Saturdays, 10am-12pm
A Teaching Series, May 2nd - the end of July
Foundational Teachings on the Progressive Stages of the Path: Gampopa’s Ornament of Precious Liberation
with Ven. Khenmo Sonam Choenzin
In- Person and OnlineDrong Ngur Jangchubling is pleased to announce a new teaching series at our Dharma Center in Wesley Chapel, Florida. Beginning Saturday, May 2nd, Khenmo Sonam Choenzin will offer teachings on Gampopa’s Ornament of Precious Liberation, held weekly from 10am to 12pm and continuing through the end of July. This profound text presents a complete and systematic path of the Dharma, guiding practitioners from the very foundations to the realization of Mahamudra, and can be understood as a comprehensive guidebook for the spiritual traveler—one that, like careful preparation before a journey, lays out everything needed to successfully traverse the path.
Sundays, 10:00am-12:00pm
The Practice of Vajrasattva: Second Inner Preliminary of the Three Year Program
with Drupon Thinley Ningpo Rinpoche
In- Person and OnlineVajrasattva embodies the hundred peaceful and wrathful deities and represents our mind's innate purity, which remains fundamentally unstained despite temporary obscurations. Among all methods for purifying negativity and gathering the accumulations of merit and wisdom essential for awakening, Vajrasattva practice stands as one of Vajrayana Buddhism's most profound purification methods.
Whether you're continuing your journey through the Three Year Program or joining us specifically for Vajrasattva, this practice offers profound methods for clearing obstacles and revealing the luminous nature of mind.
Beginning May 17th
Sundays, 10:00am-12:00pm
Entering the Mandala Practice of the Drikung Kagyu Fivefold Mahamudra Path
with Drupon Thinley Ningpo Rinpoche
As our three-year program continues to unfold, we are delighted to announce the beginning of the seventh stage of the preliminaries (ngondro): the Mandala Offering practice within the Drikung Kagyu Fivefold Mahamudra path. With the Vajrasattva section now nearing completion, this is a meaningful moment to recognize the dedication, perseverance, and sincerity we have brought to the path so far as we look forward to Mandala.
Online and In-Person
May 23-24, 2026
Amitabha Weekend Retreat & Empowerment
Launching Our Sangha’s One Million Mantra Accumulation
at Marpa Retreat Center
led by Drupon Thinley Ningpo Rinpoche with oral interpretation by Virginia Blum
Join us for a special weekend retreat dedicated to Amitabha Buddha, beginning with an Amitabha empowerment that will initiate our sangha’s collective aspiration to accumulate one million recitations of the Amitabha mantra. This retreat will be led by Drupon Thinley Ningpo Rinpoche, a holder of the title retreat master with deep experience guiding intensive, practice-focused retreats. Rinpoche is known for his ability to communicate profound dharma in a direct way as practical instruction that helps practitioners confidently engage in the actual practice and then bring it into everyday life.
Location: Marpa Retreat Center, Louisville, Kentucky
Sunday, December 24th,
10:00am – 12:00pm
Teachings on the 6 Paramitas,
The Perfection of Wisdom
with Drupon Thinley Ningpo Rinpoche and Virginia Blum
The event will be held in person at our center in Wesley Chapel, Florida, and also on YouTube Livestream and Zoom Webinar.
Drupon Rinpoche will teach on The Six Paramitas, which are the main practices of the bodhisattva path and include generosity, ethical discipline, patience, diligence, meditative concentration, and wisdom.
Last weekend, Drupon Rinpoche taught the paramitas of diligence and meditative concentration. He will begin teaching on the perfection of wisdom this Sunday, December 24th.
Zoom ID: 886 1385 8419
Passcode: Contact drongngurevents@gmail.com
