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 Retreat Event Dates Achi Chokyi Drolma Fulfillment Retreat January 15-17, 2026 White Dzambala January 18th, 2026 Register: https://givebutter.com/Achi2026 9:00AM - 12:00PM & 2:00 - 5:00PM CST Vajrayogini Drupchö February 27 - March 3, 2026 Register: Opens after Achi 13th USA Drikung Monlam June 13 - 15, 2026 Venerable Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche's Other Events Chakrasamvara at Drikung Seattle Jan 30th - Feb. 1st, 2026 Vajrayogini Drupchö at Austin Ratna Shri TBA 
Achi Puja • January 15–17 White Dzambala & Summoning of Good Fortune • January 18 9:00AM - 12:00PM and 2:00 - 5:00PM CST Register: https://givebutter.com/Achi2026 Ven. Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche and Chicago Ratna Shri are delighted to announce the Achi Chokyi Drolma Fulfillment Ritual, to be held January 15, 16, and 17. On January 18, we will conclude with the White Dzambala and Summoning of Good Fortune ceremony. This sacred gathering is offered in honor of Achi Chokyi Drolma, the great protectoress and Dharma guardian. Through these practices, we invoke blessings for peace, prosperity, well-being, and harmony throughout the world, and dedicate to the long lives of all our precious Lamas. Everyone is warmly invited to take part in this auspicious occasion. During this beautiful puja, the Lamas and Anis join together to recite the extensive Achi Chokyi Drolma text in Tibetan. Participants are welcome to accumulate the Achi mantra and make offerings in support of the mandala offerings and the many activities of the puja. We look forward to sharing this meritorious Dharma gathering with you. Please join Venerable Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche and other guest lamas for this special event. May the blessings of Achi fill our lives with wisdom, protection, and compassion. Suggested Offerings: Attendance $21-$55 per day in person or online 7 Lamp Offering $15 Tea Offering $21 Lama Meal Offering $108 Puja Mondala Offerings $25+ Benefits of Achi Practice: 🌼1. Protection from obstacles Achi is known as a powerful Dharma protector. Practicing her puja is believed to remove obstacles, negativity, and unseen hindrances on your spiritual path. 🌼 2. Support for Dharma activities Achi vowed to protect anyone who sincerely practices the Dharma. Her puja brings strength, clarity, and courage to continue your spiritual commitments. 🌼 3. Blessings for family and lineage Because Achi is considered a great grandmother protector, her practice is associated with harmony in the family, long life, and the wellbeing of ancestors and descendants. 🌼 4. Inner strength and confidence Connecting with Achi’s fierce yet compassionate energy can help practitioners develop fearlessness, determination, and inner stability. 🌼 5. Purification of karma Through prayers, offerings, and visualizations, the puja purifies negative karma and accumulates merit and wisdom. 🌼 6. Fulfillment of positive wishes Achi is known as a swift goddess. When requests are made with pure motivation, they’re said to be accomplished quickly because of her strong compassionate activity. 🌼 7. Peaceful and protective energy in your home Doing Achi puja regularly brings a sense of calm, safety, and sacredness to your environment. 
Join us Friday Evenings Zoom & YouTube Translation in English, Chinese & Spanish! ZOOM: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89269915700 Thank you Special Teachings Benefactors Karen Zielke Alisha Cartwright Domagoj Miskovic Lynn Dean To Become a Dharma Benefactor Select Monthly Recurring Donation on PayPal Choose Amount & Dharma Activity You Wish to Support Monthly 
Join us in accumulating the sacred Amitayus mantra to support the long life and flourishing activities of our precious teachers.
Please start counting the Amityaus mantra for the long life and excellent health of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and His Holiness the Chetsang Rinpoche. Email your mantra accumulation numbers to [email protected]
Please Join our weekly Amitayus Sunday Practice at 10/:00AM CST 
AMITAYUS Sundays 10:00AM with Ven. Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche New Prayer Book drupon_prayer_book_v5.pdf Amitayus Sadhana amitayus_sadhana.pdf Amitayus Initial Torma Offering (for Morning Session) preliminary_torma_for_amitayus_practice.pdf Long Life Prayer for His Holiness the Chetsang Rinpoche Achi Smoke Offering Text HERE We warmly invite you to join us Sundays at 10:00AM CST for the Amitayus Practice & Achi Chokyi Drolma Smoke Offering with Venerable Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche at Chicago Ratna Shri. This weekly practice will be dedicated to the long life of His Holiness Chetsang Rinpoche and the creation of auspicious conditions for his personal three-year retreat and to all our gurus. Through our sincere practice of Amitayus, we aspire to generate vast merit and benefit for all beings for longevity, vitality, and complete enlightenment. Together, may our practice bring countless blessings, extend the life of our precious teachers, and create the perfect conditions for the flourishing of the Dharma. We are deeply grateful for your presence and participation. Meeting: 837 8509 6227 Passcode: 300909 ZOOM Invite Link https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83785096227?pwd=WEFxWWhtak96SWZTYlAyZEJUb2JFZz09 Thank you Amitayus Monthly Benefactors Unurtsetseg Erdenebat Lou Farley To Become a Dharma Benefactor Select Monthly Recurring Donation on PayPal Choose Amount & Dharma Activity You Wish to Support Monthly Monthly Dakini Day Tsok
