How to Settle the Mind

December 6, 2025 at 10am CT

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo will teach on the text How to Settle the Mind by Khenpo Gangshar which explains how to recognize progress on the path and how to practice at different stages. The teaching will begin at 10am CT on Saturday,  December 6 and last for approximately 2 hours. The suggested donation is $25, and the teaching is open to all levels of meditators.

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If you need assistance with Zoom or are unable to pay the suggested donation, please contact Colleen Hartwell by email or phone at (520) 404-8489.

Instructions on the Refuge and Bodhicitta Prayer

December 20, 2025 at 8am CT

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo will teach a half-day retreat on the text Instructions on the Refuge and Bodhicitta Prayer by Patrul Rinpoche which explains the aspirational prayer we say at the beginning of each teaching. The teaching will begin at 8am CT on Saturday, December 20 and last for approximately 4 hours. The suggested donation is $60, and the teaching is open to all levels of meditators.

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If you need assistance with Zoom or are unable to pay the suggested donation, please contact Colleen Hartwell by email or phone at (520) 404-8489.

A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life

January 3 – May 16, 2026 at 10am CT

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo will teach on A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva as part of an ongoing series. Please see the topics below for the focus of each class. Students can attend the entire series of teachings or a single class. Each teaching will begin at 10am CT on select Saturdays and last for approximately 2 hours. The suggested donation is $25 per class, and the teachings are open to all levels of meditators.

• Adoption of Bodhicitta: A Journey to Inner Strength: January 3, 2026
• Dedication: The Four Points of Mind Training: February 7, 2026
• Giving from the Heart and the Blooming of Compassion: March 7, 2026
• Turning Growth into Gifts for Others: April 4, 2026
• The Path of Bodhicitta: Three Ways to Awaken the Heart: May 2, 2026
• Rejoicing in Your Own Heart and Inspiring Joy in the Hearts Around You: May 16, 2026

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If you need assistance with Zoom or are unable to pay the suggested donation, please contact Colleen Hartwell by email or phone at (520) 404-8489.

The Essence of Awakening

January 17, 2026 at 8am CT

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo will teach a half-day retreat on the text The Essence of Awakening by Longchenpa which explains various meditation techniques such as using the channels to prepare the body, visualizations, symbols and settling into the nature of mind. The teaching will begin at 8am CT on Saturday, January 17 and last for approximately 4 hours. The suggested donation is $60, and the teaching is open to all levels of meditators.

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If you need assistance with Zoom or are unable to pay the suggested donation, please contact Colleen Hartwell by email or phone at (520) 404-8489.

Vomiting Gold: Advice for the Diligent Practitioner

February 21, 2026 at 8am CT

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo will teach a half-day retreat on the text Vomiting Gold: Advice for the Diligent Practitioner by Khenpo Gangshar which explains how to handle various situations in daily life through practicing the nature of mind. The teaching will begin at 8am CT on Saturday, February 21 and last for approximately 4 hours. The suggested donation is $60, and the teaching is open to all levels of meditators.

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If you need assistance with Zoom or are unable to pay the suggested donation, please contact Colleen Hartwell by email or phone at (520) 404-8489.

The Twenty-One Supreme Aspects of the Path

March 21, 2026 at 8am CT

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo will teach a half-day retreat on the text The Twenty-One Supreme Aspects of the Path by Atiśa Dīpaṃkara which identifies the twenty-one most important aspects of the path and how to properly practice them. The teaching will begin at 8am CT on Saturday, March 21 and last for approximately 4 hours. The suggested donation is $60, and the teaching is open to all levels of meditators.

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If you need assistance with Zoom or are unable to pay the suggested donation, please contact Colleen Hartwell by email or phone at (520) 404-8489.

How to Remain in the State of Pure Awareness

April 18, 2026 at 8am CT

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo will teach a half-day retreat on the text How to Remain in the State of Pure Awareness by Mipham Rinpoche which explains the three stages of nature of mind practice: recognition, perfecting strength and gaining stability. The teaching will begin at 8am CT on Saturday, April 18 and last for approximately 4 hours. The suggested donation is $60, and the teaching is open to all levels of meditators.

