Drepung Loseling - Spiritual Development Program
September - 2026 Calendar

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September - 2026 Highlights

Tuesday September 1
In-Person & Live Stream

Public Talk "The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva: Practice of Concentration"
by Geshe Ngawang Phende

7:00 pm


The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva - Verse 29. Understanding that disturbing emotions are destroyed By special insight with calm abiding, Cultivate concentration which surpasses The four formless absorptions - This is the practice of Bodhisattvas.

Tuesday September 8
In-Person & Live Stream

Public Talk "The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva: Practice of Wisdom"
by Geshe Ngawang Phende

7:00 pm


The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva - Verse 30. Since the five perfections without wisdom, Cannot bring perfect enlightenment, Along with skilful means cultivate the wisdom Which does not conceive the three spheres [as real] - This is the practice of Bodhisattvas.

Thursday September 10
In-Person & Live Stream

Special Puja for Nepal & Tibet
by the Drepung Loseling Monks

7:00 pm


Join us on Thursday, September 10 at 7 PM for a puja offered in prayer for all those affected by the floods. The lives lost, those still missing, the survivors now rebuilding, and the families and friends holding them in their hearts.

Tuesday September 15
In-Person & Live Stream

Public Talk "The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva: Identify and Abandon your Own Mistakes"
by Geshe Ngawang Phende

7:00 pm


The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva - Verse 31. If you don't examine your own errors, You may look like a practitioner but not act as one. Therefore, always examining your own errors, Rid yourself of them - This is the practice of Bodhisattvas.

Tuesday September 22
In-Person & Live Stream

Public Talk "The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva: Avoiding Dwelling on the Faults of Others"
by Geshe Ngawang Phende

7:00 pm


The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva - Verse 32. If through the influence of disturbing emotions You point out the faults of another Bodhisattva, You yourself are diminished, so don't mention the faults Of those who have entered the Great Vehicle - This is the practice of Bodhisattvas.

Saturday September 26

Intermediate Series • Part 2
Relative Bodhichitta: Generating the Mind of Enlightenment

with Geshe Ngawang Phende

10:00 am - 4:00 pm
*Via ZOOM
This five-part series, taught by with Geshe Ngawang Phende, is designed to provide a solid basis for the practice of Mahayana Buddhist meditation. This series of teachings form the precondition for tantric practice. The series ends with Vajrasattva meditation which is a weekly regular advanced practice at DLM.
  FEE: $325 for the full series ($275 for members).
Members who have completed the entire series in the past may repeat for FREE, but are still required to register. Register here.

Tuesday September 29
In-Person & Live Stream

Public Talk "The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva: Abandon Attachment to Gain and Honor"
by Geshe Ngawang Phende

7:00 pm


The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva - Verse 33. Reward and respect cause us to quarrel And make hearing, thinking and meditation decline. For this reason give up attachment to The households of friends, relations and benefactors - This is the practice of Bodhisattvas.

 
REGULAR EVENTS
*All events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
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Tuesday 6:00 PM Medicine Buddha Practice
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  7:00 PM Public Teaching & Meditation
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Livestream
Wednesday 7:00 PM Evening Prayers - by the Drepung Loseling Monks
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Thursday 4:30 PM Protector Puja (Trinchol) - by the Drepung Loseling Monks
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Sunday 9:30 AM Vajrasattva Practice In-Person & Via Zoom
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Geshe Yeshe at: center@drepung.org
  11:00 AM Meditation - Led by DLM Resident Teachers
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1st Sundays
11:00 AM Basics of Meditation
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1st Sundays 12 noon Sunday Chai Social Hour
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