Medicine Buddha Practice
2022-03-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-14 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Phoenix) | Virtual Event
Medicine Buddha is a profound purification practice intended to heal those suffering from ignorance, its afflictive emotions and corresponding physical illness, and to awaken Buddha nature. When we practice Medicine Buddha meditation, we do not do so to replace mainstream medical treatment, but to complement it. The practice purifies and removes the underlying karmic causes of disease and cultivates the causes for holistic well-being.
Practice will take place weekly on Wednesdays via ZOOM at 7pm AZT.
Join Zoom Meeting:  https://zoom.us/j/4152654112 [Meeting ID: 415 265 4112]

Practice is free to all

We strongly encourage donating whatever amount you can to help support our new Virtual Teaching & Practice platform.
Better yet, become a member of Drikung Namgyal Ling and support this practice, the sangha, and all future events.

Text for the Medicine Buddha practice can be found here:
https://www.drikungtucson.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Medicine-Buddha-Sadhana-Nuden-Dorje.pdf
Youtube recording of Drupon Thinley Ningpo’s teaching on Medicine Buddha available here:
https://youtu.be/d-kym4Z1dB0

Medicine Buddha Practice
2022-06-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Event
Medicine Buddha is a profound purification practice intended to heal those suffering from ignorance, its afflictive emotions and corresponding physical illness, and to awaken Buddha nature. When we practice Medicine Buddha meditation, we do not do so to replace mainstream medical treatment, but to complement it. The practice purifies and removes the underlying karmic causes of disease and cultivates the causes for holistic well-being.
Practice will take place weekly on Wednesdays via ZOOM at 7pm AZT.
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4152654112

Practice is free to all

We strongly encourage donating whatever amount you can to help support our new Virtual Teaching & Practice platform.
Better yet, become a member of Drikung Namgyal Ling and support this practice, the sangha, and all future events.

Text for the Medicine Buddha practice can be found here:
https://www.drikungtucson.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Medicine-Buddha-Sadhana-Nuden-Dorje.pdf
Youtube recording of Drupon Thinley Ningpo’s teaching on Medicine Buddha available here:
https://youtu.be/d-kym4Z1dB0

Achi Chokyi Drolma Meditation Practice
2022-10-05 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-01-25 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-02-01 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Event
Achi Chokyi Drolma is chief Dharma Protectress of the Drikung Kagyu, and the revered great-grandmother of Lord Jigten Sumgon, founder of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage.
As a protectress, she vowed to guard the Buddha’s teachings, and in particular the Drikung Kagyu lineage and its practitioners, removing inner and outer obstacles to practice and laying the groundwork for progress along the path. Those who practice her meditation and recite her mantra are certain to be protected from obstacles and hindrances.
In her right hand she holds a silver mirror in which she sees the 3 times, and in her left, a wish-fulfilling jewel with which she fulfills the wishes of those who earnestly pray to her. During this practice we will aspire not only to benefit all sentient beings, to remove the obstacles of war, disease, and afflictive emotions, but also to establish the Buddha-dharma and our dharma center in Tucson.
“When Achi was born, numerous auspicious signs, such as flowers, parasols, and rainbows, appeared in the sky,” teaches H.E. Garchen Rinpoche. Such are her miraculous qualities, which continue to manifest to this day.
This practice was written by Lord Jigten Sumgon and translated into English by Virginia Blum.
We encourage a participatory style of practice, in which everyone has an opportunity to take part and to learn how to do the practice, and beginners are welcome.
To join the practice via Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4152654112

A Concise Daily Practice of Achi (sadhana)
How Achi Chokyi Drolma Acquired Her 3 Names (invocation)
Khenchen Gyaltsen Chanting the Achi Mantra (mantra with melody)

CANCELED: Achi Chokyi Drolma Meditation Practice
2022-12-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Event

