Nalandabodhi Connecticut is a vibrant community of meditators in the greater Hartford area who embrace the ancient and timeless wisdom of the Buddha. Our community provides many ways to connect with companions on the path of awakening. Guided by our founder, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, we offer classes in meditation and Buddhist philosophy. The benefits of these practices and studies are relevant and applicable to our everyday lives.
At our shrine room and online, we offer weekly practice and study opportunities, weekend programs, Buddhist celebrations, and practice retreats. In conjunction with Nitartha Institute, we offer classes in traditional Buddhist philosophy.
Whether you are interested in starting a meditation practice or have been a student of Buddhism for decades, we invite you to join us. We look forward to meeting you.
Mon., May 16, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – As soon as we are born our journey leads inevitably to death. Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin guides us through the death process and after-death experience. Teaching from Guru Rinpoche’s Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate States, Khenpo provides us with key instructions from this cycle of teachings – instructions that reveal how we can discover […]
Sun., May 22, 2022 @ 9:00 am – 9:45 am – Please join us online for our Sunday morning meditation practice of Shamatha (calm abiding or mindfulness meditation). Our meditation is silent, sitting practice, either on a cushion or in a chair. We begin with some chants which express our devotion to following a path of practice, our compassion and loving kindness for sentient beings, and […]
Sun., May 22, 2022 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am – Mind Training means transforming our attitude, our whole way of thinking and out outlook — entirely. The Seven Points of Mind Training includes fifty-nine pithy and powerful slogans or reminders to help us awaken our hearts in the midst of day-to-day life. These slogans teach us that we can use everything we encounter in our […]
Mon., May 23, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – As soon as we are born our journey leads inevitably to death. Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin guides us through the death process and after-death experience. Teaching from Guru Rinpoche’s Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Intermediate States, Khenpo provides us with key instructions from this cycle of teachings – instructions that reveal how we can discover […]
Sun., May 29, 2022 @ 9:00 am – 9:45 am – Please join us online for our Sunday morning meditation practice of Shamatha (calm abiding or mindfulness meditation). Our meditation is silent, sitting practice, either on a cushion or in a chair. We begin with some chants which express our devotion to following a path of practice, our compassion and loving kindness for sentient beings, and […]
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