Parenthood, Work & Buddhism:
Being a Modern Buddhist Householder
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with Pam Cayton
Sunday, January 25, 2026 10:30am—12:00pm Via Zoom only Registration required - Please check back |
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Program Description:
In this talk, Pam will discuss the unique challenges and opportunities of being a Buddhist householder in today's world — balancing parenthood, work, family and a multitude of responsibilities — and how we can apply the Dharma to it all. Pam will share her personal experience of working to transform the highs and lows of life as a householder into a lifelong practice aimed at cultivating and applying wisdom and compassion.
In this talk, Pam will discuss the unique challenges and opportunities of being a Buddhist householder in today's world — balancing parenthood, work, family and a multitude of responsibilities — and how we can apply the Dharma to it all. Pam will share her personal experience of working to transform the highs and lows of life as a householder into a lifelong practice aimed at cultivating and applying wisdom and compassion.
About Pam Cayton
Pam Cayton lived in Nepal from 1978-88 where she studied Buddhism, taught English and helped organize courses in Buddhist philosophy and meditation. In 1981, she founded The Himalayan Yogic Institute, now the Himalayan Buddhist Meditation Center in Kathmandu.
After moving to the United States in 1988 with her husband, Karuna, and children, and inspired by her teacher Lama Thubten Yeshe’s concept of Universal Education, she founded Tara Preschool in 1989. Tara Preschool expanded into Tara Redwood School in 1998. In 2008 the curriculum developed at Tara Redwood School evolved (developed) into an international program: Creating Compassionate Cultures.
Pam has taught and offered workshops in more than 10 countries around the world and she has spoken at notable conferences such as the Happiness Conference in San Francisco, the Mind and Its Potential in Sydney, Australia, and Empathy and Compassion in Society in London, England.
Pam lives in Soquel, California with Karuna and is a mother to three children and grandmother to three grandchildren.
Pam Cayton lived in Nepal from 1978-88 where she studied Buddhism, taught English and helped organize courses in Buddhist philosophy and meditation. In 1981, she founded The Himalayan Yogic Institute, now the Himalayan Buddhist Meditation Center in Kathmandu.
After moving to the United States in 1988 with her husband, Karuna, and children, and inspired by her teacher Lama Thubten Yeshe’s concept of Universal Education, she founded Tara Preschool in 1989. Tara Preschool expanded into Tara Redwood School in 1998. In 2008 the curriculum developed at Tara Redwood School evolved (developed) into an international program: Creating Compassionate Cultures.
Pam has taught and offered workshops in more than 10 countries around the world and she has spoken at notable conferences such as the Happiness Conference in San Francisco, the Mind and Its Potential in Sydney, Australia, and Empathy and Compassion in Society in London, England.
Pam lives in Soquel, California with Karuna and is a mother to three children and grandmother to three grandchildren.
WOMEN OF WISDOM
Celebrating the Living Legacy of Buddhist Women
Over the course of a year, Women of Wisdom: Celebrating the Living Legacy of Buddhist Women will highlight and celebrate women teachers and practitioners in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. The programs in this series spotlight the history and impact of women in Buddhism and share the wisdom stewarded by a range of female lineage holders, teachers, scholars, monastics, and lay practitioners.
The series coincides with the 35th anniversary of the founding, by two women, of Tse Chen Ling Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies in San Francisco. Women of Wisdom: Celebrating the Living Legacy of Buddhist Women hopes to contribute to ongoing efforts to support global programming featuring female Buddhist teachers and scholars and presenting topics of importance to women on the Buddhist path.
Celebrating the Living Legacy of Buddhist Women
Over the course of a year, Women of Wisdom: Celebrating the Living Legacy of Buddhist Women will highlight and celebrate women teachers and practitioners in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. The programs in this series spotlight the history and impact of women in Buddhism and share the wisdom stewarded by a range of female lineage holders, teachers, scholars, monastics, and lay practitioners.
The series coincides with the 35th anniversary of the founding, by two women, of Tse Chen Ling Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies in San Francisco. Women of Wisdom: Celebrating the Living Legacy of Buddhist Women hopes to contribute to ongoing efforts to support global programming featuring female Buddhist teachers and scholars and presenting topics of importance to women on the Buddhist path.
Registration:
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