Upcoming Events
See Special Visit Below
"Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva" with Geshe Rapgyal
Sundays, 10:00 - 11:30am - Please join us in-person or email for the Zoom Link: [email protected]. (No regular teaching on Feb 2)
Prayer for Nonviolence and World Peace: Every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10am, with Geshe Rapgyal and Ven. Samdup, In-Person at DGCEC. Focus your intention and nourish your efforts. All are welcome.
Wednesday Community Meditation: 7:00pm and All Are Welcome.
DGCEC Offers Skills in Compassion Building, Meditation and Nonviolence
Learn skills for living well by expanding your compassion, centering in meditation, and exploring the many practices of non-harm.
See All Classes in Universal Human Values HERE.
Special Visit of Ven. Othok Rinpoche and Geshes from Connecticut
Green Tara Sadhana: Saturday, Feb 1, 10:00am to Noon
Green Tara is always ready to respond to the suffering she sees, and to transform fear. Join us for this monthly opportunity to expand your practice with our visiting guests. REGISTER.
Special Traditional Mahakala Ritual for Peace: Saturday, Feb 1, 3:00 – 5:30pm
The Six-Armed Mahakala-Gonpo Chagdug is the official Protector Deity of Drepung Gomang Monastery. You are welcome to attend this profound ritual. You may make specific prayer requests for someone who is sick, for people suffering in wars, for world peace, or for other needs. Sponsor offerings: $50, $75, $100. Register HERE.
Guru Yoga Meditation Practice and Transmission with Ven. Othok Rinpoche: Sunday, February 2, 2025, 10:00am – Noon, ET, In-Person and via Zoom
Ven. Othok Rinpoche, Executive Director of the newly formed Drepung Gomang Buddhist Center of Connecticut, will give a teaching on the Guru Yoga Meditation Practice of Lama Tsongkhapa based on the reading-transmission of the short text, “One Hundred Deities of Tushita”, and the oral transmission of short mantras of the three lineage protectors – Avalokiteshvara (Compassion Buddha), Manjushri (Wisdom Buddha), and Vajrapani (Activity Buddha).
Register HERE; Cost: $25, $35, $45 or $100 Sponsor Level
Drepung Gomang Monastery's 2023-25 Sacred Arts Tour
Visit the Sacred Arts Tour Schedule HERE.
Interested in a Visit at Your Location? Contact National Coordinator, Anne Walter for details: [email protected] or 502-619-1652.
Featured Dharma Offerings
Wednesday - Meditation
Community meditation with chanting and prayers
All Welcome!
with the Monks of DGCEC In-Person
Wednesdays 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday - Buddhist Teachings
All Welcome
with Geshe Rapgyal In-Person or via Zoom
2nd Saturday, 10 - 11am
One Saturday a Month: Mini-Retreat, 9:00am - Noon
Sunday 10 - 11:30am
Special Dharma Classes
Special Tibetan Buddhist Dharma Classes
All Welcome
with Geshe Rapgyal
Registration Required
2023-24 Sacred Arts Tour - Events
Be part of welcoming the new tour! Find out more about house blessings, sand mandalas, and cultural performances
Click for info about the 2023-24 Tour Schedule
Monthly - Green Tara Sadhana
Prayers and Offerings to Green Tara
All Welcome!
with DGCEC Monks
First Saturday, 10am - Noon, In-Person
Featured Compassion Education Center Offerings
Compassion Cultivation Training
Cutting edge transformative secular training by principal author, Dr. Thupten Jinpa, based on contemporary neuroscience and centuries of practice
with Anne Walter
Wednesday - Noontime Meditation
Led by various leaders and in various meditation styles
In-Person
Wednesdays 12:10 - 12:40 pm
Sacred Arts Tour - Events
Find out more about house blessings, sand mandalas, and cultural performances,
2023-24 Drepung Gomang Sacred Arts Tour arrives July 25
Louisville's Arms of Compassion
Stand in solidarity with family and friends of those who have been murdered recently.
All Welcome!
Via Zoom - Fridays,12:00 - 12:30 pm
[email protected] for the link
Giving - How To Support Us
Discover the many ways in which your support can help us grow compassion in the world