Tergar Venice
Venice Tergar Meditation Group · Venice, Florida
Tergar Meditation Groups are based on The Joy of Living teachings of Buddhist teacher Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. Each weekly gathering includes 20 minutes of guided meditation followed by a book discussion or deepening meditation sessions. We invite both experienced and new meditators, from any or no spiritual tradition. Our group is hosted by the Blue Lotus Community House.
“Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak.”
Meeting schedule
Venice weekly meeting
Times are shown in the group's local time, then UTC. To request a Zoom link, contact the group.
Program announcements
- Mon, Nov 2 Wild World, Steady Mind: 21 Days to Embrace Modern Reality with Clarity and Calm
- Fri, Dec 4 – Mon, Dec 7 Finding Freedom in Life’s Transitions: Teachings on the Six Bardos
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Fri, Dec 11 – Tue, Dec 15
The Primordial Secret: Dzogchen Instructions on Trekchö MeditationRequires: There are prerequisites for attendance at this event. Option 1: To have attended a Tergar Path of Liberation Level 2 retreat with Mingyur Rinpoche or Khenpo Kunga. Option 2: To have received ngöndro transmission and nature of mind pointing out from a qualified lineage holder, and to have had at least 5 years of regular meditation practice.
- Tue, Jan 19 – Tue, Feb 16, 2027 Anytime Anywhere Meditation (AAM) 5-Week Online Workshop
- Nectar of the Path practice with Tergar Portland. Every Wednesday, 12:30 pm ET / 17:30 UTC. Zoom (Zoom link on request).
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Dorje Drolö Study Group with Tergar Stuart.
2nd and 4th Mondays of the month, 4:00 pm ET / 21:00 UTC. Zoom (Zoom link on request).
Requires: Vajrayana Online subscription
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Dying Every Day: Essence of the Bardos Study Group with Tergar Stuart.
2nd and 4th Fridays of the month, 11:00 am ET / 16:00 UTC. Zoom (Zoom link on request).
Requires: Vajrayana Online subscription
These non-Tergar programs at the Blue Lotus Community House are shared for those interested in more community involvement.
- Coffee, Tea, and Friends. First Tuesday of each month at 10 AM, Blue Lotus Community House. More information
- Silent Sitting Meditation. Tuesdays, 2 to 3:30 PM, Blue Lotus Community House. More information
Wild World, Steady Mind: 21 Days to Embrace Modern Reality with Clarity and Calm
A 21-day online program from Sounds True with Mingyur Rinpoche: short recorded teachings and 10-15 minute practices to bring calm and steadiness into everyday life. Begins November 2.
Finding Freedom in Life’s Transitions: Teachings on the Six Bardos
From Tergar
Next meeting: Mon, Nov 2
Meditating on Sound
Sounds can have a naturally soothing quality on the mind. To use sounds as supports for meditation, all you have to do is listen with awareness: as you listen, know that you are listening. We will practice listening to sound as support for meditation.
The Joy of Living, pages 151 to 154, Meditating on Sound. Bring your book if you can; context is given so all may take part.
What is the difference between hearing a sound and meditating on sound?
Nectar of the Path practice
The Nectar of the Path is a short practice text composed by Mingyur Rinpoche during a retreat in 2010. It includes chanting, contemplation, visualization and meditation, leading through the Four Thoughts, Refuge, Bodhichitta and Guru Yoga.
All are welcome. New to the practice? Start with the introductory talk by Tim Olmsted.