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Pema Chodrön Foundation Inspires Giving

The Pema Chodrön Foundation recently awarded a $30,000 grant to Karmapa Center 16 in support of Phase Two of the Parinirvāṇa Stūpa.

The grant will be distributed over three years, with $10,000 given per year for 2026, 2027, and 2028.

Please join us in rejoicing in this excellent generosity to honor the life and teachings of His Holiness, the 16th Karmapa, and in support of building the Parinirvāṇa Stūpa — both in his memory and as a place of pilgrimage, study, contemplating, and meditating — for the benefit of all.

Inspired by this significant gift, KC16 has set a goal to match the $30,000 grant with donations from our benevolent individual supporters, by the end of July 2026, following the consecration of the Guru Rinpoche statue that was recently installed in our lovely pond.

Your kind donation will help us attain this goal! You are welcome to make a gift now or consider a multi-year pledge to help us reach this goal. Donate here.

With much gratitude,

Lynne Conrad Marvet
KC16 Board member

If you have questions or would like additional information, please contact me at lmarvet@karmapacenter16.org.

Amitabha Teaching with Acharya Lhakpa Tshering

You are warmly invited to join for a special teaching by Acharya Lhakpa Tshering, Karmapa Center 16’s resident teacher, on the profound practice of Amitabha, ahead of the 44th Parinirvāṇa Anniversary of His Holiness the 16th Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje. Amitabha practice is especially relevant for our time:

  • We have the opportunity to act for the benefit of ourselves and others, making our human life meaningful and fruitful.
  • Amitabha teaches that genuine aspiration toward Sukhāvatī, combined with focused mind and positive deeds, creates the path for rebirth there. One way of thinking about this is simply as the next moment—supporting both our own well-being and that of the global community day by day.
  • To open this path, we need to sincerely aspire to be born in Dewachen, cultivate virtuous actions, and dedicate the merit of these actions for the benefit of all beings.

We feel honored that Acharya Lhakpa Tshering kindly accepted our invitation to teach on the practice of Amitabha, and hope you will join us on October 26, from 10:30 to 11:30 am Central Time (Chicago, USA). This will replace our usual Sunday Meditation for All session. 

Registration is free. You are welcome to offer a teaching gift or donation in support of the Stupa Project.

Commemorating the Parinirvana Anniversary

This special teaching is offered as part of this year’s 44th Parinirvāṇa Anniversary of His Holiness the 16th Karmapa. For the first time, we will practice the Namchö Dewachen sādhana—“The Recitation Manual for the Sādhana of Sukhāvatī from the Profound Cycle of the Whispered Lineage of the Heart-Treasure of the Namchö.” 

Through our collective aspiration, offerings, and chanting, we commemorate the Parinirvana by actively supporting our own practice, dedicating merit for loved ones who have passed, and extending benefit to the wider world. 

We warmly invite you to join us in this year’s Parinirvāṇa Anniversary practices online (via Zoom) or onsite at KC16, on November 5 and 6.

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16th Gyalwang Karmapa’s Guru Yoga Teaching Retreat

In honor of the 44th Parinirvāṇa Anniversary we will also host our second 16th Gyalwang Karmapa Guru Yoga Teaching Retreat on November 1 and 2. This will be held online and onsite in Hong Kong with special teachings by His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, His Eminence the 12th Goshir Gyaltsab Rinpoche, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, and Dilyak Drupon Rinpoche. 

We hope you will be joining us to learn more about the inspiring life and teachings of the 16th Karmapa and instructions on elegantly concise and profound Guru Yoga Sadhana, “Rainfall of Nectar,”  composed by the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje. Please note that this is a separate registration. 

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We hope you will be joining us for our various activities on the occasion of the 44th Parinirvāṇa Anniversary of His Holiness the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje, including this special teaching on Amitabha Practice. 

May we all be inspired by life and teachings of His Holiness and bring the same compassion and enlightened activities into our lives for the benefit of the world. 

Karmapa Khyenno!

44th Parinirvāṇa Anniversary of His Holiness the 16th Karmapa

Karmapa Center 16 commemorates His Holiness the 16th Karmapa’s parinirvāṇa every year on November 5, the day of his passing at AIC, now called City of Hope Cancer Treatment Center, in Zion, Illinois. In addition to this full day of traditional pujas and practices in Tibetan, we will hold our second 16th Gyalwang Karmapa Guru Yoga Teaching Retreat on the weekend of November 1 and 2, and practice Amitabha on November 6. 

