2021 Program Overview

January 2021

Tibetan Year of the Iron Ox

Here is an overview of our schedule which ran in 2021.

Due to the ongoing international covid-19 situation, Tushita is still in lockdown and is not able to host any residential programs or drop-in activities.

Instead we continue to offer a great variety of online programs. For more details and free video recordings, please visit our online program page.

Online Program – 2021

• February 8: His Holiness the Dalai Lama – Live Webcast Teaching on Changkya Rölpai Dorje “Recognizing My Mother: An Experiential Song of the View” at the request of Lama Zopa Rinpoche and FPMT (not hosted by Tushita)
• February 12 – 27: Celebrate the New (Tibetan) Year with the Days of Miracles!  With 9 Amazing Teachers joining us online from around the world!
• February 27:  Chotrul Düchen (The Tibetan Buddhist festival Day of Miracles which concludes the 15 Days of Miracles, commemorates Shakyamuni Buddha’s Performance of Miracles to Inspire Faith in Buddha Dharma) 
• March 1 – 12: The Buddhist Path of Training the Mind led by Venerable Drolma – Recordings
• March 11 – 13: Review Sessions of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Teachings led by Venerable Tenzin Legtsok – Recordings
• March 15 – 26: Going Deeper: The Buddhist Path of Training the Mind led by Venerable Drolma – Recordings
• March & April: 4 Saturdays with Geshe Tenzin Zopa Revealing the True Essence: The 8 Verses for Training the Mind – Recordings
• April 5 – 9: The Wisdom of Emptiness and its Long Term Healing Effects: Cultivating Through Study & Practice led by Geshe Dorji Damdul 
• April 12 – 23: Deepen a Caring Heart led by Venerable Drolma – Recordings
• April 26 – May 1 (May 2 Sponsor Day): No Time To Lose! How to Make Friends with Death (Intermediate) led by Venerable Robina Courtin
• May 3 – 14: The Buddhist Path of Training the Mind led by Venerable Drolma – Recordings
• May 17 – 28: Going Deeper: The Buddhist Path of Training the Mind led by Venerable Drolma – Recordings
• May 26: Saka Dawa (The Tibetan Buddhist festival day of Saka Dawa marks the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s Birth, Enlightenment and Parinirvana.)
• May 26: Calming One’s Mind to Achieve a Great Purpose Special Teachings by Serkong Tsenshab Rinpoche (This event is part of the Saka Dawa program)
• May 31 – June 10 (June 11 Sponsor Day): Calm & Focus: A Peaceful Mind Through Meditation (Intermediate) led by Venerable Drolma
• June 14 – 24 (June 25 Sponsor Day): Healing & Transforming Emotions (Intermediate) led by Venerable Drolma
• June 28 – July 9: The Buddhist Path of Training the Mind led by Venerable Drolma – Recordings
• July 10 – 14: 12 Links of Dependent Arising led by Jhado Rinpoche (The teaching on July 14 is part of the Chökhor Düchen program) – Recordings
• July 12 – 23: Going Deeper: The Buddhist Path of Training the Mind led by Venerable Drolma – Recordings
• July 14: Chökhor Düchen (The Tibetan Buddhist festival day of Chökhor Düchen marks the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s First Teaching.)
• July & August: 6 Weekends with Yangten Rinpoche and Geshema Kelsang Wangmo Recognizing My Mother: An Experiential Song on the View by Changkya Rölpai Dorjé – Recordings
• August 2 – 12 (August 13 Sponsor Day): Discover Your True Nature (Intermediate) led by Venerable Jamyang
• August 16 – 26 (August 27 Sponsor Day): The Buddhist Path to Healing: The Medicine Buddha Retreat (Intermediate) led by Venerable Drolma
• September 6 – 17: The Buddhist Path of Training the Mind led by Venerable Drolma – Recordings
• October 11 – November 3 (October 14 & 15 Sponsor Days): Insight into Emptiness (Intermediate) led by Venerable Drolma
• October 15 – 17: Opening the Heart led by Venerable Jamyang – Recordings
• October 26 – 27: Enjoying Life Without Attachment Special Teachings by Serkong Tsenshab Rinpoche (This event is part of the Lhabab Düchen program) – Recordings
• October 27: Lhabab Düchen (The Tibetan Buddhist festival day of Lhabab Düchen marks the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s Descent from the Deva Realm of the Thirty-Three.)
• November 8 – 18 (November 19 Sponsor Day): Living Life to the Fullest (Intermediate) Led by Venerable Jamyang
• November 20 – 26: Precious Garland of the Sublime Path teaching by Geshe Lhakdor – Recordings
• November 29, 2021 – March 3, 2022: Winter Break

Upcoming Program – 2022

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The first half of 2022

We can only make our schedule in 6-month blocks since we are limited by teacher availability, and we also plan our courses around the local teaching dates of His Holiness the Dalai Lama (we do NOT organise these teachings, please see HHDL’s own website for further information) and so we must wait until HHDL’s teaching schedule is announced and finalized.

Therefore, the schedule for the first half of 2022 (February – June) will be published when the international covid-19 situation becomes clearer. This is also when registration for our courses and group retreats will open.

Meanwhile for a general guideline of what to expect please refer to this page and When to Visit.

Remember that we are always closed in December & January for our annual Winter Break.

Keep an eye on this calendar for more information, and please use our website as your first source of information for course dates and information.

We are very attentive to keeping our website updated and publish any changes here as soon as we have any courses or events confirmed. If you email us to ask for information, we won’t be able to tell you anything more than you’d find here (so if it’s not on the calendar, that means we don’t know yet!).

Many Thanks for your patience and understanding!

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Winter Break

Our winter break began on November 29, 2021.