About Dharma College
Letter from Director
At Dharma College, our mission is to translate ancient wisdom into everyday life. Using whatever circumstances we encounter as an opportunity for growth, we begin to manifest the extraordinary potential of being. These uncertain times provide perfect conditions to discover what is holding us back from an ever-available freedom. As we come to understand mind and self more deeply, we can open awareness, engage more closely with experience, and find a rich source for inner development.
This mission governs all of our work here at the College. As both a place for learning, and a community of those who share similar interests, Dharma College is creating a vibrant environment, a place for work and serious inner and outer study.
Inviting wisdom into our lives depends on our taking the first step when the right conditions arise. We open our gates to you with the wish that we may take this journey together.
This mission governs all of our work here at the College. As both a place for learning, and a community of those who share similar interests, Dharma College is creating a vibrant environment, a place for work and serious inner and outer study.
Inviting wisdom into our lives depends on our taking the first step when the right conditions arise. We open our gates to you with the wish that we may take this journey together.
Our History
Connecting East to West for more than a decade
The Beginning
The story of Dharma College begins in Tibet. Born in 1935,
Tarthang Tulku was one of the last traditionally trained Lamas in the Nyingma
tradition. He received transmission of important Tibetan Buddhist lineages from
nearly 40 masters, including such extraordinary luminaries as Jamyang Khyentse
Chokyi Lodro, Adzom Gyalse Gyurme Dorje, Zhechen Kongtrul, and Tarthang
Choktrul.
He has written over 34 books that have been
translated into various Western languages and adopted for class use by universities
around the world.
Our Building
Dharma College is housed in an outstanding
landmark building in the heart of downtown Berkeley, California. Designed by architect
Walter Ratcliff, the building was first occupied in 1923. Within walking
distance of the University of California and the Berkeley BART station, Dharma
College intends to bring together people of all ages and backgrounds. With
newly-renovated classrooms that are suited for both large lectures and small
seminars, a spacious reading room where students and faculty can work between
classes, numerous staff and faculty offices, project rooms, and a generous
dining room in which we serve wholesome, vegetarian meals, Dharma College is
conducive to peaceful individual study and alive with vibrant ideas.
Contact
2222 Harold Way
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 704-1105
(510) 704-1105
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