Sustainable Compassion Training

Meditation Training for all levels (beginners and advanced)
2023-09-13 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Online
Teachers: Paul Condon
Dates: Sept 13, October 11, November 8, December 13
Event type: Hybrid
Organization: Dharma Refuge
For information and registration: https://www.dharmarefuge.com/meditation-training.html
This 8 month series will will explore Mahayana Buddhist perspectives on Buddha Nature, which refers to the underlying nature of all of our minds. Buddha Nature is our source of healing, well-being, joy, compassion, and wisdom. This exploration will be supported by practices of sustainable compassion and wisdom, a series of meditations that help us experience ourselves within a field of love and care, which helps open the mind to advanced meditative practices of deep relaxation, calm, insight, and non-dual awareness. These inner resources can support our efforts to care for others and the world.
The sessions will complement Dharma Refuge’s new series Bodhisattva Training: Becoming Beings of Wisdom and Love, which will include live teachings with Sue Kochan and pre-recorded teachings from Anam Thubten Rinpoche. Paul’s sessions will explore how the SCT training complements the Bodhisattva training through practical instruction, guided meditation and Q&A.

Love and Spaciousness 2 of 5
2023-09-12 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | CA
Teachers: Paul Condon
Dates: September 5, 12, 19, 26, & October 3 (4-5:30pm PT / 7-8:30pm ET)
Event type: Hybrid 5-week series
Organization: Kagyu Sukha Choling
For information and registration: coming soon
In this 5-week series, we will explore Mahayana Buddhist perspectives on Buddha Nature, which refers to the underlying nature of our mind, and is a source of healing, wellbeing, joy, wisdom, and compassion. We will explore a series of meditation practices adapted from Tibetan Buddhist rituals for experiencing ourselves within a field of love and care, which helps open the mind for advanced meditative practices of deep relaxation, calm, insight, and non-dual awareness. The deepening experience of calm and insight can then inform our efforts to engage in care and compassion for our world in need. Throughout the course, principles from areas of developmental psychology, social psychology, and cognitive science will be drawn upon in dialogue with Buddhist perspectives to inform our engagement with practice. The course is appropriate for new and seasoned practitioners.

Love and Spaciousness
2023-09-05 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | CA
Teachers: Paul Condon
Dates: September 5, 12, 19, 26, & October 3 (4-5:30pm PT / 7-8:30pm ET)
Event type: Hybrid 5-week series
Organization: Kagyu Sukha Choling
For information and registration: https://www.kscashland.org/love-and-spaciousness
In this 5-week series, we will explore Mahayana Buddhist perspectives on Buddha Nature, which refers to the underlying nature of our mind, and is a source of healing, wellbeing, joy, wisdom, and compassion. We will explore a series of meditation practices adapted from Tibetan Buddhist rituals for experiencing ourselves within a field of love and care, which helps open the mind for advanced meditative practices of deep relaxation, calm, insight, and non-dual awareness. The deepening experience of calm and insight can then inform our efforts to engage in care and compassion for our world in need. Throughout the course, principles from areas of developmental psychology, social psychology, and cognitive science will be drawn upon in dialogue with Buddhist perspectives to inform our engagement with practice. The course is appropriate for new and seasoned practitioners.

Uncovering the Unconditional Love and Wisdom of our Buddha Natrue
2023-07-28 - 2023-08-01 | Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, 149 Lockwood Road, Barre, MA, 01005, United States
Teachers: John Makransky
Event: five day residential retreat on-site, July 28 to August 1, 2023
Organization: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
For information and registration:
https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/course/uncovering-the-unconditional-love-and-wisdom-of-our-buddha-nature/

Drawing on the unconditional love and wisdom of our Buddha nature
2023-07-23 10:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | CA
Teacher: John Makransky
Event: Day-long on-line retreat
Organization: Boston Center for Contemplative Practice
For contact and registration information, go to:
https://www.thebccp.com/events/https/the-boston-center-for-contemplative-practiceheymarvelouscom/event/details/672655

Drawing on the Unconditional Love and Wisdom of our Buddha Nature
2023-05-06 | Online
Teacher: John Makransky
Event: day-long online retreat, May 6, 2023
Organization: Gomde California Retreat Center
For information and registration:
https://gomdeca.org/program-description/805/drawing-on-the-unconditional-love-and-wisdom-of-our-buddha-nature/

Unconditional Love as Entry Into the Nature of Mind
2023-04-16 | Online
Teacher: John Makransky
Online daylong retreat for Boston Center for Contemplative Practice.
For information and registration:
https://www.thebccp.com/events/john-makransky-unconditional-love-nature-of-mind-2023-apr

Uncovering the Unconditional Love and Wisdom of our Buddha Nature
2023-03-24 - 2023-03-27 | Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, 149 Lockwood Road, Barre, MA, 01005, United States
Teachers: John Makransky, Paul Condon
Organization: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.
Weekend online retreat: March 24-27, 2023
Information and registration is here:
https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/course/uncovering-the-unconditional-love-and-wisdom-of-our-buddha-nature-online/

Unconditional Love as Entry into, and Expression of, the Nature of Mind
2023-01-08 10:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Teacher: John Makransky
Event: day-long online retreat, January 8, 2023, 10am to 5pm ET
Organization: Boston Center for Contemplative Practice
For information and registration:
https://www.thebccp.com/events/john-makransky-unconditional-love-nature-of-mind-jan-2023