Green Tara Teachings, Empowerment and more with Drupon Thinley Ningpo - April 22nd + 23rd
2023-04-22 10:00 - 17:00, 2023-04-23 10:00 - 17:00 | Red Tree Meditation & Yoga Center, 1234 E 16th St., Tucson, AZ, 85719, United States
Green Tara Teachings, Empowerment and more
We’re pleased to announce the return not only of in-person teachings but also of our beloved Drupon Thinley Ningpo to Tucson. He will teach the weekend of April 22nd and 23rd, 2023. Each day will start at 10am and end at 4pm PST, with a break for lunch from 12-2pm.
ZOOM LINK TO JOIN THE TEACHING
Saturday, April 22nd
10am-4pm PST (lunch break: 12-2)

Drupon will lead the Green Tara Empowerment and corresponding practice instruction. Green Tara is known as the mother of all Buddhas, a protectress from maladies such as fear, disease, and war, whose great compassion and enlightened activities work to end the suffering of all sentient beings.
He will then guide us through her brief practice sadhana. While only a few pages long, it contains all of the core elements of deity practice and serves as a basis for understanding deity practice in general, Therefore this instruction offers a great opportunity to learn or to brush up on the fundamentals of Vajrayana Buddhist deity practice, and how it leads to Buddhahood.
Sunday, April 23rd
10am-4pm PST (lunch break: 12-2)

Drupon will offer heart teachings on the importance of establishing and maintaining a daily practice. This instruction will be based on verse that Drupon himself composed, Musings of a Practitioner, that calls out key aspects of the path to enlightenment such as virtuous conduct, karmic infallibility, and pure view.
Location
The teachings will be held at Red Tree Meditation & Yoga Center in Tucson and simultaneously broadcast online via Zoom. Despite the short notice, we strongly encourage you to attend, since it has been 3.5 years since our last in-person teaching event.
All are welcome and the teachings will be free of charge, however please donate what you can to support this and future teachings in the Old Pueblo.
Exact times and zoom links will be provided via email and on our website prior to the teaching.
Red Tree Meditation & Yoga Center
1234 E 16th St.
Tucson, AZ 85719
Texts for Event

Green Tara Daily Practice Sadhana
Musings of a Practitioner

Green Tara Practice
2023-05-03 19:00 - 19:45, 2023-08-30 19:00 - 19:45 | Virtual Event
Green Tara Practice on Wednesday Evenings
Green Tara is known as the mother of all Buddhas, a protectress from maladies such as fear, disease, and war, whose great compassion and enlightened activities work to end the suffering of all sentient beings. Join us Wednesday evenings in practicing Green Tara, the essence of loving kindness, compassion and bodhichitta.
To join the practice via Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89288623073

We encourage a participatory style of practice, in which everyone has an opportunity to take part and to learn how to do the practice, and beginners are welcome. The practice is free of charge, however please donate what you can to support this and future teachings and practices in the Old Pueblo.
Texts for Event

Green Tara Daily Practice Sadhana
Prayer to Tara
World Peace Prayer
Musings of a Practitioner

ZOOM LINK TO JOIN THE PRACTICE

White Tara Practice
2023-09-27 19:00 - 19:45 | Virtual Event
Please join us in a most meaningful practice.
White Tara is known as the mother of all Buddhas, a protectress from maladies such as fear, disease, and war, whose great compassion and enlightened activities work to end the suffering of all sentient beings. Join us Wednesday evenings from 7pm to 7:45pm in practicing White Tara, the essence of loving kindness and bodhichitta.
To join the practice via Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89288623073

We will also recite the World Peace Prayer to fulfill Garchen Rinpoche’s direction to accumulate this prayer for world peace.
We encourage a participatory style of practice, in which everyone has an opportunity to take part and to learn how to do the practice, and beginners are welcome. The practice is free of charge, however please donate what you can to support this and future teachings and practices in the Old Pueblo.
Texts for Event

White Tara Practice Sadhana
Seven Verses of Supplication to the Protectress Tara
Prayer to Tara
World Peace Prayer
Musings of a Practitioner

