Drikung Namgyal Ling

Bardo Teachings with Khenpo Dondrup
2019-05-25 09:00 - 17:00, 2019-05-26 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Phoenix) | Drikung Dzogchen Center of Arizona, 1038 E Lester St, Tucson, AZ, AZ, 85719, United States
May 25th and May 26th:
9-Noon: 6 Bardo Teachings
2 pm-5 pm: Meditation and Teaching in the Visualization for Preparing the Mind for the Intermediate Bardo
June 1st and June 2nd:
9-Noon: 6 Bardo Teachings
2 pm-5 pm: Meditation and Teaching in the Visualization for Preparing the Mind for the Intermediate Bardo
June 8th and June 9th:
9-Noon: 6 Bardo Teachings
2 pm-5 pm: Meditation and Teaching in the Visualization for Preparing the Mind for the Intermediate Bardo
Suggested Donation:
$60 per day
$100 per weekend
$250 for all three weekends
Call 520-405-6972 for more info
You can pre-register at our paypal at mkaruna@cox.net. We have seating for a maximum of 15 students.
Khenpo Dondrup was born in India and throughout his life has made a deep study of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, in which, in addition, he has also engaged in extensive retreat. He was an assistant for many years of Drupon Sonam Jorphel Rinpoche, who is considered one of the greatest living meditation masters of today. Today he is responsible for the administration, discipline and teaching program of the Rinchen Palri Monastery in Nepal.

Sunday Mornings at the Center
2019-07-28 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-01-26 11:00 - 12:00 | Drikung Namgyal Ling Center, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road, Sahuarita, AZ, 85629, United States
Every Sunday we will practice together the Chenrezig practice known as A Concise Daily Practice of the Exalted Lord Avalokiteshvara. The practice will include recitation of “Drupon’s Heart of Advice for Practice” as well as an extended period of quiet sitting meditation.
Chenrezig is renowned as the embodiment of the compassion of all the Buddhas, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Whenever we are compassionate, or feel love for anyone, or for an animal or some part of the natural world, we experience a taste of our own natural connection to Chenrezig. Although we may not be as consistently compassionate as some of the great meditation masters, our basic nature of unconditional compassion and wisdom is no different from what we see in Chenrezig.
This event is free, copies of the text will be provided, and beginners are welcome.
Please call or text Pati at (520) 465-1882 for additional information.
Drikung Namgyal Ling
1135 Twin Buttes Road
Sahuarita, Arizona 85629
May all beings benefit!

The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena - Part 3
2019-08-24 10:00 - 17:00, 2019-08-25 10:00 - 17:00 | Drikung Namgyal Ling Center, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road, Sahuarita, AZ, 85629, United States
The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena – Part 3
With Khenpo Yeshi
Saturday-Sunday, August 24th and 25th, 2019
Khenpo Yeshi returns to Tucson for the 14th straight year, and this time he will complete our journey into Longchen Rabjam’s famous treatise, The Chö Ying Dzöd, The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena and its accompanying commentary. By elucidating this text, Khenpo Yeshi will simultaneously introduce us to the work’s essential instruction on the profound Dzogchen practice of Trekchö or “cutting through.”
What do we cut through? Conceptual delusion. In the context of Dzogchen, we cut through the flimsy fantasy world of self-grasping and we do so swiftly, emboldened by the simple recognition of the innate incorruptibility of our own primordial awareness or Buddha Nature.
As dharma students in 2019 we can celebrate the auspicious good fortune of not only this masterpiece having been translated into English, but also the special insight of Khenpo Yeshi. A scholar in both Tibetan and English languages, Khenpo Yeshi has received extensive trainings, both academic and spiritual, too numerous to list here, and completed three-year meditative retreat under the guidance of the renowned Dzogchen master, H.E. Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. He currently lives in California and attends Berkeley as a PhD student.
This teaching represents the third installment of a multi-year series, each year traversing a few more chapters. Please join us as we explore this cycle of Dzogchen teachings with Khenpo Yeshi at Drikung Namgyal Ling.