Register for How to Remain in the State of Pure Awareness on Zoom

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If you need assistance with Zoom or are unable to pay the suggested donation, please contact Colleen Hartwell by email or phone at (520) 404-8489.

May Retreat

May 22 – 25, 2026

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo will lead a four-day retreat, available in person or online for all levels of meditators. More details will be announced in the future.

Location:  Mount Olivet Conference & Retreat Center

Practice Interviews with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo is available ongoing for practice interviews with students who are studying their preliminary practices and dzogchen under his guidance and for those who would like to start their practice of the 37 Stages of Instructions curriculum.

See the practice texts and resources for this curriculum.

How to schedule your first practice interview:

Please email Kitty Kennedy to make arrangements to begin your preliminary practices under the guidance of Khenpo Sherab Sangpo—as she will assist you in arranging your first practice interview with him. After that, you will schedule your own ongoing practice interviews directly with Khen Rinpoché.

White Tara Group

Please join us for online group meditation starting at 10am CT every two weeks on Saturdays. Our White Tara practice usually lasts one hour and thirty minutes—with rotating students volunteering to read each part of our group practice text. These bi-monthly practice sessions are open to all levels of meditators. If you don’t know how to practice White Tara, we will provide you with all the necessary practice texts and instructions during your first Zoom session.

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If you have questions about this group, please email our hosts and volunteer coordinators: Evie Johnson, Kitty Kennedy and Normand Lalonde.

Study Resources

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo has taught two video series on Noble Wish-fulfilling White Tara:

• Video Series on Noble Wish-fulfilling White Tara
• White Tara Retreat Video Series
• White Tara Videos with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo

The Practice of Wish-fulfilling Noble White Tara is available here via PDF. As a support for your practice, we have a Facebook White Tara Practice Group.

Lineage Practice Group

Lineage Practice Group is an opportunity for students, practitioners, and curious minds to come together to practice a kind heart, devotion, listening, the Three Supreme Methods, taming our own minds, the Four Noble Truths, emptiness, refuge in the Three Jewels… it is up to you to set your intention and motivation. My motivation is to cultivate bodhicitta and devotion. From the Dzogchen Lineage Transmission of Khenpo Sherab Sangpo:

It is said that:

When devotion is present, blessings are present.

When blessings are present, meditation experience and realization are present.

When we study and practice the Dzogchen Nyingma Lineage with these intentions, we will keep our practice fresh and enthusiastic and will receive blessings from the lineage to realize our aspirations accordingly.

Each week, we will start at 11am CT and the practice group will last about 90 minutes. We will begin with Opening Prayers and the Dzogchen Lineage Transmission of Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, study a teacher of the Dzogchen Nyingma Lineage, and conclude with Closing Prayers. Starting with Samantabhadra and ending with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, we will study the biography of each lineage teacher in a systematic way, in the order of the prayer.

Please join us as you wish and as you are able.

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If you have questions about this group, please email Katie Reed.

Study Resources

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo has created a Dzogchen Nyingma Lineage page on our website to provide study resources for this group and taught about the importance of lineage in the Lineage Blessings in the Vajrayana.

Samantabhadra Prayer Group

Please join us for an online group meditation of the Samantabhadra Prayer. The evenings of this practice will vary throughout the months, with the dates defined on the calendar. Khenpo Sherab Sangpo has defined for us auspicious dates for the recitation of this prayer. The calendar will show the days for our practice, and a brief description of why the date is auspicious. This practice will be open to all levels of meditators. The necessary texts will be shared during each meditation for all to follow along. The practice is succinct, with Opening Prayers, the Samantabhadra Prayer, a 10 minute meditation, and Closing Prayers.

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If you have questions about this group, please email Kitty Kennedy.

Study Resources

• BodhiHeart Podcast, Season 4, Episodes 13 – 20
• The Prayer of Samantabhadra video series with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo
• The practice text for The Prayer of Samantabhadra

After Teaching Discussion Group

The discussion group has concluded along with the end of the 2024-2025 cycle of teachings with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo. Please see the calendar for other events.

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