Diamond Light Tibetan Buddhist Group

Dharma Talk with Amie Diller
2018-10-30 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
More info to come!

Learn Tibetan Buddhist Meditation!
2018-11-05 18:30 - 20:00 | 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
please note the center is closed 11/12
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

Center closed for Veteran's Day
2018-11-12 | CA

Center Closed for Thanksgiving
2018-11-29 | CA

Beginner's Yoga & Meditation: Stretching the Body & Mind
2018-12-05 18:30 - 20:30, 2018-12-13 18:30 - 20:30 | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Join Ryan for an evening of yoga and meditation. Students will do a traditional Tibetan Buddhist yoga practice during the first part class to open the chakras (energy centers) in their body. After a short break students will sit for a guided meditation to center and calm the mind.
Please bring a yoga mat and water. Beginners to both yoga and meditation are welcome.
Wednesday 12/5 and 12/12 6:30pm-8:30pm
at Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street Room 14 (upstairs)
Sacramento CA 95818
ADA accessible, parking lot in back
Ryan has been a student of Lama Amie Diller and Tibetan Buddhism for the past 6 years. During this time he has completed the 18 Courses of the Asian Classics Institute, receiving the title of “Maroke,” and has also completed several short group and solo meditation retreats. Ryan is a yoga teacher and has casually studied yogic philosophy in tandem with his Tibetan Buddhist studies. He lives happily with his two cats, Sam and Ash, in downtown Sacramento.

Introduction to Compassionate Communication with Sunil Joseph
2018-12-15 10:00 - 15:30 | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
How do we stay connected to the innate goodness of our basic human nature in the midst of challenging times? How can I make the world a kinder place by changing how I communicate? In this class, we will introduce the principles and practices of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to cultivate empathy and compassion. No prior knowledge of NVC is necessary. All are welcome.
We will introduce the fundamentals of NVC – Observations, Feelings, Needs, and Requests. We will introduce core NVC distinctions that lead to our freedom:
– observations vs judgement
– feelings vs thinking
– needs vs strategies
– requests vs demands
We will bring non-judgmental awareness to our current communication strategies. We will use NVC tools to shift our attention from right-wrong/reward-punishment thinking to a human needs-centric view. We will introduce practices for cultivating greater felt awareness of our inner world and also learn how to compassionately listen and receive others. We will explore ways to respectfully ask for what we want while also including the other person’s needs.
To quote the Dalai Lama – “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
At Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs)
Sacramento CA 95818
parking lot in back, ADA accessible
Cost: $20-$60, no one turned away for lack of funds
This event is a fundraiser for the Diamond Light Homeless Breakfast fund which offers a monthly breakfast to anyone who needs it. For more about this amazing group of local volunteers: https://www.facebook.com/events/631610420518953/
To register: email diamondlight.sac@gmail.com
pay at the door, or to pay online: http://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/
scholarships available! email for more info
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.

