Summer News
WEEKLY PRACTICE - FALL SESSION
Shamatha, Mind Training, Red Tara. All are welcome.
Sundays 10:30 to noon, Yukon University
September 13: Special event from 10:30 pm to 2:30 pm in classroom A 2210, Livestreamed lojong teaching from Rigdzin Ling with Lama Chokyi (Richard Barron). First session of three. Enter using entrance #2 facing the new science building
– September 13, Nov 8, and Dec 6: Classroom A2210 (Entrance #2, facing the new building/former parking lot)
– All other Sundays: Common C1530 (main entrance, turn right in the foyer)
Shamatha, Mind Training, Red Tara. All are welcome.
Sundays 10:30 to noon, Yukon University
September 13: Special event from 10:30 pm to 2:30 pm in classroom A 2210, Livestreamed lojong teaching from Rigdzin Ling with Lama Chokyi (Richard Barron). First session of three. Enter using entrance #2 facing the new science building
– September 13, Nov 8, and Dec 6: Classroom A2210 (Entrance #2, facing the new building/former parking lot)
– All other Sundays: Common C1530 (main entrance, turn right in the foyer)
Recurring Practices
In-person meditation sessions
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Weekly In-Person Meditation Sessions
Shamatha, Mind Training, Red Tara. All are welcome. Sundays 10:330 to noon, Yukon University September 13: Special event from 10:30 pm to 2:30 pm in classroom A 2210 Livestreamed lojong teaching from Rigdzin Ling with Lama Chokyi (Richard Barron). First session of three. Enter using entrance #2 facing the new science building – alternate classroom for September 13, Nov 8, and Dec 6: Classroom A2210 (Entrance #2, facing the new building/former parking lot) – All other Sundays: Common C1530 (main entrance, turn right in the foyer) |
Online Concise Red Tara practice
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Every last Thursday of the month, 7 pm Yukon Time. The text will be screen-shared.
No empowerment necessary. Scroll down for more info on this practice. Next: Thursday September 24, 2026, 7 pm. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86160577799?pwd=1n78OHuYTg050qJTqMYrL3Wa0GC8YA.1 Meeting ID: 861 6057 7799 Passcode: 1sur68 |
Extended Practices
Tsok offering practices include a ritual offering of food and other substances.
For location, directions, and more info: please phone 667-6951.
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Guru Rinpoche Tsok Text: Shower of Blessings No Empowerment required, open to all. This meditation practice invokes the blessings of Guru Padmasambhava, the meditation master who brought buddhism to Tibet. Next session: Monday September 21, 2026; 2 to 4 pm Chenrezig Tsok - full moon practice Text: The Natural Freedom of Samsara Empowerment required. This meditation practice focuses on Chenrezig (in Sanskrit: Avalokiteshvara), the expression of our own infinite potential for absolute compassion. The empowerment into this practice from Chagdud Rinpoche's family lineage was offered several times in Whitehorse and may be offered again. Next session: Saturday September 26, 2026; 1:30 to 4 pm Red Tara Tsok Text: Wish-Fulfilling Essence Empowerment required. This is an extensive meditation practice of Red Tara, the expression of our own pure awareness and compassion. The empowerment into this heart practice of Chagdud Rinpoche's was offered several times in Whitehorse and may be offered again. Next session: Sunday September 6, 2026; 1:30 to 4 pm New Moon Practice Text: Riwo Sangchod and Red Vajrasattva Fulfillment Rituals No Empowerment required. The new moon is considered an auspicious time for purification and refreshing our commitments as practitioners. Friday September 11, 2026: no group practice |
Scroll down for more info on local events and live-streamed events at affiliated centres.
The weekly Sunday practice includes shamatha meditation, contemplation of buddhist teachings, and Red Tara practice.
Shamatha Meditation
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Join us for shamatha (calm-abiding) meditation practice, a mind-training that uses diverse focusing techniques to help the mind settle and help the mind-owner notice its habitual patterns of distraction. This practice will be joined with exploration of fundamental Buddhist concepts. No experience necessary.
Weekly Sunday gatherings start at 10:30. |
Red Tara Practice
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The Red Tara practice focuses on prayer, visualization, and mantra recitation evoking Tara, the visualized expression of our own infinite potential for pure awareness and compassion.
In-person Concise Red Tara practice
This concise practice, held in English, is open to all. Introduced by Chagdud Rinpoche for his western students as a doorway into Tibetan Buddhism, this short meditation practice develops awareness and compassion for all beings. Whether you are curious about Tibetan Buddhist meditation or would like to refresh or share your connection with this precious practice, let's do it together! Practice texts will be available on site.
Weekly Sunday gatherings start at 10:30. Online practice of the Concise Red Tara sadhana
Every last Thursday of the month at 7 PM Yukon Time/6 PM Pacific. All are welcome. Next practice: Thursday September 24, 2026. The text will be shared on screen. No empowerment necessary.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86160577799?pwd=1n78OHuYTg050qJTqMYrL3Wa0GC8YA.1 Meeting ID: 861 6057 7799 Passcode: 1sur68 Red Tara Tsok
See "Extended Practices" above. |
Additional Coming events
Coming Events at Affiliated Centres
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Jigme Tromge Rinpoche
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Summer Vajrayana Retreat with Tromge Jigme Rinpoche
Saturday July 4 to Sunday July 19, 2026 Completion of prerequisites required to attend. Info: https://atiling.org/11th-annual-vajrayana-retreat-chetzun-nyingthik-teachings/ Ngondro and Deity Practice Teachings Retreat
July 15th–18th, 2026 No prerequisites info: https://atiling.org/ngondro-and-deity-practice-teachings-tromge-lama-palchenmo-empowerment-2026/ |
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Lama Padma Yontan Gyatso
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Teachings on Shantideva's The Way of the Bodhisattva
Lama Padma presents a series of teachings that illuminates and expands each verse of Shantideva's classic treatise on entering the path of becoming a Bodhisattva, one who develops wisdom and compassion for the benefit of all beings. Archives of Teachings: https://www.youtube.com/@CGFRigdzinLing/videos
Chagdud Gonpa Amrita (Seattle) Amrita website here Online open practice Heart Sutra, Red Tara, Chenrezig Wednesday nights 7 pm Pacific All are welcome – The text will be shared online AMRITA ZOOM LINK: https://zoom.us/j/427246178?pwd=T3FLc2VhRTMvbCtIQXdyUnhQR2VlUT09 Meeting ID: 427 246 178 Password: 022970 Dial in: 1-669-900-6833 Meeting ID: 427246178# |
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Rigdzin Ling
MIND TRAINING WITH LAMA CHÖKYI NYIMA (Richard Barron) in person or on Zoom Sundays September 13, 20 & 27, 11 am to 2:30 pm For three Sundays in September, over a series of six teaching sessions, Lama Chökyi Nyima (Richard Barron) will present the practice of mental training (Tib. lojong), based on the commentary by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye (1813–1900), in which the cultivation of ultimate and relative bodhicitta is discussed under seven topics. This practice enables one to develop bodhicihtta, the indispensable element for attaining enlightenment, in a systematic and effective way. Lama Chökyi will present the teachings in conjunction with practice periods to integrate them in our experience. During the course of the teaching, he will also offer the reading transmission of the original Tibetan text. People are encouraged to attend all sessions in order to assimilate these profound teachings as completely as possible. More information here. Schedule for livestreamed monthly tsok practices:
https://www.chagdudgonpa.org/upcoming-schedule |
