in Vancouver, British Columbia; Boulder, Colorado; and West Hartford, Connecticut. Internationally, there are Nalandabodhi centers in Hong Kong, Taipei, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Austria, Poland, and The Netherlands. Nalandabodhi Akasha is an online center offering classes and weekly group meditation for those who do not live near a physical Nalandabodhi center. A full list of Nalandabodhi centers is available on their website. In 2018 Nalandabodhi Canada purchased Mahasiddha Retreat Center near BANFF in British Columbia. This retreat center is available for private and group retreats. Nalandabodhi Path of Meditation The Nalandabodhi Path of Meditation offers comprehensive training in Buddhist meditation in the traditional Indian and Tibetan lamrim, or gradual, style of instruction. Nalandabodhi members following the Path of Meditation work with trained Practice Instructors who encourage, guide, and support them in their practice by meeting with them individually or in small groups. General meditation instruction is also available to the public at all Nalandabodhi centers. The Path of Meditation begins with instruction in shamatha, or "calm-abiding" meditation. After gaining familiarity with shamatha, students continue to vipashyana or analytical meditations on both ultimate and relative bodhicitta. First, students gain familiarity with ultimate bodhicitta through meditations on selflessness and emptiness or shunyata, in the context of the Four Foundations of Mindfulness and the Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness. Next, relative bodhicitta practices such as lojong (mind training), tonglen, and the Four Immeasurables are taught. Through shamatha practice students cultivate a relaxed and attentive mind. On the basis of that calmness students investigate the nature of themselves and appearances by means of ultimate bodhicitta meditations. Finally, having gained some familiarity with relaxing self-fixation and clinging, students engage in relative bodhicitta meditations to further develop their compassion, kindness, and ability to benefit others. After completing these foundational practices, students who are drawn towards the Vajrayana may choose to begin the ngondro or preliminary practices for Vajrayana, Mahamudra, and Dzogchen under the guidance of Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche or another Nalandabodhi senior teacher. Nalandabodhi Path of Study The Nalandabodhi Path of Study is an overview of the traditional courses of study in Tibetan Buddhist shedras (monastic colleges), and is rooted in the philosophical and scholarly tradition of Nalanda University in India. It is one of the first compilations of such material ever assembled in English and is available at Nalandabodhi Centers and study groups, online, or by individual home study. Nalandabodhi's Path of Study is a