Dzokden Tashi Gadu
An Auspicious Joyful Gathering Place for the Golden AgeRooted in California, our Dharma House is a seed center to grows the global enlightened activities program. Join our joyous sangha in service, practice, and community.
Our greatest superpower is love. Welcome to Tashi Gadu—a vibrant, sacred sanctuary where every heart can ignite transformational growth and cultivate true well-being of body, speech, and mind. Here compassionate Bodhisattva warriors unite in a joyful community dedicated to ushering in the Golden Age of Peace. No action is too small; every offering of kindness and service ripples out to heal our world. As the beating heart of Dzokden’s operations under Shar Khentrul Rinpoche Jamphel Lodrö, we pour our full devotion into building a future bright with tolerance, compassion, unity, bliss, and boundless possibility.
Since you too possess Budha-nature – come help change the world from here.
Chöd Retreat
August 4-10th, 2023
One of the main obstacles on the spiritual path is our self-cherishing attitude which fuels feelings of bias and the many afflictions. Chöd, universally recognised as one of the best ways to eradicate the self-cherishing mind, is a unique practice lineage that can be found in all the major traditions in Tibet. Rinpoche will bestow Taranatha’s Pearl Garland Narration of the Chöd Empowerment that Opens the Gate to the Sky along with transmissions and teachings of the practice.
4 Higher Empowerment
of Kalachakra
August 14 – 23rd, 2023
By Application Only: After receiving these empowerments, you will have all the qualifications to prepare yourself to enter the profound completion stage of Kalachakra in the future. To ensure that students succeed in their paths, Rinpoche bestows these Higher Empowerments only to pre-approved students who genuinely wish to deepen their practice of the Kalachakra path. This is an important step to reinforce the bond between vajra master and student in working together towards enlightenment.
Kalachakra Dark Retreats (3 Isolations)
WEEK 2: August 23rd – 30th
WEEK 3: August 30th – September 6th
WEEK 4: September 6th – 13th
This retreat is a rare opportunity to practice in a similar way to how aspiring yogis practice during the traditional three-year Kalachakra retreat, in a uniquely beautiful natural setting. This retreat will support the participants in cultivating the Three Isolations of Body, Speech, and Mind as a solid ground for entering the Kalachakra Completion Stage of the Six Vajra Yogas. You are welcome to take part in the entire retreat or any of the weeks of your choosing.
A Space of well being and Bliss in Sacramento
We have a very unusual and special opportunity at Suchandra Institute. Khentrul Rinpoche will becoming to Europe to give Higher Empowerment of Kalachakra. In order to prepare for Rinpoche’s visit we are continuing to upgrade the Kalachakra Temple to Rinpoche’s specifications. These are a great way to get to know the community and generate merit through selfless service.
Kalachakra Temple
A Shrine for the Kalachakra Statue
Rinpoche instructed us with his vision for the Gompa to make a proper shrine area for the Kalachakra Statue off of the floor.
Yoga Room Fundraiser
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A Space for Kalachakra Yoga Asana
The ceiling of the room in which Rinpoche wants us to pratice the yoga room is collapsing. We need to do structural repairs.
Volunteer Weekends
Help transform the space
We need the help of carpenters, painters, electricians, manual labor, cooks, handy people, woodworkers and more.
Sponsor Tashi Gadu
We need to Reach at least $15,000 to Actualize our dream
This is an incredibly precious opportunity to attend a retreat and empowerment in person with Khentrul Rinpoche. While it is possible to follow the Dharma online, it is best to take the opportunity to meet the Guru and receive the Empowerments in Person. For those who wish to stay on for more than one-retreat we can make accomodations for you to stay on between sessions. You can enjoy hiking in the mountains, meditation and yoga practice as well as a chance to get to know Rinpoche better.
- Tashi Gadu Starting Fundraiser 70%
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August 4-10th, 2023
One of the main obstacles on the spiritual path is our self-cherishing attitude which fuels feelings of bias and the many afflictions. Chöd, universally recognised as one of the best ways to eradicate the self-cherishing mind, is a unique practice lineage that can be found in all the major traditions in Tibet. Rinpoche will bestow Taranatha’s Pearl Garland Narration of the Chöd Empowerment that Opens the Gate to the Sky along with transmissions and teachings of the practice.