This event is available online ONLY.
This is a free public talk. If you want access to the learning center please register.
Over the past year, Dzokden has shared an expanding collection of sacred music in English, Tibetan, Chinese, Hungarian, and other languages. While this may seem like a modern expression of the Dharma, it follows a tradition that stretches back through the great Buddhist masters themselves.
For centuries, realized masters composed songs of realization (mgur) and dohā to communicate the living experience of the path. Alongside philosophical treatises and meditation manuals, these poetic teachings distilled profound realization into verses that could be contemplated, remembered, sung, and passed from teacher to disciple. Their songs reveal not only what the masters taught, but what they directly realized.
As we introduce Sights and Sounds of Shambhala—a new initiative bringing together sacred music and Buddhist art—we are honored to celebrate the Parinirvāṇa of Jetsun Tāranātha, one of the most prolific scholars, yogis, and accomplished meditation masters in Tibetan Buddhist history.
To commemorate this occasion, Khentrul Rinpoche will offer a teaching and commentary on one of Tāranātha’s songs of realization from his collected works. Through this profound vajra song, we will explore the essential heart of the path—bringing together view, meditation, and conduct as a direct guide to realization.
Join us in honoring the extraordinary legacy of Jetsun Tāranātha through the timeless tradition of songs of realization, where the awakened experience of the masters continues to inspire practitioners across generations.
Listen to Dzokden music on any music platform, spotify, youtube or apple music to hear songs in your language:
Dzokden Spotify
Dzokden Apple Music
Dzokden Youtube
Zoom Information
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86071827510?pwd=1hAd1IQ4ndhGUH5g5URNKOr2Ay5uaq.1
Webinar ID: 860 7182 7510
Password: 108108
Schedule by time zone:
Vienna, Austria — Wed, 2 Jun 2027 at 7:30 PM CEST
San Francisco, USA — Wed, 2 Jun 2027 at 10:30 AM PDT
New York, USA — Wed, 2 Jun 2027 at 1:30 PM EDT
São Paulo, Brazil — Wed, 2 Jun 2027 at 2:30 PM BRT
Hanoi, Vietnam — Thu, 3 Jun 2027 at 12:30 AM ICT
Hong Kong, Hong Kong — Thu, 3 Jun 2027 at 1:30 AM HKT
Melbourne, Australia — Thu, 3 Jun 2027 at 3:30 AM AEST
This event is available online ONLY.
This is a free public talk. If you want access to the learning center please register.
Over the past year, Dzokden has shared an expanding collection of sacred music in English, Tibetan, Chinese, Hungarian, and other languages. While this may seem like a modern expression of the Dharma, it follows a tradition that stretches back through the great Buddhist masters themselves.
For centuries, realized masters composed songs of realization (mgur) and dohā to communicate the living experience of the path. Alongside philosophical treatises and meditation manuals, these poetic teachings distilled profound realization into verses that could be contemplated, remembered, sung, and passed from teacher to disciple. Many were composed as direct advice to students, revealing the heart of the path through the master’s own realization.
As we introduce Sights and Sounds of Shambhala—a new initiative bringing together sacred music and Buddhist art—we are honored to celebrate the Parinirvāṇa of Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen, one of the greatest masters of the Jonang lineage.
To commemorate this occasion, Khentrul Rinpoche will offer a teaching and commentary on one of Dolpopa’s songs of realization from his collected works. Through this timeless pith instructions of song, we will explore practical guidance for those aspiring to embody the authentic conduct of a bodhisattva and deepen their practice on the path to awakening.
Join us in honoring the enduring wisdom of Dolpopa through the living tradition of songs of realization, where devotion, meditation, and direct experience become one.
