ALL CLASSES & EVENTS
White Tara Sadhana Practice Weekend
Join us for a weekend of White Tara instruction and practice. This class is for beginners and those with some previous exposure as well. Please note, you must have received the White Tara empowerment in order to sign up for this class.
Daylong: The Cultivation of Generosity.
Meditation, reflection, and discussion led by George Draffan.
In-person at the Heart of Wisdom Temple in Portland and online by Zoom.
2026 SCOL Retreat: Going, Going Gone: Continuous Practice in Life and Death
Join us for a Dekeling Community retreat at Ser Chö Ösel Ling Retreat Center in Goldendale, WA. Led by Lama Lekshe. As dharma practitioners, to make best advantage of a precious human birth, we must come to terms with the fact of death, and the extraordinary opportunities thereafter. In this retreat you’ll learn several Tibetan contemplations, practices, and rituals—each of which will enrich your capacity to live fearlessly, and to prepare you for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of death.
Daylong: Calm Abiding and Clear Seeing
Meditation, reflection, and discussion led by George Draffan.
In-person at the Heart of Wisdom Temple in Portland and online by Zoom.
Daylong: Awakening Heart and Mind.
Meditation, reflection, and discussion led by George Draffan.
In-person at the Heart of Wisdom Temple in Portland and online by Zoom.
2026 Abiding Light Coast Retreat
Join us for the Dekeling Community’s annual retreat on the Oregon Coast. Led by George Draffan.
Four Immeasurables Daylong at the Vicarage
Join us for a day of cultivating the four immeasurables of loving-kindness, compassion, appreciative joy, and equanimity. We’ll alternate silent meditation and contemplation with gentle qigong.

