Beloved Holiness,
Thank you for everything you have done over many years to support and encourage and energize your worldwide Drikung Kagyu family.
Thank you for your blessings and everything you did to make Chicago Ratna Shri Sangha a reality and to allow us to grow and honor your kindness over all these years.
Thank you for sending Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche to be our revered teacher.
Thank you for your wonderful teachings, your uplifting empowerments and your inspirational presence these last few days.
Thank you for coming to Chicago again and spending this weekend with us to uplift us with your presence.
Thank you,
Your most devoted teachers, students and friends
Thank you for everything you have done over many years to support and encourage and energize your worldwide Drikung Kagyu family.
Thank you for your blessings and everything you did to make Chicago Ratna Shri Sangha a reality and to allow us to grow and honor your kindness over all these years.
Thank you for sending Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche to be our revered teacher.
Thank you for your wonderful teachings, your uplifting empowerments and your inspirational presence these last few days.
Thank you for coming to Chicago again and spending this weekend with us to uplift us with your presence.
Thank you,
Your most devoted teachers, students and friends
All of our Teachings, Practice Sessions & Retreats
are Offered In-person & Online
Please join us!
are Offered In-person & Online
Please join us!
"When one comes to the essence of being, the shining wisdom of reality, illumines all like the cloudless sky."
-Jetsün Milarepa
-Jetsün Milarepa
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CRSS Event Dates Green Tara Drupchö August 27- 31st, 2026 Registration: https://givebutter.com/green-tara-drupcho-2026 Vajrakilaya Drupchö Fall 2026 Guru Rinpoche Decemeber 18th, 2026 Empowerment 7pm Weekend Retreat December 19 & 20th Venerable Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche's Other Events GBI July 3 - 7 Cakrasamvara Drubchen with Drupon Rinchen Dorjee & GBI Lamas GBI July 9 - 23 Cakrasamvara Intensive Retreat with Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Chakrasamvara Drupchö at Austin Ratna Shri Sept TBA News this week:
Good Fortune Monlam Sponsors & Blessed Green Tara Sand - If you need your special Blessed Sand ($50) & Summoning Good Fortune blessed Monlam text ($300) mailed to you, (which were purchased during the Drikung Monlam to support the event), please email us your address at [email protected] FRIDAY Night Teachings with Ven. Drupon Rinchen Dorjee - ONLINE ONLY 7:00PM CST. ON HOLD during Chakrasamvara at GBI resuming date TBA SUNDAY, JULY 5th NO Practices, practice resumes next week Monthly Dakini Day Vajrayogini Tsok Thursday, July 9th, 10:00AM CST Online Only this time - tsok offerings may be made via PayPal or givebutter - or sponsor a monthly tsok in honor of a loved one 🙏 deep thanks for your participation and generority. 
Registration: https://givebutter.com/green-tara-drupcho-2026 AUGUST 27th - 31st GREEN TARA DRUPCHÖ at CRSS and Ven. Drupon Rinpoche's Birthday Party on Sunday August 30th during the Tara Drupchö Annual Green Tara Drupchö with Venerable Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche Join us for five days of profound prayer, meditation, and mantra dedicated to Green Tara, the Swift Protectress and embodiment of enlightened compassion, in the Drikung Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Practice with our beautiful Green Tara sadhana, compiled by Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, with morning and afternoon sessions available in person or via Zoom. Evening sessions (in person only) include the 21 Taras Dance, Green Tara practice, and mantra accumulation. 📅 August 27–31 Daily Schedule 🕙 10:00 AM–12:00 PM CST 🕑 2:00–5:00 PM CST 🌙 7:00–8:30 PM (In Person Only) Suggested Offering 💚 In Person: $54–$108/day or $250–$540 for all 5 days (sliding scale) 💻 Zoom: $30/day or $125 for the full retreat No one is turned away for lack of financial ability. Accommodation & Meals 🛏️ On-site lodging and meals: $150–$250 suggested offering (5 days) ⛺ Indoor shrine room camping available 🍲 Lunch only (off-site participants): $15/day or $75 for the retreat All are warmly welcome to join this joyful and transformative retreat to deepen compassion, accumulate merit, and receive the blessings of the beloved Mother Tara. Friday Night Teaching Series
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Daily Morning PracticeDaily Morning Practice
