Below is a listing of special events happening at the center. For additional questions about specific events, please contact info@kscashland.org For a listing of our regular monthly meditations, practice groups, classes, and retreats, visit CALENDAR >>>
The KSC Sanctuary is open each Wednesday from noon to 1:00 pm for open meditation. Come meditate in your own way in this sacred space. All are welcome.
Please note: There will be no Open Meditation practice on Wednesday, August 20, due to floor waxing.
Each Thursday evening from 6:00 - 7:00 pm. In this practice, we rest our attention on a simple meditative support, such as the breath. In-person and via Zoom. All are welcome.
Please note: There will be no in-person Calm Abiding Practice on Thursday, August 21, due to floor waxing. Please contact the office for the Zoom link: office@kscashland.org
Join us at the KSC Temple
Aug. 3 & 17, Sept. 7 & 21
9:30 - 10:30 am
All are welcome to join in simple, serene community meditation for peace.
The KSC Library is open through June. Click here for current hours.
The library closes July - September. There is a Summer Book Sale of gently used Dharma books (by donation) going on throughout the summer in the lobby upstairs. This is open during in-person practices (see monthly calendar).
Anyone interested in Buddhist studies is welcome to borrow books and various media covering aspects of both Buddhism in general, and Tibetan Buddhism. Also, there are some selective subjects that include studies on death and dying, Buddhist art, and locally recorded teachings by Buddhist teachers.
Registration for the Dharma Kids program will begin again in the fall. For more information, please contact Ann at: dharmakids@kscashland.org
The Dharma Kids program serves children in grades K - 6. The program provides a wonderful opportunity for children to learn about and experience the Dharma in ways suitable for children.
One Sunday each month, from 9:00 to 11:30 am.
The Lamas go on retreat for the summer, and Sunday practices will resume in October.
Join Lama Yeshe and local scholar, Dr. Paul Condon for a special Tonglen meditation of loving kindness and compassion. They will also share a teaching on this topic for this first Sunday of the KSC teaching year. All are welcome.
On Thursday, October 9th, Lama Yeshe will lead the Calm Abiding meditation. For the evening’s dharma talk, she will introduce the Foundations meditations and the supportive Joyful Effort Group, which opens to new members on Sunday, October 26th. All are welcome and no registration required.
Save the date! Registration coming soon!
Saturday & Sunday, October 11 - 12
10 am – 12 pm & 2 – 4 pm
The Four Reliances, presents a profound teaching revealing how the spiritual path moves through increasingly subtle and informed reliance on trustworthy sources, culminating in our own innate wisdom.
The Lamas will lead a Calm Abiding Meditation followed by an introduction to KSC’s fall programs. This is an ideal time for newcomers to join in, meet the Lamas and sangha members, and learn about KSC’s varied offerings to the community. All are welcome!
One Sunday each month, from 9:00 to 11:30 am.
The Lamas go on retreat for the summer, and Sunday practices will resume in October
Join Lama Pema for a guided Calm Abiding Meditation, followed by a tea break and teaching. All are welcome.
In this practice, we rest our attention on a simple meditative support, such as the breath. Instead of following thoughts and emotions as we usually do, we release them and maintain our connection to the support.
Registration coming soon!
Led by Lama Yeshe, Joyful Effort Practice Group focuses on the Ngöndro or Preliminaries meditations. This series of Vajrayana (visualization) practices prepares the mind to receive and integrate Mahamudra teachings, by deepening our connection to the resources of the path, clearing our mind of negativity, strengthening our natural generosity, and creating a strong bond with our teachers.
Meets on Calm Abiding Sundays, noon - 2:30 pm
In-person & via Zoom
No prerequisites for this group.
Registration coming soon!
Led by Lama Pema, this group takes Calm Abiding meditation a step further with contemplating and exploring the mind. Open to new and renewing members at the November meeting.
Meets on Tonglen Sundays, 12:30 - 2:00 pm (beginning in November)
Zoom only
Prerequisites: Tranquility Group membership of 2+ years or equivalent experience, and the lama’s permission is required.
Save the date! More information coming!
