Walker

April 7 - 9, 2023
Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
Leave the pressures of your normal life and immerse yourself in the tranquil environment of our Center. Focus on yourself and your practice, spending the weekend on personal retreat, enjoying the solitude of the Center—and delicious vegetarian cuisine. Just be.
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To Begin, Begin: An Introduction to Traditional Buddhist Meditation

With Gary Wheaton

April 14 - 16, 2023
Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
Spend a weekend exploring the fundamentals of Tibetan Buddhist meditation, including how it differs from other types of meditation and how to establish an effective practice.

Dharma Wheel and Deer Installation Ceremony

With Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche

May 27 - 28, 2023
Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
We are pleased to announce that we will be holding a special, morning-long ceremony related to the installation of the Dharma Wheel and Deer over Milarepa Hall. This will include a special teaching by Rinpoche.
Image of the Tibetan yogi Milarepa

100,000 Songs of Milarepa

With Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche

May 27 - 29, 2023
Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
Milarepa, Tibet’s renowned and beloved enlightened master, was known for teaching through the medium of song and poetry. This weekend program will trace the story of his life, accompanied by many of his songs and additional commentary by Rinpoche, who is considered an emanation of Milarepa.
Image of the Tibetan yogi Milarepa

Online: 100,000 Songs of Milarepa

With Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche

May 27 - 29, 2023
Streaming Live from the Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
Offered Online: Milarepa, Tibet’s renowned and beloved enlightened master, was known for teaching through the medium of song and poetry. This weekend program will trace the story of his life, accompanied by many of his songs and additional commentary by Rinpoche, who is considered an emanation of Milarepa.
small statue on a mossy rock

Buddhist Meditation: Bringing Your Practice into Daily Life

With John Henderson

June 16 - 18, 2023
Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
Explore how to bring the core Buddhist teachings on compassion, wisdom, karma, emptiness, and impermanence into your daily life. Interactive discussion and guided meditation.

16th Annual Rimay Monlam

With Tulku Sherdor

June 30 - July 4, 2023
Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
Monlam means a way to give voice to and realize our highest aspirations. We will gather over these four days to harness, focus, and direct the natural power of our own minds, and invoke the power of the reality of interdependence.
Closeup of the face of a copper Buddha

Buddhist Meditation: Immersive Practice Weekend

With John Henderson

August 25 - 27, 2023
Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
Join us for a weekend dedicated to meditation of all kinds—calming meditation, analytic meditation, and generative meditation.

Discovering the Dharma III and IV

With Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche

September 1 - 10, 2023
Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
We are offering the combined programs at a discounted rate.
In this combined program, retreatants have a rare opportunity to spend ten days studying the dharma with H.E. Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche.

Online: ACCOMPLISHMENT Unveil Your Awakened Nature

With Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche

September 1 - 6, 2023
Streaming Live from the Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
Offered Online: H.E. Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche outlines the entire Tibetan Buddhist path using teachings from Gampopa’s Jewel Ornament of Liberation. He discusses the mind of ignorance and insight, the path of practice and the teacher-student connection, all over five days of engaged learning and guided practice.

ACCOMPLISHMENT: Unveil Your Awakened Nature

With Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche

September 1 - 6, 2023
Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
H.E. Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche outlines the entire Tibetan Buddhist path over five days of engaged learning and guided practice. With guided meditation, Tibetan yoga, Q&A.

ACCELERATION: Move Swiftly Towards Enlightenment

With Trungram Gyalwa Rinpoche

September 7 - 10, 2023
Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
Explore a broad overview of the four classes of tantra, learning what tantra is, how it works, and why it is such a powerful way to open your mind.
a Buddha on a rock in a sunny glen

Just Be: A Time for Personal Renewal

With John Henderson

September 22 - 24, 2023
Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
Leave the pressures of your normal life and immerse yourself in the tranquil environment of our Center. Focus on yourself and your practice, spending the weekend on personal retreat, enjoying the solitude of the Center—and delicious vegetarian cuisine. Just be.
A cropped image of a large bronze statue depicting Buddha's hand touching a lotus flower. a shaft of sunlight crosses the image

Noble Silence: A Silent Retreat Weekend of Buddhist Meditation, Reflection, and Rest

With Gary Wheaton

December 1 - 3, 2023
Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
A weekend of communal silence sets the plate for inner transformation; it provides the opportunity to be present with yourself and the opening to mindfully observe and release the thoughts and emotions that arise.
Milarepa Hall in snow

Just Be: A Year-End Personal Retreat

December 26, 2023 - January 1, 2024
Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing
Ring in the New Year from a calm, centered place, by leaving the pressures of your normal life and immersing yourself in the tranquil environment of our Center for a 6-night Personal Retreat. This is a time to focus on yourself and your practice.
Dharmakaya Center For Wellbeing
191 Cragsmoor Road

Cragsmoor, New York 12566
845.640.4593

© 2019 Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing. All rights reserved

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Dharmakaya Center For Wellbeing
191 Cragsmoor Road Cragsmoor, New York 12566
845.640.4593

Privacy Policy

© 2019 Dharmakaya Center for Wellbeing. All rights reserved