Center Closed
2018-12-25 | CA

New Year’s Retreat: Cultivating a Spacious Mind and a Good Heart with Emily Hsu
2018-12-28 17:00 - 2019-01-01 15:00 | Harmony Ridge, Grass Valley, CA, 95945, United States
New Year’s Retreat: Cultivating a Spacious Mind and a Good Heart with Emily Hsu
New Year’s is a great time to heal from the past year, and set an intention for the year to come. Going into retreat with a supportive community gives us the opportunity to rest, restore, and transform our minds to benefit ourselves and those around us. Join Emily Hsu for a 5 day residential retreat aimed at bringing a spacious mind and a good heart into 2019!
Emily will lead us in guided meditations that will help us access our minds natural spaciousness and tranquility, bringing greater space and perspective to our minds. She will also include meditations on loving-kindness, compassion and forgiveness toward oneself and others, opening the heart and feeling a greater sense of connection with others. These meditations support us in processing difficult emotions which harm ourselves and others and obscure our inner potential.
This retreat is taught from a Tibetan Buddhist perspective, but will be beneficial for anyone who is interested in meditation. The retreat will include guided meditations, dharma talks, New Years fire puja, nature and R&R.
What: a silent, residential retreat
Where: Harmony Ridge, a retreat center in Grass Valley
When: 12/28/2018-1/1/2018
Cost: $500 per person
The cost includes a semi-private room and bathroom (with one roommate) and prepared meals. Harmony Ridge is a lovely retreat center with walking trails and plenty of space to relax.
A $175 deposit is required to register and reserve your spot, full payment due by 11/25/2018 to continue holding your spot.
We have payment plans and scholarships available, please email diamondlight.sac@gmail.com to register or ask any questions!
There are only 16 spots available, so reserve today!
Cancellation policy: To register for the retreat, we ask for 1/3 of the retreat fees as a non-refundable deposit to register and reserve a spot. We need full payment of all retreat fees by 11/25/2018 to continue holding your spot.
If you cancel your registration after 11/25/2018 we will do our best to fill your spot and refund your retreat fees. If this is not possible, we cannot issue a refund. Please understand that Diamond Light is a small, volunteer run dharma center, and the students attending pay for the retreat. There are not additional funds to accommodate last minute cancellations and refunds.
About Emily: Emily Hsu is an FPMT registered teacher who graduated in 2004 from FPMT’s seven-year Masters Program of Sutra and Tantra at Istituto Lama Tsong Khapa in Italy. In 2005 she completed a ten-month solitary retreat to integrate the material, and since that time has mainly been teaching and doing some retreat every year. She taught at Ocean of Compassion (Gyalwa Gyatso) Buddhist Center and other Bay Area centers for ten years, with the last four years as resident teacher until leaving in 2016 to do longer retreat.
Emily teaches Basic Program, Discovering Buddhism, introductory courses, meditation, and leads retreats, with particular emphasis on emptiness, bodhicitta, Lamrim, and calm abiding (shi-ne or shamatha) meditation.

Center Closed for New Years
2019-01-01 | CA

Meditation and Music with Jay Nair
2019-01-08 18:30 - 20:30 | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Join Jay Nair as he leads us in an evening of meditation and music. There will be three sessions of ten minutes of music and 20 minutes of meditation with breaks in between. Learn more about Jay at https://www.nairjay.com
at Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14
Sacramento, CA 95818
cost: suggested donation $10-$20

Perfect Generosity: Becoming a Bodhisattva with Heather Breault
2019-01-09 18:30 - 20:30 | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Suffering is all around us, and it can be overwhelming to know what to do or how to help. Master Shantideva wrote a detailed guide on how to live as a Bodhisattva, or spiritual warrior who works to reach enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. This guide teaches us how to reduce others’ suffering though generosity, ethics, patience and wisdom.
Topics include: the benefits of being a bodhisattva, the preliminaries you must undertake to become a bodhisattva, how to remove existing obstacles which prevent realization of true bodhichitta, how to collect the causes to develop true bodhichitta, the recollection and watchfulness required to think and act like a bodhisattva, The Guide as a description of the six perfections, the order in which to undertake practice of the six perfections, how to treat your mental afflictions, and an explanation of the perfection of giving and the perfection of an ethical way of life.
This class is for students who have taken introductory Buddhist classes. This course is open for the first three weeks, afterwards please wait for the next course to begin attending.
Each class will have a dharma teachings, discussion and meditations. There are optional readings, homework and quizzes for deeper study and understanding.
10 Wednesdays January 9-March 13, 6:30pm-8:30pm
at Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs), Sacramento CA 95818
parking lot in back, ADA accessible
cost: suggested donation $10-$20 per class, no one turned away for lack of funds
www.diamondlightsac.org

Heather started practicing yoga in 2001 and finished her teacher training in 2008. Yoga is what led her to Buddhism, with her first class taught by Lama Marut in 2008. She has studied with many amazing teachers over the years, her closest teacher being Amie Diller. Heather’s passion is the Tibetan Gelugpa tradition, in the lineage of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. She recently finished a six year, eighteen course intensive and is excited to share these classes with others.
Heather grew up in Northern California and received her Bachelor of the Arts in Communication at San Diego State University. She also has an Associate of the Arts degree in Visual Communication from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising.

