Lama Yeshe Ling Tibetan Buddhist Group

06/07/2026

https://lamayesheling.org/calendar-item/a-guide-to-the-bodhisattvas-way-of-life-commentary-by-geshe-sonam-6/

Śāntideva (c. 8th century CE) is perhaps the most well-known of the great scholars of the ancient Indian Buddhist Monastery Nālandā. He composed the beautifully poetic text of the Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra in around the year 700, and its influence on Indo-Tibetan Buddhism cannot be overstated. In beautifully poetic verse with rich analogies, the treatise presents the journey of the bodhisattva from the first initial wish to arise the mind of bodhicitta, through the cultivation of the six perfections, to the result of perfect and complete enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. This seminal text of the Mahāyāna tradition will provide students with a rich understanding of the bodhisattva practices and how they can be cultivated in view, meditation, and conduct.

Geshe Sonam will also be giving a supplemental commentary on Changkya Rölpai Dorjé’s text Recognizing My Mother: An Experiential Song on the View, which is a pith instruction on wisdom. The “mother” the text refers to is emptiness itself. Changkya Rölpai Dorjé argues that by recognizing our mother, we can cut through duality and experience things as they are. The text includes pithy explorations and critiques of the various philosophical viewpoints on emptiness.

These teachings are sponsored by many individual benefactors, cultivating the generosity of giving the Dharma.

Please help to support these precious Dharma teachings: https://lamayesheling.org/donate-3/

Visit our website to learn more about The Lama Yeshe Ling Centre: https://lamayesheling.org/

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06/05/2026

https://lamayesheling.org/calendar-item/white-heruka-longevity-initiation-tsewang-with-geshe-sonam/

If you have any issues with the registration form, please contact us at: [email protected] and we can help you!

Registration to attend in person will be kept open until the day of the initiation, but we request that people register ahead of time so that we can be better prepared to welcome everyone on the day. There is no need to register again to attend in-person. Thank you!

Note that registration to attend the initiation online will close Friday, June 12th, at 7 pm (EST).

Please click on the link above to register.

The White Heruka (White Cakrasaṃvara) longevity initiation is a practice from the Mañjuśrī Cycle of teachings (Jamyang Chokor) of Lama Tsongkhapa. His Holiness the Dalai Lama has said that he recites this practice daily and that it is especially effective during times of degeneration and obstacles.

The practice includes visualizations for balancing the elements and restoring health, life force, and resources and conducive conditions. Receiving this longevity initiation (tsewang) establishes a connection with the deity and allows one to engage in the practice. We will make texts for students at different levels of engagement available after the initiation. The initiation can be taken as an initiation or as a blessing.

Please find below how you can contribute to the success of this empowerment. Opportunities to volunteer during the event (sign-up form coming), as well as a form to sponsor this White Heruka Initiation (Tsewang).

When: Sunday, June 14, 2026, 12:00 – 2:00 pm EDT

Where: Burlington Public Library, Central Branch, Centennial Hall, and online.

White Heruka Longevity Initiation (Tsewang) with Geshe Sonam *** Pre-registration is now required for both In-Person and ONLINE attendance. Geshe Sonam is offering this empowerment both in person a…

05/31/2026

https://lamayesheling.org/calendar-item/a-guide-to-the-bodhisattvas-way-of-life-commentary-by-geshe-sonam-6/

*This session will include a special transmission for Saga Dawa

Śāntideva (c. 8th century CE) is perhaps the most well-known of the great scholars of the ancient Indian Buddhist Monastery Nālandā. He composed the beautifully poetic text of the Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra in around the year 700, and its influence on Indo-Tibetan Buddhism cannot be overstated. In beautifully poetic verse with rich analogies, the treatise presents the journey of the bodhisattva from the first initial wish to arise the mind of bodhicitta, through the cultivation of the six perfections, to the result of perfect and complete enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. This seminal text of the Mahāyāna tradition will provide students with a rich understanding of the bodhisattva practices and how they can be cultivated in view, meditation, and conduct.

Geshe Sonam will also be giving a supplemental commentary on Changkya Rölpai Dorjé’s text Recognizing My Mother: An Experiential Song on the View, which is a pith instruction on wisdom. The “mother” the text refers to is emptiness itself. Changkya Rölpai Dorjé argues that by recognizing our mother, we can cut through duality and experience things as they are. The text includes pithy explorations and critiques of the various philosophical viewpoints on emptiness.

These teachings are sponsored by many individual benefactors, cultivating the generosity of giving the Dharma.

