Forest of Wisdom

04/27/2026

04/15/2026

Hanging fresh prayer flags around the center in preparation for upcoming teachings! Reminder that starting next Sunday, April 19th-Jun 28th at 10-11:30am EST we will be welcoming Othok Rinpoche who will be giving practical instructions on cultivating the compassionate and wise mind known as Bodhicitta. Join us in person at 51 Palmer Road in Scotland, CT, or online:
https://www.forestofwisdom.love/

Snacks and beverages available, all are welcome!

04/07/2026

Here's a wonderful opportunity to see a beautiful Tibetan spiritual art form - the sand mandala - live at UMASS Amherst.

Schedule of events
Monday, April 6 – Friday, April 10

Opening ceremony:
April 6, 12 p.m.
Viewing:
April 6, 7, and 9, 1–7 p.m.
April 8, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Closing ceremony:
April 10, 12 p.m.
Location:
Old Chapel

I am deeply excited and proud that a centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist tradition will be coming to my own campus. In this Year of Compassion, it feels especially fitting to welcome a practice that embodies healing, compassion, interdependence, and impermanence.

From April 6 to 10, monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery will create an intricate Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva of compassion) sand mandala at UMass Amherst. The week begins with an opening ceremony featuring chants, music, and mantra meditation, and the community is invited to witness the mandala’s creation throughout the week, as well as attend a special lecture on community and belonging.

At the close of the week, the mandala will be ceremonially dissolved and released into water, reminding us of life’s impermanence and the spread of compassion beyond the space in which it was created, something especially needed in these challenging times.

Organized by the UMass Fine Arts Center with support from the Regional Tibetan Association of Massachusetts.
More information: umassarts.site/MysticalTibet



UMass Amherst

04/02/2026

We are happy to announce Othok Rinpoche will be giving teachings in-person at The Forest of Wisdom in Scotland, CT from April 19-June 28! Join us in person or on Zoom any time teachings are taking place to join a warm and welcoming community of people seeking wisdom. Rinpoche will share the time-tested teachings of Buddhist practices in a way that will be applicable to modern people leading secular lives.

02/18/2026

Losar (Tibetan New Year) Greetings from all of us at the Forest of Wisdom 🙌🌱🌿🌳 may this new year give ample opportunities for fresh starts, new outlooks, and deeper fields of compassion in your heart.

Also New Year's blessings for the Chinese, Vietnamese, Mongolian, etc - so many years beginning in one day 🤣 and last but not least - Ramadan Mubarak! ☪️

12/14/2025

Thankyou everyone for coming to the farewell celebration for Geshema Lhadron yesterday @ Forest of Wisdom. We had a wonderful time together. 🙏❤️🌻

12/13/2025

Its Happening Today. Join us at 10am at Forest of Wisdom to celebrate a day of Gratitude and Friendship with our beloved teacher, Venerable Geshema Lhadron, before she returns to India.

🙏🪷🌻❤️😀🌲

❤️Venerable Geshema Lhadron, our current resident teacher, will soon be returning to India. We warmly invite you to join us for a day of gratitude in honor of our beloved teacher and friend. This is also an opportunity to make a personal offering to Geshema in gratitude for her service.

🌻December 13th, Saturday, !0am, at Forest of Wisdom

🌸Schedule
1. Buddhist Psychology Teaching – 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
2. Tea Break – 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
3. Talk by Geshema Lhadron – 11:30 AM to 12:15 PM
4. Potluck Lunch – 12:20 PM to 1:45 PM
5. Student Feedback – 1:45 PM to 2:30 PM
6. Informal Conversation & Fellowship – 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM
7. Cleaning and Wrap-Up – 3:20 PM

🌲We look forward to sharing this special day together!

11/10/2025

❤️Venerable Geshema Lhadron, our current resident teacher, will soon be returning to India. We warmly invite you to join us for a day of gratitude in honor of our beloved teacher and friend. This is also an opportunity to make a personal offering to Geshema in gratitude for her service.

🌻December 13th, Saturday, !0am, at Forest of Wisdom

🌸Schedule
1. Buddhist Psychology Teaching – 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
2. Tea Break – 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
3. Talk by Geshema Lhadron – 11:30 AM to 12:15 PM
4. Potluck Lunch – 12:20 PM to 1:45 PM
5. Student Feedback – 1:45 PM to 2:30 PM
6. Informal Conversation & Fellowship – 2:30 PM to 3:00 PM
7. Cleaning and Wrap-Up – 3:20 PM

🌲We look forward to sharing this special day together!

11/09/2025

🌲Buddhist Psychology Class: "Understanding the Mind".

Recordings of the prior classes have been uploaded on our YouTube channel.

🌐 Buddhist Psychology - Class 5 - November 1st 2025
https://youtu.be/Ah3SubOc3Ws?si=VLfdoWjYRspUNK_C

🌐 Buddhist Psychology - Class 6 - November 09, 2025 (w/ substitute teacher Losang Donyo)
https://youtu.be/wm5c_qavoD8?si=4nuV5i1scd9frRrg

Seven Fold Division of Mind

11/09/2025

🌲In October, Geshema Lhadron started the new class: "Understanding the Mind".

🌻This class is an introduction to Buddhist psychology, which will help you understand and cultivate your mind, to create happiness for yourself and kindness for others.

🌸Saturdays at 10 am ET / 8:30 pm IST
October through December, 2025
In-Person @ Forest of Wisdom

🪷and on Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/99756543761?pwd=FouUSN9FFF0ybgo8mi78lnJEw1nJXM.1

Meeting ID: 997 5654 3761
Passcode: 834428

You can find recordings of the prior classes on our YouTube channel.
🌐www.youtube.com/

10/27/2025

🌻Last month, Geshema Lhadron taught three sessions on the topic: “Inner Peace for Everyday Challenges,” based on The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, at Do Ngak Kunphen Ling Tibetan Buddhist Centre for Universal Peace (DNKL).

Links for the youtube videos:

🌻Session 1: September 14
https://youtu.be/7CCbNralHl8?si=hvQ8LM13hTqP-RVD

🌻Session 2: September 21
https://youtu.be/m4HTWGx_yiA?si=rpv4LvW3jDSI1oAw

🌻Session 3: September 28
https://youtu.be/E0jKR3Vp0OI?si=nrx9cjXoddUz7wd2

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10/09/2025

On October 3rd, 2025, Geshema Lhadron gave a talk on loving kindness and compassion at Maha Guru Padamasambhava’s prayer service gathering at the Tibetan Community Centre in Queens, NY. This event was part of a five days prayer service organized by Nyechung Foundation in Upstate, New York.