Vajra Vidya Portland offers support and practical assistance to those struggling with challenges, and opportunities to embark on solo retreats in our shrine room at 159 State Street in Portland. Learn more.
Vajra Vidya Portland provides a rich archive of online teachings, a monthly movie night at its shrine room at 159 State Street Church, and volunteer opportunities. Learn more about our activities and subscribe to our e-newsletter by emailing Kate at kmail48@gmail.com for the latest events.
Meditation and Study Practices
Vajra Vidya Portland offers a variety of meditation and study practices for beginners as well as experienced practitioners at its shrine room at 159 State Street Church, 2nd floor, Portland, ME, and on Zoom. Programs range from Sunday open sitting followed by tea and conversation, to Medicine Buddha and Ngondro practices. Learn more.
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Milarepa’s Songs of Joy
A teaching by Lama Lodro Lhamo
January 17-19, 2025
Vajra Vidya Portland
Lama Lodro Lhamo returns to Portland to teach a weekend program on inspiring songs of joy composed by Tibet’s beloved eleventh-century yogi Milarepa. Everyone is welcome!
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About
Vajra Vidya Portland is a Tibetan Buddhist meditation center in Portland, Maine, offering programs for beginning meditators as well as continuing practitioners. We are under the direction of the Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche, an eminent meditation master and scholar in the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. Thrangu Rinpoche established Vajra Vidya Portland when he first came to Maine in 1996; he returned annually to lead retreats for many years. Now we are fortunate to host his senior lamas from Asia and North America for meditation programs and empowerments.