LAM RIM: ACCELERATE YOUR COMPASSION (by ACI) Exchanging Self and Others April 3 - April 10, 2022 Live-streamed from Diamond Mountain More Information on the ACI Website

The 6 Flavors of Emptiness This meditation practice focuses on understanding ultimate reality (emptiness) on a more advanced level. Mahamudra is meditation on the ultimate nature of one’s own mind. We learn to meditate on the emptiness of things and oneself, examining them on six different levels, each one leading to a more sophisticated understanding...

ACI Course 15: What the Buddha Really Meant This Course is based upon The Commentary on the True Intention of the Sutras (Dode Gong Drel) and The Sutra Requested by the Arya Named Never- Ending Wisdom (Pakpa Lodru Misepe Shupay Do) by Shakyamuni Buddha, with a commentary from The Essence of Eloquence on the Art...

STUPAS IN THE SILENT DESERT At the next Medicine Buddha/Nagarjuna Retreat (October 20-29, 2023, at Diamond Mountain Retreat Center in Bowie, Arizona), we are excited to announce that we will have the grand opening ceremony for the first of seven stupas planned for Diamond Mountain's multi-year Marble Stupa Project! The stupa is named after the...

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.