ZOOM LINK TO JOIN THE PRACTICE

Lojong Teaching with Drupon Thinley Ningpo – August 9-11, 2024
2024-08-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Red Tree Meditation & Yoga Center, 1234 E 16th St., Tucson, AZ, 85719, United States
Our Beloved Drupon Thinley Ningpo
Drikung Namgyal Ling and Arizona Friends of Tibet welcome our beloved teacher, Drupon Thinley Ningpo, back to Tucson from August 9th, 10th and 11th, 2024. We begin on Friday evening with a public talk at 7pm. Then, on Saturday and Sunday, teaching will begin at 10am and end at 5pm PST, with a break for lunch from 12-2pm.
August 9th: 7pm-9pm PST
August 10: 10am-5pm PST (lunch break: 12-2pm)
August 11: 10am-5pm PST (lunch break: 12-2pm)

Lojong, or mind training, serves as an invaluable method for applying Buddhist practice in everyday life. It makes use of slogans or aphorisms as a powerful, pithy, and practical means of developing bodhichitta. It particularly emphasizes the practice of “exchanging oneself for others.”
As practitioners we learn the importance of accumulating merit and wisdom, and nurturing love and compassion for all beings. During teachings or in the presence of our teachers and their living example, these key ideas can become very clear and inspirational, but after the teachings, when we are on our own, it’s easy to slip into old tendencies.
Lojong training counteracts the tendency to separate our “dharma” life from daily life so that we remember how to put the teachings into practice at all times, especially when we encounter difficulties and suffering, our own and others.
Initially introduced by Atisha in the 10th century, Lojong has taken many forms but one of the most famous texts, commonly referred to as “Seven Point Mind Training”, was composed by the 12th century master, Chekawa Yeshe Dorje.
Drupon Thinley Ningpo will guide us through this well-known text, elucidating the deeper meaning and history of these classic Buddhist slogans, and how they still apply to the modern age.
Practice Text for Teaching:
The Seven Points of Mind Training
To Join Via Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81782852263

Location + Registration
The teachings will be held at Red Tree Meditation & Yoga Center in Tucson and simultaneously broadcast online via Zoom. We strongly encourage you to attend in person.
All are welcome, no previous experience necessary,
The suggested donation for each day is $35, or whatever amount you can donate to support this and future teachings in the Old Pueblo. Registration not required, and can be done on day of teachings, but pre-registration helps us to know approximately how many students will attend:
Register for Lojong Teachings
Exact times and the zoom link will be provided via email and on our website prior to the teaching.
Red Tree Meditation & Yoga Center
1234 E 16th St.
Tucson, AZ 85719

Lojong Teaching with Drupon Thinley Ningpo - August 9-11, 2024
2024-08-10 10:00 - 17:00 | Red Tree Meditation & Yoga Center, 1234 E 16th St., Tucson, AZ, 85719, United States

How to Live in Happiness with Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche
2024-09-20 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-09-21 10:00 - 17:00 | Red Tree Meditation & Yoga Center, 1234 E 16th St., Tucson, AZ, 85719, United States
How To Live in Happiness

Location + Registration
The teachings will be held at Red Tree Meditation & Yoga Center in Tucson and simultaneously broadcast online via Zoom. We strongly encourage you to attend in person.
All are welcome, no previous experience necessary.
Friday night will be a FREE public talk. The suggested donation for each weekend day is $45, or whatever amount you can donate to support this and future teachings in the Old Pueblo. Registration is not required, and can be done on day of teachings, but pre-registration helps us to know estimate total attendance and plan accordingly:
REGISTER for How to Live in Happiness with Khenchen Gyaltshen Konchog

To Join Via Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83195119496

Red Tree Meditation & Yoga Center
1234 E 16th St.
Tucson, AZ 85719

Guru Yoga and Bodhichitta Teachings with Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche
2025-05-10 10:00 - 17:00, 2025-05-11 10:00 - 17:00 | Red Tree Meditation & Yoga Center, 1234 E 16th St., Tucson, AZ, 85719, United States
Guru Yoga and Bodhichitta Teachings with Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche
May 10th & 11th, 2025

