Dekeling is a meditation community

based in Portland, Oregon

offering authentic Tibetan Buddhism,

made accessible for today’s world.

  • Dekeling is a Buddhist meditation community in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition whose home base in is Portland, Oregon. We meet in person and virtually. We currently have extended community taking root in New York.

    (DAY-KAY-LING means ‘place of happiness’ in TIbetan. )

    • Meditation instruction and practice

    • Early morning Qi Gong online

    • One-on-one work with a guiding teacher

    • In-depth programs in traditional Buddhist practices at every level of experience, including beginners

    • Community events and fellowship

    • Volunteer opportunities

    • A podcast called Wisdom and Compassion and downloadable audio teachings on our website

    • Morning meditation Zoom group open to the public, including beginners

    • Retreats of all lengths for all levels of experience

    • A “Silver Dragons” group for seniors

  • One simple way is to join us for a Monday evening meditation session. Everyone is welcome. We’ll meditate—starting with beginners’ instructions, take a short tea break, and then engage in question and answer for about an hour.

    Or you can browse our events calendar on the home page and see if there’s an event that catches your interest.

    If you have a question, you can email us at info@Dekeling.community

Ongoing Events

Upcoming Classes + Events