Programs
We offer a number of weekly sessions, as well as special events and retreats throughout the year.
Weekday Morning Sit
Monday to Saturday 7:30am to 8:10am
Join us every weekday morning at 7:30 am – 8:10 am and meditate virtually. Minimal guiding. Everyone is welcome. No experience is needed.
Meeting ID: 862 4407 310
Passcode: 3jewels
Wednesday Friends' Night
Wednesday 7:00pm to 8:45pm
This evening is an opportunity to meditate in community, discuss dharma in small groups, and have a sense of sangha. Our Friends night is co-hosted by the Seattle and Vancouver in Canada Sanghas, offering the opportunity to get to know people more.
Eight Step Recovery Sundays
Sunday 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Every Sunday, from 1pm-2:30pm, we host a virtual meeting open to anyone who identifies as being in recovery from all forms of addiction (alcohol, food, drugs, shopping, TV, internet, gambling, depression, sex and love addiction and other compulsive addictive behaviours). The seminal text is Eight Step Recovery Using The Buddha’s Teachings to Overcome Addiction, though we study other Buddhist recovery books, too.
Recovery Mondays
Monday 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Meditation for people in all forms of recovery (alcohol, food, drugs, shopping, TV, internet, gambling, depression, sex and love addiction and other compulsive addictive behaviours).
This virtual meditation evening is for people in recovery. The sessions will be an opportunity to explore Buddhist meditation as a tool to help cultivate sobriety of mind. Meditation for people with addiction issues or compulsive behaviours can help calm the mind and heal the heart.
Guided by Dharmacharini Vimalasara with a team of people who are in recovery.
We request that you are clean and sober when you attend these meetings.
Make a Donation
All of our weekly classes at Triratna Vancouver are offered for free. While our team of volunteers is happy to lead classes, there are certain costs associated with running our programs. While we currently do not have a permanent location, we do occasionally rent spaces for our sessions. Additionally, we hope to have a permanent location again in the future.
The word dana means generosity, and is a central Buddhist principle and practice. If you find our programs helpful, and have the means to do so, we would be forever grateful for any dana you wish to give. We are a registered charity, and would be happy to provide a tax receipt for your support.
Special Events & Retreats
Throughout the year, we offer special events such as talks and retreats. Please check our calendar here to see when our next special event or retreat is occurring.
Triratna Pacific Northwest Regional Retreat
Embodied Mindfulness
April 13-16, 2023
On this retreat we will delve into the dharma teaching:
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Body like Mountain
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Breath Energy like the Ocean’s Waves
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Heart Mind like the Sky
These verses are a simple pointing to the awakening and freedom ready to be discovered, here, in our present embodied experience. In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition these are known as the “Three Naturals” and are an invitation to come home to the stability and support of the body, befriend the cycles of physical and emotional energy natural to being human, and recognize and relax into to the boundlessness of awakened heart and mind.
Sliding Scale:
Two nights US$ 200/190/170
Three nights US$ 300/285/255
(Includes lodging & Meals)
Venue: Camp Samish, Bow, Washington