Diamond Light Tibetan Buddhist Group

Online: EcoDharma: Not Turning Away with Amie Diller
2020-03-24 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the climate crisis? Are you finding it challenging to stay engaged creating change? Join Amie Diller as we explore how a Tibetan Buddhist practice can help us live with and respond to all the challenges and emotions of “ecocide”. Together we examine how this crisis relates to our practice and understanding of the dharma.
Tuesdays February 18 – March 24, 6:30pm-8:30pm
Join us online: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2247358115
cost: suggested donation $10-$20 per class, no one turned away for lack of funds
www.diamondlightsac.org

Amie Diller is a Buddhist teacher in both the Tibetan and Zen traditions. A mother and midwife, she has also had a longtime interest in Jungian Psychology and the mythic perspective.

Online: Special Meditation Series! with Ryan Caputi
2020-03-25 18:30 - 19:30 UTC | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
March 11-March 25 6:30pm-8:30pm
Boost your immune system, calm your mind, & expand your heart! All are welcome to this special Wednesday night 1-hour meditation series. Based on Shantideva’s text, “Guide to a Bodhisttva’s Way of Life”, the series led by Ryan Caputi begins tomorrow night, March 11th.
at Diamond Light Meditation Center
Join us online: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2247358115
cost: suggested donation $10-$20 per class, no one turned away for lack of funds

Online: Learn Tibetan Buddhist Meditation
2020-03-30 18:30 - 19:30 UTC | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Evidence shows that even 5 minutes of meditation a day can go a long way to reduce stress, increase happiness, and sharpen focus. Sometimes it seems just getting to the cushion is the biggest obstacle! Join long time meditator and Tibetan Buddhist practitioner David Drabble as he shows us what it takes to set up and keep a daily practice! Each class will have instruction, discussion and meditation.
Mondays 6:30-8:00pm
Join us online: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2247358115
suggested donation: $10-$20 per class, no one turned away for lack of funds
www.diamondlightsac.org

Online: Healing Meditation: Tong-Len with Ryan Caputi
2020-03-31 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Tuesdays March 31-April 14th 6:30-8:30pm
Join us online: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2247358115
There are many different kinds of meditation available. Some of the most potent forms have the capability to deeply transform and heal wounds that you may be carrying. Sadness, grief, anger, jealousy, resentment, fear, unhealthy lust, and even physical problems can be transformed through this inner alchemy.
In these classes, you will learn an ancient healing meditation that has been passed down from the time of the Buddha. The meditation itself utilizes aspects of the psyche that relate to our creative nature in the form of active imagination, visualizations, and lucid day-dreaming. At its core, this meditation will teach you how to develop and cultivate your capacity for Love and Compassion. It is thru the development of Love and Compassion that deep healing can happen spontaneously.
About Ryan:
Ryan completed his “Maroke” within the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Tradition. Maroke signifies a level of study and understanding of the 5 Great Subjects studied within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Ryan is also a Certified Rolfer and has over 1000 hours experience teaching yoga and meditation.

Online: Learn Tibetan Buddhist Meditation
2020-04-06 18:30 - 20:00, 2020-04-13 18:30 - 20:00 UTC | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Evidence shows that even 5 minutes of meditation a day can go a long way to reduce stress, increase happiness, and sharpen focus. Sometimes it seems just getting to the cushion is the biggest obstacle! Join long time meditator and Tibetan Buddhist practitioner David Drabble as he shows us what it takes to set up and keep a daily practice! Each class will have instruction, discussion and meditation.
Mondays 6:30-8:00pm
at Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs)
Sacramento, CA 95818
parking lot in back, ADA accessible
suggested donation: $10-$20 per class, no one turned away for lack of funds
www.diamondlightsac.org

Healing Meditation: Tong-Len with Ryan Caputi
2020-04-07 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Tuesdays March 31-April 14th 6:30-8:30pm
There are many different kinds of meditation available. Some of the most potent forms have the capability to deeply transform and heal wounds that you may be carrying. Sadness, grief, anger, jealousy, resentment, fear, unhealthy lust, and even physical problems can be transformed through this inner alchemy.
In these classes, you will learn an ancient healing meditation that has been passed down from the time of the Buddha. The meditation itself utilizes aspects of the psyche that relate to our creative nature in the form of active imagination, visualizations, and lucid day-dreaming. At its core, this meditation will teach you how to develop and cultivate your capacity for Love and Compassion. It is thru the development of Love and Compassion that deep healing can happen spontaneously.
About Ryan:
Ryan completed his “Maroke” within the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Tradition. Maroke signifies a level of study and understanding of the 5 Great Subjects studied within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Ryan is also a Certified Rolfer and has over 1000 hours experience teaching yoga and meditation.