Teaching Location (see directions to the center, below):
Drikung Namgyal Ling Center
1135 West Twin Buttes Road
Sahuarita, AZ 85629
Teachings Fee – 2 days of teaching

$55 non-members
$40 Supporting Members & above
Foundational Members are Free

Per Session Fee:

$20/session , $30/day for non-members
$10/session , $20/day for Supporting Members or above
Foundational Members are free
Work Study Positions are available but require prior arrangements. Please contact us 2 weeks in advance

Daily Schedule (August 24th and 25th, 2019):

10-12 am and 2-5 pm

For More Information on this Event:

Brennan Washburn
(520)977-2136
brennan@drikungtucson.org

Directions to the Drikung Namgyal Ling Center
From Central Tucson (Freeway route):
1. South on I-19 to Sahuarita Road.
Sahuarita Road is about 17.5 miles south of the I-19/I-10 Interchange.
2. Right (West) on Sahuarita Road for 1/2 mile.
3. Make a Left turn (South) onto South La Canada Drive.
4. Make a Left turn (East) onto Twin Buttes Road.
5. Drive past Camino De Las Quintas.
6. House is second on the right.

From Central Tucson (non-Freeway route):
1. Take Valencia Road to Old Nogales Highway.
2. South on Old Nogales Highway to Sahuarita Road.
Sahuarita Road is about 13 miles south of Valencia Road and Old Nogales Highway.
3. Right (West) on Sahuarita Road for 1/2 mile.
4. Make a Left turn (South) onto South La Canada Drive.
5. Make a Left turn (East) onto Twin Buttes Road.
6. Drive past Camino De Las Quintas.
7. House is second on the right.

From East Tucson (non-Freeway route from Tucson East side):
1. South on Houghton Road past I-10 to Sahuarita Road.
Sahuarita Road is about 19.5 miles south of I-10.
2. Right (West) on Sahuarita Road for 13 miles.
3. Make a Left turn (South) onto South La Canada Drive.
4. Make a Left turn (East) onto Twin Buttes Road.
5. Drive past Camino De Las Quintas.
6. House is second on the right.

Lodging and Meals at the Center:
The center has dorm-style (room sharing) accommodations .Attendees may also car camp or erect a tent on the property grounds.
The cost accommodation is $20/night indoor and $10/night for camping.
Indoor accommodation must be reserved prior to the retreat, and is otherwise available only as space permits. Please contact us to ensure your accommodation needs are met.
Meals are not provided but you are welcome to bring a meal or use center’s kitchen facilities for preparation.
Lodging in the Sahuarita/Green Valley Area:
For attendees seeking housing outside the center, Sahaurita and Green Valley offer a number of inexpensive short-term options, available just a few minutes away:
Vagabond Inn (Rate: $72/night+)
19200 S Frontage Rd, Green Valley, AZ 85614
(520) 625-0900, vagabondinn.com
Comfort Inn (Rate: $94/night+)
90 W Esperanza Blvd, Green Valley, AZ 85614
(520) 399-3736, choicehotes.com
Best Western Green Valley Inn (Rate: $107/night+)
111 South La Cañada Drive, Green Valley, AZ 85614
(520) 625-2250, bestwestern.com

Mahamudra Meditation Teaching
2019-11-02 09:00 - 17:00, 2019-11-03 09:00 - 17:00 | Drikung Namgyal Ling Center, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road, Sahuarita, AZ, 85629, United States
Venerable Drupon Thinley Ningpo returns November 2nd and 3rd, 2019, to teach Mahamudra Meditation, revealing and clarifying pith instructions from the famous treatisetreatise, Words of Vajradhara Dharmakirti: A Record of Instructions on Five-Fold Mahamudra by the 17th century meditation master, Lho Trinley Namgyal.
Drupon will teach from the extensive Mahamudra chapter, essential meditation instructions received and practiced in Drikung Kagyü three-year retreats for centuries. We are extremely fortunate to be able to receive these from a retreat master who has received and realized such traditional training.
Topics contained in this teaching elucidate the core tenets of Mahamudra practice, such as Calm Abiding and Special Insight, Ascertaining the Nature of the Mind, Resolving That Appearances are the Mind, Explanation of the Faults of Meditation, Identifying Fresh, Ordinary Mind and The Experience of Faultless Meditation. We will receive detailed instructions section by section.
The chapter that will be taught is available here: Mahamudra-Meditation. Please feel free to download it and familiarize yourself with the text prior to the teaching.
We are also delighted to announce that Eric Fry-Miller will serve as the translator for this special weekend.
NOTE: Given the amount of material to cover, the event starts at 9am on both Saturday, November 2nd and Sunday, November 3rd.
Teaching Location (see directions to the center, below):
Drikung Namgyal Ling Center
1135 West Twin Buttes Road
Sahuarita, AZ 85629
Recommended Donation:
$25 per session or $75 for full weekend/non-members
$20 per session or $60 for full weekend/Supporting Members and above
Foundation Members no charge
Become a member and bring Dharma to Southeast Arizona!
Karma Yoga opportunities: site preparation, setup, tea service, teacher-translator attendant
Questions? Wish to volunteer?
questions@drikungtucson.org

