Sacred Stream

We don’t have to figure everything out at once. Sometimes the most meaningful progress comes from being present, taking one small step, and trusting that the next will become clearer. 💜

In case you missed it, the latest episode of the Sacred Stream Radio Podcast is out and features Venerable Ani Choyang. Check it out on any podcast platform! 🎧

What begins as a teenager’s search for a more meaningful life becomes an extraordinary journey of study, service, and Buddhist practice.

In the new episode of Sacred Stream Radio, we share an excerpt from a recent talk with Venerable Ani Choyang, who reflects on leaving Tibet, her profound first meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and the path that eventually led her to become one of the first Tibetan women pursuing the Geshema degree in Buddhist philosophy.

Ani Choyang also shares her perspective on the expanding role of education for Tibetan Buddhist women and her own work bringing Buddhist philosophy into conversation with modern science.

🎙️ Episode 147: Venerable Ani Choyang: A Journey to the Dharma is available now on the Sacred Stream website and all major podcast platforms.

Registration is still open for Power Retrieval and the Middle World coming up this weekend! 🪶

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October at Sacred Stream offers several ways to deepen practice, explore spiritual inquiry, and gather in community.

This month begins with Circles for the Earth, our monthly online gathering dedicated to bringing contemplative and healing practices to places in the natural world. Later in October, Power Retrieval & the Middle World explores practices within Applied Shamanism, while Spiritual Direction considers the role of spiritual inquiry and religious belief in counseling and service.

We’ll close out the month with an in-person Crystal Bowl Sound Healing Meditation with Laura Chandler at the Sacred Stream Center in Berkeley.

Swipe through for dates and details, and visit our October calendar to learn more about each offering.

Wisdom from His Holiness the Dalai Lama that speaks beautifully to the heart of what we believe 🙏

Compassion is an inherent human capacity, and it is also something that can be intentionally cultivated through practice.

On November 14 & 15, Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D., and Erika Rosenberg, Ph.D., will lead The Art of Compassion Practice, a two-day, in-person retreat exploring the practice of compassion cultivation.

Hosted by Compassion Institute at the Gyuto Foundation in Richmond, California, the weekend will bring together contemplative practice, discussion, and experiential learning, while offering participants an opportunity to connect with others interested in bringing compassion more fully into their lives, work, and communities.

Early registration is available through September 30.

What begins as a teenager’s search for a more meaningful life becomes an extraordinary journey of study, service, and Buddhist practice.

In the new episode of Sacred Stream Radio, we share an excerpt from a recent talk with Venerable Ani Choyang, who reflects on leaving Tibet, her profound first meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and the path that eventually led her to become one of the first Tibetan women pursuing the Geshema degree in Buddhist philosophy.

Ani Choyang also shares her perspective on the expanding role of education for Tibetan Buddhist women and her own work bringing Buddhist philosophy into conversation with modern science.

🎙️ Episode 147: Venerable Ani Choyang: A Journey to the Dharma is available now on the Sacred Stream website and all major podcast platforms.

Coming up Sunday at 10:30 am PT! 💜

📿 Happy to be supporting this program by our friends at Sacred Stream 📿

Esteemed Buddhist scholar Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D. returns to the Sacred Stream to explore how compassion, mindfulness, and the understanding of emptiness can transform the way we relate to difficult emotions and deepen our sense of wellbeing. Jinpa will examine how emotions arise in response to our perceptions of reality, and how mindful awareness can interrupt habitual patterns of anger, attachment, and fear.

Through practical teachings and contemplative insight, Jinpa will demonstrate how “holding” difficult emotions with curiosity and without judgment creates space for greater clarity, compassion, and emotional resilience. This talk will also explore the Buddhist understanding of interdependence and the nature of experience as an antidote to destructive emotional states. Emphasizing compassion as an active, embodied practice, Jinpa will offer ideas for cultivating emotional balance, inner strength, and a more purposeful and compassionate way of living in relationship with others and the world.

All proceeds from this talk go to Gaden Shartse Dokhang Khangston to support the building of a new dorm and prayer hall. Tibetans are invited to attend free of charge.

For more info + registration: https://ow.ly/rrwn50ZQNxT