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TRTCC Upcoming Practices, July 9 – 13, 2025

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Dear Dharma Friends,

This week, Wednesday evening is Achi Chokyi Drolma practice. Thursday at 6am Ven. Khenpo Choephel Rinpoche will offer the Eight Precepts vow for the full moon day along with a smoke offering. On Saturday, Khenpo will offer basic Dharma teachings and will be available for Q & A. Sunday July 13th we will be doing a purification practice and meditation with Khenpo.

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

Wednesday, July 9, 7pm. Achi Chokyi Drolma practice. Online and in person. Achi, which means “Grandmother” in Tibetan, is revered as the great female dharma protector of the Drikung Kagyu lineage and its practitioners. Ven. Khenpo Choephel Rinpoche will lead.  Join us on Zoom.

 

Thursday, July 10, 6am. Full Moon Precepts and Smoke Offering. Online and in person. Ven. Khenpo Choephel Rinpoche will offer the Eight Precepts vow for the Full Moon fasting day. This is the 5th month and is World Smoke Offering Day on the calendar – we will be doing a smoke offering after the precepts.  Join us on Zoom.

 

Saturday, July 12, 9am. Basic Dharma Talk. Online and in person. Ven. Khenpo Choephel Rinpoche will give a talk on basic Buddhist topics, simple visualization, short recitation (Chenrezig or Buddha Shakyamuni), and Shamatha meditation. Khenpo will be available for our questions & answers. Join us on Zoom.

 

Sunday, July 13, 10 am. Online and in person. Ven. Khenpo Choephel Rinpoche will lead us in purification practice and Heart Sutra / mahamudra meditation.. Join us on Zoom.

Please be advised: Masks remain optional for our in person practices at the center but we encourage you to please act with caution . We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to COVID, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or please join us online.

 

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices, July 2 – 6, HH Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday

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Dear Dharma Friends,

This week, Wednesday evening is Chenrezig practice. On Saturday, Ven. Khenpo Choephel Rinpoche will offer a basic Dharma talk and will be available for Q & A.  Sunday July 6th is HH Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, and we will be doing a Buddha Amitayus longevity practice with Khenpo & dedicating the merit for HH Dalai Lama’s well being.

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

Wednesday, July 2, 7pm. Chenrezig practice. Online and in person. Chenrezig is the embodiment of universal compassion. This yidam practice focuses on the cultivation of compassionate qualities and activities in all of us.  Join us on Zoom.

 

Saturday, July 5, 9am. Basic Dharma Talk. Online and in person. Ven. Khenpo Choephel Rinpoche will give a talk on basic Buddhist topics and will be available for our questions & answers. Join us on Zoom.

 

Sunday, July 6, 10 am. Online and in person. Ven. Khenpo Choephel Rinpoche will lead us in Buddha Amitayus longevity practice for the health and well being of HH Dalai Lama on his 90th birthday. Online participants will receive the practice text in Zoom chat.   Join us on Zoom.

TRTCC Upcoming Practices, June 25 – 29, 2025

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Dear Dharma Friends,

This week, Wednesday evening is Green Tara practice. On Saturday, Ven. Khenpo Choephel Rinpoche will offer a basic Dharma talk and will be available for Q & A.  Sunday is meditation and purification practice with Khenpo.

Apologies if you had difficulty connecting to Saturday practice via Zoom last week, we should have things straightened out now!

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

Wednesday, June 25, 7pm. Green Tara practice. Online and in person. Green Tara, the meditation deity in female form, embodies the wisdom energies of compassionate fearlessness. This yidam practice helps us remove fears and obstacles, and cultivates the connection to her feminine energy of compassion and wisdom through visualization and chanting.  Join us on Zoom.

 

Saturday, June 28, 9am. Basic Dharma Talk. Online and in person. Ven. Khenpo Choephel Rinpoche will give a talk on basic Buddhist topics and will be available for our questions & answers. Join us on Zoom.

 

Sunday, June 29, 10 am. Online and in person. Ven. Khenpo Choephel Rinpoche will lead us in meditation and purification practice.  Join us on Zoom.
 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices, June 18 – 22, 2025

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Dear Dharma Friends,

This week, Wednesday evening is Medicine Buddha practice. On Saturday, Ven. Khenpo Choephel Rinpoche will offer a basic Dharma talk and will be available for Q & A.  Sunday is meditation and purification practice with Khenpo.

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

Wednesday, June 18, 7pm. Medicine Buddha practice. Online and in person. This practice is for the benefit of those who are ill or in need of healing, purification, and general success.  Join us on Zoom.

 

Saturday, June 21, 9am. Basic Dharma Talk. Online and in person. Ven. Khenpo Choephel Rinpoche will give a talk on basic Buddhist topics and will be available for our questions & answers. Join us on Zoom.

 

Sunday, June 22, 10 am. Online and in person. Ven. Khenpo Choephel Rinpoche will lead us in meditation and purification practice.  Join us on Zoom.