Amitabha Practice on November 6th, 2025

On November 6, as part of this year’s 44th Parinirvāṇa Anniversary of His Holiness the 16th Karmapa, we will practice the Namchö Dewachen sādhana—“The Recitation Manual for the Sādhana of Sukhāvatī from the Profound Cycle of the Whispered Lineage of the Heart-Treasure of the Namchö.” This Amitabha practice is especially relevant for our time because:

  • We have the opportunity to act for the benefit of ourselves and others, making our human life meaningful and fruitful.
  • Amitabha teaches that genuine aspiration toward Sukhāvatī or Dewachen, combined with focused mind and positive deeds, creates the path for rebirth there. One way of thinking about rebirth is simply as the next moment—supporting both our own well-being and that of the global community day by day.
  • To open this path, we need to sincerely aspire to be born in Dewachen or Sukhāvatī, cultivate virtuous actions, and dedicate the merit of these actions for the benefit of all beings.

Making Offerings
Part of this practice includes making offerings and dedicating our practice for loved ones who have recently passed. The prayers and recitations will be chanted in Tibetan. The names of deceased loved ones will be screenshared. 

You are warmly invited to join this practice onsite or online–participating through meditation and reciting Amitabha’s mantra–by registering for our 44th Parinirvana Anniversary. You can make a dedicated Amitabha offering during registration by selecting “In honor/memory of.”

16th Gyalwang Karmapa Guru Yoga Teaching Retreat 2025

In honor of the 44th Parinirvāṇa Anniversary, we will also host our second 16th Gyalwang Karmapa Guru Yoga Teaching Retreat on November 1 and 2. This will be held online and onsite in Hong Kong with special teachings by His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, His Eminence the 12th Goshir Gyaltsab Rinpoche, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, and Dilyak Drupon Rinpoche. 

We hope you will join us to learn more about the inspiring life and teachings of the 16th Karmapa and to receive instructions on elegantly concise and profound Guru Yoga Sadhana, “Rainfall of Nectar,” composed by the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje.

  • Teachings will be in Tibetan or English with translation into Mandarin, Cantonese, and English (when teachings are in Tibetan). Practice sessions will be in Chinese.
  • Recordings will be made available on November 12 to all registrants. You will receive information on how to access the recordings via email.  
  • A Zoom link and more practical information for joining live (online or onsite) will be shared after registration. 

Please note that the registration for this Guru Yoga Teaching and our Parinirvāṇa Anniversary on November 5 and 6 are separate. 

Join Guru Yoga Teaching Retreat

We hope you will join us for our various activities on the occasion of the 44th Parinirvāṇa Anniversary of His Holiness the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje. May we all be inspired by life and teachings of His Holiness and bring the same compassion and enlightened activities into our lives for the benefit of the world. 

SCHEDULE

44th Parinirvāṇa Anniversary at Karmapa Center 16 and online

All times are shown in the local time zone, Central Standard Time (Chicago). Please note: Daylight Saving Time ends on November 2, 2025.

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

Time (UTC -6)*Practice
8:30 – 09:30 amGreen Tara Practice
9:30–10:00 amTea Break
10:00–12:00 pmGuru Yoga Practice: Session 1
12:00–2:30 pmLunch Break
2:30–3:30 pmMahakala Practice
3:30–4:00 pmTea Break
4:00–6:00 pmGuru Yoga Practice: Session 2
6:00 pmDinner
*Schedule for KC16 pujas onsite in Wadsworth, IL, USA on November 5, 2025
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Thursday, November 6, 2025

Time (UTC -6)*Practice
8:30–9:00 amGreen Tara Practice
9:00–09:30 amTea Break
09:30–12:00 pmAmitabha Practice
12:00 pmLunch
*Schedule for KC16 pujas onsite in Wadsworth, IL, USA on November 5, 2025
Click here to see the start time in your local time zone.

Registration

Please register for our 44th Parinirvāṇa Anniversary on November 5 and Amitabha practice on November 6 below. After making an offering (of any amount), a resource page with Zoom links and participation information will be automatically emailed to you. If you don’t see it, please check your spam folder. 

