March 2025 Programs
Sakya Thupten Dargye Ling’s programs are held via Zoom. To join, please email programs@mnsakyacenter.org for the Zoom link and passcode.
Highlights of February Dharma Programs
- 3/2 (Sun) Blue Flower Meditation
- 3/9 &16 (Sun) Twelve Links of Dependant Origination
- 3/1, 8, 15, & 22 (Sat) Sakya Pandita: Elegant Sayings (for youth and young adults, taught in Tibetan)
- 3/9 Four Mandala Green Tara Puja (Tibetan & Chinese languages)
- 3/9 Jetsun Tara Puja (Tibetan language)
- 3/14 (Fri) Choetrul Duechen Program
- 3/30 (Sun) Medicine Buddha Puja
- 3/30 (Sun) Community and Children Program with potluck lunch
Great Miracles Day
Choetrul Duechen
Sojong, followed by 16 arhats puja
led by Khenpo Thupten Gongphel
(Zoom)
Friday, March 14
7 AM Central Time (Minnesota)
Taking Sojong vows is a precious opportunity to purify past misdeeds and renew our commitment to the path of virtue. By observing this vow with sincerity, may we cleanse our minds, cultivate discipline, and walk with greater clarity on the path to liberation.
The 16 Arhats Puja honors the 16 enlightened disciples of the Buddha who vowed to uphold his teachings. On the day of the Choetrul Duechen, this puja is performed to invoke their blessings for harmony, protection, and spiritual prosperity in the coming year.
Blue Flower Meditation
led by Khenpo Thupten Gongphel
(Zoom and in person)
Sunday, March 2
10 AM Central Time (Minnesota)
11 AM Eastern / 9 AM Mountain / 8 AM Pacific
Join us for the Blue Flower Calm Abiding meditation teaching, a practice designed to cultivate a stable and peaceful mind. Using the gentle imagery of a blue flower as a focus, this meditation nurtures mindfulness, tranquility, and clarity. Perfect for practitioners at any level, this teaching offers practical tools to bring calm and balance to daily life.
Teaching:
Twelve Links of Dependant Origination
taught by Khenpo Thupten Gongphel
(Zoom and in person)
Sundays, March 9 & 16
10 AM Central Time (Minnesota)
11 AM Eastern / 9 AM Mountain / 8 AM Pacific
This month, our center will explore the teaching of the Twelve Interdependent Originations, a profound framework that illustrates how all phenomena arise through interconnected causes and conditions. By understanding this cycle, we can uncover the roots of suffering and gain insight into the path of liberation. Join us as we delve into this timeless wisdom and its practical applications in daily life.
Teaching series for youth and young adults (13+):
Sakya Pandita: Elegant Sayings
taught by Khenpo Thupten Gongphel
(Zoom)
Saturdays, March 1, 8, 15, & 22
10 AM Central Time (Minnesota)
11 AM Eastern / 9 AM Mountain / 8 AM Pacific
Sakya Pandita’s Elegant Sayings is a popular guide to the art of living. The Sakya Legshe—or “Treasury of Elegant Sayings”—has been fundamental to the development of Tibetan culture and character. Sakya Pandita uses proverbs and stories to address the basic question: “How are we to live peaceably with ourselves and with others?”
*This class will be taught in the Tibetan language for youth and young adults (13+).
*No class on 3/29.
Jetsun Tara Puja
led by Khenpo Thupten Gongphel
(in person)
Sunday, March 9
5 PM Central Time (Minnesota)
There is no Zoom for this program.
To join in person in Minnesota, please contact Khenpo.
Green Tara Four-Mandala Puja
(Tibetan & Chinese languages)
with Khenpo Thupten Gongphel & Kunga Tamang
Sunday, March 9
12 PM Central Time (Minnesota)
1 PM Eastern / 11 AM Mountain / 10 AM Pacific
co-hosted with LA Sakya Center.
「度母四曼達儀軌」的修持 ，特別是仰賴供曼達的修行，可以幫助我們累積資量、淨除罪障、斷除我執、煩惱、圓滿世間法、祛除病魔惡緣、不順遂等惡事。通過度母的慈悲攝受，我們能更快速地可消除我們身語意之業障，獲得入世與出世的圓滿成就。
Medicine Buddha Puja
led by Khenpo Thupten Gongphel
(Zoom and in person)
Sunday, March 30
10 AM Central Time (Minnesota)
11 AM Eastern / 9 AM Mountain / 8 AM Pacific
Through the Medicine Buddha Puja, may the healing light of the Buddha’s wisdom dispel all suffering, bringing peace to body, mind, and spirit. May all beings be free from illness, fear, and ignorance, and may the blessings of the Medicine Buddha guide us on the path to ultimate well-being and enlightenment.
Community and Children Program
with potluck lunch
Sunday, March 30
11:30 AM Central Time (Minnesota)
(in person)
Links for Your Home Practice
More sources available on our Resources page.