When the world seems threatening and chaotic, we’re called to respond with as much clarity and balance as we possibly can. For this, we need understanding and skill as we navigate our inner life and the world altogether.
This online program is open to anyone, experienced meditators and those who are just starting out.
Registration coming soon!
Led by Lama Pema, this group meets monthly on Wednesday afternoons to deepen insight meditation. Open to new and renewing members at the November meeting.
Meets monthly on Wednesdays from 2 - 4 pm
In-person & via Zoom
Prerequisites: Insight I Practice Group membership of 2+ years or equivalent
Registration coming soon!
Tranquility Practice Group focuses on foundational meditation theory and practice but is open to anyone who is interested in being part of a group to help support and inspire their ongoing meditation practice, or newcomers to meditation practice.
Group meet monthly on Sundays, 1:30 - 3 pm (new time)
In-person only
No prerequisites for this group.
Save the date! Registration coming!
Saturday, 10 am - noon & 2 - 4 pm
In-person and via Zoom
In a world that feels increasingly unstable, where do we turn for genuine refuge? From a Vajrayana perspective, true refuge isn’t found in external circumstances or even in avoiding life’s difficulties, but in discovering the unshakeable ground of our own awakened nature.
This event has sold out. Please join us next time!
Tuesday, July 29, 6:30 - 8 pm
Free Showing: Click on above image for tickets and more information.
In person only. All are welcome!
Part of a unique film trilogy known as Women of Tibet produced by Frame of Mind Films, Women of Tibet: Gyalyum Chemo – The Great Mother is an inspired hour-long journey into the spiritual force of motherhood. The storytellers provide a universal link to an ancient philosophy that continues to have a profound impact on today’s world.
Saturday June 21st, 9:00-11:00 am
Please join us for the first ever Solstice Garden Weeding Party! Please bring your sun hat, garden gloves, and your favorite weeding tools, and we’ll provide some cool beverages and morning snacks. We’ll spend a couple of hours weeding our dharma home, then we can enjoy the lovely gardens all summer long.
This retreat is now full. Please contact the KSC office to be placed on a wait list: office@kscashland.org.
We invite you to join Lama Pema and Lama Yeshe in quiet contemplation and meditation amidst the rare beauty of Buckhorn Springs, Ashland, Oregon.
A Special Weekend Retreat!
(click on above photo for more information)
Friday, May 2nd, 6 - 7 pm
Saturday & Sunday, May 3rd & 4th, 10 am - noon & 2-4 pm
This weekend will introduce the visualization style of meditation, as well as the chance to deepen one’s connection to two compassion practices -- Chenrezig and Tonglen.
KSC announces a new job opportunity, the Marketing and Fundraising Manager. Key responsibilities include increasing public awareness of the KSC meditation center and raising funds to sustain KSC’s spiritual programs and into the future. Application Deadline: April 18th. Click on photo above for more information.
Registration now open!
Saturday, March 8th, 10am - noon & 2 - 4 pm
Join Lama Pema for an exploration of these truths, and how they support the development of an awakened heart.
Friday, February 28th
Mahakala (5 pm) and Chenrezig (6:15 pm) Meditations
Hybrid event, open to all, no registration required
Tibetan New Year is celebrated in late February this year. To honor Losar, we practice meditations of cutting through obstacles. This clears the energy of the old year, to make space for a fresh start.
This training is being held for current and new hosts of Thursday evening and Sunday morning meditations. It is also open to all those who are interested in the sanctuary, and the ways that volunteers care for it.
Sunday, February 2nd, 10 am - noon
In-person only, donation requested
Registration now open!
Registration now open!
In this day of practice, we will explore meditations adapted from Tibetan Buddhism to learn how to become familiar with the experience of compassion, and more readily access compassion in our daily lives.
Curious about the practices at our temple? Please join us for Newcomers' night! The evening will begin with a guided Calm Abiding Meditation, followed by Lama Pema introducing the center and its winter season events. Come meet other sangha members and bring a friend! All are welcome and no registration required.
6:00 - 7:30 pm, in-person & via Zoom
Wednesday, January 1st, 1:00 - 3:30 pm.
