On Sunday, November 9, 2025, The Wisdom Seat welcomed over 60 guests to the Swarthmore Friends Meeting House for an unforgettable premiere of "Journey to Golok: Takyak Pilgrimage." The event brought together dharma practitioners, curious seekers, and members of the local community for an evening that bridged continents and centuries of spiritual wisdom. Renowned Tibetan Buddhist teacher Anam Thubten opened the evening with a heartfelt introduction, sharing personal memories o

A Mindful Gathering with Bill Moriarty and Carolyn Gimian

We were honored to host Laura Kaufman for an enriching day of Mahamudra practice and teachings at Pawo Khandro Ling. The event brought together fifteen practitioners eager to deepen their understanding of this profound meditation lineage of the Karma Kagyu tradition. Laura, who brings over 50 years of Buddhist meditation experience, shared invaluable insights from her extensive training with renowned teachers including Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoch

We were honored to host Anam Thubten for a weekend of activities.

We were honored to receive teachings from Venerable Tenzin Dasel live and via zoom at The Wisdom Seat on April 14-15, 2023. Watch the public talk here: Tsunma-la began by sharing some of the seminal events in her early childhood and adult life that led to her becoming a nun in mid-life. First was a fortuitous encounter with the person who became her root lama, HE Kyabje Khensur Rinpoche, and later, an auspicious meeting with one of the most dedicated western nuns of our time,

Our Wisdom Seat Author Series continued with Khentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche’s The Power of Mind.

For the first The Wisdom Seat Author Series offerings, we studied Anam Thubten's book Into the Haunted Ground. 63 members of our community joined, and Anam Thubten joined the group on the fourth evening to discuss the book. This author series was hosted by Michael Carroll, Matt Dirodio, and Geoff Matis. Those wishing to see the recorded discussions can join the recorded online program here . Anam Thubten’s new book invites us to explore the “haunted grounds” of our minds whe

We were honored to host Khentrul Lodro Thaye Rinpoche over the extended Labor Day weekend of 2022.

Women, Wisdom and The Buddhist Path The awakening of feminine energy in modern times Feminine wisdom or prajnaparamita in Sanskrit is considered the very foundation of all the teachings and practice lineages of the Buddha. You might say that such feminine wisdom is the very heart of awakening, offering us insight into our mind, reality and our relationship to the world around us. But how can the prajnaparamita teachings help us engage the challenges of the modern world – espe