Itinerary

Fri
10
Jan
2020

Public Talk: "Genuine Happiness"
Sacramento, California
Sponsored by Diamond Light Tibetan Buddhist Group

https://www.diamondlightsac.org
Sat
11
Jan
2020
Sun
12
Jan
2020

2 Day Workshop: "The Path to Genuine Happiness"
Sacramento, California
Sponsored by Diamond Light Tibetan Buddhist Group

https://www.diamondlightsac.org
Tue
28
Jan
2020
Tue
04
Feb
2020

Meditation Retreat on Shamatha, Vipashyana, Mahamudra, and Dzogchen
Camp Ramah, Ojai, California
Registration Page

Contact Information:info@sbinstitute.com
Sun
08
Mar
2020
Fri
13
Mar
2020

“The Way of Shamatha: Soothing the Body, Calming the Mind, Illuminating Awareness”
Schloss Elmau, Krün, Germany
Information: https://www.schloss-elmau.de/en/yogahotel/meditation/
Fri
20
Mar
2020
Sun
22
Mar
2020

Speaker in the seminar “Heaven in a Grain of Sand: The Universal and the Particular” in dialogue with Fr Laurence Freeman and Eva Natanya- ONLINE
Abbaye de Bonnevaux, Marçay, France
Information: https://bonnevauxwccm.org/updates/all-programmes/heaven-in-a-grain-of-sand-the-universal-and-the-particular-2/
Thu
26
Mar
2020

Lecture and guided meditation on “Balancing the Body, Speech, and Mind through Meditation- CANCELLED
CANCELLED

Sponsored by the Faculty of Medicine and Psychology of Sapienza University of Rome

Contact: Prof. Antonino Raffone <antonino.raffone@uniroma1.it>
Fri
27
Mar
2020

Lecture on "The Ten Stages of Attentional Development”- CANCELLED
Centro Zen L'Arco, Piazza Dante 15 - Roma
Cancelled

Contact: "Dario Doshin"<d.girolami@tin.it>
Sat
28
Mar
2020

Keynote lecture on “The Cultivation of Mental Balance as a Radically Empirical Approach to Fathoming Consciousness” at the “Meditation and Science” Conference- CANCELLED
Sapienza University of Rome
Sponsored by the Faculty of Medicine and Psychology of Sapienza University of Rome

Contact: Prof. Antonino Raffone <antonino.raffone@uniroma1.it>
Sun
29
Mar
2020

Participating in a dialogue on “The Science of Mind: A West-East dialogue. Two Great Traditions Meet” with Prof. Vittorino Andreoli- CANCELLED
Cambi Auction House, Milan
In association with the Contemplative Research Center, Castellina Marittima, Tuscany.

Contact: scienzadellamente@cambiaste.com
Wed
01
Apr
2020
Wed
27
May
2020

Online Meditation retreat based on the opening presentations of śamatha and vipaśyanā in Düdjom Lingpa’s classic Dzogchen text The Vajra Essence: From the Matrix of Pure Appearances and Primordial Consciousness, a Tantra on the Self- Emergent Nature of Existence,
The retreat in Tuscany, Italy is cancelled, but the teachings will be available via audi0-stream. To Register for Audio-stream:

https://www.sbinstitute.com/product/2020-8-week-retreat-audio-stream-registration/

Sponsored by the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies.
Wed
27
May
2020

One-day seminar, co-taught with Eva Natanya, on “Śamatha Meditation as a First-Person Mode of Inquiry into the Phenomenological Nature of the Mind and Consciousness”- CANCELLED
Neuroscience School of Advanced Studies, Isola di San Servolo, Venice
Information: https://www.neurosas.org/courses/consciousness-2020/
Sun
14
Jun
2020
Mon
15
Jun
2020

Keynote lecture at ‘Developing Peacefulness through Education’ Summit
The Scandic Fornebu Hotel, Oslo
Organized by the Dream of the Good and Bodhicharya in Partnership with Mind and Life Europe, The Mindfulness Initiative, and Mindfulness Norway at the Scandic Fornebu Hotel, Oslo

Contact: Ole Henning Sommerfelt <ole.henning@dreamofthegood.no>
Fri
19
Jun
2020

Eudaemonia and Ecology: what can Buddhism offer in the current environmental crisis?"- CANCELLED
Moscow
Sponsored by the Foundation for Contemplative Studies, Moscow

Contact: contemplativerus@gmail.com
Sun
21
Jun
2020
Fri
26
Jun
2020

Retreat on “The Nature of Reality: The yogas of sleeping, dreaming, dying and living”- CANCELLED
Moscow
Sponsored by the Foundation for Contemplative Studies, Moscow

Contact: contemplativerus@gmail.com
Tue
30
Jun
2020
Thu
02
Jul
2020

Retreat on the “Four Seals of Dharma”- CANCELLED
Oslo
At Karma Tashi Ling Buddhist Center, Oslo

Information: http://www.ktl.no/dynamic/

Contact: post@ktl.no
Sat
25
Jul
2020
Sun
26
Jul
2020

Online meditation retreat based on “Transforming Felicity & Adversity into the Spiritual Path” by Jikmé Tenpé Nyima, the Third Dodrupchen Rinpoché
Registration

Information: info@sbinstitute.com
Sun
02
Aug
2020
Sun
09
Aug
2020

Meditation retreat on “The Science of Mind: A practical inquiry into the nature of mind through traditional Buddhist meditation”- CANCELLED
Shambhala Mountain Center, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado
This retreat has been cancelled.
Tue
18
Aug
2020
Sun
23
Aug
2020

Online Meditation retreat on “Dwelling in the Heart of Reality: Parallel Practices in Buddhist Dzogchen and Christian Mysticism”
Online
Online Retreat on “Dwelling in the Heart of Reality: Parallel Practices in Buddhist Dzogchen and Christian Mysticism” Dr. Alan Wallace and Dr. Eva Natanya.