Please be advised: Masks remain optional for our in person practices at the center but we encourage you to please act with caution . We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to COVID, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or please join us online.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices + 35 Buddhas, June 11 – 15

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Dear Dharma Friends,

This week, Wednesday evening is 35 Buddhas Three Heaps practice, led by Ven. Khenpo Choephel Rinpoche. Saturday is our regular Vajrasattva practice, and Sunday is Achi Chokyi Drolma practice. Information on the 35 Buddhas practice is below.

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

Wednesday, June 11, 7pm. 35 Buddhas Three Heaps practice. Online and in person. This practice focuses on the confession and abandoning of past wrongdoings with a determination to take on new virtuous actions as our dedications. Ven. Khenpo Choephel Rinpoche will lead. Online registrants will receive the Zoom link and texts on the evening of the 10th.  Times and registration info:

6/11/25, Wednesday: 7p – 9p EST

The suggested donation is $20 in person, $10 online. No one will be turned away from Dharma teachings for insufficient funds.  Donations to this event may be made online here.

We kindly ask that you please fill out this registration form. Your response will help us plan and is greatly appreciated!

 

 

Saturday, June 14, 9am. Vajrasattva Practice. Online and in person. This is a foundational and ongoing training to purify our negative actions, mental disturbances, harmful tendencies and mistaken views by invoking the yidam Vajrasattva in a meditative visualization practice. Join us on Zoom.

 

Sunday, June 15, 10 am. Online and in person. Practice will include recitation of the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, King of Aspiration Prayers, and Achi Chokyi Drolma practice. Achi, which means “Grandmother” in Tibetan, is revered as the great female dharma protector of the Drikung Kagyu lineage and its practitioners. Join us on Zoom.

Please be advised: Masks remain optional for our in person practices at the center but we encourage you to please act with caution . We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to COVID, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or please join us online.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices + Guru Rinpoche Tsök, June 4 – 8

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Dear Dharma Friends,

This week our Wednesday evening yidam practice is Manjushri. Thursday is Guru Rinpoche Tsök led by Ven. Khenpo Choephel Rinpoche. Saturday is our regular Vajrasattva practice, and Sunday is Achi Chokyi Drolma practice. Information on the Tsök is below.

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

Wednesday, June 4, 7pm. Manjushri practice. Online and in person. Manjushri is the embodiment of perfect wisdom. He is often depicted as wielding a flaming sword in the right hand which cuts through ignorance, attachment, and delusion, and holding in the left hand a lotus flower containing the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra, the Sutra of the Perfection of (Transcendent) Wisdom.   Join us on Zoom.

 

Thursday, June 5, 7pm. Guru Rinpoche Tsök Offering. Online and in person. Tsök is a feast-offering ceremony with prayers and chants to connect to our spiritual teachers for guidance and blessings. Ven. Khenpo Choephel Rinpoche will lead. Online registrants will receive the Zoom link and texts on the evening of the 4th.  Times and registration info:

6/5/25, Thursday: 7p – 9p EST

The suggested donation is $40 per day in person, $25 online. No one will be turned away from Dharma teachings for insufficient funds.  Donations to this event may be made online here.

We kindly ask that you please fill out this registration form. Your response will help us plan and is greatly appreciated!

 

Saturday, June 7, 9am. Vajrasattva Practice. Online and in person. This is a foundational and ongoing training to purify our negative actions, mental disturbances, harmful tendencies and mistaken views by invoking the yidam Vajrasattva in a meditative visualization practice. Join us on Zoom.

 

Sunday, June 8, 10 am. Online and in person. Practice will include recitation of the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, King of Aspiration Prayers, and Achi Chokyi Drolma practice. Achi, which means “Grandmother” in Tibetan, is revered as the great female dharma protector of the Drikung Kagyu lineage and its practitioners. Join us on Zoom.

Please be advised: Masks remain optional for our in person practices at the center but we encourage you to please act with caution . We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to COVID, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or please join us online.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices + Vasudhara Empowerment & Retreat, May 28 – June 1

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Dear Dharma Friends,

This week our Wednesday evening yidam practice is Green Tara. Saturday and Sunday this week is the Vasudhara Empowerment & Retreat led by Ven. Khenpo Choephel Rinpoche. Information on the empowerment & retreat is below.

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

Wednesday, May 28, 7pm. Green Tara practice. Online and in person. Green Tara, the meditation deity in female form, embodies the wisdom energies of compassionate fearlessness. This yidam practice helps us remove fears and obstacles, and cultivates the connection to her feminine energy of compassion and wisdom through visualization and chanting.  Join us on Zoom.

 

Saturday, May 31, and Sunday, June 1. Vasudhara Empowerment & Retreat. Online and in person.  Vasudhara, also known as Gold Tara, is a meditation yidam deity revered as the goddess of wealth, prosperity and abundance. Ven. Khenpo Choephel Rinpoche will give the empowerment on Saturday morning, with retreat to follow Saturday afternoon and Sunday. Online registrants will receive the Zoom link the evening of the 30th.  Times and registration info:

5/31/25, Saturday: 10a – 12p, 1:30p – 4:30p EST
6/1/25, Sunday: 10a -12p, 1:30p – 3p EST

The suggested donation is $70 for In-Person for the weekend, or $40 per day in person, and $50 (weekend) / $25 (day) online. No one will be turned away from Dharma teachings for insufficient funds.  Donations to this event may be made online here.

