After emerging from his 42-month meditation retreat in March 2020, Lama Adam faced a private reckoning with spiritual leadership, meditation-related harm, and moral injury. In this uniquely personal talk for Cheetah House, he reflects on what he wishes he’d known back then—that compassion begins with oneself, clarity arises from embodied awareness, and continual tending of the nervous system may be an essential enlightened activity.

With guided practice and discussion, we’ll extend our understanding of the relationship between compassion and non-conceptuality, and why they are considered to be like the two wings of a bird; both necessary for us to take flight.

A participant-driven, conversational dharma jam exploring how meditation, mindfulness, and Buddhist teachings can enhance flourishing in our lives and communities.

Join us in celebrating the longest day of the year with a special Solstice Sunset Meditation on the shores of Lake Erie at Mentor Headlands Beach.

A participant-driven, conversational dharma jam exploring how meditation, mindfulness, and Buddhist teachings can enhance flourishing in our lives and communities.

With guided practice and discussion, we’ll extend our understanding of the relationship between compassion and non-conceptuality, and why they are considered to be like the two wings of a bird; both necessary for us to take flight.

As part of St. Luke’s series coffee hour series “Grounds for Discussion”, Lama Adam and Steve Thaxton will speak on the essential tenets and practices of Buddhism and how they relate to people of all traditions, while offering a glimpse of what a day in the life of a Buddhist practitioner might entail.

A participant-driven, conversational dharma jam exploring how meditation, mindfulness, and Buddhist teachings can enhance flourishing in our lives and communities.

Join Lama Taboot (Lama Adam Berner and Lama Mitchell Singletary) for an open, informal space for exploring how meditation, mindfulness, and Buddhist teachings can enhance flourishing in our lives and communities.

No prior torma-making experience is needed. We'll start right at the ground floor and leave plenty of time for interaction, feedback, and a few stories about Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche, three-year retreat, and more.

With guided practice and discussion, we’ll extend our understanding of the relationship between compassion and non-conceptuality, and why they are considered to be like the two wings of a bird; both necessary for us to take flight.

With guided practice and discussion, we’ll extend our understanding of the relationship between compassion and non-conceptuality, and why they are considered to be like the two wings of a bird; both necessary for us to take flight.

With guided practice and discussion, we’ll extend our understanding of the relationship between compassion and non-conceptuality, and why they are considered to be like the two wings of a bird; both necessary for us to take flight.

With guided practice and discussion, we’ll extend our understanding of the relationship between compassion and non-conceptuality, and why they are considered to be like the two wings of a bird; both necessary for us to take flight.

With guided practice and discussion, we’ll extend our understanding of the relationship between compassion and non-conceptuality, and why they are considered to be like the two wings of a bird; both necessary for us to take flight.

With guided practice and discussion, we’ll extend our understanding of the relationship between compassion and non-conceptuality, and why they are considered to be like the two wings of a bird; both necessary for us to take flight.

With guided practice and discussion, we’ll extend our understanding of the relationship between compassion and non-conceptuality, and why they are considered to be like the two wings of a bird; both necessary for us to take flight.