Unconditional love as entry into the nature of mind
2022-10-16 | The Boston Center for Contemplative Practice, 796 Beacon St, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Teacher: Lama John Makransky
Organization: Boston Center for Contemplative Studies
Daylong retreat October 16, 2022, 10am to 5pm.
For information and registration:
https://www.thebccp.com/events/john-makransky-unconditional-love-nature-of-mind-oct-2022

Drawing on the Unconditional Love and Wisdom of our Buddha Nature
2022-09-03 - 2022-09-04 | Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, 149 Lockwood Road, Barre, MA, 01005, United States
Teacher: Lama John Makransky
Organization: Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
On-line one day retreat
For information and registration, go to: https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/course/drawing-on-the-unconditional-love-and-wisdom-of-our-buddha-nature/

Accessing Our Buddha Nature With the Support of Psychological Science
2022-07-08 - 2022-07-11 | CA
Teacher(s): John Makransky and Paul Condon
For information and registration:
Accessing Our Buddha Nature with the Support of Psychological Science

Accessing the Unconditional Compassion and Wisdom of Buddha Nature: Relating Dzogchen Practice to Western Minds
2022-06-22 - 2022-06-26 | Holy Wisdom Monastery, 4200 Co Hwy M, Middleton, WI, 53562, United States
Teacher(s): Lama John Makransky and Paul Condon
This will be an in person retreat at Holy Wisdom Monastery Madison, WI.
For information and registration:
https://holywisdommonastery.org/awakening/

Unconditional Love as Entry Into the Nature of Mind
2022-04-10 13:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | The Boston Center for Contemplative Practice, 796 Beacon St, Newton, MA, 02459, United States
Teacher(s): Lama John Makransky
In person at Boston Center for Contemplative Practice in Newton MA and live-streaming for remote participants.
For information and registration:
https://www.thebccp.com/events/john-makransky-unconditional-love-nature-of-mind

Unconditional love as entry into the nature of mind
2022-03-12 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Teacher(s): John Makransky
Online daylong retreat, sponsored by Rangjung Yeshe Gomde CA.
For further information and registration:
https://gomdeca.org/program-description/620/unconditional-love-as-entry-into-the-nature-of-mind/

Unconditional Love and Primordial Awareness
2022-02-26 - 2022-02-27 | Online
Teacher(s): John Makransky
Online weekend retreat, Sponsored by Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.
For information and registration, go to:
https://www.buddhistinquiry.org/course/unconditional-love-and-primordial-awareness/

Unconditional Love as a Doorway Into, and Expression of, the Nature of the Mind
2021-12-10 - 2021-12-12 | Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, 149 Lockwood Road, Barre, MA, 01005, United States
Teacher(s): John Makransky
Visit buddhistinquiry.org to Register

Unconditional Compassion and Deep Interfaith Learning
2021-10-10 | Online
Teacher(s): John Makransky, Rabbi Sheila Weinberg
Developed by John Makransky with a teaching team, sustainable compassion training is adapted from Tibetan Buddhism into a form accessible to people of all spiritual backgrounds who wish to access a power of love and compassion that can be more sustaining and unconditional. Rabbi Sheila Weinberg has been a rabbi for 34 years and is one of the founders of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. In this day of learning and practice, John will share his sustainable compassion understandings and practices. And Sheila will offer texts, insights and interpretations from Jewish sources that are illuminated by these practices. Preparing for the Days Of Awe and new beginnings will be one among several central themes.
Registration information will be posted in August.
For information, please go to Empowering Unconditional Compassion Through Deep Interfaith Learning.

Unconditional Love as a Doorway Into, and Expression of, the Nature of the Mind
2021-09-19 09:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Insight Meditation Center of Pioneer Valley, 116 Pleasant St #242, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States
Teacher(s): John Makransky
Online day retreat with John Makransky. 9:30am to 3pm. For information and registration, go to:
https://www.flipcause.com/secure/event_step2/MTE2Njky/113777

Accessing our Buddha Nature with support from psychological science
2021-08-27 17:00 - 2021-08-29 17:00 (America/New_York) | Wonderwell Mountain Refuge, 253 Philbrick Hill Road, Springfield, NH, 03748, United States
Teacher(s): John Makransky, Paul Condon
This program will explore ways of accessing and settling into our innate awakened awareness through practices adapted from Tibetan Buddhism (Nyingma Dzogchen) with support from modern psychological science. By participating in an empowering field of loving spiritual connection, we can become increasingly receptive to the unconditioned openness, wisdom, and compassionate energy of our buddha nature. Yet parts of us, often unconsciously, tend to prevent us from more fully accessing such qualities of awakening. This is true even for long-time practitioners. To address that, we will focus on ways that healing powers of our buddha nature can help harmonize all parts of ourselves with that nature, so our innate capacities for compassion and wisdom can unfold more freely. Throughout the program, we will also explore how several leading theories in current psychology can inform and empower this process of awakening—attachment theory, embodied cognition, and self-identities and emotions. No scientific background is assumed; these terms and concepts will be introduced in accessible ways.
On-line retreat. For information and registration, go to:
https://naturaldharma.org/schedule/accessing-our-buddha-nature-with-the-support-of-psychological-science/
