Our organization is based on the Buddhist tradition of Lama Tsongkhapa of Tibet as taught to us by our founders Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche.

Our Mission

Land of Calm Abiding is a Tibetan Buddhist Hermitage devoted to preserving the Mahayana Buddhist tradition through meditation, retreat, and practice. The culmination of this pursuit is a place where sincere practitioners can actualize the unmistaken teachings of the Buddha.


You must recognize that your real enemy, the thief who steals your happiness, is the inner thief, the one inside your mind, the one you have cherished since beginningless time. Therefore, make the strong determination to throw him out and to never let him back in.
— Lama Yeshe

The sun shining of real happiness starts in your life (only) when you start to cherish others.
The sun of real happiness shines in your life when you start to cherish others.
— Lama Zopa Rinpoche