Regular Practices
The Buddha taught that meditation, combined with listening to teachings and reflection, leads to the ultimate liberation from all suffering and to awakening. Meditative practices can be silent, recited, or chanted, with or without instruments.
The courses in the program at Dhagpo Kundreul Ling introduce us to these various meditative practices. It is then possible to practise them regularly, either alone or in a group, at home or in a centre. At Dhagpo Kundreul Ling, they are open to everyone.
Below you will find the schedule of daily, weekly, and monthly practices at Dhagpo Kundreul Ling.
Daily practices
- 8am to 8.45am – Every day, practices as part of the daily curriculum – Main Temple
- 6pm – Mahakala Ritual – Laussedat Temple and Small Temple of Bost
- 8pm – Chenrezig Ritual – Main Temple
Online Meditations
Audio recordings of Chenrezig meditations are available on Dhagpo Kagyu Ling’s YouTube channel.
Weekly practices
- Every Sunday at 9.15am: Green Tara practice – Main Temple of Bost and Laussedat Temple
- Every Sunday at 10am: 16th Karmapa Guru Yoga practice – Small Temple of Bost
Online Meditations
An audio recording of the Green Tara meditation is available on Dhagpo Kagyu Ling’s YouTube channel.
Monthly Practices
April 2025
Monday 7th – Dorjé Pamo practice – 4.15pm – Small Temple of Le Bost
April 7, 2000, at Dhagpo Kundreul Ling, Chogye Trichen Rinpoche, one of the most eminent Sakya masters of the 20th century, transmits teachings to Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa, who had been in retreat there since February 6, 2000. To mark this event, a Dorje Pamo ritual will take place on 7 April 2025 at 4.15pm at the small temple of Dhagpo Kundreul Ling, the place where Chögye Trichen Rinpoche transmitted his teachings to the Karmapa.
Thursday 10th – Sangye Menla Practice – Medicine Buddha – 8.15pm – Laussedat Temple
Saturday 12th – Milarepa Guru Yoga Practice – 8.15pm – Main Temple
- 10am to 11am
- 11.30am to 12.15pm: Recitation of the Five Royal Sutras
- 2.30pm to 3.30pm
- 4pm to 5 pm, followed by the recitation of the Longevity Sutra
- No Chenrezig practice at 20:00
- Each session will be broadcast on YouTube
Wednesday 30 – Kagyu Monlam Day – Main Temple
Aspiration prayers recited during the Kagyu Monlam help dispel confusion from the ordinary mind. When we practise with such motivation, our aspirations are naturally directed towards the cessation of all that is unfavourable, and the flourishing of all that is beneficial.
« It is the best thing we can get, and perhaps, it is the only thing we should get: the clearing away of confusion. »
Thaye Dorje, His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa
Among these prayers of aspiration, there are the Five Royal Sutras including the “Aspiration Prayer of Samantabhadra”. The latter focuses on the highly altruistic wish of attaining enlightenment in order to lead all beings to this state.
Practical information:
One Sunday a month, from 8am to 12.15pm and from 2.30pm to 6.30pm in the Main Temple of Dhagpo Kundreul Ling.
This month, the day will be held on Wednesday 30 April.