Annual 1000-Armed Chenrezig Drupchen with Drupon Thinley Ningpo – 2019
2019-11-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Drikung Namgyal Ling Center, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road, Sahuarita, AZ, 85629, United States
Please Note:
This weekend event is open. You may attend all or part of the Drupchen.

The empowerment begins at 6pm on Friday, November 8th, and while attendance is recommended, it is not required in order to participate in the Drupchen
If you plan on staying overnight, you will want to bring your own bedding or sleeping bag and towels, and plan on staying in dorm-style accommodations or camping
Since the Drupchen continues without interruption both Friday and Saturday nights, we could use your help with the late night sessions!
Lunch will be provided on Saturday and Sunday, dinner on Saturday, and breakfast items will be available for self-service each morning

Venerable Drupon Thinley Ningpo returns November 8h through 10th for our annual Chenrezig Drupchen. We will begin the weekend with a Chenrezig Empowerment on Friday evening, followed by a 24-hour practice over three days with multiple sessions per day. Attending the empowerment is not required, and practitioners may attend all or part of the Drupchen practice.
Chenrezig is renowned as the embodiment of the compassion of all the Buddhas, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Whenever we are compassionate, or feel love for anyone, or for an animal or some part of the natural world, we experience a taste of our own natural connection with Chenrezig. Although we may not be as consistently compassionate as some of the great meditation masters, Tibetan Buddhists believe that we all share, in our basic nature, unconditional compassion and wisdom that is no different from what we see in Chenrezig.
Drupchen means vast accomplishment and is a form of intensive group practice. This practice will continue night and day through three days, ending Sunday, November 10th at 5pm. Participants will be welcome to practice though the entire weekend or drop in for one or more sessions.
NOTE: If you plan on attending the entire retreat, please register so we can better plan the retreat. If you plan on attending on a per session basis, please register in person the day(s) you attend.
Register for Annual Chenrezig Drupchen
Schedule (November 8-10, 2019):
Friday, November 8th, 6pm to Sunday, November 10th, 5pm
Day Practice sessions (approximately) from 8:30am-11:30am, 11:30am-2:30pm, 2:30pm-5:30pm, 5:30pm-8:30pm
Night Practice sessions (approximately) from 8:30pm-12:30am:, 12:30am-4:30am, 4:30am-8:30am
Retreat Fee (3 Days):
(includes housing & meals)
$85 Non-members
$60 Supporting Members & above
Foundation Members are free
Per Day Fee:
$35/day for Non-members
$25/day for Supporting Members or above
Foundation Members are free
Work Study Positions are available but require prior arrangements
Meal Donations:
Please help to support the dharma and the retreat by providing lunch or dinner during the retreat. We request 3 vegetarian meals of soup, stew or casserole for about 8 people. To volunteer: questions@drikungtucson.org
Location:
Drikung Namgyal Ling Center
1135 West Twin Buttes Road
Sahuarita, AZ 85629
Register for Annual Chenrezig Drupchen

Annual 1000-Armed Chenrezig Drupchen with Drupon Thinley Ningpo – 2019
2019-11-09 - 2019-11-10 | Drikung Namgyal Ling Center, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road, Sahuarita, AZ, 85629, United States
Please Note:
This weekend event is open. You may attend all or part of the Drupchen.

