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37 Bodhisattva Practices
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100,000 Songs of Milarepa Teachings & Meditation with Ven. Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche Friday Evenings 7:00 pm CST/UTC-6 English translation by Ina Bieler Chinese translation by Rocco Cheng 
"When one comes to the essence of being, the shining wisdom of reality, illumines all like the cloudless sky." -Jetsün Milarepa Join us on Zoom
Click https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82397732288?pwd=TTZhclVoYUYzOXVmb3FhWTdSQUhvQT09 Join us on our Livestream YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/c/ChicagoRatnaShriSangha Click HERE to watch the entire teaching series on our Youtube channel! Chinese translation with Rocco Cheng click below to watch YouTube 頻道 [法寶典藏] https://youtube.com/c/法寶典藏 Thank you Milarepa Teachings Monthly Benefactors Karen Zielke & Alisha Cartwright A Rainfall of Benefit & Happiness **a new daily practice for all to attend!** Daily Practice Mondays - Saturdays 9:30 am CST/UTC-6 with Ani Stanzin Chorol 
Ani Stanzin Chorol has generously offered to lead us in A Rainfall of Benefit and Happiness every morning at 9:30am Central Time. This gracious offering includes the Riwo Sang Cho Smoke Offering and the Summoning of Good Fortune.
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 teacher, CRSS and all beings in all realms without exception. A RAINFALL OF BENEFIT AND HAPPINESS
with Ani Stanzin Chorol Mondays - Saturdays Daily 9:30 - 10:30 AM Central Time 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 Thank You Rainfall of Benefit & Happiness Monthly Benefactors Alisha Cartwright & Molly Jones 
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Monthly Benefactors of the Dharma
Lama Meals
Karen Zielke
Dhyana Wilde
Medicine Buddha
Lou Farley
Milarepa Teachings
Karen Zielke
Alisha Cartwright
A Rainfall of Benefit and Happiness
Alisha Cartwright
Vajrayogini
Elizabeth & Patrick Gergaud
Crystal James
White Tara
Claire Higham
General Supporters of Ven. Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche & Chicago Ratna Shri
Emily Webber
Molly Jones
Lisa Lam
Javier Garcia
Andrei Gheorghe
Jonathan Martin
Karen Smith
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 register.crss@gmail.com
May the Dharma Flourish & May the Benefactors be Abundantly Blessed
May Peace & Goodness Prevail Everywhere & May All Dharma Wishes Be Achieved
Lama Meals
Karen Zielke
Dhyana Wilde
Medicine Buddha
Lou Farley
Milarepa Teachings
Karen Zielke
Alisha Cartwright
A Rainfall of Benefit and Happiness
Alisha Cartwright
Vajrayogini
Elizabeth & Patrick Gergaud
Crystal James
White Tara
Claire Higham
General Supporters of Ven. Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche & Chicago Ratna Shri
Emily Webber
Molly Jones
Lisa Lam
Javier Garcia
Andrei Gheorghe
Jonathan Martin
Karen Smith
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 register.crss@gmail.com
May the Dharma Flourish & May the Benefactors be Abundantly Blessed
May Peace & Goodness Prevail Everywhere & May All Dharma Wishes Be Achieved
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Nyungne Retreat
with Ven. Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche Friday, April 28th 6:30pm - Monday, May 1st 8:00am CST Nyungne is a special fasting and purification practice performed in conjunction with prostrations and prayers to Thousand-armed Avalokiteshvara, the Buddha of Compassion. This is a very powerful method for purifying negativity of body, speech, and mind, and for pacifying strong delusions such as desirous attachment and hatred. It is also a special way of receiving blessings and for improving our minds of love, compassion, and bodhichitta. This practice is done annually at Chicago Ratna Shri Sangha center Suggested Registration Offering to Attend: $120 - $150 in person, $60 - $108 on zoom REGISTER HERE Requirements for Participating in this Retreat To participate in this retreat you must agree to do the following: 1 Take and observe precepts . 2 Precepts are special vows of moral discipline that you promise to observe diligently for retreat time.. A ceremony for taking precepts will be conducted at early morning. You must participate in this ceremony in order to attend any part of the retreat. Please continue reading below for more detailed information about the precepts. 