Thank you for being part of this year’s Parinirvāṇa Anniversary. We look forward to practicing with you. 

Guided by Dilyak Drupon Rinpoche, Our Groundwork is Moving Forward

In May of 2015, His Holiness the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, blessed the proposed site of the Parinirvāṇa Stūpa at Karmapa Center 16. Ten years later, almost to the month, the lamas at the Center held traditional pujas and a Vase Ceremony in preparation for the construction of the temple that will house the Parinirvāṇa Stūpa for His Holiness the 16th Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje. From aspiration to manifestation, a decade of collective, continuous, and heartfelt effort led to groundbreaking for the Stūpa Temple, which will house the Parinirvāṇa Stūpa, and other buildings in July, 2025. 

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Sacred Site

Rangjung Rigpe Dorje was the first Karmapa to display parinirvāṇa outside of Tibet. There is no coincidence that His Holiness did so here in Zion, Illinois, consecrating this site as sacred. The Parinirvāṇa Stūpa will be a physical commemoration of His Holiness, encouraging and allowing visitors to make a direct connection with him. 1

“There is a spiritual power in the earth of a sacred place, and it influences the activities performed there,” Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, advisor to KC16, once said. “A sacred place has the energy to bring more joy, compassion, love and awakening from a deep state of delusion. …when we recollect the life-example of His Holiness, full of loving-kindness and compassion, we can extract blessings to manifest those teachings in our own life.”

Stūpas not only represent the enlightenment and/or the life activities of great lineage masters like the 16th Karmapa, they also benefit and protect the environment, and offer a source of merit for countless beings, now and in the future.

Throughout the construction of the Temple and other buildings, we remain steadfast in our commitment to honor the vast love and care that His Holiness embodied for all beings. There are and will be necessary changes to the land, yet we are inspired by the blessings the Temple will bring for the birds and other animals who live here, and for the practitioners and pilgrims who visit or stay for retreats. 

First next steps

Before the engineers and construction team could begin their work, the site needed clearing. The first step, taken by our devoted volunteers and kind friends from Asia, was to respectfully take down the prayer flags marking the circumference of the Temple. It was a poignant moment to see the flags removed, after their sending prayers and blessings on the wind for so many years, yet it meant an exciting move closer toward the building of the Temple.

Next, with great care, the lamas gently cut the grasses—revealing the spaciousness and beauty of the grounds—to prepare the land for the engineers, workers, volunteers, and machines to lay the necessary pipes, pumps, and underground infrastructure. 

With utmost attention and prayers, we are now enlarging and deepening our beautiful, natural pond that has long been a peaceful refuge for birds and other beings at KC16. The change will continue to bring well-being to countless creatures, and if needed, serve as a source of water for the future Parinirvāṇa Stūpa Temple. 

Next spring or maybe sooner, we will place a statue of Guru Padmasambhava (also known as Guru Rinpoche) in the center—the heart—of the pond and humbly dedicate it to the benefit of all who visit. We hope it will help make the future residence of the 17th Karmapa a calm and inspiring place for His Holiness whenever he honors us with a visit. 

A Meaningful Journey

As the work continues, each small action becomes part of a steady, meaningful journey, moving the project forward day by day, week by week, with the support and aspirations of you, all our friends and community around the world. Under the caring guidance of our president, Dilyak Drupon Rinpoche, we can move not only this project forward, but also find inspiration to progress on our personal spiritual path and bring our shared aspirations for the world to fruition.

Every step, both seen and unseen, inspires confidence, trust, and devotion. All the ongoing groundwork is in service to the Karmapa lineage and the enduring presence of the teachings. Our shared project is dedicated to the benefit of beings for generations to come. Your continued support makes it all possible; it is deeply appreciated and gratefully received.

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  1. The aspiration of Karmapa Center 16 is to establish a place for pilgrimage, meditation, retreat, study, and refuge, in honor of His Holiness the 16th Karmapa, Rangjung Rigpe Dorje. Building a Temple for His Holiness the 16th Karmapa’s Parinirvana Stupa will offer powerful connections with the compassionate life example and teachings of HH the 16th Karmapa. Creating this temple will fulfill vast aspirations to benefit beings and encourage individuals to visit for pilgrimage, study, and practice of the dharma in general, the Kagyü in particular, and especially the lineage of the Karmapas. ↩︎

For the World: Our First Shared Kora and Guru Yoga in Kathmandu

During the month of July, over 108 practitioners from around the world joined together for Karmapa Center 16’s first shared walk or “kora” (circumambulation) practice at the Boudha Stūpa (Jarung Kashor) in Kathmandu, Nepal.

