Samye Institute invites you into a rare educational and spiritual journey, a place where you can step out of habitual life, re-center yourself, and immerse in the Buddhist Arts & Sciences through direct experience.
You will live and learn in a supportive environment that integrates study, meditation, embodiment practices, nature connection, and traditional Himalayan arts, guided by masters, scholars, and experienced practitioners.
Summer Schedule
From June 17th to July 19th, the Summer Immersion has several attendance options:
Six and Three Week Residential Program
Join as a resident in six or three week stays to immerse yourself in a study and practice community. Contact us directly if interested in pursuing this option.
Week and Weekend Program
Students can register for a week at a time, for a long-weekend, or weekend stay. If joining late, teaching recordings will be shared prior to arrival.
Day and Commuter Program
Those who would like to join for a day or single teaching or practice session are welcome. Please arrive at least fifteen minutes prior to the session to register.
This opening week of the Samye Institute Summer Immersion: The Buddhist Arts & Sciences introduces participants to the inner and outer sciences of the Buddhist tradition through meditation, study, and dialogue.
The week begins with the Inner Science of Awakening Dignity, taught by Shu-chin Wu. From a Buddhist perspective, dignity arises from recognizing that our nature is fundamentally pure and that our hearts are inherently noble. Cultivating this inner dignity invites us to shift our sense of identity beyond the narrow confines of ego toward the broader expanse of our innate goodness.
Through meditation, reflection, and practical exercises, participants will explore the Awakening Dignity teachings and learn methods for cultivating confidence in their own fundamental goodness.
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This week introduces the principles of Tibetan medicine and its holistic understanding of health.
Participants explore how body, mind, community, and environment interact, learning practical approaches to cultivating balance through lifestyle, diet, and awareness.
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Sacred art plays an essential role in communicating Buddhist insights and shaping contemplative environments.
Students will learn, through workshop and studio time, to draw an iconometrically precise Buddha from a master of Tibetan thangka painting.
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Critical thinking is how we come to understand the most important Buddhist teachings: impermanence, selflessness, emptiness, enlightenment.
Participants explore the core Buddhist philosophical concepts through both philosophical reflection and contemplative practice. These explorations illuminate the intimate relationship between mind and world.
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The way we perceive and think shapes our understanding of our world; Buddhist epistemology is the study of what we really know and how.
Participants examine the nature of thought, language, and conceptual knowledge in Buddhist philosophy. Through experimentation and contemplative exercises, we investigate the relationship between conceptual understanding and non-conceptual meditation.
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