Breakfast for the Homeless
2019-01-14 07:00 - 08:00 | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Each month, through YOUR generosity we are able to offer a hot, hearty, nutritious breakfast to a portion of the population living among us that might otherwise go hungry. Our breakfast includes hot coffee and oatmeal with fixings, two hard-boiled eggs, and two or three pieces of fresh fruit. Each month we depend on YOU to provide the eggs and fruit and to help serve breakfast, often to as many as 275 people, at Friendship Park.
When: The second Monday and third Friday of each month! Food service happens at 7am, donations need to be dropped off the day before.
What: cash and food donations or help serve breakfast!
Where: drop off food donations in midtown, breakfast is served at Friendship Park in downtown!
To help, please sign up: https://tinyurl.com/DL-BreakfastProgram
You can also email us at breakfastprogramsac@gmail.com to get added to the list serve
Not near or unavailable to help out in person??? Make an online donation to help us to purchase supplies when donations run low Online donations may be made on our website (http://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/), please select “Homeless Breakfast ” from the drop-down menu. If you prefer you can mail a check to Diamond Light, 2791 24th St, Room 14Sacramento 95818.
Along with breakfast we often handout other supplies as well. We are always on the lookout for reusable bags to serve breakfast in, rain ponchos, and reusable hot cups to distribute. Next time you’re cleaning out your closets and cupboards keep us in mind if you find a stash of conference giveaway bags, an old duffle bag or backpack, perhaps even a small overnight bag or cache of unused large purses. Send us an email at breakfastprogramsac@gmail.com you can drop those off anytime at our easy-to-park-at downtown location 😉
Questions? Please email breakfastprogramsac@gmail.com
Thank you so much for all you do to support the program.
#BreakfastProgramSac

From Zen to Tantra: Poetry of Spiritual Speech with Keith Emmons
2019-01-15 18:30 - 20:30 | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Please join us for our inaugural meeting of
BUDDHISM AND THE ARTS
Keith Emmons will present:
FROM ZEN TO TANTRA
Poetry of Spiritual Search
Join us for an evening of poetry with spiritual commentary influenced by:
• Ram Dass, the Beats, and Gary Snyder
• The Soto Zen of D.T. Suzuki and Suzuki Roshi, and The Rinzai Zen of Phillip Kapleau
• Tibetan Buddhist Open and Secret Teachings
• Three-Year Great Retreat in the Diamond Light Tradition.
Keith will share experiences representing each of these formal Buddhist Traditions displayed in his published and unpublished poetry and will address the influence of spiritual exploration on expression in the arts.
Unified through clarifying questions and presenting realizations of the spiritual life, we will consider original line drawings by Cyrus Charters, Keith’s poetry, music by the Robert Gass choir, meditation, commentary and Q&A. How should you direct your spiritual life? How can you utilize artistic expression to advance your spiritual life?
Both those newly curious about spiritual questions and those whose practice is lifelong, will enjoy this lively thought-provoking evening of insight and humor.
Refreshments will be provided.
Tuesday January 15 6:30pm-8:30pm
at Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs)
Sacramento CA 95818
parking lot in back, ADA accessible
suggested donation $10-$20, no one turned away for lack of funds.

