What we’re about
We are a community of fun, relaxed and spiritual people, who study, discuss Buddha's teachings and practice them while living and enjoying our modern lives. This group is for those who seek a fresh, practical and direct experience of what Buddhism is all about.
We meet every Sunday at 7:30pm and Wednesday at 8pm. Meetings start with a short introductory talk about Buddhism, and continue into a half hour meditation session. The Buddhist meditation is free, guided in English, doesn't require any special clothes, and doesn't involve any complex rituals. Most of our regular members don't bother RSVPing on meetup, so don't worry about RSVP count on this webpage -- usually there is about 8 people on Sunday meditation and less on Wednesday.
This group is a part of an international non-profit network of more than 600 meditation centers in the Karma Kagyu tradition (lineage of the yogis) of Tibetan Buddhism. These centers were founded and are directed by Lama Ole Nydahl according to the wishes of H.H. the 16th Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje. They are currently under the spiritual guidance of H.H. the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Trinlay Thaye Dorje.
More at our webpage: https://diamondway.org/seattle/
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- Talk: Using meditation to remove disturbing emotions with Piotr KalachynDiamond Way Buddhism Center Seattle, Seattle, WA$15.00
This weekend we're hosting Piotr Kalachyn coming from Poland. We'll kick off with talk about using our meditation methods to deal with disturbing emotions.
Check out our website https://diamondway.org/seattle/ for more details!
About Piotr Kalachyn
Born 1966 in Russia, grew up in Belarus, then moved to Poland. Graduated from the Minsk Radio-Engineering Institute as a radio engineer and translator. Took Buddhist Refuge to Lama Ole in 1998 and became part of the first line-up of a new meditation group in Minsk. In 2005 Lama Ole asked Piotr to teach. Since 2008 Piotr has translated Lama Ole’s lectures into Russian in Russia, Belarus, and other Russian-speaking areas. In 2008 Piotr moved to Poland, where he helped run the retreat centre in Zagórzany. Since 2015 lives in Wrocław with his wife Eugenia and two kids. Works as a software engineer