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Vajrayogini Drupchö Retreat: Dakini & the Sacred Feminine Register: opens after Achi Annual Vajrayogini Drupchö RetreatWith Venerable Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche February 27 - March 3, 2026 • Chicago Ratna Shri In-Person & Zoom We warmly welcome you to join the Annual Vajrayogini Drupchö Retreat at Chicago Ratna Shri with Venerable Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche—a five-day Vajrayana retreat dedicated to the Exalted Female Buddha Vajrayogini/Vajravarahi, in the Drikung Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. Our Vajrayogini sādhana is an exquisite text compiled specifically for retreat practice by Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche and may be chanted in both Tibetan and English. Join us for two daily sessions, in person or via Zoom, and engage in the transformative, blissful practice of the Queen of Dakinis, Vajravarahi. Retreat Schedule February 27 - March 3, 2026 Daily Sessions:
Offerings to AttendIn-Person AttendanceSuggested daily offering: $64–$108 per day Zoom AttendanceSuggested offering:
Due to very limited space, on-site lodging attendance is available on a first-come, first-served basis upon registration through Givebutter. Please note that there are no karma yoga or work-trade options for this event. On-Site Accommodation & Meals
Volunteer Support NeededCRSS would greatly appreciate a cook to prepare meals for the Lamas and the eight on-site retreatants during the Vajrayogini Retreat. If you have this skill and would like to offer this beautiful karma yoga, please contact: 📧 [email protected] The Vajrayogini Drupchö is a rare and exquisite Tibetan Buddhist lineage practice that guides practitioners into the luminous heart of Vajravarahi—the embodiment of wisdom, compassion, fierce clarity, and fearless transformation. Vajrayogini, the Mother of All Buddhas and Queen of the Dakinis, is the awakened feminine in her most dynamic and radiant form. In the Drikung Kagyu lineage, Vajravarahi is held as one of the most sacred yidams, the source of profound pith instructions, and a wellspring of the lineage’s most precious accomplishment traditions. Vajravarahi is revered in the Drikung Kagyu as the heart of our tantric path—guardian of practitioners, source of the yogic transmissions, and the embodiment of our lineage’s experiential approach to direct realization. This sacred retreat invites us to awaken the enlightened feminine within, deepen our aspiration to benefit all beings, and connect with the powerful blessings of this beloved deity and lineage. Under the guidance of Venerable Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche, we will engage in the group recitation of the Vajravarahi sādhana, creating a potent field of ritual, mantra, visualization, and meditation. Within this collective container, we meditate on the nature of mind in the form of Vajrayogini—generating profound merit, supporting one another’s practice, and dedicating all virtue to the welfare of all beings. This retreat will include teachings from Ven. Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche. Translation provided in: • English – Virginia Blum • Chinese – Rocco Cheng • Spanish – Ana Sofia Sarquis • French – Daniel Parkman For centuries, the Drikung Kagyu has upheld annual Vajravarahi Drupchö and retreat cycles—an unbroken living tradition regarded as deeply blessed and exceptionally powerful. Below are some of the important ways Vajrayogini resides at the heart of our lineage: The Central Role of Vajravarahi in the Drikung Kagyu LineageVajravarahi — Central Yidam of the Drikung KagyuVajravarahi (Dorje Phagmo) is the principal yidam of the Drikung Kagyu. Our Mahāsiddhas, lineage holders, and yogins have long relied on her practice as a swift and profound path to realization. A Living Transmission from Naropa and MarpaThe Drikung Kagyu inherits the Vajravarahi lineage through: • Naropa’s Vajravarahi teachings • transmitted to Marpa Lotsawa • passed through the early Kagyu masters • and preserved within the Drikung lineage These teachings form a core part of the Six Yogas of Naropa, one of the most essential tantric systems in the Kagyu tradition. Embodiment of the Completion Stage YogasVajravarahi is the essence of the completion-stage practices, including: • inner heat (tummo) • bliss and emptiness • illusory body • dream yoga • clear light Her practice is a swift path to realizing the union of bliss and emptiness. Protector of the Lineage & Guide of PractitionersAs a lineage guardian, Vajravarahi offers practitioners: • protection • guidance • empowerment • and the removal of obstacles Many Drikung accomplishments are attributed to her blessings. Dakini of the “Practice Lineage” IdentityThe Drikung Kagyu is known as the practice lineage (drub-lam), emphasizing direct experience, retreat, and yogic methods. Vajravarahi perfectly embodies this path through: • fierce compassion • direct realization • experiential yogas • the dakini’s transformative energy She represents the lineage’s focus on realization in a single lifetime. Heart of the Drikung Phowa TransmissionThe renowned Drikung Phowa lineage is intimately connected with Vajrayogini/Vajravarahi, who guides consciousness at the moment of death toward liberation. The Vajrayogini Drupchö retreat offers a precious space for collective practice, inner awakening, and profound transformation—dedicated to the liberation and benefit of all beings. We warmly invite you to join us. If you would like to make puja offerings to support the rituals and activities of this event, please visit: givebutter.com/VYEventOfferings Daily Morning PracticeDaily Morning Practice
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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
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