Preparing for Our Walks

Before our practice began, Dilyak Drupon Rinpoche kindly shared some personal reflections on pilgrimage. Through the generosity of several organizations, we prepared a small bag with practical items to support participants on their walks around the Stūpa. Each bag also included a calligraphy card by the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, as well as caring instructions for kora practice from Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche.

The Experience of Walking Around the Boudha Stūpa

Some participants began their walks in the quiet hours before dawn, while others came during the day or evening, joining the continuous stream of devoted Dharma practitioners walking around the Stūpa. In just a few days—or slowly, over the span of several weeks—everyone completed at least 108 circumambulations around this sacred place.

The practice was deeply felt by everyone. One participant shared the following heartfelt words:

“Since I could feel this practice was for the benefit of all living beings,
Every step became charged with mindfulness.
While we are circumambulating the Stūpa in this way,
I felt our aspirations could reverse the wheel of karma.
Slowly removing all obstacles,
Alleviating disasters,
Big things become small,
Small things become nothing.
So, when feeling tired
I encouraged myself to continue.
Circumambulating as much as I could.
Since the more I walk,
The more sentient beings could benefit.”

Many described feeling the gaze of the Buddha above them, and spoke about the inspiration and support they found through this shared practice. The experience of walking kora held an extra layer of significance for many, as this period also coincided with the Parinirvana Anniversary of Khenpo Tsültrim Gyamtso Rinpoche—a direct student of His Holiness the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa and a great Kagyü master. This alignment further deepened our practice and strengthened our resolve to walk in their footsteps, inspired by their lives and teachings. 

It was heartwarming to hear their stories and how they felt joining the kora practice during this time was a real support on their spiritual path and encouragement to continue practicing the Dharma after returning home. 

16th Karmapa’s Guru Yoga and Tshok Offering

During this month of July, On July 6, 2025, Karmapa Center 16 organized its first Guru Yoga practice and Tshok offering at the sacred Boudha Stupa (Jarung Kashor) in Kathmandu, Nepal, with the kind support of our friends at Dilyak Monastery—located near the Stupa and the residence of His Holiness the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa during his pilgrimages and teachings in Nepal.

A large tent was set up with a thangka of His Holiness at the center of a beautiful mandala. Under the gaze of the Buddha’s eyes from the Stupa, everyone—onsite and online—came together to practice the 16th Karmapa’s Guru Yoga, Rainfall of Nectar, with heartfelt devotion. We chanted the mantra together, invoking the blessings of the guru for our path and awaken the enlightened qualities from within—Karmapa Khyenno!

Soon after completing the practice and tshok offering, a heavy rain began to fall, as if blessing the gathering.

Walking the Path of Freedom for the Benefit of All

We extend our deep gratitude to all who participated and all who supported our kora and guru yoga practice in countless ways. The funds raised, and the merit generated through our collective effort, will help advance our ongoing Stūpa Project, and we hope it may inspire many more to walk the path of freedom, for the benefit of all.

Karmapa Khyenno!

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插曲五 何以息苦？大众禅修 之 《佛子行三十七颂》开示–内观和自他交换

我们如何让佛法融入自心，并将所学运用于现实生活？如何超越语言文字，将其付诸实践？在本周日的“大众禅修”中，我们不仅共同回顾了迄今所学的偈颂以及阿阇黎拉帕策林的开示，还继续修行成为勇猛诸菩萨。