Listen to Dzokden music on any music platform, spotify, youtube or apple music to hear songs in your language:
Dzokden Spotify
Dzokden Apple Music
Dzokden Youtube
Zoom Information
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84843224102?pwd=TNFf7N2JqetoFPwohWP2XFSWVYisM6.1
Webinar ID: 848 4322 4102
Password: 108108
Schedule by Time Zone:
Mexico City, Mexico — Sat, 4 Dec 2027 at 10:00 AM CST
San Francisco, USA — Sat, 4 Dec 2027 at 8:00 AM PST
New York, USA — Sat, 4 Dec 2027 at 11:00 AM EST
São Paulo, Brazil — Sat, 4 Dec 2027 at 1:00 PM BRT
Vienna, Austria — Sat, 4 Dec 2027 at 5:00 PM CET
Hanoi, Vietnam — Sat, 4 Dec 2027 at 11:00 PM ICT
Hong Kong, Hong Kong — Sun, 5 Dec 2027 at 12:00 Midn HKT
Melbourne, Australia — Sun, 5 Dec 2027 at 3:00 AM AEDT
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Receive the Twenty-One Taras Empowerment, Oral Transmissions, Hidden Meaning Teachings, Sacred Music & Living Practice
For more than a thousand years, practitioners have turned to Tara for protection, wisdom, healing, fearless compassion, and the swift removal of obstacles. Yet within the Jonang tradition, the Twenty-One Taras reveal something even more profound, the completion stage of Kalachakra, the 6 Vajra Yogas.
Rather than twenty-one separate deities, they are understood as twenty-one manifestations of one enlightened Mother—one awakened wisdom expressing twenty-one compassionate activities to meet the needs of limitless beings. Like a single moon reflected in many lakes, Tara appears in different forms while never departing from her one enlightened nature.
This living understanding is beautifully embodied in the Jonang tradition’s Drolmi Kazug practice, in which the same Tara manifests her twenty-one enlightened activities. It is further illuminated through the extraordinary commentary of Jetsun Taranatha, whose Hidden Meaning of the Twenty-One Taras reveals layers of symbolism and practice rarely encountered outside the living lineage.
But Tara cannot be known through study alone.
In Vajrayana Buddhism, wisdom is not merely understood—it is realized. The enlightened feminine qualities embodied by Tara, from ordinary intuition and compassionate responsiveness to the direct recognition of primordial awareness, are cultivated through empowerment, meditation, mantra, feast offering, devotion, and lived experience.
This course invites you to enter that journey.
A Rare Jonang Lineage Transmission
Receive the precious Twenty-One Taras Empowerment from Vajra Master Shar Khentrul Jamphel Lodrö Rinpoche, together with the oral transmissions (lung) for both the Long and Concise Highest Yoga Tantra Tara Tsok Feast composed by Lama Lodrö Drakpa (Mati) Jonangpa.
Rinpoche also offers his commentary on Jetsun Taranatha’s Hidden Meaning of the Twenty-One Taras, introducing the profound vision of Tara preserved within the Jonang tradition.
Building upon these transmissions, Yeshe Wangmo guides students through each of the Twenty-One Taras with structured teachings, guided meditation, mantra practice, and practical instruction for integrating Tara’s enlightened activity into daily life.
Tara and the Completion Stage Path of Kalachakra
Within the Jonang tradition, Tara is not practiced in isolation. Her enlightened activity is understood as harmonizing with the complete path of Kālacakra.
In his commentary, Jetsun Taranatha reveals symbolic correspondences between the hidden meaning of the Twenty-One Taras and the Six Vajra Yogas of Kālacakra—the completion-stage path that the Jonang tradition regards as the pinnacle of Highest Yoga Tantra. While the commentary does not disclose the restricted pith instructions of these yogas, it offers a rare glimpse into how Tara practice and the Kālacakra path illuminate one another.
For this reason, this course is especially meaningful for practitioners who have already received the Kālacakra Empowerment or who aspire to receive it in the future. It provides a rich foundation for understanding how Tara’s enlightened activity complements and enriches the complete Vajrayana path.
Experience Tara Through Living Practice
The hidden meaning of Tara is not revealed through study alone—it unfolds through empowerment, oral transmission, meditation, mantra, devotion, and direct experience. This course combines these elements into a complete journey of practice within the living Jonang lineage.
