Welcome Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche back to Gar Drolma!Friday November 11th - Sunday November 13thJoin us in person at Gar Drolma AND online as Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche returns to Dayton. He will bless us with an Amitabha Buddha empowerment and Phowa practice & teachings. Scroll down to add a name to the list of those who have […]
Welcome Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche back to Gar Drolma!Friday November 11th - Sunday November 13thJoin us in person at Gar Drolma AND online as Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche returns to Dayton. He will bless us with an Amitabha Buddha empowerment and Phowa practice & teachings. Scroll down to add a name to the list of those who have […]
Sunday December 31, 2023‌‌‌9‌:‌0‌0‌‌am-9‌‌:‌40‌‌‌am E‌‌ST – D‌ai‌ly Practice ‌‌10‌‌:‌00‌‌am-12‌‌‌:00‌p‌‌m E‌ST & 2:00pm-4:00pm EST Drikung Phowa TeachingWhat can we do for others or ourselves at the time of death? Khenpo Samdup will give the transmission and instructions for the highly-revered Great Drikung Phowa—a practice that helps ensure a more positive rebirth.In addition, Khenpo Samdup will give instruction […]
Welcome Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche back to Gar Drolma!Friday November 11th - Sunday November 13thJoin us in person at Gar Drolma AND online as Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche returns to Dayton. He will bless us with an Amitabha Buddha empowerment and Phowa practice & teachings. Scroll down to add a name to the list of those who have […]
SA‌‌TU‌R‌D‌A‌Y NOVEMBER 19th‌9:‌00-9:40am E‌ST     Da‌il‌y Practice     ‌10:00am-12:00pm E‌ST   Flight of the Garuda Dzogchen Teachings‌S‌U‌‌ND‌A‌Y NOVEMBER 20th‌9:‌00-9:40am E‌‌ST ‌Dai‌ly Practice ‌10:00am-12:‌00p‌m E‌ST Flight of the Garuda Dzogchen TeachingsKhenpo Samdup Rinpoche continues with these profound Dzogchen teachings, highlighting the essence of the teachings […]
~The time of death can be an opportunity for the realization of great wisdom or taking a happier rebirth ~• Join us for a White Sur offering lead by senior student and Sangha. • The White Sur consists of a smoke offering of flour, sweets, dairy products or a special blend of offering substances. This practice can […]
‌S‌U‌‌ND‌A‌Y NOVEMBER 27th‌9:‌00-9:40am E‌‌ST     ‌Dai‌ly Practice     ‌10:00am-12:‌00p‌m E‌ST   Flight of the Garuda TransmissionKhenpo Samdup Rinpoche will offer the transmission for the entire teachings of the Flight of the Garuda to complete this series. Mandarin Language will be available.
Gar Drolma invites students of all levels who wish to explore Buddhism and meditation to a new in-person program.
Great Liberation by Hearing Bardo Teachingswith Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche‌‌Sa‌‌tu‌‌rd‌‌ay January 21st & S‌‌un‌‌da‌‌y January 22nd, 2023‌‌10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm E‌‌S‌T This weekend Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will complete the teachings from the profound book, Bardo Thodol, or Natural Liberation by Hearing in the Intermediate States (also popularly called the Tibetan Book of the Dead).In order to increase our zoom room […]
Friday, January 27th, 20239:00 pm - 11:00 pm ESTJoin Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche for White Tara Practice and Jangchok Ritual for the living."Jang" means purifying"Chok" means PujaThrough the blessings & power of the Three Jewels & the Karma of this purifying puja, we can benefit loved ones and those who are facing difficulties and sicknessWhite Tara […]
January 28th & 29th, 2023Dream yoga is a way to prepare for death, especially the luminous Bardo of dharmata, and the karmic bardo of becoming. Dream yoga is so central to the bardo teachings that the bardos themselves are referred to as "the dream at the end of time."Video Library for Dream Bardo YogaKhenpo Samdup […]
Saturday, January 28th, 20235:00 pm - 7:00 pm ESTJoin Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche for Amitabha Practice and Jangchok Ritual for the deceased.The Jangchok ritual connect those who have died with the blessings of Amitabha, creating the causes for a positive rebirth and the removal of obstacles at the time of deathUse this form to submit names. […]
January 28th & 29th, 202310:00 am - 12:00 pm ESTDream yoga is a way to prepare for death, especially the luminous Bardo of dharmata, and the karmic bardo of becoming. Dream yoga is so central to the bardo teachings that the bardos themselves are referred to as "the dream at the end of time."Mandarin & […]
Sunday, January 29th, 20235:00 pm - 7:00 pm ESTThe Lama Chopa Tsok is a complete meditation for purifying the four obscurations through receiving the four empowerments of transforming one's body, speech and mind to the pure enlightened state.Pre-registration is not required. Only click this link if you do not have the Zoom login information.Click below […]
With Khenpo Samdup RinpocheSaturday, February 3, 2024‌‌9‌:0‌0‌am-9‌:‌40‌‌am E‌ST - D‌ai‌ly Practice 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EST - Amitabha Teachings & PracticeJoin with our sister center, Drikung Dharma Surya, in Fairfax, VA for this weekends retreat with Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche and Sangha. Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will lead this profound practice to invoke the blessings of Amitahba Buddha and […]
With Khenpo Samdup RinpocheSaturday, February 3, 2024‌‌9‌:0‌0‌am-9‌:‌40‌‌am E‌ST - D‌ai‌ly Practice 10:00 am - 12:00 pm EST - Amitabha Teachings & PracticeJoin with our sister center, Drikung Dharma Surya, in Fairfax, VA for this weekends retreat with Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche and Sangha. Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will lead this profound practice to invoke the blessings of Amitahba Buddha and […]
Great Liberation by Hearing Bardo Teachingswith Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche‌‌Sa‌‌tu‌‌rd‌‌ay Feb. 4 & S‌‌un‌‌da‌‌y Feb. 5, 2023‌‌10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm E‌‌S‌T On Saturday, Khenpo Samdup Rinpoche will bestow the Lung for the profound book, Bardo Thodol, or Natural Liberation by Hearing in the Intermediate States (also popularly called the Tibetan Book of the Dead).Sunday Khenpo will review the Bardo Thodol teachings […]
Chenrezig Practice & White Sur Teachings‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Sa‌‌‌‌‌‌‌tu‌‌‌‌‌‌‌r‌d‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y F‌‌eb‌‌ru‌‌a‌r‌‌y 11‌th ‌‌10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm E‌‌S‌T ONLINE ONLYwith Khenpo Samdup RinpocheKhenpo 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 Sur consists of […]
Vajrasattva Practice & Jangchog Teachings‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Sund‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y F‌‌eb‌‌ru‌‌a‌r‌‌y 12th ‌‌10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm E‌‌S‌T ONLINE ONLYwith Khenpo Samdup RinpocheKhenpo 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 is a terma […]
Shitro Narak Kong Shak Teaching and Practice‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌Sa‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌tu‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌r‌d‌‌‌‌‌‌‌a‌y F‌‌e‌b‌‌r‌u‌‌a‌‌r‌‌y 18‌th ‌‌10‌‌am-12‌‌:00‌pm E‌‌S‌T ONLINE ONLY‌with 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 and important methods […]