Online: Wisdom Rising: Exploring the Divine Feminine Book Study
2020-04-08 18:30 - 20:30, 2020-04-15 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Join us for a 6 week exploration of the empowered feminine in Tibetan Buddhism as described in Wisdom Rising by Lama Tsultrim Allione. Each meeting will include short meditations and discussions regarding the weeks reading.
About Wisdom Rising: In Wisdom Rising, Lama Tsultrim shares from a deep trove of personal experiences as well as decades of sacred knowledge to invite you to explore an ancient yet accessible path to the ability to shift your emotional challenges into empowerment. Her unique perspective on female strength and enlightenment will guide you as you restore your inner spirit, leading you toward the change you aspire to create in the world.
Suggested donation: $10-$20 per class to help cover the cost of the space, no one turned away for lack of funds
To help us know how many people will be attending this event, please add your name to registration: https://bookwhen.com/diamondlightsac#focus=ev-sjz4-20200401183000
Online, click the link to join the zoom room:
Please plan to attend all classes, if you must miss a class that is okay but please continue to read the book along with the class.

Online: Healing Meditation: Tong-Len with Ryan Caputi
2020-04-14 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Tuesdays March 31-April 14th 6:30-8:30pm
There are many different kinds of meditation available. Some of the most potent forms have the capability to deeply transform and heal wounds that you may be carrying. Sadness, grief, anger, jealousy, resentment, fear, unhealthy lust, and even physical problems can be transformed through this inner alchemy.
In these classes, you will learn an ancient healing meditation that has been passed down from the time of the Buddha. The meditation itself utilizes aspects of the psyche that relate to our creative nature in the form of active imagination, visualizations, and lucid day-dreaming. At its core, this meditation will teach you how to develop and cultivate your capacity for Love and Compassion. It is thru the development of Love and Compassion that deep healing can happen spontaneously.
Cost: Suggested Donation $10-$20 per class, no one turned away for lack of funds. Donate online through our website: https://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/ or Venmo, search “Diamond Light”
To join the virtual classroom, click the link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2247358115
Meeting ID: 224 735 8115
About Ryan:
Ryan completed his “Maroke” within the Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Tradition. Maroke signifies a level of study and understanding of the 5 Great Subjects studied within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Ryan is also a Certified Rolfer and has over 1000 hours experience teaching yoga and meditation.

Online: Learn Tibetan Buddhist Meditation
2020-04-20 08:00 - 17:00, 2020-04-27 18:30 - 20:00, 2020-05-18 18:30 - 20:00 UTC | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Evidence shows that even 5 minutes of meditation a day can go a long way to reduce stress, increase happiness, and sharpen focus. Sometimes it seems just getting to the cushion is the biggest obstacle! Join long time meditator and Tibetan Buddhist practitioner David Drabble as he shows us what it takes to set up and keep a daily practice! Each class will have instruction, discussion and meditation.
Mondays 6:30-8:00pm
Cost: Suggested Donation $10-$20 per class, no one turned away for lack of funds. Donate online through our website: https://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/ or Venmo, search “Diamond Light”
To join the virtual classroom, click the link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2247358115
Meeting ID: 224 735 8115
www.diamondlightsac.org

Online: Healing Meditation: Tong-Len with Ryan Caputi
2020-04-21 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | CA

Online: Wisdom Rising: Exploring the Divine Feminine Book Study
2020-04-22 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Join us for a 6 week exploration of the empowered feminine in Tibetan Buddhism as described in Wisdom Rising by Lama Tsultrim Allione. Each meeting will include short meditations and discussions regarding the weeks reading.
About Wisdom Rising: In Wisdom Rising, Lama Tsultrim shares from a deep trove of personal experiences as well as decades of sacred knowledge to invite you to explore an ancient yet accessible path to the ability to shift your emotional challenges into empowerment. Her unique perspective on female strength and enlightenment will guide you as you restore your inner spirit, leading you toward the change you aspire to create in the world.
Suggested donation: $10-$20 per class to help cover the cost of the space, no one turned away for lack of funds
Cost: Suggested Donation $10-$20 per class, no one turned away for lack of funds. Donate online through our website: https://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/ or Venmo, search “Diamond Light”
To join the virtual classroom, click the link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2247358115
Meeting ID: 224 735 8115
Please plan to attend all classes, if you must miss a class that is okay but please continue to read the book along with the class.

