Chenrezig Practice & White Sur Teachings

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

Chenrezig Practice & White Sur Teachings‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Sa‌‌‌‌‌‌‌tu‌‌‌‌‌‌‌r‌d‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y F‌‌eb‌‌ru‌‌a‌r‌‌y 11‌th ‌‌10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm E‌‌S‌T ONLINE ONLY with Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche  will give instructions on and lead the practice of Chenrezig, the Buddha of Compassion. This practice cultivates wisdom and compassion through visualization, mantra recitation, and meditation. Also, Khenpo will give teachings on White Sur practice. The White […]

Vajrasattva Practice & Jangchog Teachings

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

Vajrasattva Practice & Jangchog Teachings‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Sund‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y F‌‌eb‌‌ru‌‌a‌r‌‌y 12th ‌‌10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm E‌‌S‌T ONLINE ONLY with Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will offer Vajrasattva practice that is a powerful antidote to the negativities we have accumulated over time. Through these practices, we can purify the negative deeds and broken samayas that lead to our suffering and mental obscurations.  This […]

Shitro Narak Kong Shak Teaching and Practice

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

Shitro Narak Kong Shak Teaching and Practice‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Sa‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌tu‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌r‌d‌‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y F‌‌e‌b‌‌r‌u‌‌a‌‌r‌‌y 18‌th ‌‌10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm E‌‌S‌T ONLINE ONLY‌ with Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche (Special Aspiration Prayers and Dedications: ‌‌S‌‌‌‌‌‌u‌‌n‌‌‌‌‌d‌‌a‌‌‌‌‌‌y F‌e‌‌b‌r‌u‌‌a‌‌r‌‌y 19‌th ‌‌‌‌‌‌10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm E‌‌S‌T ) Khenpo will give the instructions on the Shitro Narak Kong Shak. The Narak Kong Shak, Emptying the Lower Realms from their Very Depths, is known as one of the most powerful […]

Special Aspiration Prayers and Dedications

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

Special Aspiration Prayers and Dedications‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Sund‌‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y F‌‌e‌b‌‌r‌u‌‌a‌‌r‌‌y 19th ‌‌10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm E‌‌S‌T ONLINE ONLY‌ with Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche The international Sangha will recite Special Aspiration Prayers and Dedications: Prayer of Kuntuzangpo, King of Aspiration Prayers: Samantabhadra’s “Aspiration to Good Actions,” The Confession Before the 35 Buddhas, etc. Text Downloads Video Library

‌Shakyamuni Buddha Teachings / 20‌2‌3 Losar Celebration

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

Shakyamuni Buddha Teachings - 2023 Losar Celebration (Year of the Water Rabbit) with Kenpo Samdup Rinpoche & International Sangha‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Saturday February 25 and Sund‌‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y F‌‌e‌b‌‌r‌u‌‌a‌‌r‌‌y 26th10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm E‌‌S‌T ONLINE ONLY‌ Join us online with the Internation Sangha and our sister center, Drikung Dharma Surya, to celebrate Losar thru reciting prayers on this auspicious weekend. May the blessings […]

White Tara Practice & Teachings, Stupa Consecration

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

White Tara Practice & Teachings and Stupa Consecration in Tulum ‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Saturday March 11th and Sund‌‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y March 12th10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm ONLINE ONLY‌ (Saturday EST, Sunday EDT) Join us this weekend when Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will lead us in practice and teachings of White Tara. In addition, Khenpo will bestow the lung of the White Tara text, Purified Drop of […]

Dzogchen Bardo Teachings: Ocean of the Single Intention Bardo Prayer

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

Commentary by Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche ‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Saturday March 18th and Sund‌‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y March 19th10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm EDT ONLINE ONLY‌ Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will be teaching on the root text of Jigme Lingpa's famous Ocean of the Single Intention Bardo Prayer which covers the four principal intermediate states in their entirety: the natural bardo of life, the bardo of death, […]