Enlightenment Tips from the 14 Dalai Lamas with Glenn Mullin
2019-01-18 19:00 - 21:00 | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Jewel Heart Northern California and Diamond Light Tibetan Buddhist Group are excited to welcome Glenn Mullin to Sacramento! Reading from his books “The Fourteen Dalai Lamas: A Sacred Legacy of Reincarnation” and “From the Heart of Chenrezig: The Dalai Lamas on Tantra,” Glenn Mullin will distill the simple principles of happiness, humor and wholeness embodied in the lives and teachings of the Dalai Lamas.
Suggested donation: $20
Friday, January 18, 7pm-9pm
at Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14, (upstairs)
Sacramento, CA 95818
parking lot in back, ADA accessible
Space is limited, to ensure you are able to attend, please preregister at:
https://www.jewelheart.org/events/2019-glenn-mullin-tour-norcal-registration/?s2p-option=7
GLENN MULLIN is a Tibetologist, Buddhist writer, translator of classical Tibetan literature, and teacher of Tantric Buddhist meditation. He studied philosophy, literature, meditation, yoga, and the enlightenment culture under thirty-five of the greatest living masters of the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Glenn is the author of over 20 books on Tibetan Buddhism, founded and directed the Mystical Arts of Tibet, and has curated a number of important Tibetan art exhibitions. He divides his time between writing, teaching, meditating, and leading tour groups to the power places of Nepal and Tibet.

Closed for the Holiday!
2019-01-21, 2019-02-18, 2019-05-27 | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States

Intro to Buddhist Meditation with Marc Ross
2019-01-22 18:30 - 20:30 | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
The benefits of meditation are vast. It calms the mind and is the foundation for many spiritual realizations. Meditating 5 minutes a day or more can change our brains, our minds and our view of the world we live in.
Buddhist meditation is part of a tradition of techniques that go back at least 5,000 years and have stood the test of time. Like learning any skill, proper technique makes meditation easier, more productive and gives one confidence in their meditation practice. This class is perfect for those who are new to meditating and would like an introduction to the fundamental practices: posture, types of meditation, progressive stages of meditation and how to develop a meditation practice. Each class will have teaching, discussions, and practice.
at Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs)
Sacramento CA 95818
ADA accessible, parking lot in back
suggested donation: $10-$20 per class

Marc Ross has been a body therapist for over 40 years and is blessed with a profession that is a spiritual path. He has meditated for over 25 years and has taught meditation in the US and Europe for 12 years.

Introduction to Compassionate Communication with Sunil Joseph
2019-02-02 10:00 - 16:00 | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
How do we stay connected to the innate goodness of our basic human nature in the midst of challenging times? How can I make the world a kinder place by changing how I communicate? In this class, we will introduce the principles and practices of Nonviolent Communication (NVC) to cultivate empathy and compassion. No prior knowledge of NVC is necessary. All are welcome.
We will introduce the fundamentals of NVC – Observations, Feelings, Needs, and Requests. We will introduce core NVC distinctions that lead to our freedom:
– observations vs judgement
– feelings vs thinking
– needs vs strategies
– requests vs demands
We will bring non-judgmental awareness to our current communication strategies. We will use NVC tools to shift our attention from right-wrong/reward-punishment thinking to a human needs-centric view. We will introduce practices for cultivating greater felt awareness of our inner world and also learn how to compassionately listen and receive others. We will explore ways to respectfully ask for what we want while also including the other person’s needs.
To quote the Dalai Lama – “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.”
At Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs)
Sacramento CA 95818
parking lot in back, ADA accessible
Cost: $20-$60, no one turned away for lack of funds
To register: email diamondlight.sac@gmail.com
pay at the door, or to pay online: http://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/
scholarships available! email for more info
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.

How to be Happy with Elaine Jackson
2019-02-09 10:00 - 13:00 | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Join Elaine Jackson as we explore the 12-links of dependent origination, how we create suffering for ourselves each day, and how we can break free from the cycle! Happiness, like suffering is in our mind. When we engage in the patient observation of our thoughts, feelings, emotions and mental images, or any object of the mind, we come to see they are not real things. They arise because they have been entertained in the past.
To begin developing new habits requires radical re-thinking – radical re-doing. It requires stepping outside our everyday life patterns into moments of quietude. It requires mental re-training through which we can transform our attitudes, positively shape our minds, gain confidence to tackle the problems created by disturbing emotions and awaken to an enlightened state.
“The awakening mind is the root of all happiness and peace in the entire universe,” says His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
Saturday 2/9/2019 10am-1pm
At Diamond Light Meditation Center
2417 24th Street Room 14, Sacramento CA 95819
Parking lot in back, ADA accessible
www.diamondlightsac.org
Suggested donation: $40-$60 No one turned away for lack of funds. Pay online: http://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/, or check/cash at the door.

