In-Person and Online Practice

Sundays and Wednesdays

Join us Sundays from 8 - 9 am and Wednesdays from 7 - 8 pm either in-person at the Center or via Zoom video conferencing for practice and teaching with Michael.

Click the Zoom Video Link below and enter the password to join our video conferences.

Password: 362919

Zoom Video Link

The Question

I came across this musing I wrote thirty years ago…

I simply remain in the question for this is the practice. If it is the right question, the answer is spontaneously clear. If not, I ask again until I get it. Pure inquiry—inquiring with pure perception. I ask for everything and expect nothing. Even though I may give it voice, no words can truly articulate the asking. Better I should babble incoherently as it is much more precise. Listening to the random babblings of a brook as it begins its descent to the sea, I smile to observe how skillfully it follows the middle way.

Much Love,

🙏🏼🌎❤️Michael

Vajra Mandala Practice

Michael will be referring to this practice. A brief written outline is available through the link below.

Vajra Mandala Practice

Upcoming Events

Buddhist Point of View

Thursdays, 7-8:30 pm, January 23 - February 27 (In-Person Only)

Class is taught at the Dharma Center

Offered through Central Oregon Community College, this class provides a foundation for the study and practice of Buddhism by exploring the three yanas or vehicles of the tradition. Michael offers an in-depth exploration of how the Buddhist point of view can help us to remember the natural heart/mind of compassion.

COCC Registration

NOTE: The First Monday Introduction to Buddhism class will be ceasing for now as Michael considers a different way of offering introductory teachings.

Dharma Journal Posts

Silly Dancing

The notes of a Strauss waltz, emanating from stereo speakers, bounce around our small home, and we are enticed to engage the rhythm. Our 72-year-old bodies don’t seem to be as light on the...