Summary of Recurring Practices
Last updated January 8, 2025
Weekly in-person meditation sessionsWeekly sessions will resume Sunday February 2, 2025 Scroll down for more info on shamatha and Red Tara meditations and for livestreamed events at affiliated centres. 
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Online Concise Red Tara practice
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Extended practices
These in-person practices include a tsok offering.
Red Tara Tsok
Saturday, Jan. 11, from 3 to 5 pm
Text: Wish-Fulfilling Essence
Empowerment required
Guru Rinpoche Tsok
Thursday, Jan. 16, from 3 to 5 pm
Text: Shower of Blessings
No Empowerment required.
For location, directions, and more info: please phone 667-6951.
These in-person practices include a tsok offering.
Red Tara Tsok
Saturday, Jan. 11, from 3 to 5 pm
Text: Wish-Fulfilling Essence
Empowerment required
Guru Rinpoche Tsok
Thursday, Jan. 16, from 3 to 5 pm
Text: Shower of Blessings
No Empowerment required.
For location, directions, and more info: please phone 667-6951.
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.
Sundays, 10:30 am to 11:15. Yukon University Common C1530. |
Red Tara Practice
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In-person Concise Red Tara practice
This concise practice, held in English, focuses on prayer, visualization, and mantra recitation evoking Tara, the visualized expression of our own infinite potential for pure awareness and compassion.
Let's gather in person for Chagdud Rinpoche's heart practice and meditate together on developing 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. Sundays, 11:15 to noon. Yukon University Common C1530. Online practice of the Concise Red Tara sadhana
Every last Thursday of the month at 7 PM Yukon Time. Next practice: January 30, 2025. This concise practice, held in English, focuses on prayer, visualization, and mantra recitation evoking Tara, the visualized expression of our own infinite potential for pure awareness and compassion. The text will be shared on screen. No empowerment necessary.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89455260015?pwd=QUYxMmxtOXlIU0RLRHlINDNoQWV0QT09 Meeting ID: 894 5526 0015 Passcode: 787701 Extended practices:
Red Tara Tsok Saturday, Jan. 11, from 3 to 5 pm Text: The Wish Fulfilling Essence Empowerment required Guru Rinpoche Tsok Thursday, Jan. 16, from 3 to 5 pm Text: Shower of Blessings No Empowerment required. For location, directions, and more information, phone 667-6951 or email contact[at]varjranorth.org. |
Additional Coming events
Coming Events at Affiliated Centres
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Jigme Tromge Rinpoche
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Vajrakilaya Drubchod – Friday February 21 to Sunday February 23, 2025
EMPOWERMENT (Dudjom Vajrakilaya) is required and will be offered in-person during the retreat. Online participation is only possible if you have already received this empowerment Info: https://atiling.org/vajrakilaya-drubchod-feb-2025/ Registration is required for all participants, including online |
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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
Amrita Seattle 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 with Lama Padma
Ten day Losar retreat – In-person and livestreamed
Empowerments required Wedndesday Feb 19 to Friday Feb 28, 2025 Red Vajrasattva: February 19 - 21, 2025 Padmakilaya: February 22 - 24, 2025 Vajrakilaya: February 25 - 27, 2025 Losar Day celebration – February 28, 2025 Let’s join together to conclude the final days of the Wood Dragon Year with power and auspiciousness at our group ritual ceremonies. These meditation practices include prayers and mantra recitations, teachings, and daily feast offerings (tsok). Then, we will gather together to welcome the Wood Snake year, Wednesday Feb 28, to take the bodhichitta vow and recite the King of Aspiration Prayers. It will be permissible to attend any of the practices for any amount of days, but you must have the specific empowerment for each. Lama Padma will bestow the Red Vajrasattva and Padmakilaya empowerments on the first morning of their respective practice days, ie., Feb. 19 and 22, respectively. The empowerments will not be livestreamed. Vajrakilaya empowerment will not be given. _____________________________ Info and registration: https://www.chagdudgonpa.org/upcoming-schedule/vajrasattva-padmakilaya-vajrakilaya-2025-rigdzin-ling |