Celebrate HH Dalai Lama’s Birthday with Devotional Song Circle

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

Join us online with the Garchen Enlightenment Stupa Society Sangha in Mexico City, featuring Moncaya & Benny Oyama, for an evening of devotional songs in honor of HH Dalai Lama's birthday.  Don't miss this opportunity to hear devotional songs and mantras sung from the heart of compassion.  May all beings benefit! Video Library

The Serkhangma “Golden Temple Prayer” Practice & Teachings

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

with Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche ‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Sa‌‌‌‌‌‌‌tu‌‌‌‌‌r‌‌d‌‌‌‌‌a‌‌y August 5th & S‌‌‌‌‌‌‌un‌‌‌‌‌d‌‌a‌‌‌‌‌‌y August 6th‌‌‌‌10‌‌‌am-12‌‌‌:00‌‌pm E‌‌‌D‌T ONLINE ONLY‌ "The Seven Branches of Mantrayana called "The Golden Temple" (Serkhangma) is a very special prayer in the Drikung Kagyu lineage. The Serkhangma (Golden Temple) Prayer states, "In all my lives, may I never be separated from the authentic lama, and enjoy […]

Chenrezig Empowerment & Tonglen Meditation Retreat

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

Dzambhala is a connected with wealth, prosperity, and good fortune, allowing one to more effectively practice generosity to benefit other beings.

Shamata & Vipassana Meditation Retreat

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

This retreat will be focused on practice of the fundamental meditation techniques of Shamata (calm abiding) and Vipassana (insight) meditation. 

The Four Dharmas of Gampopa with Khenchen Konchog Gyaltshen 

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

Khenchen will be presenting The Four Dharmas of Gampopa based upon the commentaries by Lord Jigten Sumgon. These commentaries on this classic text encompasses the complete path of Dharma and as taught by Khenchen in a clear, accessible, compassionate and complete way. 

Guru Yoga Teachings & Practice

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

On S‌at‌ur‌da‌y Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will teach from the Lama Chopa Guru Yoga practice. Lama Chopa, Jigten Sumgon Guru Yoga, is a profound and powerful means of cultivating our inner wisdom and compassion through the blessings of our spiritual teachers.  

On S‌un‌day‌, Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will teach a special Garchen Rinpoche Guru Yoga. This practice is a powerful way to connect with the wisdom and blessings of Garchen Rinpoche, one of the most revered Tibetan Buddhist masters of our time.

White Tara Empowerment, Practice and Teachings

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

On S‌at‌ur‌da‌y Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will teach from the Lama Chopa Guru Yoga practice. Lama Chopa, Jigten Sumgon Guru Yoga, is a profound and powerful means of cultivating our inner wisdom and compassion through the blessings of our spiritual teachers.  

On S‌un‌day‌, Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will teach a special Garchen Rinpoche Guru Yoga. This practice is a powerful way to connect with the wisdom and blessings of Garchen Rinpoche, one of the most revered Tibetan Buddhist masters of our time.

Stages of Mahamudra 

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

On S‌at‌ur‌da‌y Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will teach from the Lama Chopa Guru Yoga practice. Lama Chopa, Jigten Sumgon Guru Yoga, is a profound and powerful means of cultivating our inner wisdom and compassion through the blessings of our spiritual teachers.  

On S‌un‌day‌, Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will teach a special Garchen Rinpoche Guru Yoga. This practice is a powerful way to connect with the wisdom and blessings of Garchen Rinpoche, one of the most revered Tibetan Buddhist masters of our time.

Perfect Your Wisdom – Manjushri, The Buddha of Wisdom

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

Manjushri is the peaceful form of Yamantaka, and accumulating the mantra is a prerequisite for participating in the Garchen Institute Yamantaka Retreat.

Heart Sutra Teachings & Meditation Practice

Gar Drolma Buddhist Center 1329 Creighton Ave., Dayton, OH, United States

Khenpo is traveling to Rajgir (Vulture Peak) in India, where Buddha turned the second wheel of dharma, offering The Heart Sutra and other Prajnaparamita teachings. 

Drikung Phowa Teaching & Practice 

This popular practice helps assure a more positive rebirth, or possibly even attainment of Amitabha Pureland, at the time of death.  Times for the June Phowa are subject to change.