Our Diamond Way Buddhist Center consists of students practicing in the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism and grew out of a search for authentic Buddhist teachings that are easily accessible to people who wish to integrate the ancient wisdom of Buddhism into their daily lives.

We offer free public meditations on Tuesdays at 7:00 pm, Wednesdays at 8:30 pm, and on Sundays at 6:00 pm at the Twin Cities Diamond Way Buddhist Center in Uptown. All public meditations are preceded by a 15-minute introduction to Buddhism.

In the past, we have also hosted a public meditation at the University of Minnesota. The University now requires that five current students sign as officers in order to be an official student group. We have thus far been unable to obtain those signatures, so we are not an official student group. We would like to continue to host meditation on campus, but we cannot afford to pay the high cost of renting a room in Coffman Union. If you are a student at the U of M and you have an idea of where we might host meditation on campus, or you would like to help in other ways, please call Erin at 612-968-7088. We are happy to provide meditation for the student population, but to do that we need student involvement. In the meantime, all are welcome to attend meditation at our center in Uptown. Contact us if you need help with transportation.

The meditation we do is called Guru Yoga on the 16th Karmapa - one of the many powerful and transformative methods of the Diamond Way. It is guided in English and there are no prerequisites.

Monthly Open House Day - 1st Sunday of the Month, 5 pm

DWB Center of Twin Cities is hosting an "Open House" every first Sunday of the month at 5pm. All are invited. Free of charge. Great chance for new friends to meet with Buddhist teachings and our fun group here at the center.

The program includes a short introductory presentation about the Diamond Way and its many skillful methods to develop wisdom, joy and intelligent compassion, the precious qualities which can benefit and positively influence lives of people in today's world.
After some snacks and Q and A session we will do our main meditation - the Guru Yoga on the 16th Karmapa at 6pm. This meditation is guided in English and instrumental for developing active compassion of the Buddha.
After the meditation all are welcome to stay for more questions, food, or drinks, whatever feels right at the moment. No RSVPs. Just drop by.

We share the responsibility for guiding meditations, answering questions and giving teachings.
Often we host traveling teachers renowned in the Karma Kagyu Lineage.

We have a selection of books, meditation booklets, audio and video tapes and DVDs in the center library. For more please visit our Dharma Shop.

Our address is:  1701 W Lake St., Minneapolis, MN 55408

To find us in Uptown please check the map.

For more information, please call 612-825-5055 or email the center.

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