Mondays - Saturdays 9:30AM CST/UTC-6 A Rainfall of Benefit & Happiness 
Join our Morning Practice Group: A Rainfall of Benefit and Happiness
9:30-11:00AM CST This gracious offering includes: Riwo Sang Cho Smoke Offering & White Zambhala - Summoning of Good Fortune, Concise Vajrayogini & Concise Achi Chokyi Drolma Serkyem & Torma Offering Please join us in this most auspicious daily purification and generosity practice. May this be a cause and condition to come together to remove obstacles and generate merit for the benefit of our Precious Guru, Chicago Ratna Shri & All Beings in All Realms Without Exception. Please send any prayer requests to [email protected] A RAINFALL OF BENEFIT AND HAPPINESS
Mondays - Fridays Daily 9:30 - 11:00AM CST Join us on Zoom! Click the link to join Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86051515462?pwd=TUZWbTlCZXdUN3dRclM4TlBIT25KZz09 Click HERE for A Rainfall of Benefit and Happiness text Click HERE for Daily Prayers text Click HERE for the Concise Achi Chökyi Drölma text Thank You Rainfall of Benefit & Happiness Benefactors Alisha Cartwright Molly Jones Carolyn Lewis Wangmo To Become a Dharma Benefactor Select Monthly Recurring Donation on PayPal Choose Amount & Dharma Activity You Wish to Support Monthly 
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Please Consider Becoming a Monthly Benefactor of the Dharma! Support our Precious Guru Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, our Resident Nun Ani Stanzin Chorol & Auspicious Dharma Activities at Chicago Ratna Shri On our PayPal menu you may now find the Offering Options:
Thank You for Supporting our Precious Teacher Druponla and His Incredible Dharma Activities and center Chicago Ratna Shri! If you would like to be one of our Monthly Benefactors Please Join us in this Meritorious Opportunity Select Monthly Recurring Donation on PayPal Choose Amount & Dharma Activity You Wish to Support Monthly ***No Minimum to Become a Benefactor*** Chicago Ratna Shri Monthly Benefactors Will be Listed with the Dharma Activity they are Sponsoring May All Beings Benefit contact [email protected] with any questions Monthly Benefactors of the Dharma
Lama Meals Karen Zielke Dhyana Wilde Yuval Ahlfeld Karmen Lääne Bolortsetseg Ayush Jain Chakrasamvara Tong Tong Li Artem Onuchin Chöd Alina Peftieva Takiko Larson Joseph Alexis Weekly Teachings Karen Zielke Alisha Cartwright Domagoj Miskovic Lynn Dean A Rainfall of Benefit and Happiness Alisha Cartwright Carolyn Lewis Medicine Buddha Lou Farley Munkhtsetseg Bondoo Vajrayogini Elizabeth & Patrick Gergaud Crystal James Wendy Hung Nathalie Gareau Chiasson White Tara Claire Higham William Evans 100 Lamp Prayer Khorolsuren Jantsan General Supporters of Ven. Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche & Chicago Ratna Shri Bill Evans Unurtsetseg Erdenebat Elizabeth Gergaud Emily Webber Molly Jones Lisa Lam Paula Macali Javier Garcia Andrei Gheorghe Jonathan Martin Karen Smith Heather Lindquist Emily Kohl Jay Halverstadht Przemyslaw Lukacz Iwona Lippert Kind Anonymous Donors Chicago Ratna Shri is Deeply Appreciative of your Generous Offerings Thank you for Supporting our Kind & Precious Lama Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche & Chicago Ratna Shri ***no monthly offering too small, please join us and become a monthly benefactor!*** contact [email protected] May the Dharma Flourish & May the Benefactors be Abundantly Blessed May Peace & Goodness Prevail Everywhere & May All Dharma Wishes Be Achieved 
Please visit Friends of Lapchi website friendsoflapchi.org/ Find out about the beautfiul projects they are supporting to uphold this holy site beloved of Milarepa.
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Chicago Ratna Shri Sangha
1038 Woodlawn Ave. Des Plaines, IL 60016 New Email Address - If you tried to contact us through our email in the last few weeks with an inquiry or a request, we apologize for not replying, as our email was down. Please forward any unanswered questions or requests to the new email address: [email protected]. We would appreciate hearing from you. [email protected] With your support- May the fruits of loving-kindness, compassion and wisdom be fully blossomed into the hearts of every sentient being! We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Your donation helps support and preserve the teachings of the Drikung Kagyu lineage |
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We are so thankful for your support.
May all beings benefit!
May all beings benefit!
