While Tashi Choling is on break, please note the changes to times and hosts for winter pujas. Zoom link is the same for all pujas. Also, there are several additional prayer packets including a new one for White Tara. Thank you to Vimala Treasures for compiling the packets. Please see Event Page for links. | | |
Hosted by ODD
Yeshe Tsogyal: December 14, 4:00-6:00
Guru Rinpoche: December 29, 6:30-8:30
Yeshe Tsogyal: January 13, 6:30-8:30
Guru Rinpoche: January 28, 6:30-8:30
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Hosted by Dorje Ling
White Tara: December 4, 4:00-6:30
Troma: December 19, 4:00-6:30
White Tara: January 3, 4:00-6:30
Troma: January 18, 4:00-6:30
White Tara: February 1, 4:00-6:30
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At Dorje Ling
Thursday, December 4th, 4:00-6:30: White Tara, hosted by Dorje Ling (center and online)
Friday, December 12th, 7:00-8:30: Tröma Nagmo Black Feast (DL center only)
Sunday, December 14th, 4:00-6:30: Yeshe Tsogyal, hosted by ODD (center and online)
Friday, December 19th, 4:00-6:30: Tröma, hosted by Dorje Ling (center and online)
Sunday, December 21st, 1:30-2:30:
Riwo Sang Chod, Smoke Offering
(DL center only)
Saturday, December 27th, 4:00-6:30:
Vajrakilaya (DL center only)
Monday, December 29th, 6:30-8:30: Guru Rinpoche, hosted by ODD (center and online)
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Ongoing at Dorje Ling
Sunday mornings, 11:00-12:15: Ngöndro Practice (DL center and online)
Tuesday evenings, 7:00-8:30: Book Study (online only)
*New Book Study cycle begins Jan 13th
Wednesday evenings, 7:00-8:30: Meditation Class (DL center only)
Our Greater Community
Saturday, December 6th,
10:00-12:00pm: A House of Grief,
When Catastrophes Strike with Dr. Joanne Cacciatore, zoom. Event Page
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The Dorje Ling Dharma Book Study Group
Is excited to present our new reading selection for
Winter 2026, beginning January 13
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Dorje Ling Dharma Book Study began over 25 years ago!
Learn more about how the weekly study and discussion group developed in this article:
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Participant Comments
“Discussing dharma books with a group of people who have different backgrounds and levels of experience opens the experience of exploring ideas to more angles of vision. I love when people notice important details I didn’t pay much attention to, ask questions I hadn’t thought of, and understand ideas differently than I did." -Beverly
"Small breakout groups, where we take turns addressing a prompt related to the reading, or to discuss how we are integrating the teachings into our lives, are a great way to warm up and feel the friendliness of the environment before entering the whole group discussion.” -Dennis
"Participating in the Dorje Ling Book Study group has been a richly expansive experience. We explore a wide range of Buddhist books—from practical meditation guides to ancient texts illuminated by modern masters, to inspiring biographies of great practitioners. Revisiting books I once read long ago as well as discovering new ones brings both reflection and fresh insight, a sense of returning and unfolding at the same time. Equally meaningful is the joy of meeting new people, getting to know longtime Dharma friends more deeply, and sharing perspectives that I would never encounter reading alone. The teachings feel more alive, more spacious, when explored in community." -Carolyn
Information about our meetings
- Our study group meets online on Tuesday evenings, from 7:00-8:30 pm
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Discussions of Notebooks of a Wandering Monk will begin on January 13
- Prospective members may attend for a week or two to decide whether or not they would like to join
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To express your interest or ask a question, please contact Beverly, one of the group coordinators: daggettbeverly@gmail.com
| | Photos: Vajrakilaya Retreat | |
November 2025
Tashi Choling held another successful Vajrakilaya retreat, supported by the dedicated participation of many sangha members (including a group from Dorje Ling). Each retreat depends on the collective support from the sangha in person and online, and this year was especially successful thanks to everyone’s harmonious efforts. Please enjoy these photos from the retreat.
| Tulku Jigme Wandrak Rinpoche | | | Tulku Jigme Wandrak Rinpoche during the consecration of the new stupa ; Photo by Wei Wu | | | Caleb Forrester assisting with the retreat; Photo by Kaetlin Kennedy | |
Tsog Offering; Photo by Kaetlin Kennedy | | Retreat continues outside; Photo by Kaetlin Kennedy | | Matthew Small playing horns; Photo by Kaetlin Kennedy | | Photo by Caleb Forrester | | |
Tröma Nagmo Black Feast
Friday, December 12th, 7:00-8:30
Center only
If you are interested in exploring the Chod (cutting through) traditions of Vajrayana Buddhism, you are invited to attend. Troma Nagmo is a wrathful female manifestation of wisdom, whose practices are designed to cut through ego, attachment, and dualistic thinking.
Riwo Sang Chod, Smoke Offering
Sunday, December 21st, 1:30-2:30:
Center only
Vajrakilaya
Saturday, December 27th, 4:00-6:30:
Center only
| | Regular Events at Dorje Ling | | |
Meditation Classes
Wednesdays 7:00-8:30pm
(in person only)
We explore a variety of meditation techniques.
Open to everyone
and drop-ins are encouraged.
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Ngöndro Practices
Sundays 11:00-12:30pm
(in person and online)
A foundational practice for students of Vajrayana Buddhism. Open to everyone.
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Lunar Day Practices or Pujas
4:00-6:30 pm
See Upcoming Events for dates
(in person, some offered online)
These practices are intended for our sangha members to come together and make offerings.
Open to everyone.
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"You must first practice hearing the Dharma, then contemplating it, then meditating upon it. If you don’t learn the Dharma first, then on what will you meditate? It will help you accomplish your own benefit and the benefits of others—in this life and future lives."
Ven. Gyatrul Rinpoche,
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Transitional Life Care Presents
A House of Grief:
When Catastrophes Strike
with Dr. Joanne Cacciatore
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Saturday, December 6th,
10:00-12:00pm
Zoom
(This program will not be recorded or distributed and must be attended live.)
In this compelling presentation, we delve into the profound impact of loss on families and individuals, exploring both the immediate aftermath and the long-term effects of such events. "A House of Grief" addresses the emotional, psychological, social, spiritual, and physical toll of experiencing a catastrophic loss. Engaging her more than 30 years of personal, clinical and research experience, Dr. Cacciatore will illustrate grief’s effects and the variety of coping mechanisms individuals adopt. Further, the discussion will cover the role of community-based and external support systems in the processing bereavement.
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