News fro SLO Bodhi Path: Karma Trinlay Rinpoche January Retreat

[jampa]

December schedule

View this email in your browser Consider a year end donation to support the SLO Center.  Donating instructions below. Boundless Awakening with Karma Trinlay Rinpoche       Event Starts: Sat Jan 3, 2026 @ 12:30 PM Event Ends: Sun Jan 4, 2026 @ 3:30 PM Timezone US/Pacific Location: White Heron Sangha Center 6615 Bay Laurel Pl. Avila Beach, CA 93424 US Held virtually via Zoom and in-person.  Presented by: Bodhi Path San Luis Obispo   We all share a desire to be happy and free from suffering, but this goal seems to elude us much of the time. Located in San Luis Obispo, the Bodhi Path Buddhist Center welcomes everyone interested in the Buddhist path to true happiness. We provide opportunities to learn and practice meditation and to study and discuss teachings from a progressive Buddhist curriculum. See All Events Visit Website Send a Message   Registration is open and closes Thursday 1 January at 7 pm.     JANUARY 3-4, 2026 Daily schedule (Pacific Standard Time). Please note the Saturday schedule is later than past years:  Saturday 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm 2:30 pm - 3:00 pm: Break (attendees may want to bring a snack) 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm Sunday 10 am -12 pm 12 pm -2 pm: Lunch on your own 2 pm -3:30 pm About the program: Start 2026 with a weekend devoted to meditation practice.  Karma Trinlay Rinpoche and the Bodhi Path Buddhist Center of San Luis Obispo welcome you to join us for a weekend program using the text Boundless Awakening: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation.  This pocket-sized text was written by Bodhi Path founder Shamar Rinpoche and includes key points for both the body and mind in meditation.  Karma Trinlay Rinpoche, a skilled and compassionate teacher, will offer teachings on meditation posture, calm-abiding, and insight meditation, drawing from the text.     Trinlay Rinpoche will teach extensively from "Boundless Awakening" and encourages all to read this brief text beforehand. You may submit questions about why, what, and/or how to practice here during registration, or as time permits during the program. Your questions further Rinpoche's ability to support our practice.     Meditation according to the Buddha’s teachings is a necessary support to attain liberation. The various forms, starting with the meditation of calm abiding (Shamatha or Shiné), serve to train the mind. The point is to subdue the constant, inner distractions, to attain a calmer, more peaceful mind. This establishes the stability of mind which is the foundation for any further progress on the path to awakening. This program is suitable for students of all levels, newcomers and seasoned practitioners alike.   Refuge vows may be offered at the end of the Saturday teaching for anyone present in person who has not yet taken vows.  Email questions to s...@bodhipath.org December Schedule changes - Khaydroup and Khenpo mix things up                                                       1st Sunday Meditation and teaching with Khaydroup based on the book Buddha Nature written by Shamar Rinpoche. 2nd Sunday Sangha-led meditation & Dharma Discourse based on the book Buddha Nature written by Shamar Rinpoche to complement Khaydroup's teachings   3rd Sunday Dharma Mitra (Khenpo Tsering) returns to teach on the Four Dharmas of Gampopa this week and 2 Sundays in January  ** Khaydroup will teach on the 1st Sunday in December.** 4th Sunday Sangha-led meditation & Dharma Discourse based on the book Boundless Awakening written by Shamar Rinpoche to complement Karma Trinlay Rinpoche's upcoming retreat.     Program descriptions and links to join can be found at bodhipath.org/slo.  You can also email S...@Bodhipath.org for more information. Join in-person at 1225 Pepper Street in SLO or virtually (most Sundays).  The link to join can be accessed from our local Center's page at the Bodhi Path website: https://bodhipath.org/centers/slo/ Make a donation to Bodhi Path Buddhist Center SLO Help the SLO Bodhi Path Center end 2025 on strong financial footing.  Bodhi Path teachers' livelihood is supported through offerings.  Our dedicated teachers, who have extensive training according to traditional Buddhist methods, provide precious oral instructions in the dharma and offer their guidance.  The best way to show our gratitude is to put the teachings into practice.  Another important way is to show our gratitude and support the teachers' activities through offerings.  It is customary to make offerings to teachers after teachings.   Help the SLO center meet it's monthly expenses so we can continue providing Dharma activities for the local and virtual community.  Our center also relies on the generosity of donors like you, the only source of financial support to cover center costs. Monthly support and one time donations are both enormously helpful and beneficial.   Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Donate with a credit/debit card using the button above, the QR code to the right, or mail a check to 1225 Pepper Street, Suite A, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401. - Thank you. Please include a note explaining how you would like your donation used.     Website Facebook Copyright © 2023 Bodhi Path Buddhist Center, San Luis Obispo. All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you contacted us or signed up when you visited the Bodhi Path Buddhist Center - SLO Center.  Our mailing address is: 1225 Pepper Street, Suite A San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list