Mindfulness for Stressful Times with Sunil Joseph
2020-04-25 09:30 - 17:00 UTC | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Topic: Mindfulness for Stressful times
Date: Saturday, April 25th
Time: 9:30 am – 5:00 pm [lunch at 12 noon – 1:30 pm]
Description:
According to meditation teacher, Tara Brach, we get lost in our thoughts and cut off from our hearts when we get lost in our trance of busily speeding through the day. In her book Radical Compassion, Tara says – “Trance encloses us in a virtual reality of thoughts and emotionally charged stories. We are at the mercy of unconscious beliefs, feelings, and memories that drive our decisions and reactions to life. We feel separate or alone, threatened, and/or incomplete.” Mindfulness is a path out of our trance into our natural presence. We find enough-ness in the simple things – soaking in the sun on our skin, feeling connected with a loved one, taking in the beauty of a tree or a flower, enjoying a meal, etc. We shift out of stress into the experience of rest and ease in our bodies. We are no longer in fight, flight, freeze, fawn responses.
In this daylong, we will explore mindfulness practices that help us wake up to our everyday trance and move into our natural presence. We will bring our attention to our bodies, emotions, and thoughts. We will create a non-judgemental, collective field that supports our individual process. The day will be a combination of instruction, discussion, practice, and integration. Everyone is welcome. No prior experience necessary.
at Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs)
Sacramento CA 95818
ADA accessible, parking lot in back
Cost: $40-$60, no one turned away for lack of funds, email diamondlight.sac@gmail.com about scholarships
To register: https://bookwhen.com/diamondlightsac#focus=ev-s2p8-20200425093000
About the instructor: Sunil Joseph has been a student of NVC since 2004. He attended BayNVC’s Leadership program in 2008 where he learned to share NVC with others. Sunil is passionate about sharing his appreciation for NVC with others.

Overcoming Difficult Emotions in the Midst of Covid-19…or Any Other Time with Karuna Cayton
2020-04-28 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | CA
We are delighted to host the author of the book “The Misleading Mind”, Karuna Cayton, for an interactive class April 28-May 19. We will delve into modern day psychological questions that have arisen as a result of the Coronavirus but still affect us throughout our life. We will look at how emotional and psychological problems arise, what are their causes and how can we work with them. But we will approach these questions from a Buddhist psychological approach. Since Buddhism offers a complete psychology there should be an explanation of how to deal with our emotional struggles such as anxiety, depression, regret and so on. While this class is not designed to actually solve these problems we can hopefully get a glimpse of how we can approach them from an Buddhist psychological perspective. Questions and discussion welcomed!
Cost: Suggested Donation $10-$20 per class, no one turned away for lack of funds. Donate online through our website: https://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/ or Venmo, search “Diamond Light”
To join the virtual classroom, click the link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2247358115
Meeting ID: 224 735 8115
Karuna Cayton has been a practicing Buddhist for over 45 years. From 1975-1988 he lived at Kopan Monastery working fot the late Lama Thubten Yeshe. Upon returning to the US he got his Masters in clinical psychology and has worked for over thirty years Karuna has worked as a psychotherapist (MFT31860), teacher, business psychologist, and coach to help people achieve a more balanced life. His mission is to interpret the ancient teachings of Buddhist thought into modern language and interventions…without changing the purity of these universal ideas.

