We are excited to offer the 46th installment of our journey through the Liberation in Our Hands. Diamond Mountain Retreat Center and Asian Classics Institute are proud to announce the STEPS ON THE PATH RETREAT, April 12-21, 2024 with Geshe Michael Roach at Diamond Mountain Retreat Center in Bowie, Arizona, USA, and ONLINE for all the...
We are thrilled to share that Geshe Michael will be teaching live online translation classes weekly for the entire year. Geshe Michael and the Mixed Nuts translation team will explain the essential meaning of ancient classics and how to apply these ideas to our modern lives. We will watch together at the Je Tsongkhapa Student...
Unlock Inner Harmony Join us to embrace the power of a peaceful mind through stretching exercises. Moving your body with the knowledge of ancient classic wisdom, you will not only cultivate physical health but also foster a resilient, sharp, and focused mind. Come to discover a journey where body stretching is the key to mental peace...
Diamond Mountain is THE place for meditation and retreat. So let's get meditation going. TRAIN YOUR MIND - Learn how to focus and make your mind do what you want it to do. We regard meditation as mind training to be able to have deep realizations which help us progressing on the spiritual path. Each...
Welcome to the transformative practice of reciting "The Twenty-One Verses in praise of Tara, the Lady of Liberation." In a world filled with constant demands and distractions, taking the time to attend this recitation holds immense value for your well-being and spiritual growth. When joining in the recitation of these verses, you open the door...
We will watch together teachings from the TheKnowledgebase, where there are thousands of hours of teachings available. We will pick the best ones and discuss all your questions. During larger retreats and programs, dates and times, are scheduled to changes. Please check in with us if you want to join. VEN KAT, LOBSANG KADING Spiritual...
Encouraging the rainwater that falls in arid regions to stay on the land, soak into the earth and benefit the plants, animals, and people that co-habitat there. This five-night residential experience includes healthy vegetarian food, lodging in unique eco cottages, two presentations daily from expert speakers, plus optional yoga and meditation. We encourage you to connect...
Get to know Medicine Buddha and touch the innermost essence with Ven. Gyelse.
The special sauce that makes Medicine Buddha prayers and mantras work is emptiness! We will fire up our understanding of this important Buddhist idea with our ongoing study of Nagarjuna’s Wisdom, possibly the most important text ever written on emptiness.
Remember the Three Principle Paths? Maybe you do and maybe you don’t. Come join us in a meditation retreat to go deeper into the very foundations of the Buddhist path. We will explore how to integrate and bring alive ideas like the Eight Worldly Thoughts, the four principles of karma/seeds, the benefits of the Wish...
All the great Buddhist masters say that perceiving emptiness directly is the key to realizing our spiritual goals. And the key to that is twofold: developing a clear understanding of what emptiness is empty of, along with developing the ability to meditate single-pointedly.
A Deep Retreat Experience. Diamond Mountain and Asian Classics Institute will be offering a new program in April, to start a new series of teachings with Geshe Michael Roach. We will have teachings that will feature new content within each of the Five Houses. Highlights will include emptiness study and meditations from the Classics. We...
