Dharmata Moncton

02/03/2026

How wonderful! The opportunity to learn from a deeply trained authentic master how to provide support for those in the dying process. Anam Thubten, describes his close Dharma brother, Lama Lekshey Zangpo Rinpoche, as "... someone who truly embodies the Buddhadharma." ❤️🙏❤️

02/01/2026

Wishing you all a bright, beautiful night of reflection and renewal as we begin the month of February. May it brighten our path.

01/30/2026

Ceremony of Letting Go

We can see that there's so much suffering in the world right now. When we look carefully into the root of suffering, we find lots of concepts and ideas. People attach to their concepts and forget to see the big picture of life. Through that, not only are people trapped in a dark state of mind, but they can inflict pain upon each other.

If we could let go of binding concepts and ideas, life could be much more fulfilling and peaceful on this earth. If everyone in the world is able to do this, much of today’s violence and strife would not happen. Instead, we may come together to work toward common goals, and make this world a better place for everyone.

You might like to imagine that by reading these words, we are in a ceremony of letting go of concepts. I invite you to look into your psyche right now. Can you find some concepts which are holding you back, which are causing you pain? Concepts like self-loathing, self-doubt, judgement, pessimism? Many of us think that the world is intrinsically flawed, and that human beings are intrinsically bad. These are just concepts that can cause a lot of despondency and cynicism.

So today we might like to gather our concepts which are causing so much pain, and then destroy them. Is it OK to destroy our concepts? They're just a bunch of mental constructs. Don't worry that you are losing your compassion. Unlike emotions, I don't think we have to show any kind of mercy towards them. Be enraged in a good way so that you want to destroy ego, destroy delusion, destroy those internal concepts that are no longer working, and are actually causing harm. This is considered the wrathful activity of enlightened mind in ta***ic Buddhism. It is often expressed in the form of wrathful buddhas such as Khrodhikali and Vajrakilaya.

Today, you're invited to invoke this wrathful wisdom within you, and feel that you are destroying all your binding concepts. This is a form of radical letting go. We all have the capacity to do this.

om vajra krodhikali vam ha ri ni sa hum phad

01/28/2026

Letting go of ego is not about becoming something else; it's about recognizing what we already are.
This beautiful reflection from Anam Thubten invites us to rest in the truth that’s always been here.
May it inspire a moment of stillness today.

01/28/2026

Sat, Jan 31, 10am-12pm: Meditation, Dharma talk & discussion
~ Topic Title: Pause to Open Your Heart
~ Location: Dudjom (du-jum) Ling, 10 Newberry St., Moncton
~ Please arrive 10-15 min early to get settled.
~ Held every week in person on Saturdays

Image: Kuan Yin - Buddhist symbolic embodiment of compassion.

01/25/2026

Save the Date! Anam Thubten will lead his first 1-day retreat at Dudjom Ling in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada on Wed, August 5th. More details to follow. For updates: email dharmatamoncton@gmail.com Dharmata Foundation Dharmata Canada Gampo Abbey Dorje Denma Ling

01/23/2026

H.E.A.R.T ~ A Contemplation on Compassion

Two hands meet at the center of light.
Not grasping.
Not pushing away.
Simply touching what is present.

This image mirrors a quiet teaching from Choosing Compassion; that the heart often closes not out of cruelty, but out of pain, and that compassion begins when awareness gently returns.

Compassion, in this teaching, is not heroic.
It is relational.
It is quiet.
It is the courage to stay.

May this image and reflection serve as a pause; a remembering of what it means to remain human in a world that needs open hearts.

01/23/2026

2 - 4 pm AT ~ A live online opportunity to experience our teacher guiding practice and teaching.

All are welcome to join Anam Thubten for a Meditation and Dharma Talk: “The Activities of Enlightened Mind."

Sun, Jan 25, 10 am - 12 pm PST (1-3 pm EST)

Zoom or in person: Dhumatala Temple (Pt. Richmond, CA)
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81235688405?pwd=cWNhQVpDTWdSQ3k2Q09pRDByN29Odz09
Webinar ID: 812 3568 8405
Passcode: 829258

01/23/2026

Sat, Jan 24, 10am-12pm: Meditation, Dharma talk & discussion
~ Topic Title: Without Compassion, Our Practice is Incomplete.
~ Location: Dudjom (du-jum) Ling, 10 Newberry St., Moncton
~ Please arrive 10-15 min early to get settled.
~ Held every week in person on Saturdays

Image: Green Tara: Buddhist symbolic embodiment of compassion.