Weekly Meditations

Wednesdays, 7 - 8:30pm
1225 SW 16th Avenue
Portland, OR 97201

Diamond Way @PSU

Our student group meets weekly on Thursdays at 7 p.m. at Portland State University, Smith Student Union, Room 236. Our meetings include teachings and discussions on Buddhist topics, facilitated on a voluntary basis, and a meditation on the 16th Karmapa called Guru Yoga which is guided in English and oriented to Western students. Come see how the teachings of the Buddha live on today in a fresh relevant way.

Download 2008 meeting schedule

Buddhism and Meditation: an Introductory Lecture Series

with John Masciocchi and Gretchen Newmark

Thursdays, May 15 - June 26, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Portland State University
Smith Memorial Student Union, Room 236
$5 per session, Students FREE

Our student group will dedicate our Thursday meetings this spring to a course on the basics of Buddhism and meditation. Buddhist teachers John Masciocchi and Gretchen Newmark will cover such topics as: meditation goals and techniques, karma, impermanence, and enlightenment. While individuals are encouraged to attend the entire series, each lecture will be self-contained and can be attended individually. Each meeting will conclude with a guided meditation.

For more information please email portland@diamondway.org or call 503 281-3631.

PCC Adult Education Classes: Spring Schedule

Buddhist teachers John Masciocchi and Gretchen Newmark offer classes through Portland Community College that give newcomers a taste of modern lay Buddhist view and meditation. For more information, please visit the course website at http://www.pcc.edu/staff/index.cfm/994,html.

Meditation Demystified-A Retreat in the City: Sometimes we see meditation as an obligation or "should," when it might be seen as a joyful opportunity. Come and practice with an experienced teacher in an informal setting with plenty of time for questions and answers. Experience the benefits of meditation, how to sit, breathe, and what to do with distractions. Experiment with methods that calm and center the mind, increase compassion and wisdom, and help with disturbing thoughts and feelings. Avoid the common pitfalls that discourage meditation practice. Learn how to develop and sustain an enduring meditation practice that fits your life.

Saturday, May 3, 2008, 1-4:00 pm
Opening to Life Center
407 NE 12th Ave., Suite 200, Portland

Lama Ole Nydahl's 2008 Northwest Tour

Monday, November 24 - Public lecture in Seattle, Washington (http://www.diamondway.org/seattle)

Tuesday, November 25 - Public lecture in Portland, Oregon (8 p.m., Location has changed, check back soon!)

Lama Ole Nydahl is one of the few Westerners fully qualified as a lama and meditation teacher in the Karma Kagyu Buddhist tradition. After completing three years of intensive meditation training in 1972, Nydahl began teaching Buddhism in Europe at the request of H.H. 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, the spiritual head of the Karma Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. He has since transmitted the blessing of the lineage in a different city nearly every day, traveling and teaching worldwide as an authorized lama. His depth of knowledge and dynamic teachings inspire thousands of people at his lectures and retreats in North and South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Russia and Asia.

Please check back soon for more details.