This is a online retreat.
Sponsored by the Contemplative Consciousness Network, UK.

Register
Sat
29
Aug
2020

Online One-day seminar with Ian Baker on "The World of Mind and Mandalas from the View of the Great Perfection”
Sponsored by the Contemplative Consciousness Network.

Information: http://contemplative-consciousness.net/the-world-of-mind-mandalas/

Register
Tue
01
Sep
2020
Fri
04
Sep
2020

Online Meditation retreat on “The Inner Causes of Distress and Well-being – Buddhist Psychological, Philosophical, and Contemplative Insights for the Modern World”
Live online, via zoom
First module: 1-4 September, 2020 (Psychological Insights)

Second module: 29 September - 2 October, 2020 (Philosophical Insights)

Third module: 20-23 October, 2020 (Contemplative Insights)

Sponsored by Nirakara and the Fundación Sakya at the International Center for Buddhist Studies in Pedreguer, Alicante, Spain

Live online, via zoom

Daily Schedule:

Pacific Time 8:00-12:00

Madrid 17:00-21:00

London 16:00-20:00

Language: English with simultaneous translation to Spanish

Registration: More information and registration here

Information: https://e.nirakara.org/courses/seminario-con-alan-wallace-2020

Contact: nirakara@nirakara.org
Sun
06
Sep
2020

Public Talk with B. Alan Wallace A Key to Mental Resilience: A Meaningful Life With Dr. B. Alan Wallace
6:00-7:30PM PDTLive online, via zoom

Sponsored by Santa Barbara Institute

Register for this free event and reserve your spot.

September 6th, 2020 From 6:00 to 7:00 PM PDT
Sat
19
Sep
2020
Sun
20
Sep
2020

Online Meditation retreat on Atisha's Pith Instructions on the Middle Way and its commentary by Prajñāmukti
Live online, via zoom
Sponsored by the Santa Barbara Institute for Consciousness Studies

Contact Info: info@sbinstitute.com

Registration
Fri
09
Oct
2020
Fri
16
Oct
2020

Online Meditation retreat based on the second half of Düdjom Lingpa’s classic Dzogchen text The Sharp Vajra of Conscious Awareness Tantra and Düdjom Lingpa’s commentary (edited by Pema Tashi), entitled The Essence of Clear Meaning
Caminho do Meio Institute, Brazil
Contact: CEBB Eventos <cebbcm@gmail.com>
Wed
28
Oct
2020
Tue
03
Nov
2020

Seminar on “Four Aspects of Mental Balance and their Relevance to Gross National Happiness"- CANCELLED
Zhichenkhar, Thimphu
This Seminar is Cancelled.
Sponsored by the Center for Bhutan Studies and GNH Research, Thimphu, Bhutan

Contact: Jphuntsho@bhutanstudies.org.bt (Jigme Phuntsho, Research Officer)
Thu
05
Nov
2020
Thu
12
Nov
2020

Meditation retreat on “Stilling the Mind and Fathoming Consciousness”- CANCELLED
The International Buddhist Academy, Kathmandu
Sat
07
Nov
2020
Sun
08
Nov
2020

Pith Instructions on a Single Mindfulness and The Mahāmudrā Granted by the Noble Lord to Gönpawa
Live online, via zoom
Sponsored by Santa Barbara Institute

Contact: info@sbinstitute.com

Live Retreat

Registration
Sat
14
Nov
2020
Sun
15
Nov
2020

Online meditation retreat on “Buddhist Psychological Insights into the Inner Causes of Distress and Well-being”
Online
Sponsored by Shambhala Mountain Center

Information: https://bit.ly/3lJUkcy
Mon
16
Nov
2020
Sun
22
Nov
2020

Meditation retreat “True Grit—Buddhist Practices for Transforming the Mind” co-led with Eva Natanya-CANCELLED
Melbourne, Australia
The event is Cancelled

Sponsored by the Contemplary, Melbourne

Information: http://thecontemplary.org/events/true-grit-buddhist-practices-for-transforming-the-mind/

To Register: http://thecontemplary.org/true-grit-booking-page/

Contact: Charles Potter charles@thecontemplary.org
Mon
23
Nov
2020
Thu
26
Nov
2020

Seminar on "Lama Tsongkhapa and the Great Perfection: Views of Emptiness, Dependent Origination, and the Indwelling Mind of Clear Light" co-led with Eva Natanya- CANCELLED
Atisha Centre, Victoria, Australia
This event is Cancelled

Information: http://thecontemplary.org/events/lama-tsongkhapa-and-the-great-perfection/
Sat
05
Dec
2020
Mon
07
Dec
2020

Meditation retreat, co-led with Eva Natanya, on the shamatha section of Panchen Rinpoche’s root text and commentary on Mahāmudrā, with a discussion of Nagarjuna’s Bodhicittavivāraṇa and views of the substrate consciousness (ālayavijñāna) across all schools of Tibetan Buddhism- CANCELLED
Chandrakirti Centre, Nelson, New Zealand
This event is Cancelled

Contact: Phillipa Rutherford <director@chandrakirti.co.nz>