Garchen Buddhist Institute’s Sunday practices, dharma talks, and classes have been our offering for many years — a way for the local community of practitioners and seekers to come together in love and learning, and a way for the world-wide sangha to feel connected to Garchen Rinpoche, the Lamas and the Institute via livestream. We are happy to be able to continue these offerings online, during this time of difficulty.

Note: This Sunday program is only available when there is not another event scheduled at the Institute. Click our Event Calendar for more clarity on the schedule. 

Sunday Practice with H.E. Garchen Rinpoche and Garchen Institute Lamas
10am–12pm

Guided Meditation with Venerable Khenpo Tenzin
3pm–4pm  

Each Sunday we will do a different practice on a rotating basis. That rotation will look like this:

*Arya Tara & Jangchok for the Living
(Burning Away Afflications, prayers for the living)

*Arya Tara & Jangchok for the Dead
(Burning Away Afflications, prayers for the dead)

*Lama Chopa and Dharmapalas
(Dharma protectors)

*Arya Tara & Jangchok for the Living and so forth.

Click the Texts for Sunday Practice, below, to view or download all the texts you will need.

To submit names for the Jangchok for the Living or the Dead please email your list of names to: dedications@garchen.net

• Please group your names by Living or Dead, clearly stated.
• Names are listed by commas or semicolons if needed, for example:  Jane Smith, Julio Lopez, Pham Duc Lam… it helps us tremendously if you list your dedication names similarly.
• You are welcome to submit names in your native language character or type.
• Dates, locations, relationship are not included in the list

Thank you so much. May all beings benefit, and be relieved of suffering and its causes!

The Garchen Buddhist Institute is pleased to introduce a new program of Sponsored Puja Services. Pujas are prayer rituals which involve visualization, mantra recitation and offerings to enlightened beings (Buddhas & Bodhisattvas). They are performed to receive the blessings of these enlightened beings, to accumulate merit, and to dispel obstacles and negative circumstances for oneself and others. Pujas can be sponsored to benefit oneself or another, for the living or for the dead.

H.E. Garchen Rinpoche has said that it is extremely beneficial to take vows online, as it really shows you have a strong aspiration to receive them! He has also said that the reason you are truly able to receive vows online, is because of the ultimate nature of the Three Jewels — the Buddha, the Dharma (teachings), and the Sangha (spiritual community). This ultimate nature is actually love, which is all-pervasive like space. So if you have the heart and intention of love, you receive the vows whether or not you are physically present for the ceremony.