当下觉知

在完成开场祈请后，我们一如往常地从止禅（śamatha）的修持开始我们的修习。这种修习可以让我们放下过去已发生的一切，不去预期未来可能发生的事情。

通过建立身、语、意的正确姿态，我们将觉知带入当下时刻。藉此我们可以与内心深处的愿望相应——无一例外地，为了一切众生的利益，追求真正的解脱、安乐与幸福。

在保持上述身心安住状态下，我们专心聆听了迄今所学的《佛子行三十七颂》中每一颂。通过这种方式，我们不仅加深了对偈文的熟悉程度，也能更容易地理解其中义理。

斟酌《佛子行三十七颂》架构与创作目的

依据法本，以及阿阇黎拉帕策林与阿阇黎喇嘛滇巴嘉参的注疏，并结合第十七世大宝法王噶玛巴鄔金欽列多傑于2018年在纽约所传的教法，我们共同探讨了《佛子行三十七颂》的结构及迄今所学所有偈颂的宗旨。以下是修习过程中分享的一张幻灯片，展示了我们所讨论的内容梗概。

Partial overview of Ngulchu Tokmé’s structure of the text and purposes of the verses based on commentary up to verse 14.

超越文字本身

在简要总结的基础上，我们强调了几个要点，并结合噶玛巴法王的教导进行说明。例如，法王提到，有时候人们修行多年，却没有明显的进展迹象。他强调，这主要是因为“他们没有让自己的心与前行修法相融合或深入。”这指的是《佛子行三十七颂》中从第一至第七颂所表达的教诲。法王接着说道：

“我们很容易阅读文字，并且基本理解其意义，但将这些教法应用于现实生活却更加困难，因为这并不像阅读那样简单。生活并不是那样简单明了，因为其中混杂着各种事物——好与坏、是与非交织在一起。由于生活复杂且没有像书本那样明确的界限，我们需要花时间运用我们的分析思维和智慧。生活不是一本开放的书，因此我们需要超越文字本身，观察身边周遭正在发生的事情。”

成为勇猛诸菩萨

更加仔细的阅读第十至十四颂，即阿阇黎拉帕策林上周临近尾声时所讲解的内容，我们进一步思考了将“平等安住”与“后得智慧”两者修行融合的重要性，亦即禅修与后禅修实践的结合。我们也可以将其理解为“座上修”和“座下修”。

正如阿阇黎拉帕策林多次所分享的，法王教导我们，这些偈颂中的表达虽然易于理解，但要将其付诸实践却格外困难。这些偈颂还表明，如果我们想要有效地修行菩萨道，就应该远离对世间八法的执着，不应专注于享乐与痛苦的体验。从这个角度来看，菩萨道的修行确实是困难的：

“这需要极大的勇气和信心，而这种勇气与信心并非凭空而来，而是通过渐进的训练培养起来的。并不是因为我们选择了大乘佛法，就能立刻变成勇猛的菩萨。我们必须经历一个严格的训练和学习的过程。”

通过修持自他交换法训练我们的心意识

在《佛子行三十七颂》中，无著贤菩萨提到了自他交换法（Tonglen）修法，阿阇黎拉帕策林和阿阇黎喇嘛滇巴也对此进行了讲解。在我们的修行课程接近尾声时，我们进行了这种修法，作为训练菩提心的一种方式。

简而言之，如果我们看到并感受到所有众生都值得被关爱，因为他们同样寻求幸福而不愿受苦，那么我们便能培养起真正的愿菩提心——愿意牺牲自己的幸福，以减轻他人所遭受的一切痛苦。

通过观想，并借助呼吸的起伏，我们可以深深地与关爱他人的发心相融合，无论是在座上还是座下。这不仅包括我们身边亲近的人，也包括那些我们觉得曾经伤害过我们的人，或者那些我们认为是导致我们曾经或当前所面临不愉快境遇的源头的人。

珍视他人，负其苦难

通过这种方式，我们将所做的一切和所处的每个境遇都融入修行之路，深入训练我们的心意识。我们可以通过问自己一些问题来检查自他交换法的修持：我是否感觉到自己减少了对世间八法的执着？我是否更能承担他人的过错与痛苦？在多大程度上，我能把他人置于比自己更重要的位置？无论进步多么微小，我们都应该寻找进步的迹象，以确保我们的修行是正确的。

在我们本次修行课程结束时，以及每次修持自他交换法时，我们可以如此发愿：“愿我能比珍爱自己更爱惜他人；愿我能代替他们承受其所受之苦。”

在我们回向功德并祝愿大家度过一个美好的一周后，喇嘛尔松诚挚邀请诸位下周日继续聆听阿阇黎拉帕对接下来偈颂的开示，继续修行，成为勇猛诸菩萨。

噶玛巴千诺！

Tibetan Language Class: 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva

Do you wish to get closer to the meaning and feel of the Buddha’s teachings, and/or the compositions and commentaries by the great Tibetan Buddhist masters? One way to do so is to read the original texts in their source language. 

