Upcoming Retreats

Saturday, November 7th, 2026

Dampe Sangye’s Instructions to Machig:

a Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Path

online & in-person

Padma Od Temple, Philadelphia, PA

The Bodhisattva’s Path is a great entry into the Buddhist journey. Sunisa will teach 7 instructions from Machig Lapdron’s teacher, Dampe Sangye. The instructions outline the entire bodhisattva journey. You memorize these slogans and use them in life, much like the beloved Lojong, so you can be ready to meet each moment. 

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Saturday, January 23rd, 2027

Awakening to Your Sacred Purpose with the Four Immeasurables

online & in-person

Padma Od temple, Philadelphia, PA

Begin 2027 with a one-day retreat at Heart Sangha’s temple on finding your sacred purpose. We will be exploring the heart’s intentions with the four immeasurables. This is an accessible, heart–open, immense opportunity to focus on such qualities as loving-kindness, equanimity, compassion, and sympathetic joy, so we can be ready to be give in these trying times. 

March 12-14th, 2027

4 Maras, 4 Feasts

in-person only

Menla (co-sponsors), Phoenicia, NY

The culmination of our year together will happen at Menla in the Catskills. Join us Friday through Sunday for the next part of the Path of Chod Healing. The subject is 4 Maras, 4 Feasts. 

What troubles us in these times? Machig taught in the 12th century that demons exist inside as our neuroses. This weekend retreat will be a deep-dive into our neurotic habits, the parts of ourselves that carry our suffering. We will look at the ways we suffer as taught on the Buddhist path with a specific focus on Chod’s lens. Then we will discuss the 4 Feasts, which are ways to cut through suffering. 

This retreat includes 4 Chod ceremonies. It is open to everyone who feels drawn to it. A Chod ceremony purifies our karma so that we can begin to be more spacious inside, giving rise to the qualities of bodhicitta.

Menla is co-sponsoring Heart Sangha’s retreat.