The empowerment begins at 6pm on Friday, November 8th, and while attendance is recommended, it is not required in order to participate in the Drupchen
If you plan on staying overnight, you will want to bring your own bedding or sleeping bag and towels, and plan on staying in dorm-style accommodations or camping
Since the Drupchen continues without interruption both Friday and Saturday nights, we could use your help with the late night sessions!
Lunch will be provided on Saturday and Sunday, dinner on Saturday, and breakfast items will be available for self-service each morning

Venerable Drupon Thinley Ningpo returns November 8h through 10th for our annual Chenrezig Drupchen. We will begin the weekend with a Chenrezig Empowerment on Friday evening, followed by a 24-hour practice over three days with multiple sessions per day. Attending the empowerment is not required, and practitioners may attend all or part of the Drupchen practice.
Chenrezig is renowned as the embodiment of the compassion of all the Buddhas, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Whenever we are compassionate, or feel love for anyone, or for an animal or some part of the natural world, we experience a taste of our own natural connection with Chenrezig. Although we may not be as consistently compassionate as some of the great meditation masters, Tibetan Buddhists believe that we all share, in our basic nature, unconditional compassion and wisdom that is no different from what we see in Chenrezig.
Drupchen means vast accomplishment and is a form of intensive group practice. This practice will continue night and day through three days, ending Sunday, November 10th at 5pm. Participants will be welcome to practice though the entire weekend or drop in for one or more sessions.
NOTE: If you plan on attending the entire retreat, please register so we can better plan the retreat. If you plan on attending on a per session basis, please register in person the day(s) you attend.
Register for Annual Chenrezig Drupchen
Schedule (November 8-10, 2019):
Friday, November 8th, 6pm to Sunday, November 10th, 5pm
Day Practice sessions (approximately) from 8:30am-11:30am, 11:30am-2:30pm, 2:30pm-5:30pm, 5:30pm-8:30pm
Night Practice sessions (approximately) from 8:30pm-12:30am:, 12:30am-4:30am, 4:30am-8:30am
Retreat Fee (3 Days):
(includes housing & meals)
$85 Non-members
$60 Supporting Members & above
Foundation Members are free
Per Day Fee:
$35/day for Non-members
$25/day for Supporting Members or above
Foundation Members are free
Work Study Positions are available but require prior arrangements
Location:
Drikung Namgyal Ling Center
1135 West Twin Buttes Road
Sahuarita, AZ 85629

Khenchen Konchog Gyaltsen Rinpoche - Vajra Speech of the Essence of the Ultimate
2019-12-07 09:00 - 17:00 | Hotel Tucson, 475 N Granada Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85701, United States
Register for Vajra Speech of the Essence of the Ultimate

Register for Vajra Speech of the Essence of the Ultimate

Questions? questions@drikungtucson.org

Sunday White Tara Meditation Practice
2020-02-02 11:00 - 12:00, 2020-03-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Drikung Namgyal Ling Center, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road, Sahuarita, AZ, 85629, United States
Tara Embodies the female wisdom activity of the mind. She is often called the mother of all the Buddhas. White Tara offers peace, prosperity, health and long life through her enlightened activities. In reciting her mantra and making a connection to her, we draw closer to developing her enlightened qualities in ourselves.
This practice serves to benefit not only oneself but also countless others to whom we dedicate each practice.
This event is free and beginners are welcome.
Drikung Namgyal Ling
1135 W Twin Buttes Rd
Sahuarita, AZ 85629
(Click here for a map)

*CANCELLED DUE TO CORONA VIRUS*Bardo Teachings with Khenpo Tenzin
2020-03-28 09:00 - 17:00 | Drikung Namgyal Ling Center, 1135 West Twin Buttes Road, Sahuarita, AZ, 85629, United States
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONA VIRUS — STAY TUNED FOR RESCHEDULING

Bardo Teaching
Drikung Namgyal Ling is pleased to announce a very special teaching by Venerable Khenpo Tenzin on Saturday, March 28th & Sunday, March 29th, 2020.
Khenpo Tenzin will guide us through the six bardos as presented in “The Root Verses of the Six Intermediate States”, one of the most famous sections of the Bardo Thotrol.
Bardo Thotrol, translated into English as The Tibetan Book of the Dead, is a series of instructions on spiritual liberation. The eighth-century master, Padmasambhava, buried these sacred texts in the Gampo hills in Central Tibet where later the great teacher Gampopa established his monastery. This terma or “hidden treasure” was discovered centuries later by Karma Lingpa.
Spiritual liberation, in this case, means that whoever comes into contact with this teaching – whether in the form of doubt or with an open mind – receives a sudden glimpse of enlightenment through the power of the transmission contained in this precious treasure.
“The Root Verses of the Six Intermediate States” and associated teaching materials will be provided.
Schedule
March 28, 2020, 9am-12pm & 2pm-5pm
March 29, 2020, 9am-12pm & 2pm-5pm
Teachings Fee – 2 days of teaching:

$55 non-members
$35 Supporting Members & above
Foundation Members — free

Per Session Fee:

$15/session, $30/day for non-members
$10/session, $15/day for Supporting Members or above
Foundational Members are free
Work Study Positions are available but require prior arrangements. Please contact us 2 weeks in advance at questions@drikungtucson.org

Location:
Drikung Namgyal Ling Center
1135 West Twin Buttes Road
Sahuarita, AZ 85629

The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena - Part 4 (virtual)
2020-08-22 10:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena – Part 4 (virtual)
With Khenpo Yeshi
Saturday-Sunday, August 22nd and 23rd, 2020
Khenpo Yeshi returns for the 15th straight year, but this time via the internet, for our first virtual teaching. The link to join the teaching will be available to all students for free, although we strongly encourage donating whatever amount you can or better yet, becoming a member of Drikung Namgyal Ling and support this teaching, the dharma center, and all future events.
This time, Part 4 of our journey into Longchen Rabjam’s famous treatise, The Chö Ying Dzöd, The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena and its accompanying commentary, we will explore the final chapters. By elucidating this text, Khenpo Yeshi simultaneously introduces us to the work’s essential instruction on the profound Dzogchen practice of Trekchö or “cutting through.”
What do we cut through? Conceptual delusion. In the context of Dzogchen, we cut through the flimsy fantasy world of self-grasping and we do so swiftly, emboldened by the simple recognition of the innate incorruptibility of our own primordial awareness or Buddha Nature.
As dharma students in 2020 we can celebrate the auspicious good fortune of this masterpiece having been translated into English, and the special insight of Khenpo Yeshi. A scholar in both Tibetan and English languages, Khenpo Yeshi has received extensive trainings, both academic and spiritual, too numerous to list here, and completed three-year meditative retreat under the guidance of the renowned Dzogchen master, H.E. Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. He currently lives in California and attends Berkeley as a PhD student.
This teaching represents the fourth installment of a multi-year series, each year traversing a few more chapters. Please join us as we explore this cycle of Dzogchen teachings with Khenpo Yeshi at Drikung Namgyal Ling.
Teachings Fee – 2 days of teaching

The link to join the teaching will be available to all students for free.
We strongly encourage donating whatever amount you can.
Better yet, become a member of Drikung Namgyal Ling and support this teaching, the dharma center, and all future events.
Register for The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena – Part 4 (virtual).
View and download Basic Space of Phenomena (PDF)
View and download, Longchen Nyingtik Ngöndro (PDF), which we will use for opening and closing prayers.

Daily Schedule (August 22nd and 23rd, 2020):

10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm

For More Information on this Event:

Brennan Washburn
(520)977-2136
brennan@drikungtucson.org

The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena - Part 4 (virtual)
2020-08-23 10:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena – Part 4 (virtual)
With Khenpo Yeshi
Saturday-Sunday, August 22nd and 23rd, 2020
Khenpo Yeshi returns for the 15th straight year, but this time via the internet, for our first virtual teaching. The link to join the teaching will be available to all students for free, although we strongly encourage donating whatever amount you can or better yet, becoming a member of Drikung Namgyal Ling and support this teaching, the dharma center, and all future events.
This time, Part 4 of our journey into Longchen Rabjam’s famous treatise, The Chö Ying Dzöd, The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena and its accompanying commentary, we will explore the final chapters. By elucidating this text, Khenpo Yeshi simultaneously introduces us to the work’s essential instruction on the profound Dzogchen practice of Trekchö or “cutting through.”
What do we cut through? Conceptual delusion. In the context of Dzogchen, we cut through the flimsy fantasy world of self-grasping and we do so swiftly, emboldened by the simple recognition of the innate incorruptibility of our own primordial awareness or Buddha Nature.
As dharma students in 2020 we can celebrate the auspicious good fortune of this masterpiece having been translated into English, and the special insight of Khenpo Yeshi. A scholar in both Tibetan and English languages, Khenpo Yeshi has received extensive trainings, both academic and spiritual, too numerous to list here, and completed three-year meditative retreat under the guidance of the renowned Dzogchen master, H.E. Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. He currently lives in California and attends Berkeley as a PhD student.
This teaching represents the fourth installment of a multi-year series, each year traversing a few more chapters. Please join us as we explore this cycle of Dzogchen teachings with Khenpo Yeshi at Drikung Namgyal Ling.
Two days of teaching

The link to join the teaching will be available to all students for free.
We strongly encourage donating whatever amount you can.
Better yet, become a member of Drikung Namgyal Ling and support this teaching, the dharma center, and all future events.
Register for The Precious Treasury of the Basic Space of Phenomena – Part 4 (virtual).
View and download Basic Space of Phenomena (PDF)
View and download, Longchen Nyingtik Ngöndro (PDF), which we will use for opening and closing prayers.

