Avila Beach, CA 93424
Registration closes Thursday 7 May at 6 pm.
9-10 May, 2026
Daily schedule (Pacific Standard Time).
Saturday
10:30 - 12:30 pm.
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm: Lunch on your own
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Sunday
10:30 am -12:30 pm
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm: Lunch on your own
2:30 pm -3:30 pm
Where: Zoom and in-Person at White Heron Sangha (40 attendees)
Virtual via Zoom: $80 standard, $110 program supporter
In-Person: $110 standard, $165 program supporter
Registration closes 7 May at 6 pm
Zoom link will be sent to all registrants Friday before the program.
Registration fees cover retreat expenses and do not include offerings for the teacher or support for the Bodhi Path or White Heron Sangha Centers. The teacher participating in this retreat is volunteering and offering his time, care, knowledge, and insights. Offerings to Lama and the Centers can be made when you register or later via Paypal.
About the teacher: Known for his clarity, precision, and humor, Lama Jampa Thaye is a scholar and meditation master educated in the Sakya as well as in the Karma Kagyu traditions. Further, he holds a doctorate from the University of Manchester for his work on Tibetan religious history and lectured for over twenty years at the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University. He was appointed a Lama by his two main teachers Karma Thinley Rinpoche and HH Sakya Trizin and has been teaching since 1988. By 1974, he was already called up to the Karma Kagyu Trust in the United Kingdom by HH, the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, He is also particularly close to His Holiness Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje and has received teachings from over thirty masters. For many years he has served as one of the principal masters for the Summer Courses held at Dhakpo Kagyu Ling, the European seat of HH Karmapa in France, and as one of the lecturers of the Karmapa International Buddhist Institute (K.I.B.I.) in New Delhi.
About the text: Lama Jampa Thaye will use the following commentary for these teachings. We will have a few copies available at the program.
Hosted By the Bodhi Path Buddhist Center of San Luis Obispo
We all share a desire to be happy and free from suffering, but this goal seems to elude us much of the time. Located in San Luis Obispo, the Bodhi Path Buddhist Center welcomes everyone interested in the Buddhist path to true happiness. We provide opportunities to learn and practice meditation and to study and discuss teachings from a progressive Buddhist curriculum.
Registration closes Thursday 7 May at 6 pm.
9-10 May, 2026
Daily schedule (Pacific Standard Time).
Saturday
10:30 - 12:30 pm.
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm: Lunch on your own
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Sunday
10:30 am -12:30 pm
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm: Lunch on your own
2:30 pm -3:30 pm
Where: Zoom and in-Person at White Heron Sangha (40 attendees)
Virtual via Zoom: $80 standard, $110 program supporter
In-Person: $110 standard, $165 program supporter
Registration closes 7 May at 6 pm
Zoom link will be sent to all registrants Friday before the program.
Registration fees cover retreat expenses and do not include offerings for the teacher or support for the Bodhi Path or White Heron Sangha Centers. The teacher participating in this retreat is volunteering and offering his time, care, knowledge, and insights. Offerings to Lama and the Centers can be made when you register or later via Paypal.
About the teacher: Known for his clarity, precision, and humor, Lama Jampa Thaye is a scholar and meditation master educated in the Sakya as well as in the Karma Kagyu traditions. Further, he holds a doctorate from the University of Manchester for his work on Tibetan religious history and lectured for over twenty years at the University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University. He was appointed a Lama by his two main teachers Karma Thinley Rinpoche and HH Sakya Trizin and has been teaching since 1988. By 1974, he was already called up to the Karma Kagyu Trust in the United Kingdom by HH, the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa, He is also particularly close to His Holiness Karmapa Trinley Thaye Dorje and has received teachings from over thirty masters. For many years he has served as one of the principal masters for the Summer Courses held at Dhakpo Kagyu Ling, the European seat of HH Karmapa in France, and as one of the lecturers of the Karmapa International Buddhist Institute (K.I.B.I.) in New Delhi.
About the text: Lama Jampa Thaye will use the following commentary for these teachings. We will have a few copies available at the program.
Hosted By the Bodhi Path Buddhist Center of San Luis Obispo