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What does “equanimity” mean?

The answer depends on the context.

In Buddhist teachings, the term equanimity is used in several ways. In this carousel, we explore three traditional uses of the word:

• Equanimity in concentration: allowing the mind to function naturally without unnecessary interference.
• Equanimity as a feeling: a neutral feeling that is neither happiness nor unhappiness.
• Immeasurable equanimity: an even-minded attitude toward all living beings, free from attachment and hostility.

Understanding these different contexts helps us appreciate the richness and precision of Buddhist teachings.

To explore these topics more deeply, join Venerable Tenzin Drolma for Deepen a Caring Heart: From Self-Compassion to Bodhicitta.

📅 Sundays, June 7, 14, 21, and 28
🕕 6:00–7:30 PM PT
🌐 Hybrid: in person and online

https://maitripa.org/events/ven-drolma-deepen-heart/2026-06-28/

What is the real meaning of tsog?

Lama Zopa Rinpoche taught that the essence of tsog is not the food itself, but the cultivation of wisdom. Lama Yeshe explained that the purpose of the offering is to transform ordinary perception and generate that wisdom within ourselves.

Tsog is a traditional Tibetan Buddhist practice of offering, prayer, visualization, refuge, and bodhicitta, practiced on the 10th and 25th days of the Tibetan calendar. At Maitripa College, we gather as a community to bring this profound tradition into our modern lives.

Join us for Vajrasattva Tsog.

📅 Wednesday, June 24, 2026
🕞 3:30–5:00 PM PT
📍 Maitripa College in-person & Online via Zoom
https://maitripa.org/events/guru-puja-lama-chopa-10th-day-3-5/2026-06-24/

All are welcome, and you may participate at whatever level feels comfortable.

What if compassion included you?

Many of us find it easier to extend kindness to others than to ourselves. In this 4-week course, Venerable Tenzin Drolma explores how self-compassion can become the gateway to bodhicitta—the awakened heart dedicated to the welfare of all beings.

Join us this June.

https://maitripa.org/events/ven-drolma-deepen-heart/2026-06-21/.

Graduate school doesn’t have to mean putting your life on hold.

At Maitripa College, our low-residency programs are designed for people who want to engage deeply in Buddhist scholarship, meditation, dialogue, and service—without relocating.

✨ Study from wherever you are
✨ Learn in a vibrant academic and practice community
✨ Gather in person with intention during residential sessions
✨ Integrate your studies with your work, family, and spiritual life

Curious if low-residency learning is right for you?

Join our online Prospective Student Info Session:

📅 Thursday, June 18, 2026
🕓 4:00–5:00 PM Pacific
💻 Live on Zoom

Learn about our programs and get your questions answered.

https://maitripa.org/events/prospective-student-info-session/2026-06-18/

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Please join us for a 4-week course on deepening and expanding our loving-kindness and compassion.

Each of us already possesses a basic goodness — a natural caring heart that can be cultivated and expanded. Beginning with self-compassion as our foundation, we will explore how caring for ourselves can deepen our compassion for others and gradually open into bodhicitta, the awakened heart.

Through meditation, listening, contemplation, questioning, and discussion, we will further illuminate and develop this naturally abiding capacity for compassion.

With Venerable Tenzin Drolma

🗓 Sundays, June 7, 14, 21, 28
⏰ 6 PM – 7:30 PM PT
📍 Hybrid: in person + online

https://tnlsf.org/event/deepen-a-caring-heart-from-self-compassion-to-bodhicitta/2026-06-14/