Tse Chen Ling Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies

06/10/2026

06/06/2026

Lojong, or Tibetan mind training practices, enable us to stay strong and positive in how we face the challenges of life. Through training our minds, we can transform any negative circumstance into an opportunity to develop love, compassion and understanding. -- from the Berzin Archives (studybuddhism.com).

This class on Mind Training or Lo Jong will focus on nine texts from the 43 contained in this new Collection on Mind Training translated by Geshe Thupten Jinpa. Geshe Legtsok has selected these specific texts from this collection for study, review and reflection. The classes will be on Zoom with three in-person days of meditation and reflection with Geshe Legtsok at Tse Chen Ling Center.

More info and registration on our website.

06/05/2026

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈

At Vajrapani, we strive to be a community where everyone is welcomed with kindness, respect, and compassion. We believe in celebrating the diversity within our community and our shared wish for happiness and the freedom from suffering that connects us all.

Wishing everyone a joyful Pride Month.

06/03/2026

06/01/2026

With hearts overjoyed, we warmly welcome Geshe Legtsok back from his retreat at Land of Calm Abiding 🌟🪷

We rejoice in Geshela’s return and are deeply grateful that he will be actively teaching in the Bay Area over the next six months 🙏

05/31/2026

Angelica and Nick kick off the 24 hour Prayer Wheel Turn-a-Thon 🌟

05/29/2026

Happy Saka Dawa Duchen, one of the four great holy days of the Tibetan calendar.

This holiday commemorates Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana. On this day, karmic results are multiplied by 100 million, as taught in the vinaya text Treasure of Quotations and Logic.

Sunday, May 31st Schedule:

At home practice: Take the Eight Mahayana Precepts (before sunrise). Link to a video of Lama Zopa Rinpoche granting them on our website.

​In-person or Online via Zoom:
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9:00am - 11:00am - Mani Retreat Session

Lunch Break

1:00pm - 2:00pm - Medicine Buddha Puja

Registration for Zoom link and option to donate on our website.