Guhyasamaja Buddhist Center

Guhyasamaja Buddhist Center Please know that our classes are informal, and everyone is welcome. For the most up to date information please visit our website at www.guhyasamaja.org

The Guhyasamaja Center is committed to helping all beings fulfill their highest potential — boundless wisdom and compassion inspired by an attitude of universal responsibility. Our primary focus is the exploration of the mind — how to understand and work with our minds to overcome inner causes of suffering and dissatisfaction (such as hatred, greed, and ignorance) while cultivating inner causes of

happiness (such as love, compassion, patience, and wisdom). Whether you are new to Buddhism or a long-time practioner, the center provides classes from FPMT's carefully designed curriculum and other opportunities to learn and practice, suitable for all levels of interest and experience. We welcome your comments and hope that our conversations here will be polite. You are responsible for the content of your comments. We reserve the ability to delete any of the following:

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08/07/2026

Relating to a Guru: Review Session

Preparing for Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche’s upcoming teachings on The 50 Verses on Guru Devotion.

Lama Tsongkhapa wrote that “the foundation of all good qualities is correct devotion to the spiritual teacher.” In this one-time class, Dr. Lorne Ladner will review key points from the first half of Ashvaghosha’s Fifty Verses on Guru Devotion, including how to wisely choose and relate to a spiritual teacher.

This session will also serve as preparation for Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche’s teachings on the second half of the text on August 22–23.

📅 Saturday, August 8, 2026
⏰ 11 AM–12:30 PM
📍 Guhyasamaja Center, Fairfax, VA + Zoom

🙏 Suggested donation: $15 non-members | $10 members

Everyone is welcome. No one is turned away due to lack of funds.

Visit our website for details and the Zoom link.

07/12/2026

In this 3 part series we will explore what is called the 6 Perfections. These are the main practices for a budding bodhisattva. These teachings will provide us with methods to increase our capacity to benefit others as we have a limitless potential to do good and establish greater meaning in our lives. Each class will include guided meditations, a teaching and time for Q & A. This series is appropriate for everyone new or experienced.

Link in the bio for details.

The Fifty Verses of Guru DevotionGyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa teaching at the Guhyasamaja Buddhist Center📅 Augu...
07/08/2026

The Fifty Verses of Guru Devotion

Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Jampa teaching at the Guhyasamaja Buddhist Center

📅 August 22–23, 2026
📍 Guhyasamaja Center, Fairfax, VA

This will be an extremely rare opportunity to study under the guidance of our guru, Gyumed Khensur Rinpoche, and explore this foundational Vajrayana Buddhist text.

These teachings are suitable for anyone interested in the Buddhist path and the importance of guru devotion according to the Lama Tsongkhapa tradition of Tibet.

Please note: This class is suitable for intermediate and advanced students of Buddhism. Students who are new to Buddhism and have not engaged in some previous study of Buddhist philosophy will likely find the material challenging.

Schedule:
10:30 AM–12:30 PM & 2:00–4:00 PM (approximate times)

Saturday only: Guru Puja (Lama Chopa) with Rinpoche from 4:15–5:30 PM. All are welcome to participate and bring simple offerings.

There are no set fees for attending these teachings. We ask attendees to offer whatever amount they can afford. Suggested donations for the full two days are $200–$300 for non-members and $150–$250 for members.

Please register and find full event details on our website.

06/25/2026

When people we care about make choices we don't agree with, we often think our anger comes from love. But while there may be genuine care, it is attachment that disturbs the mind.

Their actions are part of their samsara. Our suffering comes from expecting samsara to be something it is not. When we can accept reality as it is, rather than how we want it to be, the anger begins to fade.

Simple in theory. Difficult in practice. That's the power of delusion. 🌿

06/21/2026

Anger doesn't appear all at once. It begins with grasping, followed by an uncomfortable feeling, and then grows through inappropriate attention.

We may miss the grasping, but we can learn to catch that first feeling of discomfort before it develops into anger. As Shantideva advises, start with the small, everyday irritations. With practice, we become more skillful at recognizing what's happening in the mind.

The key is seeing anger for what it is: a form of suffering, not a solution. 🌿

06/19/2026

Praises to the twenty one Taras - Buddha Tara embodies enlightened skillful actions. Lama Zopa Rinpoche said,"All actions of the Buddha manifest in this female form." Tara helps sentient beings overcome their fears and adversities. She is known as the swift liberator of suffering.

In these sessions there will be prayers, mantra recitation, visualizations and time to meditate.

Leader: Venerable Lobsang Damchoe
Date and time: Select Mondays: June 22nd, July 6th & July 20th 630 PM- 730 PM
Location Zoom only

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88301965033?pwd=hajfcdSGrmFpgVmx3Bui7yAZ9q7X4B.1
Meeting ID: 883 0196 5033
Passcode: 954209

Donations are welcome. Please check calendar to confirm: www.guhyasamaja.org

06/18/2026

When pain or anger arises, we don't need to push it away or get lost in it. Instead, we can gently investigate it.

Where is the anger? Is it one solid thing, or is it made up of many changing parts—thoughts, sensations, labels, and conditions? As we look more closely, we see that it arises dependently and lacks the solid existence we often project onto it.

Simply observe. Don't dwell. Don't react. Let wisdom do the work. 🌿

06/16/2026

We often believe we need anger to stay alert or protect ourselves. But from the Dharma perspective, what we truly need is a clear conscience and a clear mind—not anger.

This isn't something to accept blindly. It takes patient reflection, practice, and direct experience to discover for ourselves. That's why patience is such an essential part of the path. 🌿

05/13/2026

Shantideva reminds us: when we’re sick, we don’t blame the disease for causing pain, because we understand it has no choice. In the same way, when people act harmfully, they are often driven not by wisdom, but by ignorance and delusions.

Seeing this helps us respond with compassion instead of anger. 🌿

05/05/2026

Anger isn’t always obvious.

It can look like silence.
Distance.
Passive aggression.

You don’t have to yell to be angry.

People feel it.

Look deeper—
what’s happening in your mind?

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