Upcoming Offerings
A Morning with Kuan Yin:
The Refuge of Great Compassion
with Elaine Yeh, emiko yoshikami, and Kareem Ghandour
A live online offering
Saturday Oct 3rd from 9am - 12pm PT
Many of us have found refuge in Kuan Yin, the Bodhisattva of compassion. This relationship manifests in various forms and expressions, offering us different doorways that point us back to the heart’s refuge of compassion and deep listening.
Whatever your relationship to this Bodhisattva, we invite you to join us in exploring this connection. During our three hours together, we will engage in practices of chanting, meditation, and reflection. We will share stories of mysterious responses, how Kuan Yin appears within Buddhist teachings, and how we might strengthen our sense of refuge with the “one who listens to the cries of the world”.
Ānāpānasati: Mindfulness of Breathing
with Kittisaro
A live online five-week course
October 4th – Nov 8th, 2026
Sundays, 12:00 – 2:00 pm PT
Thursdays 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. PT
We will explore how the Buddha’s method includes healing and rejuvenation for the body, emptying out reactivity to pleasure and pain, unifying the body/mind, and touching with the body deep peace, as the mind is freed from confusion. All the 2-hour classes will be recorded, so if you miss a session you can catch up with the recording.
Everyone is welcome.
Sacred Mountain Sunday Sangha
with SMS teachers
Sundays, 9:00 – 10:20 a.m. PT.
Sunday Sangha sessions are weekly opportunities to be in community, practice together, and receive dharma reflections from SMS core teachers. Sessions include chanting, meditation, a short Dharma reflection, and close with an optional period for community sharing and Q&A.
Everyone is welcome.
Guardians of the Sacred Chanting Circle
with emikoYoshikami & Kareem Ghandour
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays of every week from 8:30-9:00 a.m PT
This chanting circle, inspired by Dharma teachings, combines sacred chants, protective mantras, and meditative prayers to help uplift and protect ourselves and all beings. It is also an offering to uplift our world. This circle, also inspired by the Buddha, who recommended his disciples do protection chants, particularly in times of peril, strife, and difficulty. In this spirit, we offer this practice. All welcome to drop in as you are available.
Full Moon Kuan Yin Ceremony
with sangha leaders
Saturday closest to full moon each month, 9.00 – 10.30am PT
Throughout the year, we gather on the Saturday closest to the full moon each month to offer the Kuan Yin Compassion & Renewal Ceremony. Drawing from the Chinese Mahayana tradition, this practice honors the eternal vow of bodhicitta—offering compassion, healing, and protection to all beings. Drawing from the Chinese Mahayana tradition, this practice honors the eternal vow of Bodhicitta—offering compassion, healing, and protection to all beings.