Elaine Jackson is a founding member of Vajrapani Institute and has been a student of Tibetan Buddhism since 1977, studying with many of the greatest Buddhist teachers of our time. Every year for 12 years she engaged in a month-long solitary meditation retreat to deepen her practice.
She served as Executive Director of Vajrapani Institute for over five years just prior to entering a three-year meditation retreat completed in April, 2014. She lives a contemplative life off-the-grid in the Santa Cruz mountains while offering Dharma teachings and meditation support.

Refining our Vitality: Tao, Buddha, and Emotional Balance
2019-03-05 18:30 - 20:30 | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Refining our Vitality: The Tao, The Buddha, and Emotional Balance
Lasting and meaningful wellbeing is a common goal uniting the traditions of the Buddha and the Tao. While ultimately having different paths in achieving this goal, both traditions emphasize the cultivation of wholesome states and the development of insight through meditation. Taoist meditaiton in particular places special emphasis on of our vital energy, chi- taking vitality as the main vehicle of the path.
Join Visiting Teacher Anand Parikshak for a special month of teachings on the Taoist neidan tradition focused on the cultivation of well-being and emotional balance. Weekly classes will focus on Taoist internal cultivation practices while bringing in perspectives from Buddhism and emotional psychology. All are welcome.
Week 1: Motivation and Direction
Week 2: Calm Abiding and Balance
Week 3: Insight and the Body
Week 4: Emotional Balance and the Heart
Tuesdays March 5-March 26, 6:30pm-8:30pm
at Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14
Sacramento CA, 95818

Anand Parikshak is a meditation teacher with a focus in the teachings of the Tao and the cultivation of emotional wellbeing. As an Indian-American, Anand was first taught meditation and posture from his father- the son of a yogi and Vedic educator. During his teens, Anand took a personal interest in meditation inspired by a connection to Nature and his main mentor, Dr. B Bayard, a Taoist practitioner and physician. Under Dr. Bayard’s training and the training of other great teachers, Anand has studied meditation, qigong, and Tai Chi Chuan. With respect to the teachings given to him, Anand now leads and developments meditation and mindfulness based programs for individuals from all walks of life. He has been honored to teach all around the world including prestigious institutions such as UCSF’s Osher Center, American University’s School of International Service, and the United States Department of State.

Music and Meditation with Jay Nair
2019-03-08 18:30 - 20:30 | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Join Jay Nair as he leads us in an evening of meditation and music. There will be three sessions of ten minutes of music and 20 minutes of meditation with breaks in between. Learn more about Jay at https://www.nairjay.com
March 8th and 15th, 6:30pm-8:30pm
at Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14
Sacramento, CA 95818
cost: suggested donation $10-$20

Preventing Burnout with Eve Ekman
2019-03-16 10:00 - 16:00 | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Feeling overwhelmed with helping others? Are you a stressed out parent who has to do it all? Do you work in a “helping profession” and are feeling burned out? How do we continue to show up for others day after day, and also take care of ourselves? Join Eve Ekman for a workshop on using compassion, self-compassion and meaning to prevent burnout, and live a fulfilling life helping others.
Love and Compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive – His Holiness the Dalai Lama
At Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs)
Sacramento CA 95818
parking lot in back, ADA accessible
Cost: $20-$80, no one turned away for lack of funds
Preregister here: https://goo.gl/forms/QjJMNAbXGy7HUurP2
Pay at the door, or to pay online: http://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/
scholarships available! email diamondlight.sac@gmail.com for more info

