SERENITY RIDGE DIALOGUES

• A FREE, LIVE ONLINE SUMMIT from October 23-24, 2021.

• Lama Alan will be part of the summit’s opening day panel.

• Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche will be joined by honored guests His Holiness the Sakya Trizin, Dr. B. Alan Wallace, author and expert on Tibetan Buddhism, and leading scientists, physicians and practitioners for this FREE, LIVE ONLINE SUMMIT from October 23-24.
• The summit opens Saturday morning with an invitation to center yourself through guided meditation with Alejandro Chaoul. Our keynote follows with a dialogue between Geshe Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, His Holiness the Sakya Trizin and Dr. B. Alan Wallace, moderated by Wisdom CEO/Publisher Dr. Daniel Aitken on the intersection of science and spirituality in our lives today, and several facets of practicing dharma in the modern world. Hear them share their unique views on the convergence of science and Buddhism and how it can inform your spiritual practice. Join live on Zoom or watch live on Facebook.

• For more information and to register click here

Registration and additional information Revealed in a visionary experience when Düdjom Lingpa was twenty-seven, the Enlightened View of Samantabhadra is a visionary teaching manifesting as an extended dialogue between a retinue of bodhisattvas and Samantabhadra appearing as the Lake-Born Vajra. His answers to pointed questions concerning the crucial aspects of Dzogchen practice from disciples who are inseparable from his own nature, such as Vajra of Pristine Awareness, go far beyond a simple, normative account of the path to enlightenment.  This virtual retreat will be Part I of a multi-retreat series of these transformative teachings that describe the complete path to enlightenment. The frank explanations of profound subjects and crisp definitions of unique Dzogchen terms dispel mistaken notions and deepen confidence in this pinnacle of the Dharma.  The retreat will be in English with a Portuguese translator.There will be two sessions daily of lectures and guided meditations followed by a Q&A/discussion period.  There will be three daily sessions with Lama Alan Wallace(All times are in Eastern Brazilian Time (UTC-3))Sessions will be recorded for convenient viewing wherever you are. 1 to 3 PM | teachings5 to 7 PM | teachings8 to 9 PM | questions to the Lama On the last day, 12th (Tuesday), there will be only one session:1 to 3 PM | teachings 

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This retreat will begin with oral commentaries on Alan Wallace’s two freshly translated dialogues between Atisha and his principal disciple Drom Tönpa, entitled, “Cutting the Root of Suffering and Equalizing Excitation and Laxity” and “Blaming Everything on a Single Culprit.” These two exchanges go right to the heart of meditation, while at the same time representing a lively guru-disciple exchange that is both reverent and critical at the same time.

Then we shall turn to a close examination of the fifty-one mental factors according to classic Indian Buddhist psychology. These provide a meaningful framework in which to understand the workings of the mind, with a special emphasis on identifying those mental processes that afflict the mind and those that nurture mental health and well-being.

This theoretical presentation will be complemented with the experiential exploration of the mind by means of the Buddha’s own pith instructions of applying discerning mindfulness to feelings, the mind, and the mental factors that obscure the natural luminosity and purity of the mind and those that advance one along the path to enlightenment.

You can read more about the retreat and register here.

This is the virtual portion of an in-person retreat from September 13-20, 2021. The retreat will be available by both video-stream and audio-stream/download. We hope to have recordings of all sessions made available within 24 hours of the teaching during the retreat.

Join this online event with B. Alan Wallace sponsored by East West Bookshop on Wednesday, September 1 at 5:30-7:00pm (PDT)

The origins and nature of the mind, as well as what happens at death remain mysteries to modern science, as does the mind-body problem. Like every other natural phenomenon, if you wish to understand the mind scientifically, you must observe it closely, and the contemplative methods of Buddhism yield deep insights in this regard.

Read more about this webinar hereFor this online event once you register the zoom link will be sent to the email you registered with. A replay of this event will be available to all registrants and sent out the week after the event.  Don’t miss out on this special talk with B. Alan Wallace

In his instruction manual entitled The Illumination of Primordial Consciousness H. H. Dudjom Rinpoche, Jigdral Yeshe Dorje, presents concise, complete guidance on practices of śamatha and vipaśyanā within the context of the view, meditation, and conduct of the Great Perfection.

During this six-day retreat, Lama Alan Wallace will offer an oral transmission and commentary on these pith instructions, which he received from his primary Dzogchen Lama Gyatrul Rinpoche thirty-one years ago.

The retreat will consist of a line-by-line commentary on the manual itself, interspersed with background teachings from the Lake-Born Vajra, the Speech Emanation of Padmasambhava, to Dudjom Lingpa, who was Dudjom Rinpoche’s previous incarnation.

These teachings will be complemented with guided meditations and sessions for questions and answers. Sponsored by the Contemplative Consciousness Network. For additional information visit

You can register here

Like all other branches of science, the science of mind must be primarily based on the rigorous observation of natural phenomena. Much as astronomers rely on the telescope, so do contemplatives rely on the power of samadhi to explore the nature and potentials of the mind.

During this retreat, we will develop shamatha (“serene presence of mind”) drawn from multiple traditions of Buddhism to develop an inner sense of ease, stillness, and clarity of attention. These are the indispensable foundation for vipashyana (“insight meditation”) and all other meditative practices. While satisfaction can never be found outside in such things as wealth, status, and power, this inner meditative discipline is a direct route to genuine well-being.

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