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  Ven. Sangyum Kamala Rinpoche is the spiritual companion of His Holiness Chatral Sangye Dorje Rinpoche, one of the greatest Dzogchen (Great Perfection) masters of the past century, who entered parinirvana in December 2015 at the age of 104. Kamala Rinpoche fulfilled the traditional three-year-retreat before being married at the age of 20. This is […]

The Open Path is pleased to welcome our founder Karma Sonam Senge. Fridays, September 7th and 14th, 2018 7:00pm at  BIBS, 660 N 9th Street; Boise No admission charge, but donations for the teacher will be gratefully accepted From the attached flyer: Our Daily life is bombarded with myriad forms of negativities. What can we […]

BIBS has a new executive director, a position vacated by Dan Black who has stepped down to address some other matters. Josh Rychert, a leader of Refuge Recovery Boise and a board member accepted the role as new executive director and president of the board. Dan had helped establish BIBS in January, 2013, and has […]

The schedule for Damcho Rinpoche’s teachings has changed for Sunday, August 5 only. That day is dedicated to gaining initiation and practice instructions for the Medicine Buddha, and attendance is now by RSVP only. The location is the BIBS Center, 660 N. 9th Street, and the initiation occurs from noon to 1. There is no practice level requirement or […]

Unfortunately, due to a family event Zen Master Bon Soeng will not be able to attend the retreat on August 10th/11th. The event has been rescheduled to August 24th and 25th. The schedule now is: Dharma Talk Friday night, August 24th, at 7pm 1/2 day Meditation Retreat Sat morning, August 25th from 9am to 1pm […]

Ancient Wisdom, Modern Practice; a week of teachings with Tulku Damcho Rinpoche in Boise on August 2-9. Click thumbnail below to download PDF:

ZEN MASTER BON SOENG received Inka (teaching authority) from Zen Master Seung Sahn in 1992 and became a Zen Master in 2001. He has been practicing Zen since 1975 and has practiced with Zen Master Seung Sahn since 1979.  He is the Guiding Teacher of Empty Gate Zen Center in Berkeley, and the Boise Sitting […]

The Sunday at noon Buddhist Classics Study Group is cancelled for July 15. The study continues on July 22 and 29, but is cancelled on August 5 to accommodate teachings by Tulku Damcho. The BIBS Guided Meditation at 11 am on Sundays continues this summer, though will sometimes be a silent meditation.

Treasure Valley Dharma Friends is pleased to present Lama Jhampa Shaneman June 29 – July 1, 2018 See THIS FLYER (PDF) for more details. Jhampa Shaneman will teach how to meditate and discuss the topic ofmindfulness. This is an excellent opportunity for beginning students with no previous meditation experience to learn basic techniques and for […]

The Boise Nondual Sangha (formerly Just Sit Boise) is comprised of a group of Nonduality and Buddhist practitioners who recognize the importance of waking up to one’s true nature. Weekly meetings consist of Zen-style sitting and walking meditation, satsang, and occasional dharma talks (live and streaming) by local practitioners and recognized Nonduality and Buddhist teachers. […]