Please help to support these precious Dharma teachings: https://lamayesheling.org/donate-3/

Visit our website to learn more about The Lama Yeshe Ling Centre: https://lamayesheling.org/

Subscribe to our centre's newsletter to learn about our programs: https://lamayesheling.org/contact/subscribe/

05/30/2026

This Sunday May 31st Geshe la will transmit the Phag Tö (ཕགས་བསྟོད།།) Praise to Avalokiteśvara in honour of the holiest full moon day of Saga Dawa in honour of Lord Buddhas birth, enlightenment and Paranirvana: https://lamayesheling.org/calendar-item/celebrate-saga-dawa-a-guide-to-the-bodhisattvas-way-of-life-commentary-by-geshe-sonam/

You can download the prayer from the FPMT store here: https://shop.fpmt.org/Praise-and-Prayer-to-Noble-Avalokiteshvara-eBook-PDF_p_2073.html

Khedrup has written about the prayer and translated the outline:

https://rorytasker.com/2026/05/27/notes-from-kunkyen-wangpos-commentary-on-the-phag-to-praise-and-prayer-to-noble-avalokitesvara-part-1/

05/24/2026

https://lamayesheling.org/calendar-item/a-guide-to-the-bodhisattvas-way-of-life-commentary-by-geshe-sonam-6/

Śāntideva (c. 8th century CE) is perhaps the most well-known of the great scholars of the ancient Indian Buddhist Monastery Nālandā. He composed the beautifully poetic text of the Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra in around the year 700, and its influence on Indo-Tibetan Buddhism cannot be overstated. In beautifully poetic verse with rich analogies, the treatise presents the journey of the bodhisattva from the first initial wish to arise the mind of bodhicitta, through the cultivation of the six perfections, to the result of perfect and complete enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. This seminal text of the Mahāyāna tradition will provide students with a rich understanding of the bodhisattva practices and how they can be cultivated in view, meditation, and conduct.

Geshe Sonam will also be giving a supplemental commentary on Changkya Rölpai Dorjé’s text Recognizing My Mother: An Experiential Song on the View, which is a pith instruction on wisdom. The “mother” the text refers to is emptiness itself. Changkya Rölpai Dorjé argues that by recognizing our mother, we can cut through duality and experience things as they are. The text includes pithy explorations and critiques of the various philosophical viewpoints on emptiness.

These teachings are sponsored by many individual benefactors, cultivating the generosity of giving the Dharma.

Please help to support these precious Dharma teachings: https://lamayesheling.org/donate-3/

Visit our website to learn more about The Lama Yeshe Ling Centre: https://lamayesheling.org/

Subscribe to our centre's newsletter to learn about our programs: https://lamayesheling.org/contact/subscribe/

05/20/2026

https://lamayesheling.org/calendar-item/geshe-sonam-the-generation-stage-practice-of-sri-cakrasa%e1%b9%83vara-2/

When: Saturday, May 23rd, 2026, 10:00 – 11:30 am ET

Times of future monthly teachings will be announced.

Register below by Thursday, May 21st, 2026 at 7:00 pm ET to allow time to process registrations. Any registrations submitted after this time may not be processed in time for the teaching. You will, however, have access to the recordings for some time after the event once your registration has been processed if you register after this date.

Note: Those who attended previous sessions of this Heruka-Cakrasaṃvara and/or Vajrabhairava/Vajrayogini, or the Practice series with Paula Chichester are not required to register again.

Please Note: Participation in Geshe Sonam’s Vajrayana teachings requires an empowerment into a deity practice of Highest Yoga Ta**ra such as Cakrasaṃvara, Yamāntaka, Kālacakra, Vajrayogini or Guhyasamāja.

05/17/2026

https://lamayesheling.org/calendar-item/a-guide-to-the-bodhisattvas-way-of-life-commentary-by-geshe-sonam-6/

Śāntideva (c. 8th century CE) is perhaps the most well-known of the great scholars of the ancient Indian Buddhist Monastery Nālandā. He composed the beautifully poetic text of the Bodhisattvacaryāvatāra in around the year 700, and its influence on Indo-Tibetan Buddhism cannot be overstated. In beautifully poetic verse with rich analogies, the treatise presents the journey of the bodhisattva from the first initial wish to arise the mind of bodhicitta, through the cultivation of the six perfections, to the result of perfect and complete enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. This seminal text of the Mahāyāna tradition will provide students with a rich understanding of the bodhisattva practices and how they can be cultivated in view, meditation, and conduct.

Geshe Sonam will also be giving a supplemental commentary on Changkya Rölpai Dorjé’s text Recognizing My Mother: An Experiential Song on the View, which is a pith instruction on wisdom. The “mother” the text refers to is emptiness itself. Changkya Rölpai Dorjé argues that by recognizing our mother, we can cut through duality and experience things as they are. The text includes pithy explorations and critiques of the various philosophical viewpoints on emptiness.

These teachings are sponsored by many individual benefactors, cultivating the generosity of giving the Dharma.

Please help to support these precious Dharma teachings: https://lamayesheling.org/donate-3/

Visit our website to learn more about The Lama Yeshe Ling Centre: https://lamayesheling.org/

Subscribe to our centre's newsletter to learn about our programs: https://lamayesheling.org/contact/subscribe/