The current Dharshan Calender is detailed below. Please let us know if you would like to attend or are considering attending a Dharshan. You can contact one of The Church's Monks or Nuns ('Anis") by phone at 1-877-444-7685 or email us at
dharshan@shambhalahealingtools.com if you would like to attend. For anyone wishing to attend a Dharshan for the first time, please call to arrange a phone appointment with a Monk or Nun so that we can answer any questions that you might have and talk through the process of preparing for a Dharshan.
By attending a Dharshan, you are making a commitment to change and evolve your ability to care for others and yourself, a similar commitment of service that is made by a Monk or a Nun - to transform personal and material desires and expectations and allow receptivity to the Holy Spirit and spontaneously receive the blessing that this brings, without expectation or obligation towards meeting an individual, but rather ones' own Buddha Nature and the responsibilities that go with it.
Upcoming International & Domestic Dharshans
February 20-21, 2010 - In Lake County, California
The next US Dharshan with His Holiness Buddha Maitreya is scheduled for February 20-21, 2010 in Lake County, California (2 hours drive from Sacramento or San Francisco). There will be an offering of $1000 per student for attending plus a charge for food expenses. 100% of all Dharshan offerings go to support our worldwide charitable activities including the construction of the monastic residence in Northern California and supporting the practical and spiritual needs of Tulkus, Reincarnated Living Saints and Masters of Loving Wisdom and their Monastic lives.
Some Dharshan Testimonials

"When I sit in a Dharshan, I feel that I am surrounded with my loved ones, my friends. The feeling stays with me long after the weekend, and nourishes me, helping me to stay positive and productive. We live in such unpredictable times, with so much fear and upset in the world, but I can honestly say that Buddha Maitreya is the antidote to this. When I listen to His understandings and solutions, I am filled with a deeper understanding myself. He offers help on so many levels, from healthy living now to the most hope filled vision of our future and how it can be. If you have the opportunity to attend a Dharshan, you should."
Deborah S. from Cottonwood, AZ
"One thing is clear... after attending my first one and hearing all of what Buddha Maitreya talked about, I came back from that weekend Dharshan and was thinking very differently, but it made more common sense how I was thinking. Everything Buddha Maitreya talked about really made perfect commonsense... Attending a Dharshan empowers you to free yourself and to be able to respond in the moment in life with the best decisions for all, not just yourself. Buddha Maitreya is not trying to be your "guru" or your "master", he simply shines light on truth and delivers that to us in the form of teachings which help us to understand it so we can incorporate it into our life. and save ourselves."
Justin V. from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

"My experience with attending a Dharshan has been a miraculous one. You can feel this amazing energy being with His Holiness Buddha Maitreya. He’s like a best friend and so pure and so truthful. You sense his evolvement and how much he is helping people in the world. I have always believed that everybody has an effect on the whole world and I can’t tell you how blessed I feel, that we all are, to have Buddha Maitreya on the planet. He is love, he is light, and his vibration is extremely healing. What I write cannot even touch the surface of the revitalizing energy you feel when you attend a Dharshan. It’s uplifting, empowering and grounding. My life has not been the same ever since my first Dharshan. Things that used to bother me in the past don’t nearly bother me, as much, anymore. And even when they do it goes away so fast, it’s a miracle. I find it so much easier to be present, in the moment, and see things for what they really are. It is easier for me to acknowledge when I don’t know something and I don’t feel that I need to know things that I felt that I needed to know before. I have evolved so much this last year being with His Holiness Buddha Maitreya and it happened much faster than it could of if I didn’t have the opportunity to be in his presence. He is very down to earth and exactly what you would imagine God to be like. My gratitude is infinite and the miracles that have happened in my life are incredible. I have broken bad habits and my sense of security and protection is mountain high. All of my relationships have improved and the people I see are so loving and caring. I would love for everybody, in the whole world, to attend a Dharshan with Buddha Maitreya. Things on this planet would evolve so much faster than they already are. I believe the reason we all are here is to evolve, grow, learn, unlearn and enjoy life and do everything we can to make this world a better place. Much love and gratitude."
Nicole V. from Cornville, Arizona
“When you go to a Dharshan it is the most peace and fellowship - like joy on another level – it’s probably the most comforting feeling that I can express. Dharshan is more than just coming home as I’ve never been in a home that feels like that. More like a safe beautiful loving compassionate peaceful place where you’re allowed to let everything go of yourself and when you go home, you don’t have to pick it back up again.”
Sue S. from Phoenix, AZ
"Attending Dharshan is a blessing that asks you to wake up your own soul and your own work. Attending Dharshan is being willing to put your nose to the grindstone for Peace on Earth knowing you have the grace and the support of God on Earth with you. Always."
Melanie U. from Sedona, AZ
The Dharshan Experience
Attending a dharshan is a most incredible opportunity to receive from Buddha Maitreya on all levels. Each day of the dharshan is spontaneously unique. Dharshans are to do with the combination of the first two initiations and the process of being spiritual, and the pitfalls people can fall into in that process. They focus on the best way to develop spirituality; what Buddha is and what Buddha Nature is; and the purpose of Soul Therapy and the Buddha Maitreya Shambhala Healing Tools™ and how they safely align the first two initiations.