Please join us as we greet the new year and lay to rest the old year! All are welcome. No registration required.
A Hybrid Teaching with devon & nico hase
For many householders in the West, Vajrayana practices can feel out of reach. We look forward to practicing with you, as we find out together how depth practice can continue to thrive in these times.
10:00 pm - noon & 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Walk-ins welcome!
Please join us in the KSC Sanctuary or via Zoom as we watch the film, Wandering but Not Lost, a film about celebrated master Mingyur Rinpoche. In-person and via Zoom.
Tickets are donation-based and registration is required. All donations will be matched!
Those who attended the Mahakala Drubtab empowerment by Kyabjé Kalu Rinpoche in March, 2024 are welcome to attend this weekend retreat held at KSC.
Saturday & Sunday, November 23rd - 24th
10 am - noon & 2 - 4 pm
A Zoom Retreat with Tim Olmsted
Join Sangha members and view the retreat in the KSC Shrine!
Saturday, November 9th
During this day, through teachings, discussions, and meditation, we’ll discover the path that leads to an experience of the world as being a "sacred world,” a world of people who are—just like us—fundamentally whole, complete and affectionately connected to each other. This is a collaboration with Tergar Medford.
Registration now open!
Please join us for Calm Abiding Meditation at 6:00 pm, followed by a talk by Lama Pema and Lama Yeshe. They will provide an introduction to Buddhism and give an overview of the upcoming programs offered at KSC. All are welcome. Bring your questions about the season’s events!
The Sanctuary is open for silent meditation during First Friday, from 4:00 - 5:00 pm. All are welcome. Join us for an Art Walk into town afterwards.
New this summer! Come meditate in your own way in the serenity of the KSC Shrine Room. First Fridays, from 4:00 to 5:00 pm.
The KSC board of directors seeks sangha participation in its work to develop a vision statement that will help guide KSC into the future.
Saturday, June 29th, 10:00 am - noon, at KSC
We will gather at 6 pm for a brief Calm Abiding meditation, followed by a very brief explanation of the Refuge Vow. Those wishing to take the vow will then come forward, and the ceremony of receiving the Refuge Vow six will unfold.
Please note: The Refuge Vow must take place in-person & there will be no Zoom attendance for this event.
With Lama Karma Yeshe & Lama Zopa from Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Heartbreak touches our lives in myriad forms, great and small. Come join us in opening an exploration of the Buddha's profound approach to healing the heartbreak of being human!
This introduction will take place just after Calm Abiding Sunday practice. Come and learn what it means to take refuge in the Three Jewels.
Vigil Keepers is an optional additional training offered to everyone who attends a death and dying class at KSC. Join this group and learn Buddhist practices to support those who are experiencing the transition of death and dying.
The retreat site will be Cascade Mountain Ranch, Hugo, Oregon. There is currently a waitlist for this event.
Saturday, April 13th, 10:30 am - noon
Sangha members are cordially invited to attend the Annual Sangha Meeting to gather and discuss the well-being of our dharma home.
Tuesdays, 4:00 - 6:00 pm, April 9 - May 7
During this class, we will explore the process of the body's dying sequence, as well as the Tibetan Buddhist view of what occurs following death.
KSC will once again host an online auction. There will be many gently used dharma items to bid on: meditation cushions, statues, fine art, ritual objects to support practice, jewelry, Tibetan treasures, prayer flags and more. The auction will open on April 7th and bids can be made until 1pm on April 21st.
Come learn what KSC is all about! Join the lamas for a guided Calm Abiding meditation and hear about our Spring offerings. All are welcome.
Kyabjé Kalu Rinpoche will give the Six-Armed Mahakala Empowerment on the weekend of March 30-31, with introduction and instruction on Saturday, and the empowerment and offering celebration on Sunday. As an empowerment, this will be an in-person only event, and will be held at KSC.
A Teaching on Sukhasiddhi
We will explore Sukhasiddhi’s story and those many lineage connections, and then focus on Sukhasiddhi's Introduction to Mahamudra.
IN-PERSON ONLY
Registration now open!
