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Announcements

The May 15 dinner has been cancelled and merged with the May 18 dinner.

Videos from the Dalai Lama's visit in October 2012 can be found here and here.

Upcoming Events

Meditative Concentration (On-Campus One-Day Retreat)

Saturday, May 18, 2013, 10:30am-4pm
Venue: 4-303
Free for MIT students, $45 otherwise. Please register here.

Acharya Shantideva begins Chapter 8 of A Guide to the Boddhisattva's Way of Life by emphasizing the importance of stabilizing one's mind -- but that is only the beginning. He goes on to explain how craving and vagaries of daily life keep one distracted, trapped, and unable to see the true nature of reality. In this retreat we will discuss the short- and long-term benefits of settling the mind, along with other antidotes to the traps, like the practice of mind training.


Vesak Celebration and Dinner

Saturday, May 18, 2013, 4:30pm-6pm
Venue: 4-303

A brief puja, sutra recitation followed by dinner. All are welcome.


Regular Activities

Silent Meditation Sessions

Thursdays, 6pm-7pm.
Venue: MIT Chapel

An hour of quiet meditation. Instructions will be provided at the beginning. Open to MIT Community members.

Cyber Dharma: Teachings with the Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi

Thursdays at 8pm.
Venue: Room 4-303

Weekly teachings with The Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi. When Venerable Tenzin is not on-campus in person, he teaches through live interactive webcast. Current texts for discussion are His Holiness the Dalai Lama's How to Expand Love and Acharya Shantideva's Guide to a Bodhisattva's Way of Life. Previous teachings have covered: Acharya Nagarjuna's Exposition on Bodhichitta, HH the Dalai Lama's The Art of Happiness, Patrul Rinpoche's Words of My Perfect Teacher, Foundations of Buddhism, and others.

Register here to receive updates on the Thursday Teachings.

Interesting Links

  • The Buddhist Community now has a Library of Buddhist books. Stop by before or after the Thursday meditation to discuss borrowing.
  • The Benefits of Meditation, from the MIT News Office, about MIT and Harvard researchers finding a neurological benefit to meditation.
  • The Campus Chapel as an Interfaith Laboratory, in the Chronicle of Higher Education: The White House encourages colleges to bring religious communities together for interfaith services and conversation.
  • New links on our Media Gallery page!
Programs supported in part by the Office of Religious Life (MIT); Dean of Student Life (MIT); Prajnopaya; and the Lenz Foundation.




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Welcome! The MIT Buddhist Community is a group of keen individuals interested in the study and practice of Buddhist meditation and Buddhist philosophy.

  • Led by MIT's Buddhist Chaplain, the Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi, we participate in weekly teachings, regular meditation exercises, and periodic all-day retreats.
  • Undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni are all welcome!
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  • Events are also posted to the MIT Events Calendar ; do a quick-search for "buddhist".