Being in the Presence of His Holiness will connect you to the merit of your past lives, facilitate personal and planetary healing and further your ability to achieve your Soul's purpose in this and future lives.
Buddha Maitreya will often focus on the tools and the use of the tools and any questions people have focused around that. They focus on the use of the Soul Therapy Music® and meditation as an alignment, attuning to different geometric forms during meditation, and the healing benefits that come from that. Buddha Maitreya also teaches that the tools and geometric forms are based on the esoteric principles of the 7 Rays of God and the vibrational healing that comes from the Soul, like coming into contact with Christ.
Attending a dharshan with Buddha Maitreya is not about scientific techniques. In fact, Buddha Maitreya teaches the opposite of that in the sense that these dharshans are not trainings on how to use the tools, but are to do with how they work and the difference between healing and treating a person for illness. Its a matter of how you choose to treat a person vibrationally and soulfully. Understanding the Science of God, which is how to come in contact with God's blessings.
Attending a Dharshan changes you through transmission from the living saints; Masters that radiate, bless and uplift your world to a more orderly, sacred, loving one through their prayers. Through His Holiness Buddha Maitreya's gift of the Sacred Science of Metatronics, those prayers are amplified to reach the world through the Buddha Maitreya Shambhala Healing Tools™. Buddha Maitreya explains, how each life is a gift and we need to evolve as much virtue and good health as we can, so that in our future lives, we will be born with healthier bodies free from Bad Karma and free to radiate and serve others without limitations. The future is based on what seeds we plant now and our future lives will be the quality of the harvest. Each Human being has the great ability to be a radiating force of goodwill that helps all sentient being to change and heal past karma.
Attending an International Pilgrimage Dharshan, involves pilgrimage to some of the most sacred sites on the planet and elevates the spiritual energy of the participant in many ways. No international pilgrimage dharshans are scheduled at this time. Watch this space for more details.
Dharshan Preparation
Preparation for a Dharshan is essential to gaining the greatest benefit from attending the Dharshan, receiving the blessings of this holy event and the highest level of transmission. In particular, His Holiness recommends that all students who attend the Dharshan do the following to prepare:
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Meditate and work with the Buddha Maitreya Shambhala Healing Tools and Soul Therapy Music® as much as you can. His Holiness has developed these tools, the Meditation Pyramids and Soul Therapy® to restore our physical and subtle bodies. Videos of previous Dharshans are also available to purchase to help with the process of preparing to attend a Dharshan. This website contains the latest audio and video teachings that will also enhance your receptivity and facilitate a process of self-healing in and of themselves.
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Read "Tapestry of the Gods" Volume I and II. These volumes are important preparatory reading in order to better understand the Seven Rays of God, the Science of the Soul which His Holiness refers to during Dharshan teachings.
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If possible, use biofeedback software like Journey to the Wild Divine and Healing Rhythms on a regular basis.
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Experience Soul Therapy® on at least 2 occasions. To receive Soul Therapy requires an offering to the Monastery as the offering connects that person's personality to their Monastic Soul Expression that is initiated energetically and the therapy of the Soul begins. Soul Therapy prepares humanity for the future reality of complete planetary redemption and transformation, based on the awakening of the Soul. Attending a Dharshan is a further stage in the awakening process.
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Use Bach Flower Remedies (access to a complete set of Bach flower remedies is vital for regular Dharshan students, and recommended for first time Dharshan attendees) as well as California Flower Essences.
The Dharshan Offering
100% of all dharshan offerings go to support our worldwide charitable activities to support various monastic projects including the construction of the Monastery Residence in Northern California as well as the day to day support of the practical needs of hundreds of monks and nuns in Tibet, India and Nepal. Please note that an additional 3% processing fee applies to credit card payments. Thank you for your kind and beneficial support!
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