Sukhasiddhi Foundation

09/06/2026

Twenty-One Praises of Tārā Puja
Sundays | October 18, 25 & November 1, 8, 15, 22
10:15 - 11:15 AM Pacific

Lama Döndrup will be leading a Tara practice as part of the course on the Nine Stages of Shamatha. **You are welcome to join for the practice only. **

Please join us for a community puja of the Twenty-One Praises of Tārā, a traditional chant honoring Tārā as the swift liberator who responds to the needs of the world with wisdom and compassion.

Through the power of collective prayer and praise, we connect with Tārā’s enlightened activity of cultivating courage, clearing obstacles, and strengthening the compassionate heart while generating shared aspirations that support one another and help the wider world remember that clarity, care, and courageous compassion remain available, even in the midst of difficulty.

This gathering is offered in connection with Lama Döndrup Drolma’s Twenty-One Praises of Tārā article series appearing in Lion's Roar.

All are welcome.

Learn more: sukhasiddhi.org

09/04/2026

Living the Bodhisattva Path: Bringing the Journey to Fruition
Chapters 7–10 of Shantideva’s Bodhicaryāvatāra

6-week course led by Lama Döndrup Drolma
Sundays | October 18, 25 & November 1, 8, 15, 22
11:30 AM - 1:45 PM Pacific
Meeting in-person at Wisdom River Meditation Center or Online via Zoom.

No prior study of the Bodhicaryāvatāra is required, and students are welcome to join the exploration at this point in the text.

Learn more: sukhasiddhi.org/dharmadeepdive

09/03/2026

Nine Stages of Shamatha: Cultivating Stability in an Uncertain World + 21 Praises of Tara Practice

6-week course led by Lama Döndrup Drolma
Sundays | October 18, 25 & November 1, 8, 15, 22
8:30 - 11:15 AM Pacific
Meeting in-person at Wisdom River Meditation Center or Online via Zoom.

Over six weeks, Lama Döndrup will guide participants through the Nine Stages of Shamatha, along with the factors that impede and support the development of calm abiding. Through teachings, meditation, reflection, and discussion, we will explore how this ancient map can support both a deepening meditation practice and our capacity to remain grounded, awake, and responsive amid the complexities of our lives and our world.

Learn more: sukhasiddhi.org/dharmadeepdive

08/30/2026

Tomorrow night’s Green Tara practice will be offered and dedicated to the well being of all those affected by the recent flood on the Nepal-Tibet border. Please just us in person in Novato, CA or online via Zoom.
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Monday, August 31
7 - 8:15 PM Pacific

For Tibetans, Tara is the most beloved of all the female awakened beings. Green Tara's primary activity is one of protection from fear and danger, and she is committed to responding swiftly the moment that we call upon her.

No prior experience is necessary.
Learn more: sukhasiddhi.org/meditation

08/29/2026

Bodhi Program Benefits:

- Opportunity to take the Bodhisattva Vow

- Instruction, guidance, and support in exploring the Mahayana Teachings

- In-depth study of Mahayana teachings through a structured curriculum

- Study and practice with a supportive cohort

- Instruction and mentoring from a qualified teacher – Students practice at their own pace in regular consultation with their teacher. The practices are individualized through regular contact with the teacher.

- A well-established daily meditation practice

- A well-developed bodhicitta-infused foundation

Learn more: sukhasiddhi.org/programs/bodhi-program

08/11/2026

New 4-Week Course!
Introduction to the Bodhisattva Path
Led by Rev. Susan Shannon
Sundays | September 20, 27 & October 4, 11
10 AM - 12 PM | Online only
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This series will be a fun, informative, investigative overview of the Bodhisattva Path. We will set aside each session to explore different perspectives on what the Bodhisattva Path entails.

In the Mahayana Traditions one enters the Bodhisattva Path upon generating the resolve to cultivate Bodhicitta and dedicate one’s life completely to the attainment of Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings. It is also said that this journey needs constant diligence and discipline for at least three eons, each lifetime dedicated to the practice of the Six Perfections.

We will start by exploring the Gandavyuha Sutra, where Sudhana, a practitioner fully invested in doing all he can to Awaken, describes his pilgrimage to many bodhisattvas, all who guide him towards finding “The Door Towards Discipline of the World Illumined by Dispelling the Spiritual Darkness of all Sentient Beings” aka the Bodhisattva Path.

From there we will contemplate the traditional Five Paths, said to be a succession of stages in our spiritual journey, encompassing all our lifetimes, that lead us to the goal of Awakening. We will discuss different interpretations of these, with special attention to work of the great scholar and translator Herbert V. Guenther who emphasizes that spiritual development is not a matter of destroying or turning away from anything as much as it is about rediscovering and remembering the enlightened being that is within us right this very moment. It is not a matter of attainment, but is the actual work of relating to things properly.

Throughout this course, we will also question the value of our human tendency to locate ourselves on our own map of Awakening, aways asking the question “Who, where, what is the I that is…”

Learn More: sukhasiddhi.org/awakeintheworld

08/06/2026

Join us this Saturday, August 8 for an Evening of Music for 2 Pianos performed by Lama Döndrup and Shofen Lee.

5 PM at the San Domenico Music Conservatory in San Anselmo, CA.

Program includes music by Bach, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Ravel, and Piazzolla.

There are no tickets to purchase, just a donation at the door.
All proceeds benefit Sukhasiddhi Foundation.

08/05/2026

Deepen your Dharma Practice with Sukhasiddhi Foundation

Applications are now open for the Fall module of our Dharma Training Program. Classes begin in September.

Learn more and apply now: sukhasiddhi.org/dharmatraining

07/26/2026

Deepen your experience of the divine feminine.

For Tibetans, Tara is the most beloved of all the female awakened beings. Green Tara's primary activity is one of protection from fear and danger, and she is committed to responding swiftly the moment that we call upon her. Through visualization, mantra, and silent meditation, we deepen our experience of the divine feminine while simultaneously awakening this quality of compassion that is innate to our being, yet often obscured.

The Green Tara practice transforms our distorted view of self and helps us recognize our innate radiant, compassionate nature.

JOIN US:
Green Tara Practice + Dharma Talk
Meeting IN PERSON at Wisdom River Meditation Center or Online
Tomorrow! Monday, July 27 (last Monday of every month)
7 PM Pacific
Donations welcome. No experience necessary.

07/23/2026

The Unconquerable Heroine

Tara is the fully awakened buddha who appears in twenty-one forms. In this teaching on the middle seven emanations, Lama Döndrup Drölma explores the invincible clarity that restores balance after fear, offering a way to recognize this clarity within ourselves.

Full article in the July 2026 issue of Lion's Roar & at the link below.

Tara is the fully awakened buddha who appears in twenty-one forms. In this teaching on the middle seven emanations, Lama Döndrup Drölma explores the invincible clarity that restores balance after fear, offering a way to recognize this clarity within ourselves.