Daily Schedule (August 22nd and 23rd, 2020):

10am-12pm and 2pm-4pm

For More Information on this Event:

Brennan Washburn
(520)977-2136
brennan@drikungtucson.org

Impermanence Teachings with Drupon Thinley Ningpo
2020-11-07 10:00 - 16:00 | Virtual Event
The link to both register and to join the teaching is freely available HERE.
As accelerated change at all levels of our earthly existence overcomes us during these times, we are relentlessly reminded of Law of Impermance.
It is the number one inescapable, and essentially painful, fact of life. It is the singular existential problem that the whole edifice of Buddhist practice is meant to address. To understand impermanence at the deepest possible level, and to merge with it fully, is the whole of the Buddhist path.
On November 7th and 8th, 2020, Drupon Thinley Ningpo will teach us how to understand this fundamental law in the context of the Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind to Dharma.
This teaching will be conducted on Zoom. If you do not have an account on Zoom, we highly recommend that you navigate to zoom.us and sign up for a free account. You may download the Zoom application to a Mac or PC, or the Zoom app to your tablet or smartphone.
Upcoming Drikung Kagyu Events:

December 13, 20, 27: Drupon Thinley Ningpo teaches “Calling the Lama from Afar”

December 28 – January 3rd, 2021: Garchen Buddhist Institute “Namgyalma Long Life Offering for H.E. Garchen Rinpoche”

Link to both register and join the teachings on November 7th & 8th, 2020
The link to both register and to join the teaching is freely available HERE
However your generosity is essential to make these virtual teachings possible.

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

This same link will be used to join the Zoom sessions on both Saturday Nov. 7, and Sunday, Nov.8.
Daily Schedule: 10am – 12pm & 2pm – 4pm MST
For More Information on this Event:
questions@drikungtucson.org
Since this is an auspicious weekend, we will ask Drupon to celebrate Lhabab Duchen with us.
May contemplating and meditation on these truths benefit all sentient beings who are suffering now.

Medicine Buddha Teaching
2021-11-06 10:00 - 17:00 | 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.
Schedule
Medicine Buddha
November 6, 2021 — 10am-12pm & 2pm-5pm PST
* NOTE: Daylight Savings Time ends at 2am Sunday, November 7th, so the first day of teaching is PST but the 2nd day is MST
Teachings free to all:

Please register in advance for the teachings: Register for Zoom Meeting
We strongly encourage donating whatever amount you can to help support our new Virtual Teaching platform
Better yet, become a member of Drikung Namgyal Ling and support this teaching, the sangha, and all future events

Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the teaching as well as links to the teaching texts.

Teaching Texts

Opening and Closing Prayers
Medicine Buddha Sadhana

For More Information on this Event:
questions@drikungtucson.org

Phowa Teaching
2021-11-07 10:00 - 17:00 | Virtual Event
Phowa Practice Teachings – known as “Inserting the Stalk of Wild Grass” – is the transmission of consciousness at the time of death. Phowa is considered the most direct and quickest path to achieving enlightenment.
It is said that even those with the heaviest of karma have a chance for enlightenment through the practice of Phowa.

Schedule
Phowa Practice Teaching
November 7, 2021 — 10am-12pm & 2pm-5pm MST
* NOTE: Daylight Savings Time ends at 2am Sunday, November 7th, so the first day of teaching is PST but the 2nd day is MST
Teachings free to all:

Please register in advance for the teachings: Register for Zoom Meeting
We strongly encourage donating whatever amount you can to help support our new Virtual Teaching platform
Better yet, become a member of Drikung Namgyal Ling and support this teaching, the sangha, and all future events

Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the teaching as well as links to the teaching texts.

Teaching Texts

Opening and Closing Prayers
Phowa Practice

For More Information on this Event:
questions@drikungtucson.org

Medicine Buddha Practice
2022-03-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2022-09-14 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://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
