Canon City, CO, 81212
diamondway.canoncity@gmail.com
Public Lecture: Buddhism in the Modern World
- Enlightenment - Finding its Presence Everyday
Thursday September 24, 2026 7:30pm
The wish to reach enlightenment for the good of all beings is the basis for the Great Way and Diamond Way practice. This public lecture will discuss qualities of enlightened mind and explain basic meditation methods that can be used by anyone to move towards the goal of enlightenment everyday.
Teacher, Paolo Gomes was born in 1976 in Caracas, Venezuela. In 1999, he took Refuge with Lama Ole Nydahl. In 2010, together with friends he helped establish the Diamond Way Buddhist Center in San Jose, Costa Rica where he currently lives. Since 2021, he has been authorized by Lama Ole Nydahl to give Buddhist teachings. He is a partner in a real estate company and is the father of two children.
Meditation Retreat at Dakini Ranch Wed. September 16- Sunday September 20
This retreat is for those practicing the Ngondro practices and Eighth Karmapa Meditation
Registration for this retreat: https://forms.gle/SCqHRVJHpUDytRxd6
365 Tour - Meditation Retreat at Dakini Ranch Friday October 9- Sunday October 11
Join friends from Diamond Way sanghas all over the world in this Meditation Retreat
Registration for this retreat: https://forms.gle/enxxCRrGrwS9P7D67
Diamond Way Buddhist Group of Cañon City belongs to an international non-profit network of over 600 lay Diamond Way Buddhist centers of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, founded by Lama Ole Nydahl and under the spiritual guidance of H.H. the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, Trinley Thaye Dorje.
Diamond Way Buddhism offers practical and effective methods to awaken our mind’s inherent richness giving rise to joy, fearlessness, and compassionate wisdom for the benefit of all. With an accessible and modern style, it works with people’s confidence and desire, using every situation in life to develop innate enlightened qualities. We always present a basic introduction for newcomers, and the meditations are guided in English.
Regular Program
Sunday Mornings: 9:00-10:00am
Monday Evenings: 7:30-8:30pm
(Door opens 10 minutes early)
All of our meditations are open to the public and newcomers. Each session starts with a short talk about general principles of Diamond Way Buddhism and is followed by meditation. Feel free to come a few minutes early, especially if it is your first visit.
Our main meditation practice is the Guru Yoga meditation on the 16th Karmapa. This guided meditation is in English and involves visualization and mantra recitation, allowing space, clarity, and joy to naturally arise in mind.
H.H. 16th Karmapa
Rangjung Rigpe Dorje
H.H. 17th Karmapa
Trinlay Thaye Dorje
Lama Ole Nydahl &
Hannah Nydahl