Vajra North – Rigdrol Dechen Ling is a Tibetan Buddhist practice group established by Nyingma master Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche
Vajra North offers regular meditation practices as well as special teaching events with lamas from Chagdud Gonpa Foundation and other lineage holders.
We host both in-person and online meditation sessions, as well as a new study group.
Whether you are simply curious about starting a meditation practice or already engaged in one, welcome!
We host both in-person and online meditation sessions, as well as a new study group.
Whether you are simply curious about starting a meditation practice or already engaged in one, welcome!
LAMA PADMA in WHITEHORSE— January 16 to 25, 2026
We are delighted to announce that Lama Padma will be offering teachings and empowerment in January 2026.
To have a lama travel all this way and be available to us over the course of 10 days is a very special opportunity. Don't miss it!
Event poster below and more info on our EVENTS page. Registration forms here as a downloadable pdf or here on our website
We are delighted to announce that Lama Padma will be offering teachings and empowerment in January 2026.
To have a lama travel all this way and be available to us over the course of 10 days is a very special opportunity. Don't miss it!
- Friday January 16, 1 to 3 pm: set-up at VISTA. If you can help, please contact Vajra North through the contact page here.
- Friday January 16 at 7 pm. Yukonstruct: public talk: How to Transform Adversity into your Spiritual Path
- Weekend of January 17-18, VISTA Outdoor Learning Centre: Red Tara Empowerment and Teachings
- Friday evening Jan 23 at Yukonstruct and weekend of Jan 24-25 at VISTA: Foundations of Buddhist Meditation
- Some other dharma opportunities during the week, including opportunities for personal interviews.
Event poster below and more info on our EVENTS page. Registration forms here as a downloadable pdf or here on our website
Last updated December 28, 2025
SUMMARY OF RECURRING PRACTICES
Weekly In-Person Meditation Sessions
Sundays from 10:30 AM to 12 noon, sessions resume after the retreat with Lama Padma on February 1, 2026.
Following the two weekend retreats with Lama Padma, regular sessions resume February 1st.
Yukon University room C1530 – Ayamdigut (main Whitehorse) campus.
No charge. Offer what you can to help towards rental fees.
Online Concise Red Tara on Zoom
7 PM Yukon/6 PM Pacific:
The text will be screen-shared and everyone is welcome to join.
Next: Thursday January 29, 2026
More info and zoom link here.
Postponed till February:
Study group based on the book "Gates of Buddhist Practice" by Chagdud Rinpoche.
Five monthly sessions, in room C1530 of Yukon University's Ayamdigut (main Whitehorse) campus.
More info on Events page and here.
SUMMARY OF RECURRING PRACTICES
Weekly In-Person Meditation Sessions
Sundays from 10:30 AM to 12 noon, sessions resume after the retreat with Lama Padma on February 1, 2026.
Following the two weekend retreats with Lama Padma, regular sessions resume February 1st.
Yukon University room C1530 – Ayamdigut (main Whitehorse) campus.
No charge. Offer what you can to help towards rental fees.
Online Concise Red Tara on Zoom
7 PM Yukon/6 PM Pacific:
The text will be screen-shared and everyone is welcome to join.
Next: Thursday January 29, 2026
More info and zoom link here.
Postponed till February:
Study group based on the book "Gates of Buddhist Practice" by Chagdud Rinpoche.
Five monthly sessions, in room C1530 of Yukon University's Ayamdigut (main Whitehorse) campus.
More info on Events page and here.
SUMMARY OF IN-PERSON EXTENSIVE PRACTICES:
Deity visualization and mantra recitation are combined with a ritual offering of food and other substances.
Practices NOT requiring empowerment:
Practices requiring empowerment:
For location, directions, and more info: please phone 667-6951.
More info here.
Deity visualization and mantra recitation are combined with a ritual offering of food and other substances.
Practices NOT requiring empowerment:
- Wednesday January 28, 2026, 1:30 to 3:30 pm: Guru Rinpoche Tsok – Shower of Blessings.
- Sunday January 18: New Moon Riwo Sangchod and Red Vajrasattva Fulfillment (new moon practices).
Practices requiring empowerment:
- Saturday January 3, 1:30 to 3:30 pm, Chenrezig Tsok –The Natural Freedom of Samsara.
- Tuesday January 13, 1:30 to 3:30 pm: Red Tara - Wish-Fulfilling Essence.
For location, directions, and more info: please phone 667-6951.
More info here.
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The Place of Liberating Awareness and Great Bliss — Rigdrol Dechen Ling
The view of unwavering, self-arising awareness is the foundation.
Meditating by letting the mind rest in its true nature, uncontrived and self-liberated, is the path.
Effortlessly expressing one's true nature is the blissful fruit.
May this precious place of happiness and benefit to self and others expand and increase.
(Written by Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche for his students in Whitehorse, Yukon, September 1984.)
Meditating by letting the mind rest in its true nature, uncontrived and self-liberated, is the path.
Effortlessly expressing one's true nature is the blissful fruit.
May this precious place of happiness and benefit to self and others expand and increase.
(Written by Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche for his students in Whitehorse, Yukon, September 1984.)
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