About the instructor: Eve Ekman Ph.D., MSW is designing, delivering and evaluating emotional awareness. Emotion awareness is an attitude and life-changing skills to transform relationships. She draws on advanced training and life experiences in clinical social work, integrative medicine research, and contemplative meditation practices and science.
She is the Director of Training at the University of California Berkeley Greater Good Science Center. Ekman’s research interests were inspired by her experience as a medical social worker in the emergency department of San Francisco General Hospital coupled with her training in the applied emotion regulation and mindfulness intervention: Cultivating Emotional Balance, CEB.

Lady Niguma Yoga with Helen Breault
2019-03-30 10:00 - 12:00 | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Female Goddess Yoga
Go Deep & Get Happy
Discover the first and best yoga series that was created by an Indian woman! Lady Niguma, from India lived 1000 years ago. This unique and unified sequence will open each chakra through the asanas & perfected sequences. Feel empowered as you balance, open and work the body from the inside out. This sublime yoga practice will invite more joy & peace to your life!
All levels welcome, modifications offered
Saturday 3/30/2019 10am-12pm
At Diamond Light Meditation Center
2417 24th Street Room 14, Sacramento CA 95819
Parking lot in back, ADA accessible
www.diamondlightsac.org
Suggested donation: $20-$40 No one turned away for lack of funds. Pay online: http://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/, or check/cash at the door.

Helen Breault has been practicing yoga & meditation for over 16 yrs and teaching for 10 yrs. She received her 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training at Yoga Tree San Francisco. She has completed a 300 hr Yoga and Meditation Training in Tibetan Heart Yoga through the Yoga Studies Institute. She has extensive training in yoga philosophy, advanced meditation techniques & yoga asana instruction.

Dharma Talk with Emily Hsu
2019-04-02 18:30 - 20:30 | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Details TBA!

The Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma with Pamela Rasada
2019-04-23 18:30 - 20:30 | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
The Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma – Why They Are Each Essential to All of Us
Buddhist often refer to the Three Turnings of the Wheel when discussing the teachings of the Buddha. What does this really mean? What are the three turnings? During this three week lecture/discussion, Pamela Rasada will lead participants through an exploration of the three turnings using an article by professor Jay L. Garfield as the foundation of the discussion. In his 2011 article, “The Three Turnings of the Wheel of Dharma – Why They are Each Essential to All of Us”, Garfield describes the misconceptions often held about the three turnings and details the intrinsic value of the teachings within each turn.
Using the article as a guide, participants will explore and discuss each turning, identify the contradictions emerging within each turn, and seek to understand how to resolve them and re-frame them as complementary rather than competitive. Each weekly class will focus on one turning of the wheel through meditation, a brief lecture clarifying the topic, and an open discussion/Q&A. Weeks two and three will include a brief review of the material presented in the previous weeks. All are welcome to join in the discussion.
What is the speech of the Buddha?
“The speech of the Buddha is anything spoken directly by the Buddha, anything inspired directly by the Buddha, anything spoken in the presence of the Buddha and approved of by the Buddha, or anything that is fully consistent with the intent of the Buddha.” ~Prajñāpāramitā Sūtras
3 Tuesdays April 23-May 7; 6:30pm-8:30pm
At Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs)
Sacramento CA 95818
parking lot in back, ADA accessible
www.diamondlightsac.org
Suggested donation: $10-$20 per class, No one turned away for lack of funds. Pay online: http://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/, or check/cash at the door.
Pamela Rasada is a student of the lineage of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, in the Tibetan Gelugpa tradition, in June of 2011. Through her primary teacher, Amie Diller, Pamela has had the opportunity to meet and study with many experienced and practiced teachers. In February 2018, after seven years of classwork and study, Pamela completed an eighteen course Gelugpa intensive. Pamela continues to explore additional opportunities to learn and is grateful for any opportunity to share what she has learned with others.
Pamela graduated from Sonoma State University with majors in Nursing and Philosophy and minors in Women’s Health, Music, Biomedical Ethics, and Logic. Upon graduation she was accepted into the Jesse Marvin Unruh Assembly Fellowship Program. She continues to work in public service, loves reading year-round and enjoys paddle boarding with her companion Chuck-the-Wonder-Dog in the warmer Sacramento months.

