Dear all,

There have been a few changes to the class schedule. Please see the amended schedule for November 2025 – May 2026 below. Thank you.

ANNOUNCEMENT - Class Schedule For NOV 2025 - May 2026

Greetings from Drupa Monastery Oasis of Dharma! We are pleased to announce our Dharma program that will take place from November 2025 through to May 2026.

White Tara Long Life Empowerment: 30th Nov 2025

A group of Dharma students sincerely requested Drupa Rinpoche to inaugurate DMOD's activities by bestowing a Long-Life Empowerment for the well-being of all and the flourishing of the Buddhadharma. For reasons of auspiciousness, Rinpoche graciously accepted the request and will confer the White Tara Long Life Empowerment on 30th Nov 2025 from 10am at the DMOD premises. It is advised to follow a strict vegetarian diet on that morning.

Meditation sessions & Classes - Khacholing Center Dharma classes (in English language and Tibetan language): Alternate Sundays at DMOD

Meditation: Rinpoche will lead 20-minute meditation sessions before each class.There will be a short break after each meditation session. Participants are welcome to remain to join in the follow-on Dharma classes or are free to leave thereafter.

Classes: For the benefit of new attendees, here is a brief summary of the text that is being discussed in the English language classes: Bodhicaryavatara or Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by Shantideva.

Ancient wisdom yet relevant to contemporary life, Shantideva’s verses challenge our outlook and responses to everyday life situations through reasoning and logic. The text extols the value of developing bodhicitta (altruism) through cultivating mindfulness, introspection and engaging in the 6 Perfections of generosity, morality, patience, joyful effort, concentration and wisdom. This semester discusses the Perfection of Concentration. In the Tibetan language Dharma classes, the text that is being discussed is Six Preparatory Practices and second chapter of Bodhicaryavatara. The combined (Eng/Tibetan) class schedule is set out below.

Main Highlights of the program for this semester

Visit by His Eminence Jadho Rinpoche: Teachings on “Seven Point Mind

Training” and the conferment of the Solitary Yamantaka Empowerment (in

Tibetan with English translation): Friday 9th Jan 2026 from 4:30pm at DMOD, 315 Morton St W, Saint Paul MN 55107.

Teachings: HE Jadho Rinpoche is a renowned Buddhist scholar and vajra master

who was the former abbot of Namgyal Monastery as well as Gyuto monastery, Dharamsala, India. The teachings will be on the mind training text titled “Seven Point Mind Training” that sets out the basis and methods of mind training in one’s spiritual journey for the ultimate benefit of all beings.

Empowerment: The Solitary Yamantaka Empowerment is of the Highest Yoga

Tantra category that requires the participant to undertake vows and lifetime prayer commitments. The commitments involved in taking the Yamantaka initiation are lifelong practices of:

   ⁃    Daily recitation of the Six Session (short or long) Guruyoga prayer

   ⁃    Daily recitation of the short or long sadhana of Yamantaka.

Participants need to undertake these practice commitments after receiving the initiation. This Initiation also involves taking bodhisattva vows and tantric vows. Access to pdf copies of the Six Session Guruyoga & the Yamantaka Sadhana will be given to participants after the initiation.

Amended Class Schedule for November 2025 – May 2026

**The commitments involved in taking the Yamantaka initiation are lifelong practices of:

⁃   Daily recitation of the Six Session (short or long) Guruyoga prayer

⁃   Daily recitation of the short or long sadhana of Yamantaka.

 Participants need to undertake these practice commitments after receiving the initiation.

This Initiation also involves taking bodhisattva vows and tantric vows. Access to pdf copies of the Six Session Guruyoga & the Yamantaka

Sadhana will be given to participants after the initiation.

There will be simultaneous translation (via FM receivers) into English.