Teaching Schedule

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If you have questions about teachings or our curriculum at Bodhicitta Sangha, refuge vows, or practice interviews with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, please call our Teachings Coordinator at (651) 647-6767, or email Kate Thomas (Gyurmé Chötso).

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Teaching Schedule

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo will resume his online teachings at Bodhicitta Sangha | Heart of Enlightenment Institute on December 17, 2022.

Public Teachings

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo will offer public teachings open to all students on A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva from December 17, 2022, until May 13, 2023. See some chapters of the root text on Lotsawa House or the entire Duhuang edition with Tibetan and English here. See the commentary to this text translated into English by Andreas Kretschmar.

May Retreat

The May Retreat from May 25-29, 2023, will be on The Brightly Shining Sun. This text by Patrül Rinpoché is a step-by-step guide to meditating on A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva. Both the English version and Tibetan version of this text can be found on Lotsawa House.

There will be two public meditation retreats open to all students on January 21, 2023, and April 15, 2023. The first topic for the January Retreat will be guided instructions on the stages of meditation that Khenpo Sherab Sangpo received from his root teachers in the Nyingma lineage. The second topic for the April Retreat will be on Advice for a Dying Practitioner by Dodrupchen Jigmé Tenpé Nyima. Both the English version and Tibetan version of this text can be found on Lotsawa House.

Dzogchen Teachings

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo will offer an in-person dzogchen retreat on March 18, 2023. This is a restricted retreat open only to students of the 37 Stages of Instructions curriculum who are members of Group 1 or 2 who received pointing out instructions from Khen Rinpoché. The topic of this retreat will be on The Key Points of Trekchö by Mipham Rinpoché.

2022/2023 Teaching Schedule

Below this teaching schedule are the Zoom registration links for our online classes. Just scroll to see them in the next section of this page. We will announce in our newsletter when retreat registration for 2023 has been opened on Zoom.

Event times are listed in Central time zone (CDT or CST Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA). To convert to your time zone, use this world clock converter.

December 2022

• Saturday, December 10, 2022: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM CST)
• Wednesday, December 14, 2022: Lineage Study Group (Zoom from 6 PM to 8 PM CST)
• Saturday, December 17, 2022: Public Teaching with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo (Zoom from 10 AM to 12 PM CST)
• Wednesday, December 21, 2022: Winter Solstice Prayers and Practice (Zoom from 6 PM to 7 PM CST)

January 2023

• Saturday, January 7, 2023: Public Teaching with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo (Zoom from 10 AM to 12 PM CST)
• Saturday, January 14, 2023: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM CST)
• Wednesday, January 18, 2023: Lineage Study Group (Zoom from 6 PM to 8 PM CST)
• Saturday, January 21, 2023: Public Retreat with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo (Zoom from 9 AM to 2 PM CST and tentatively in-person option at Mt. Olivet Retreat Center)
• Saturday, January 28, 2023: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM CST)

February 2023

• Saturday, February 4, 2023: Public Teaching with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo (Zoom from 10 AM to 12 PM CST)
• Saturday, February 11, 2023: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM CST)
• Wednesday, February 15, 2023: Lineage Study Group (Zoom from 6 PM to 8 PM CST)
• Saturday, February 18, 2023: Public Teaching with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo (Zoom from 10 AM to 12 PM CST)
• Saturday, February 25, 2023: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM CST)

March 2023

• Saturday, March 4, 2023: Public Teaching with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo (Zoom from 10 AM to 12 PM CST)
• Saturday, March 11, 2023: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM CST)
• Wednesday, March 15, 2023: Lineage Study Group (Zoom from 6 PM to 8 PM CST)
• Saturday, March 18, 2023: Dzogchen Retreat with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo (In-person only from 9 AM to 2 PM CST tentatively to be held at Mt. Olivet Retreat Center)
• Saturday, March 25, 2023: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM CST)

April 2023

• Saturday, April 1, 2023: Public Teaching with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo (Zoom from 10 AM to 12 PM CST)
• Saturday, April 8, 2023: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM CST)
• Wednesday, April 12, 2023: Lineage Study Group (Zoom from 6 PM to 8 PM CST)
• Saturday, April 15, 2023: Public Retreat with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo (Zoom from 9 AM to 2 PM CST and tentatively in-person option at Mt. Olivet Retreat Center)
• Saturday, April 22, 2023: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM CST)
• Saturday, April 29, 2023: Public Teaching with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo (Zoom from 10 AM to 12 PM CST)

May 2023

• Saturday, May 6, 2023: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM CST)
• Wednesday, May 10, 2023: Lineage Study Group (Zoom from 6 PM to 8 PM CST)
• Saturday, May 13, 2023: Public Teaching with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo (Zoom from 10 AM to 12 PM CST)
• Saturday, May 20, 2023: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM CST)
• Thursday, May 25 to Monday, May 29, 2023: May Retreat with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo (Zoom/In-person option with residential retreat at Mt. Olivet Retreat Center. Tentatively we are planning on Thursday afternoon arrival at Mt. Olivet Retreat Center with departure on Monday after breakfast. There will be three full days of teachings on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.)