KC16 Tibetan Language Class 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva

This November 17, Karmapa Center 16’s resident teacher, Acharya Lhakpa Tshering, will begin teaching on The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva during our Sunday Meditation for All. We will also start studying this precious text, written by the great master Ngülchu Thogme Zangpo, in KC16’s Tibetan Language Class, in the original Tibetan. We will study literary Tibetan, grammar, and also the art of translating during this online class.

Why read the Thirty-Seven Practices in Tibetan?

Translating the text into our own mother tongue, or other languages, not only enriches and deepens our understanding and practice of the dharma, it also allows us to share the teachings and offer perspectives to others who do not know Tibetan but wish to get closer to the author’s intent. 

If you are interested in reading The Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva in Tibetan and learning (literary or classical) Tibetan in general, then please join us and register below. This is a continuation of our current class, so some knowledge of Tibetan, or the willingness to study the basics (especially the alphabet and pronunciation), is needed to make the class meaningful for all participants. 

Online Class

The class is online from 7 to 8.30 pm (Central Time, Chicago, US) on Sundays. Recordings are made available to all participants to review or catch up on when you can’t join live. If you have any questions about this class, please write an email to communications@karmapacenter16.org. 

Thirty-seven points for working with our mind

We look forward to studying Tibetan and this root text that, as Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche points out, “contains thirty-seven key points for working with our mind, first through taming—finding a way to bring the mind home, to a state of calmness and clarity—and then through cultivating the heart of kindness and compassion. It is, in fact, a practical guide on how to follow the path of the bodhisattvas, verse by verse.” 

Let’s travel together on this path of compassion. 

Karmapa Khyenno!

Registration

Making an offering or donation is optional and is not required to register for our Tibetan Language Class: 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva. You can join for free by selecting a ‘free ticket’. If you would like, you can make a donation to support our Stūpa Project. After selecting a ‘free ticket’ or making an offering (of any amount) below, the Zoom link and other practical information will be delivered in a confirmation email.

The passing of Honorable Karma Dhondup, father of His Holiness the 17th Karmapa

His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa’s father, Honorable Karma Dhondup, passed away on Buddha Purnima Day, the 15th day of the Vesak month (May 23, 2024).

According to the Tibetan calendar, Buddha Purnima is called “Düchen Sumdzom,” meeting three special occasions: the day when Buddha Sakyamuni was born, attained enlightenment and passed away into parinivana.

The resident lamas and members of Karmapa Center 16 in Wadsworth, Illinois, will be holding daily prayers and butter lamp offerings through the 49th day

Meditation for All – Every Sunday, Online and Onsite

Since October of last year, our resident teacher, Acharya Lhakpa Tshering, has offered guided meditation and short dharma teachings every Sunday at Karmapa Center 16, and friends in the area have been able to join us onsite.

As everyone is welcome, and no prior experience is needed, Acharya calls the Sunday sessions Meditation for All. 

We are delighted to announce that beginning January 14, 2024, Acharya’s teaching and the opportunity to practice together, will be offered online, so that Meditation for All will, indeed, be available to all! 

Please join us onsite or online! 

For online access, please register here for the Zoom link. The sessions begin at 10 am and finish at 11:30 am Central Standard Time. Please be sure to log onto Zoom a few minutes before we start. Below, you can find a few other guidelines that will help all of us practice together in the most beneficial way possible.

KC16’s resident teacher – Acharya Lhakpa Tshering. Photo Credit: Gloria Sherab Drolma

We aspire to follow in the footsteps of His Holiness the 16th Gyalwang Karmapa by offering Meditation for All to everyone and practicing together as he once expressed: 

“I will always exert myself in dharmic recitation, proclamations, and readings. In mind, I will not flutter back and forth like a young bird on a branch. Not getting absorbed in discursive thoughts of good and bad, I will meditate, cultivating forbearance and relying on my own perceptions, not those of others. I will reflect on how best to benefit the teachings and beings.” 


Karmapa Khyenno!