Videos of teachings and
Photo gallery of His Holiness's recent 2008 visit.

New article on Deer Park monks enhance International Chocolates with wishes of gratitude, peace, joy.

 Calendar of Events

Geshe Sopa's 2009
teaching schedule.

Note: Thursday night teachings will alternate each week between the new Deer Park resident teacher Geshe Tenzin Dorje and the current resident teacher Venerable George Churinoff.

Geshe Tenzin Dorje will teach on Lo Rig, a study of cognition and awareness based on works by Yongzin Purchok.  Jeremy Manheim will translate. On the basis of the study of mind, one can adopt practices leading to liberation from the suffering of samsara and enlightenment.  It is an important topic.

Venerable George Churinoff will be teaching Death, Intermediate State and Rebirth in Tibetan Buddhism, about the special meditation on death involving dissolution of consciousness and other factors at the time of death and sleep.  The text, translated by Lati Rinpoche and Jeffrey Hopkins is available from Snow Lion Publications.

Both Thursday night classes harmonize well with each other, and are suitable for both beginners and advanced students.  All are welcome to attend.

Note: Venerable Geshe Sopa and Deer Park are happy to announce that our newly arrived resident teacher, Venerable Geshe Tenzin Dorje, will be teaching regularly on Tuesday nights 7:30 to 9:00 PM, beginning June 3rd. Geshe-la will be teaching LoRig, the study of mind and mental processes.

Regular Classes and Pujas

  • Sunday Teachings – 10 AM to Noon
    Venerable Geshe Sopa is teaching Maitreya's Uttaratantra (Sublime Continuum). 
    (the teacher and text may vary when Geshe-la is away or when there is a guest teacher)

  • Thursday Teachings – 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
    Venerable George Churinoff is teaching..
    See note above about teachings on Thurday nights.

  • Tsog Puja is held on the 10th and 25th of each Tibetan month except when there is a conflict with other classes or programs.   Puja on the 10th is open to all.   Tsog Dates 2008-2009

Special and Annual Classes   

Periodic Retreats and Pujas

  • Nyung Ne retreat – this is a weekend long fasting retreat held near Sagadawa, the celebration of Sakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana.

  • Tara retreat – held for one or two days on weekends, one or more times a year.
     
  • Other pujas are held on special days such as His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Birthday, Wheel-turning day, and the Anniversary of Je Tsong Khapa’s Parinirvana (Ganden Ngam Cho).