Receive from Vajra Master Shar Khentrul Jamphel Lodrö Rinpoche
-Twenty-One Taras Empowerment
-Authorization to practice 21 Taras
-For those seeking to practice Drolmi Kazug, this empowerment authorizes you to get the practice package and practice it as long as you make the aspiration to receive the oral transmission of Drolmi Kazug puja later
-Oral Transmission (Lung) of the Long Highest Yoga Tantra Tara Tsok
-Oral Transmission (Lung) of the Concise Highest Yoga Tantra Tara Tsok
-Song of Tsok Celebration all based on the traditional text composed by Jonang Master Lama Lodrö Drakpa (Mati)
-Commentary on Jetsun Tāranātha’s Hidden Meaning of the Twenty-One Taras and its profound relationship to the Jonang view of Tara and the Kālacakra path
Guided Course with Yeshe Wangmo
-Guided teachings exploring the unique qualities and enlightened activity of each of the Twenty-One Taras
-Meditation, mantra, and contemplative practice sessions for every Tara
-Practical guidance for establishing a joyful and authentic Tara practice at home
-Reflections on integrating Tara’s enlightened qualities into daily life and the broader Vajrayana path
Sacred Music & Practice Resources
-Chant-along mantra recordings: Individual mantra recordings for each of the Twenty-One Taras by Renee Saggar and Gregor Pirs
-Inspirational songs to embody and help you memorize each of the Tara’s qualities
Who Is This Course For?
This course welcomes anyone who feels called to Tara.
Whether you are meeting Tara for the first time or have practiced the Twenty-One Praises for years, this journey offers a rare opportunity to receive empowerment, oral transmission, and sustained guidance in authentic Vajrayana practice.
It is especially meaningful for those who have received—or aspire to receive—the Kālacakra Empowerment, as Tāranātha’s hidden commentary reveals profound connections between the Twenty-One Taras and the Kālacakra completion-stage path.
Course Schedule by Timezone
26 Live Online Sessions
Begins: Saturday, October 17, 2026
Live Classes: Saturdays • 7:30–9:30 PM IST (India Standard Time)Can’t attend live? Every session is recorded, allowing you to revisit the teachings and continue your practice at your own pace. Oral Transmission and the empowerment are not recorded.
Course Text are included in the course but the Tsok are nicely done in the Rime Prayer book for those who want the Tara Tsok in physical forms. You can purchase the Rime Prayer book here.
Schedule by Time Zone
Central Europe
Session 1 – Saturday, October 17, 2026 – 4:00 PM CEST
Session 2 – Saturday, October 24, 2026 – 4:00 PM CEST
Session 3 – Saturday, October 31, 2026 – 3:00 PM CET
Session 4 – Saturday, November 7, 2026 – 3:00 PM CET
Session 5 – Saturday, November 14, 2026 – 3:00 PM CET
Saturday, November 21, 2026 – Week Off
Session 6 – Saturday, November 28, 2026 – 3:00 PM CET
Session 7 – Saturday, December 5, 2026 – 3:00 PM CET
Session 8 – Saturday, December 12, 2026 – 3:00 PM CET
Session 9 – Saturday, December 19, 2026 – 3:00 PM CET
Session 10 – Saturday, December 26, 2026 – 3:00 PM CET
Saturday, January 2, 2027 – Week Off
Session 11 – Saturday, January 9, 2027 – 3:00 PM CET
Session 12 – Saturday, January 16, 2027 – 3:00 PM CET
Session 13 – Saturday, January 23, 2027 – 3:00 PM CET
Session 14 – Saturday, January 30, 2027 – 3:00 PM CET
Session 15 – Saturday, February 6, 2027 – 3:00 PM CET
Saturday, February 13, 2027 – Week Off
Session 16 (21 Taras Empowerment) – Saturday, February 20, 2027 – 11:00 PM CET
Session 17 – Saturday, February 27, 2027 – 3:00 PM CET
Session 18 – Saturday, March 6, 2027 – 3:00 PM CET
Session 19 – Saturday, March 13, 2027 – 3:00 PM CET
Session 20 – Saturday, March 20, 2027 – 3:00 PM CET
Saturday, March 27, 2027 – Week Off
Session 21 – Saturday, April 3, 2027 – 3:00 PM CEST
Session 22 – Saturday, April 10, 2027 – 4:00 PM CEST
Session 23 – Saturday, April 17, 2027 – 4:00 PM CEST
Session 24 – Saturday, April 24, 2027 – 4:00 PM CEST
Session 25 – Saturday, May 1, 2027 – 4:00 PM CEST
Session 26 – Saturday, May 8, 2027 – 4:00 PM CEST