We kindly ask that you please fill out this registration form. Your response will help us plan and is greatly appreciated!

 

Please be advised: Masks remain optional for our in person practices at the center but we encourage you to please act with caution . We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to COVID, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or please join us online.

TRTCC Upcoming Practices, May 21 – 25

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Dear Dharma Friends,

This week our Wednesday evening yidam practice is Chenrezig. Saturday morning is Vajrasattva, and Sunday morning is Achi Chokyi Drolma practice.

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

 

Wednesday, May 21, 7pm. Chenrezig practice. Online and in person. Chenrezig is the embodiment of universal compassion. This yidam practice focuses on the cultivation of compassionate qualities and activities in all of us.   Join us on Zoom.


Saturday, May 24, 9am. Vajrasattva Practice. Online and in person. This is a foundational and ongoing training to purify our negative actions, mental disturbances, harmful tendencies and mistaken views by invoking the yidam Vajrasattva in a meditative visualization practice. Join us on Zoom.

 

Sunday, May 25, 10 am. Online and in person. Practice will include recitation of the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, King of Aspiration Prayers, and Achi Chokyi Drolma practice. Achi, which means “Grandmother” in Tibetan, is revered as the great female dharma protector of the Drikung Kagyu lineage and its practitioners. Join us on Zoom.

 

Please be advised: Masks remain optional for our in person practices at the center but we encourage you to please act with caution . We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to COVID, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or please join us online.

TRTCC Upcoming Practices, May 14 – 18

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Dear Dharma Friends,

This week our Wednesday evening yidam practice is Medicine Buddha. Saturday morning is Vajrasattva, and Sunday morning is Achi Chokyi Drolma practice.

On Sunday May 18th, representatives from TRTCC will be participating in The Buddhist Society of Pittsburgh’s annual Vesak Celebration. We will be making a 37 heap Mandala Offering & reciting the short Mandala Offering verses as part of the ceremony. It is being held at Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church, 416 West North Avenue in Pittsburgh from 3:00 – 5:00 PM  (Doors open at 2:30 PM).  More details are available here. Please join us if you are able!

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

 

Wednesday, May 14, 7pm. Medicine Buddha practice. Online and in person. This practice is for the benefit of those who are ill or in need of healing, purification, and general success.    Join us on Zoom.


Saturday, May 17, 9am. Vajrasattva Practice. Online and in person. This is a foundational and ongoing training to purify our negative actions, mental disturbances, harmful tendencies and mistaken views by invoking the yidam Vajrasattva in a meditative visualization practice. Join us on Zoom.

 

Sunday, May 18, 10 am. Online and in person. Practice will include recitation of the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, King of Aspiration Prayers, and Achi Chokyi Drolma practice. Achi, which means “Grandmother” in Tibetan, is revered as the great female dharma protector of the Drikung Kagyu lineage and its practitioners. Join us on Zoom.

 

Please be advised: Masks remain optional for our in person practices at the center but we encourage you to please act with caution . We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to COVID, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or please join us online.

 

TRTCC Upcoming Practices, May 7 – 11

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Dear Dharma Friends,

This week our Wednesday evening yidam practice is Manjushri. Saturday morning is Vajrasattva, and Sunday morning is Achi Chokyi Drolma practice.

On Sunday May 18th, representatives from TRTCC will be participating in The Buddhist Society of Pittsburgh’s annual Vesak Celebration. We will be making a 37 heap Mandala Offering & reciting the short Mandala Offering verses as part of the ceremony. It is being held at Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church, 416 West North Avenue in Pittsburgh from 3:00 – 5:00 PM  (Doors open at 2:30 PM).  More details are available here. Please join us if you are able!

May the illumination of wisdom teachings shine through all obscurations of our mind, and may our practices be beneficial to all beings!

 

Wednesday, May 7, 7pm. Manjushri practice. Online and in person. Manjushri is the embodiment of perfect wisdom. He is often depicted as wielding a flaming sword in the right hand which cuts through ignorance, attachment, and delusion, and holding in the left hand a lotus flower containing the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra, the Sutra of the Perfection of (Transcendent) Wisdom.   Join us on Zoom.


Saturday, May 10, 9am. Vajrasattva Practice. Online and in person. This is a foundational and ongoing training to purify our negative actions, mental disturbances, harmful tendencies and mistaken views by invoking the yidam Vajrasattva in a meditative visualization practice. Join us on Zoom.

 

Sunday, May 11, 10 am. Online and in person. Practice will include recitation of the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva, King of Aspiration Prayers, and Achi Chokyi Drolma practice. Achi, which means “Grandmother” in Tibetan, is revered as the great female dharma protector of the Drikung Kagyu lineage and its practitioners. Join us on Zoom.

 

Please be advised: Masks remain optional for our in person practices at the center but we encourage you to please act with caution . We do ask that only fully vaccinated people come in to the center. We will be running the air purifier in the common area. If you are not feeling well or have had a recent exposure to COVID, please ensure that you are negative with a home test before coming in or please join us online.