Welcome to The Buddhist Center of Steamboat Springs
Tim's Global Teaching Schedule
First Saturday Mini-Retreat - Next: May 4th, 2024
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Weekly Community Gathering - Monday nights at 6:30 pm (Mountain time) in the labyrinth room at the Heart of Steamboat Methodist Church and online via Zoom. For those of you attending online, you will be able to interact as if you were sitting in the room. Please join Tim and our community as we explore our practice and the path altogether. Everyone is welcome! Feel free to come at 6:15 for tea/snacks and to hang out. Here’s the Zoom link.
The recording of last Monday night’s teaching is - Here
Exploring Meditation Class - Online May 9th and 16th, 6:30-7:30pm MT. Please join our own Kelly Turnbull for online conversation and practice! This is a time to come together and discuss the practice of meditation in an informal setting. Being curious together, we’ll explore different meditation techniques including breath and sound. This class is free of charge. Details and sign up here.
Applied Dharma (AD) Starts in May! AD groups are an opportunity to have small group conversations with others on the path. For more information and to sign-up for email reminders click - Here
Take a look at our Community Blog! All members are invited to contribute by contacting our Dekyongs.
Nature of Mind Nights - These gatherings give us a chance to discuss, renew and refresh our understanding of the "nature of mind". These gathering are open to anyone who has received “pointing out” in-person from a qualified lineage holder. For more information and to sign up for weekly “Nature of Mind” quotes go- Here
Support your Community - Please consider making a donation to The Buddhist Center. It's only through your generosity that we can gather as a community of friends to study and practice this remarkable path. - Here
Meditation Interviews - talk with Tim about your practice, your study, or your life on the path - Here
Sacred Outlook - Quote of the week. Would you like to receive one inspiring quote each week? Opt-in - Here
Join our BCSS Community Google Group and talk directly to your community!
Online Learning Opportunities
NEW! Buddhist Center Scholarship Assistance Program - scholarship assistance is available to attend programs with our lineage teachers or other programs Tim recommends. Please check out the scholarship opportunities with each teacher as they often have reduced rates available (or even offer free admission). If you find you still need assistance to attend a program in person, please email Susan at membership@steamboatbuddhistcenter.org for assistance.
Mingyur Rinpoche - Information and teaching schedule - Here
Tsoknyi Rinpoche - Information and teaching schedule - Here
Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche - Information and teaching schedule - Here
Specific Opportunities:
Free online Intro to Meditation - This course from Mingyur Rinpoche is a perfect place to start for anyone interested in meditation. In this simple, self-guided course, you will be introduced to practical ways of exploring the landscape of the heart and mind with awareness. Free!
The ‘all new’ Joy of Living - Calming the Mind with Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche - Uncovering our inherent awareness, compassion, and wisdom. This online meditation training presents the authentic and accessible meditation teachings that are the basis of what we teach here at The Buddhist Center. If you haven’t received these teachings, you will want to check out this course. Start it at any time and go at your own pace.
Vajrayana Online - an accessible and comprehensive online learning program that offers practical teachings on the full range of Buddhist thought and practice, as well as individual guidance from senior Tibetan lamas and meditation instructors and the opportunity to connect with a global community of meditators. Mingyur Rinpoche is actively involved with this program, offering both live and recorded teachings. Tergar Learning Program.
Fully Being - A Tsoknyi Rinpoche meditation course cultivating groundedness, warmth and insight.
Other Opportunities for Intensive Study and Practice: Here
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Check out some wonderful Podcasts, Video clips and Articles - Here
Inside our website, you’ll learn all about our community: our monthly calendar, our practices and activities, as well as information about our spiritual lineage, a guide to finding Buddhist-related resources on the internet, and some lists of recommended readings. You’ll also find many recordings of our Monday night teachings, as well as a number of great podcasts, articles and video clips to stimulate your mind and open your heart (see menu above). You can also learn how to become a member of our community. All these resources are free to anyone who wants to follow along with us.
The Buddhist Center is a spiritual community dedicated to sharing the teachings of the Buddha with an aspiration to end suffering. We provide a sacred environment in which all are welcome to explore the Dharma through practice, teachings, study and retreat.
““Refrain from causing harm,
Foster all that is virtuous,
And thoroughly tame your mind
These are the teachings of the Buddha”
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