An Exploration of Meta-Relationality with Ellen Wolfe

On Sunday, July 12th, 2026, Sangha member Ellen Wolfe facilitated an exploration of meta-relationality. Drawing from the paper "Everything Is Nature: Meta-Relationality, Nervous Systems, Systems Thinking, and AI", she explored this new philosophical framework that asks whether relationships are simply something that happen between already-existing things—or whether relationships are part of what give rise to who and what we are. Although meta-relationality is emerging outside the Buddhist tradition, it raises questions that resonate deeply with Buddhist philosophy. Lion's Roar Dharma Center at Do Nga Dargey Temple in Sacramento, California, is a Tibetan Buddhist Temple within the Gelugpa Lineage. Lama Yeshe Jinpa is the spiritual director and resident teacher of Lion’s Roar Dharma Center, which he co-founded with Geshe Losang Gyatso in 1992. In 1995, Lama Jinpa received direct heart/mind transmission from Geshe Gyatso after 25 years of Dharma practice and study. He is one of the few western lamas thus far recognized within the Gelugpa lineage of Tibetan or Vajrayana Buddhism, the lineage of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Please visit https://lionsroardharmacenter.org/ for more information!