Location + Registration
The teachings will be held at Red Tree Meditation & Yoga Center in Tucson and simultaneously broadcast online via Zoom. We strongly encourage you to attend in person.
All are welcome, no previous experience necessary.
The suggested donation for each weekend day is $45, or whatever amount you can donate to support this and future teachings in the Old Pueblo. Registration is not required, and can be done on day of teachings, but pre-registration helps us to know estimate total attendance and plan accordingly:
REGISTER for How to Live in Happiness with Khenchen Gyaltshen Konchog

To Join Via Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87086119096

Red Tree Meditation & Yoga Center
1234 E 16th St.
Tucson, AZ 85719

Achi Chokyi Drolma Meditation Practice
2025-09-10 19:00 - 2025-12-31 20:00, 2025-09-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-24 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-01 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-08 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-15 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-22 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-29 19:00 - 20:00 and 1 more date | Virtual Event
Achi Chokyi Drolma is chief Dharma Protectress of the Drikung Kagyu, and the revered great-grandmother of Lord Jigten Sumgon, founder of the Drikung Kagyu Lineage.
As a protectress, she vowed to guard the Buddha’s teachings, and in particular the Drikung Kagyu lineage and its practitioners, removing inner and outer obstacles to practice and laying the groundwork for progress along the path. Those who practice her meditation and recite her mantra are certain to be protected from obstacles and hindrances.
In her right hand she holds a silver mirror in which she sees the 3 times, and in her left, a wish-fulfilling jewel with which she fulfills the wishes of those who earnestly pray to her. During this practice we will aspire not only to benefit all sentient beings, to remove the obstacles of war, disease, and afflictive emotions, but also to establish the Buddha-dharma and our dharma center in Tucson.
“When Achi was born, numerous auspicious signs, such as flowers, parasols, and rainbows, appeared in the sky,” teaches H.E. Garchen Rinpoche. Such are her miraculous qualities, which continue to manifest to this day.
This practice was written by Lord Jigten Sumgon and translated into English by Virginia Blum.
We encourage a participatory style of practice, in which everyone has an opportunity to take part and to learn how to do the practice, and beginners are welcome.
To join the practice via Zoom:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85718559928

A Concise Daily Practice of Achi (sadhana)
Musings of a Practitioner
World Peace Prayer
Tara Wartime Prayer
How Achi Chokyi Drolma Acquired Her 3 Names (invocation)
Khenchen Gyaltsen Chanting the Achi Mantra (mantra with melody)

Sand Mandala Creation with Venerable Lama Losang Samten - Opening Ceremony
2025-10-12 11:00 - 18:00 | Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at University of Arizona, 1502 E Mabel St., Tucson, 85719, United States
Sand Mandala Creation with Venerable Lama Losang Samten
sponsored by our dear friends
Arizona Friends of Tibet
Arizona Friends of Tibet is honored and delighted to welcome Venerable Lama Losang Samten to Tucson in October, when he will create his Kalachakra design — the same sand mandala he built in 1988 at the Museum of Natural History in New York, the first sand mandala ever built in the West. The mandala event will take place at the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine on the University of Arizona campus.
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Sand Mandala Creation with Venerable Lama Losang Samten
2025-10-13 09:00 - 2025-10-18 18:00 | Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at University of Arizona, 1502 E Mabel St., Tucson, 85719, United States

Teachings on the Holy Smoke Offering
2025-10-18 09:00 - 12:00 | Drikung Ratnashri Institute, 1038 E Lester St, Tucson, 85719, United States
Learn an ancient Himalayan Buddhist method for bringing peace, happiness, harmony, health and wealth into the lives of yourself and others through the use of traditional herbal incense.
with
Venerable Khenpo Tenzin
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