3 Engage in fasting for one day. This involves abstaining from all meals during a 24 hour period, except for lunch on Saturday. You should also avoid eating certain foods during the lunch, including alcohol, meat, eggs, onion, garlic and spices. Please note that this retreat mainly involves chanting prayers and making physical prostrations. A brief explanation of how to engage in the practice will be given orientation session. You may wish to have a yoga or exercise mat available for making prostrations. Please note, from 3pm Saturday until 7am Monday , participants must continue fasting and observing the precepts. About the Precepts The practice of taking and keeping the special practice of moral discipline that is performed with bodhichitta intention, the compassionate wish to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. The essence of this practice is taking eight precepts and keeping them purely for retreat time which include: (1) killing; (2) stealing; (3) sexual activity; (4) lying; (5) taking intoxicants; (6) eating after lunch (meaning we only eat lunch); (7) sitting on high or luxurious thrones or seats; (8) wearing ornaments, perfume, singing & dancing. Because this practice is motivated by bodhichitta it is especially powerful for purifying negativities, accumulating merit, and creating the cause for us to attain the unsurpassed happiness of enlightenment. If you have any questions about this retreat, please contact us at register.crss@gmail.com Prayer Booklets We will be using the following prayer booklets during the retreat, which you may wish to purchase in advance. Drop of Essential Nectar (https://tharpa.com/us/catalog/product/view/id/497/s/drop-of-essential-nectar-booklet/) A special fasting and purification practice in conjunction with Eleven-faced Avalokiteshvara How to Participate: You must register in advance to participate in person or via Zoom. After registering you will receive an email with a link to join the live stream REGISTER HERE Suggested Registration Offering to Attend: $120 - $150 in person, $60 - $108 on zoom Your generous offering to support this auspicious dharma activity is greatly appreciated!!! Please click the link to offer via PayPal, thank you!! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=7CR53JVBMCWLA Auspicious Offerings Available to Connect with the Blessings of the Nyungne Retreat: 7 Lamp Offering $15 21 Lamp Offering $33 Dharma Text Offering $10 Sponsored Prayer Request (to be listed on the shrine and read aloud at the end of the Nyungne Retreat) $10 - $108 ***Please be sure to note on PayPal what your kind offering is for. Thank you so very much!*** Send any general prayer requests to be added to the shrine to register.crss@gmail.com |
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Weekly White Tara Practice Wednesday's at 7pm CDT/UTC-6 Please join us in person at the center for this practice! Our doors are open. 
A Flowering Stream of Ambrosia A Concise Practice Sadhana of the Exalted Tara Led by Ven. Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche Ani Stanzin Chorol Wednesdays 7pm CST/UTC-6 Click HERE for Opening Prayers and Dedication Prayers Click HERE for White Tara Text Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84634423623?pwd=SVNBRlBsNXlsWDMrbEsvWVBNVzN5UT09 Thank you White Tara Monthly Benefactor Claire Higham |
Weekly Medicine Buddha Practice Sundays at 10am CDT/UTC-6 Please join us in person at the center for this practice! 
Medicine Buddha Practice The Heart of Benefit and Well-Being Led by Ven. Drupon Rinchen Dorjee Rinpoche Ani Stanzin Chorol Sundays 10am CST/UTC-6 Click HERE for Opening Prayers and Dedication Prayers Click HERE for Medicine Buddha Text Click HERE for Achi Smoke Offering Text Click HERE for World Peace Prayer Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84634423623?pwd=SVNBRlBsNXlsWDMrbEsvWVBNVzN5UT09 Thank you Medicine Buddha Monthly Benefactor Lou Farley |
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Chicago Ratna Shri Sangha
1038 Woodlawn Ave. Des Plaines, IL 60016 info@chicagoratnashri.com register.crss@gmail.com 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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May all beings benefit!
May all beings benefit!