Go Deep and Get Happy: Patience, Joy and Meditation with Heather Breault
2019-04-24 18:30 - 20:30 | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
This Course is the second in a three part series based upon A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Master Shantideva, and the commentary Entry Point for Children of the Victorious Buddhas by Gyaltsab Je. Suffering is all around us, and it can be overwhelming to know what to do or how to help. Master Shantideva wrote a detailed guide on how to live as a Bodhisattva, or spiritual warrior who works to reach enlightenment for the benefit of all beings.
Topics include: an explanation of the perfection of patience, the perfection of joyful effort, and the perfection of meditative concentration; the results of anger; how to make a habit of not getting angry; obstacles to joyous effort; obstacles to meditation; compassion as a prerequisite for successful meditative concentration; where you, your world, and all of your experiences come from; and Buddha nature.
10 Wednesdays April 24-June 26, 6:30pm-8:30pm
at Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs), Sacramento CA 95818
parking lot in back, ADA accessible
cost: suggested donation $10-$20 per class, no one turned away for lack of funds
cash, check or online donation: https://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/
www.diamondlightsac.org

Heather started practicing yoga in 2001 and finished her teacher training in 2008. Yoga is what led her to Buddhism, with her first class taught by Lama Marut in 2008. She has studied with many amazing teachers over the years, her closest teacher being Amie Diller. Heather’s passion is the Tibetan Gelugpa tradition, in the lineage of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. She recently finished a six year, eighteen course intensive and is excited to share these classes with others.
Heather grew up in Northern California and received her Bachelor of the Arts in Communication at San Diego State University. She also has an Associate of the Arts degree in Visual Communication from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising.

Living a Compassionate Life with Geshe Tsultrim
2019-05-14 18:30 - 20:30 | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva is an important Lojong text containing thirty-seven verses with instructions on following the Bodhisattva path. A Bodhisattva is a person who has cultivated bodhicitta, the compassionate wish to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. Join us as Geshe Tsultrim instructs us on developing the qualities of a Bodhisattva and how this practice is critical during these troubled times.
Tuesdays May 14-June 18, 6:30pm-8:30pm
at Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14 (upstairs)
Sacramento, CA 95818
parking lot in back, ADA accessible
Suggested Donation: $10-$20, no one turned away for lack of funds
cash, check or online donation: https://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/
www.diamondlightsac.org
Geshe Lobsang Tsultrim is part of the Gaden Shartse Monastery in south India. “Geshe” is a degree that is earned after several years of intensive study and passing the highest-level exams. Geshe Tsultrim is an expert on Buddhist philosophy and a skilled artist, specializing in traditional Tibetan art. Recognizing the value of his artistry skills, Gaden Shartse monastery chose Geshe Tsultrim as one of 11 monks to tour throughout North, Central, and South America to raise funds to support the monastery. In 2001, Gaden Shartse sent Geshe Tsultrim to the United States to continue his studies and to work at the Gaden Shartse Thubten Dhargye Ling Center in Long Beach, California.

Meditation and Music with Jay Nair
2019-05-17 18:30 - 20:00 | 2791 24th Street, Sacramento, CA, 95818, United States
Join Jay Nair as he leads us in an evening of meditation and music. There will be three sessions of ten minutes of music and 20 minutes of meditation with breaks in between. Learn more about Jay at https://www.nairjay.com
at Diamond Light Meditation Center
2791 24th Street, Room 14
Sacramento, CA 95818
cost: suggested donation $10-$20
cash, check, or online donation: https://www.diamondlightsac.org/donate/
