Understand the Technology
Gain a clear, accessible introduction to artificial intelligence, what it actually is, how it works, and why it matters for your community right now.
Workshops
Exploring contemplative wisdom in the age of AI
AI is reshaping attention, decision-making, and human agency. For Buddhist practitioners, this raises a deeper question: what does it mean to bring our practice to this moment — and move forward with clarity, wisdom, and care?
Request a workshopAI is being rapidly deployed in nearly every facet of our lives. We think community-level discussions are essential for making sense of what is happening and orienting our intentions wisely.
What we offer
A contemplative exploration of AI through a Buddhist lens
Examine the Impact
Explore how AI is reshaping our attention, intention, and communities, and what this means for the inner life of practitioners and sanghas.
Guided Ethical Inquiry
Consider the deeper ethical and spiritual implications of AI and what an engaged response looks like for your group.
Explore Right Relationship
Discern what "right relationship" with these technologies might look like in daily life — welcoming practitioners at all levels of tech engagement, including those who choose not to use AI.
Choose your path
A curriculum for communities and teachers
Both tracks move through the same core inquiry — understanding the technology, examining its impact, ethical reflection, and exploring right relationship with AI. They differ in depth, format, and who they’re built for.
Community Workshops
A facilitated, accessible introduction to AI for Buddhist communities. We'll unpack the fundamentals of this technology and its spiritual and ethical implications through a Buddhist lens.
- Format
- 90 minute Zoom session
- Length
- Single session or short series
- Who it’s for
- Sanghas, Buddhist organizations & practice communities
- Brought directly to your community’s context and size
- Welcomes practitioners who don’t use AI at all
- Facilitated, contemplative, discussion-led
- A shared starting point for ongoing sangha dialogue
Teachers & Leaders Course
A four-week course for going deeper into AI and its intersections with Buddhism, designed for those leading Buddhist communities and institutions.
- Format
- 90 minute Zoom meetings
- Length
- 4 weekly sessions
- Who it’s for
- Teachers, organizational and community leaders
- Sustained inquiry across four weeks with a consistent group
- Greater depth on the technology, ethics & institutional response
- Tools to guide your own community’s engagement
- Peer cohort of fellow teachers and leaders
Request a Course or Workshop
We work with dharma teachers, communities, and contemplative organizations to get you up to speed on AI & Buddhism. Courses and workshops can be offered in-person or virtually, and are adaptable to your group’s size and context. We’ll be in touch within a few days to discuss format, scheduling, and any questions.