 

How to register for our online teachings on Zoom

 

If you need assistance with event registration or Zoom help, please call Colleen Hartwell at (520) 404-8489, or email Colleen Hartwell.

Event times are listed in Central time zone (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA). To convert Central time zone to your time zone, use this world clock converter.

 

Public Teachings Open to Everyone

2022 Winter Solstice Group Practice

Winter Solstice Prayers and Practice on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, 6 PM to 7 PM (CST)

Use this Zoom link to register:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_et-V-bbPRzmZg9vdeY-MkA

Open to all! Let’s join together on the Winter Solstice as it is an auspicious time to read The Prayer of Samantabhadra. As the text says:

At the times of solar or lunar eclipses, during an earthquake or when the earth rumbles, at the solstices or the new year, visualize yourself as Samantabhadra and recite this prayer so that all can hear it. Thus all beings of the three realms will gradually free themselves from suffering and will finally attain buddhahood through the aspiration of that yogīn!

 

2023 Class Series

Register for Public Teachings on Shantideva's A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo on Saturdays from 10 AM to 12 PM:

Use this Zoom link to register:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WSqxRBkYR3yKv2rvhQWCtw

There is a registration fee of $20 per class due upon registration via PayPal.

Register for White Tara Practice Group on Saturdays from 10 to 11:30 AM:

Use this Zoom link to register:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g-3KcaxqSWCLNd1X9MFXtw

Register for Lineage Study Group on Wednesdays from 6 to 8 PM:

Use this Zoom link to register:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gWIIn0l0T3uw5CMWlIFqUg

 

2023 Retreats

Register for Public Retreat with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo on January 21, 2023:

Use this Zoom link to register:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xqQpawXASp6yFDVHbuRfeA

There is a registration fee of $50 due upon registration via PayPal.

Register for Public Retreat with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo on April 15, 2023:

Use this Zoom link to register:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ynqeMf7OT3erJqk0c6Y3ig

There is a registration fee of $50 due upon registration via PayPal.

White Tara Group

Please join us for online group meditation starting at 10 AM 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. Suggested donation: $15.

Event times are listed in Central time zone (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA). To convert Central time zone to your time zone, use this world clock converter.

Zoom Schedule

December 2022

• Saturday, December 10, 2022: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM in Central time zone)

January to May 2023

• Saturday, January 14, 2023: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM CST)
• Saturday, January 28, 2023: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM CST)
• Saturday, February 11, 2023: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM CST)
• Saturday, February 25, 2023: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM CST)
• Saturday, March 11, 2023: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM CST)
• Saturday, March 25, 2023: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM CST)
• Saturday, April 8, 2023: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM CST)
• Saturday, April 22, 2023: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM CST)
• Saturday, May 6, 2023: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM CST)
• Saturday, May 20, 2023: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM CST)

Register Online

Use this link to register online for White Tara Group Practice on Zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g-3KcaxqSWCLNd1X9MFXtw

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 via PDF on our website. There is also a wide-format practice text available via PDF.

As a support for your practice, we have a Facebook White Tara Practice Group.

Lineage Study Group

Please join us as we learn about our Dzogchen Nyingma Lineage together as a group starting at 6 PM to 8 PM CST. This group meets monthly online over Zoom to study and meditate together. We will provide you with all the necessary practice texts and instructions during your first Zoom session. Suggested donation: $15.

Event times are listed in Central time zone (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA). To convert Central time zone to your time zone, use this world clock converter.

Zoom Schedule

December 2022

• Wednesday, December 14, 2022: Lineage Study Group (Zoom from 6 PM to 8 PM in Central time zone)

January to May 2023

• Wednesday, January 18, 2023: Lineage Study Group (Zoom from 6 PM to 8 PM in Central time zone)
• Wednesday, February 15, 2023: Lineage Study Group (Zoom from 6 PM to 8 PM in Central time zone)
• Wednesday, March 15, 2023: Lineage Study Group (Zoom from 6 PM to 8 PM in Central time zone)
• Wednesday, April 12, 2023: Lineage Study Group (Zoom from 6 PM to 8 PM in Central time zone)
• Wednesday, May 10, 2023: Lineage Study Group (Zoom from 6 PM to 8 PM in Central time zone)
• Summer break will be June to August, with classes resuming in September 2023.

Register Online

Use this link to register online for the Lineage Study Group on Zoom:

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gWIIn0l0T3uw5CMWlIFqUg

Resources

See the links below for our videos and practice resources for the Lineage Study Group:

• Awakened Mind Series [3]: Lineage Blessings in Vajrayana
• Dzogchen Nyingma Lineage page of our website
• Dzogchen Nyingma Lineage Transmission of Khenpo Sherab Sangpo (PDF)
• Short Supplication Prayers to the Dzogchen Lineage and Root Teachers of Khenpo Sherab Sangpo (PDF)

As a support for your practice, we have a Facebook Dharma Discussion Group.

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 contact Teachings Coordinator, Kate Thomas, 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.

If you have questions about teachings or our curriculum at Bodhicitta Sangha, refuge vows, or practice interviews with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo, please call our Teachings Coordinator at (651) 647-6767, or email Kate Thomas (Gyurmé Chötso).

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