Teaching Schedule

Questions?

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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May Retreat Registration

The topic for our residential retreat from May 26-28, 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. We will perform the flower offering ritual (Metok Chöpa) as part of our retreat and students will have the opportunity to take and renew their refuge and bodhisattva vows.

Open to all who wish to practice meditation and to cultivate bodhicitta to benefit all living beings.

Learn more and complete your May Retreat registration on our website.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR MAY RETREAT

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 any updates to our teaching schedule.

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo will offer public teachings open to all students on A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva from now until May 13, 2023. See our Shantideva study resources on our website or watch Khenpo Sherab Sangpo’s video teachings on Shantideva on our YouTube channel.

SHANTIDEVA STUDY GROUP

 

Khenpo Sherab Sangpo is teaching on A Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva from now through May 2023. This foundational text of Mahāyāna Buddhism is a guide to cultivating bodhicitta and the six pāramitās of generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and wisdom. Our Shantideva study group will be using the same study resources that Khenpo Sherab Sangpo is citing in his online teachings. The group meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 6:00 PM US CST. If you are interested in joining this study group, please email the facilitator, Ed Colón, at [email protected].

April Public Retreat

The topic for the retreat on April 15, 2023, 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.

May Public Retreat

The topic for the retreat on May 26-28, 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. See our Shantideva study resources on our website or watch Khenpo Sherab Sangpo’s video teachings on Shantideva on our YouTube channel.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR MAY RETREAT

Teaching Schedule by Month

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 any updates to our teaching schedule.

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.

March 2023

• Saturday, March 25, 2023: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM CST)
• Monday, March 27, 2023: Shantideva Study Group (Zoom from 6 PM to 8 PM 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)
• Monday, April 10, 2023: Shantideva 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)
• Saturday, April 22, 2023: White Tārā Group Practice (Zoom from 10 AM to 11:30 AM CST)
• Monday, April 24, 2023: Shantideva Study Group (Zoom from 6 PM to 8 PM 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)
• Monday, May 8, 2023: Shantideva 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)
• Monday, May 22, 2023: Shantideva Study Group (Zoom from 6 PM to 8 PM CST)
• Friday, May 26 to Sunday, May 28, 2023: May Retreat with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo (Zoom/In-person option with residential retreat at Mt. Olivet Retreat Center. Tentatively we are planning on a Friday morning arrival at Mt. Olivet Retreat Center with departure on Sunday after the dedication of merit ceremony. There will be three full days of teachings on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.)

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR MAY RETREAT

 

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

 

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 for Shantideva:

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 for White Tara:

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

 

2023 Special Events & Retreats

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

Use this Zoom link to register for the April retreat:

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

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

Register for the Residential Retreat with Khenpo Sherab Sangpo on May 26 - 28, 2023:

The topic for our residential retreat from May 26-28, 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. We will perform the flower offering ritual (Metok Chöpa) as part of our retreat and students will have the opportunity to take and renew their refuge and bodhisattva vows.

Open to all who wish to practice meditation and to cultivate bodhicitta to benefit all living beings.

Learn more and complete your May Retreat registration on our website.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR MAY RETREAT

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

• 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.

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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