Welcome to The Buddhist Center of Steamboat Springs

Weekly Community Gathering - Monday nights at 6:30 pm (Mountain time) in the labyrinth room at the Heart of Steamboat Methodist Church and online via Zoom.  For those of you attending online, you will be able to interact as if you were sitting in the room. Please join Tim and our community as we explore our practice and the path altogether. Everyone is welcome! Feel free to come at 6:15 for tea/snacks and to hang out. Here’s the Zoom link.
The recording of last Monday night’s teaching is - Here

Take a look at our Community Blog! All members are invited to contribute by contacting our Dekyongs.

Nature of Mind Nights - These gatherings give us a chance to discuss, renew and refresh our understanding of the "nature of mind". These gathering are open to anyone who has received “pointing out” in-person from a qualified lineage holder. For more information and to sign up for weekly “Nature of Mind” quotes go- Here

Support your Community - Please consider making a donation to The Buddhist Center. It's only through your generosity that we can gather as a community of friends to study and practice this remarkable path. - Here

Meditation Interviews - talk with Tim about your practice, your study, or your life on the path - Here

Sacred Outlook - Quote of the week. Would you like to receive one inspiring quote each week? Opt-in - Here

Join our BCSS Community Google Group and talk directly to your community!

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Online Learning Opportunities

Free online Intro to Meditation - This course from Mingyur Rinpoche is a perfect place to start for anyone interested in meditation. In this simple, self-guided course, you will be introduced to practical ways of exploring the landscape of the heart and mind with awareness. Free!

The ‘all new’ Joy of Living - Calming the Mind with Yongey  Mingyur Rinpoche - Uncovering our inherent awareness, compassion, and wisdom. This online meditation training presents the authentic and accessible meditation teachings that are the basis of what we teach here at The Buddhist Center. If you haven’t received these teachings, you will want to check out this course. Start it at any time and go at your own pace.

Vajrayana Online - an accessible and comprehensive online learning program that offers practical teachings on the full range of Buddhist thought and practice, as well as individual guidance from senior Tibetan lamas and meditation instructors and the opportunity to connect with a global community of meditators. Mingyur Rinpoche is actively involved with this program, offering both live and recorded teachings. Tergar Learning Program.

Mingyur Rinpoche’s teaching schedule - Here
Tsoknyi Rinpoche’s teaching schedule - Here
Fully Being - A meditation course cultivating groundedness, warmth and insight with Tsoknyi Rinpoche
Upcoming Opportunities for Intensive Study and Practice - Here

Check out some wonderful Podcasts, Video clips and Articles - Here

Inside our website, you’ll learn all about our community: our monthly calendar, our practices and activities, as well as information about our spiritual lineage, a guide to finding Buddhist-related resources on the internet, and some lists of recommended readings. You’ll also find many recordings of our Monday night teachings, as well as a number of great podcasts, articles and video clips to stimulate your mind and open your heart (see menu above). You can also learn how to become a member of our community. All these resources are free to anyone who wants to follow along with us.

The Buddhist Center is a spiritual community dedicated to sharing the teachings of the Buddha with an aspiration to end suffering. We provide a sacred environment in which all are welcome to explore the Dharma through practice, teachings, study and retreat.

“Refrain from causing harm,
Foster all that is virtuous,
And thoroughly tame your mind
These are the teachings of the Buddha”


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