Online: Wisdom Rising: Exploring the Divine Feminine Book Study
2020-04-29 18:30 - 20:30, 2020-05-06 18:30 - 20:30, 2020-05-13 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Join us for a 6 week exploration of the empowered feminine in Tibetan Buddhism as described in Wisdom Rising by Lama Tsultrim Allione. Each meeting will include short meditations and discussions regarding the weeks reading.
About Wisdom Rising: In Wisdom Rising, Lama Tsultrim shares from a deep trove of personal experiences as well as decades of sacred knowledge to invite you to explore an ancient yet accessible path to the ability to shift your emotional challenges into empowerment. Her unique perspective on female strength and enlightenment will guide you as you restore your inner spirit, leading you toward the change you aspire to create in the world.
Cost: Suggested Donation $10-$20 per class, no one turned away for lack of funds. Donate online through our website: https://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/ or Venmo, search “Diamond Light”
To join the virtual classroom, click the link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2247358115
Meeting ID: 224 735 8115
Please plan to attend all classes, if you must miss a class that is okay but please continue to read the book along with the class.

Learn Tibetan Buddhist Meditation
2020-05-04 18:30 - 20:00, 2020-05-11 18:30 - 20:00 UTC | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States

Overcoming Difficult Emotions in the Midst of COVID-19...Or Any Other Time with Karuna Cayton
2020-05-05 18:30 - 20:30, 2020-05-12 18:30 - 20:30, 2020-05-19 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | CA

Decoding the Heart Sutra with Michael "Mojo" Tchudi
2020-05-16 10:00 - 16:00, 2020-05-17 10:00 - 16:00 UTC | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
The Heart Sutra is the most recited, copied, and studied text in all schools of Mahayana Buddhism. It reviews the foundations of Buddhist philosophy while revealing the profound Perfection of Wisdom: the doctrine of emptiness. In this workshop we will recite the Sutra in Sanskrit, discuss the key points, and reveal the deeper teachings on emptiness.
Saturday and Sunday 4/11 & 4/12, 10am-4pm
at Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs)
Sacramento CA 95818
cost: suggested donation $60-$100 for the weekend, no one turned away for lack of funds. Email diamondlight.sac@gmail.com for scholarship info
Register here: https://bookwhen.com/diamondlightsac#focus=ev-s4qb-20200516100000
www.diamondlightsac.org
About the teacher:
Michael “Mojo“ Tchudi has been studying and engaging in spiritual practice for over 15 years. His formal education began with Taoist meditation and healing arts at Heartwood Institute, and continued with formal yoga and Buddhist training under the personal guidance of various teachers, including Lama Sumati Marut. Most recently he completed a Master of Arts in Buddhist Classics at Dharma Realm Buddhist University in 2019. He is currently teaching ethics and religion at Developing Virtue School at City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in Ukiah, California.

Closed for the Holiday
2020-05-25 | CA

Online Deep Chat: Death and Dying Discussion Group
2020-05-28 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Death is an inevitable part of our lives. Saying goodbye to loved ones, in addition to facing our own deaths is something all of us must face. Join us for this ongoing discussion group regarding death and dying to have a dialogue on loss, impermanence and what we gain about working with them.
This dialogue seeks to create an inclusive community that is willing to dive into these topics and offer support to each other. To create a community, we would like people who are willing to make a commitment to attend the group monthly.
All traditions are welcome, and many members currently follow the Buddhist Tradition.
Pre-registration is required: https://bookwhen.com/diamondlightsac/e/ev-sk9w-20200528183000
Space is limited so please register now!
This group is based on the Deep Chat model created by Transitional Life Care, for more information, please visit their website: https://www.tlcserves.org/copy-of-current
This discussion group is free to attend. Any support you can give the Center for expenses is greatly appreciated!
For more information about Diamond Light, please visit: www.diamondlightsac.org or email diamondlight.sac@gmail.com

Online: Learn Tibetan Buddhist Meditation
2020-06-01 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Evidence shows that even 5 minutes of meditation a day can go a long way to reduce stress, increase happiness, and sharpen focus. Sometimes it seems just getting to the cushion is the biggest obstacle! Join long time meditator and Tibetan Buddhist practitioner David Drabble as he shows us what it takes to set up and keep a daily practice! Each class will have instruction, discussion and meditation.
Mondays 6:30-7:30pm
Cost: Suggested Donation $10-$20 per class, no one turned away for lack of funds. Donate online through our website: https://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/ or Venmo, search “Diamond Light”
To join the virtual classroom, click the link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/2247358115
Meeting ID: 224 735 8115
www.diamondlightsac.org
