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.

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. We’ll gather for sense-oriented mindfulness practices, community time, and dialogue, allowing the sounds, sights, and sensations of the beach to guide us into presence.

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

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

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