A wise person is concerned
for the welfare of self,
others, both self and others
and for the whole world
Welcome to the Sati Center
- Courses on Study and Practice
- Daylong Meditation and Study Classes
- Sutta Study Courses
- Lectures from Scholars and Practitioners
- Buddhist Chaplaincy Training
- Buddhist Eco-Chaplaincy Training
- Oct 3 Karen Nelson Villanueva: Buddhist Chaplaincy Speaker Series: Seen and Unseen: Race, Belonging, and the Black Buddhist Chap...
- Oct 1 Gil Fronsdal: The Buddha’s Experiential Alternative to the Brahmanical “Self”
- Sep 26 Sean Feit Oakes: Dāna as Social Action: Discourses on Material and Spiritual Giving
- Sep 19 Zuisei Goddard: Working with Fear in a Fearsome Time: Lessons from the Bhayabherava Sutta
- Aug 29 Bhante Rāhula Thera: Transforming the Texture of the Mind: How the Practice of Mettā Changes Our Relationships in Unex...
- Aug 20 Gil Fronsdal: The Naturalistic Teachings of the Buddha: Study, practice, and discussion of the Discourse on the...
- Aug 9 Ayya Santussika: Dispelling Delusion: Exploring the Vipallāsas Through Early Buddhist Poetry
- Jun 27 Kodo Conlin: This Was Said: A Practice-Focused Encounter with the Itivuttaka
- Jun 14 Harrison Blum: Buddhist Chaplaincy Speaker Series: Inspiration is the Easy Part
- May 17 Rev. Sumi Loundon Kim: Buddhist Chaplaincy Speaker Series: Where Dharma Meets Trauma: A Chaplain’s Guide to Working with...
- May 16 Dawn Scott: Embodied & Free: Establishing Mindfulness & Freedom through the Body
- Apr 26 Tilda Zheng: Buddhist Chaplaincy Speaker Series - Steeping Sati: The Tea Ceremony as a Creative Spiritual Inte...
- Apr 25 Liên Shutt: Coming Together for Connecting Speech
- Apr 18 Stephen Fulder: Finding our Way Back Home
- Apr 4 Rick Hanson: Neuro-Bhavana: Brain-Based Tools for Cultivating Factors of Awakening
- Mar 22 Kim Allen: Circle Back to Satipatthana + Retreat Closing
- Mar 22 Kim Allen: Bahiya, Not Self, and Emptiness - talk and instructions
- Mar 21 Kim Allen: The Fire Sermon and Conditionality
- Mar 21 Kim Allen: Vedana - worldly and spiritual
- Mar 21 Kim Allen: Honeyball Sutta
- Mar 20 Kim Allen: Retreat Opening & Guarding the Sense Stores
- Mar 18 Kim Allen: See for Yourself: Experiencing Wisdom in Life (4 of 4)
- Mar 15 Daan Keiman: Buddhist Chaplaincy Speaker Series: Exploring Psychedelic Buddhist Chaplaincy
- Mar 12 Gil Fronsdal: How To Construct a Sutta
- Mar 11 Kim Allen: See for Yourself: Experiencing Wisdom in Life (3 of 4)
What's New
Four Week Course: Fridays, October 2 – 23 This four-week course introduces the history, teachings, practices, and distinctive characteristics of
A 12 month program to developd the skills and understanding needed to offer compassionate spiritual care in a wide range
Certificate Programs
Eco Chaplaincy
Buddhist Chaplaincy
Anukampa Training
About the Sati Center
The Sati Center for Buddhist Studies supports the study and application of Buddhist teachings. Our perspective balances scholarly inquiry, personal practice and engagement in our world. Our perspective is primarily Theravadan, but not exclusively so.
The Sati Center offers two primary areas of study. First, we help participants explore original Buddhist texts and appreciate the richness of the tradition and lineage. Second, we provide trainings in applying the teachings and practices in support of our wider world. For both of these areas we wish to facilitate ongoing dialog and exchange among meditators, teachers, students and scholars.