2025 - Workshops and Events
Guru Yoga Tsok - Sep 16, 7:00pm AZ Time
Guru Yoga Tsok with Geshe Namgyal. The Tsok offering puja is a traditional Tibetan Buddhist ceremony involving offerings of flowers, food, and drink to the Buddhas, the Bodhisattvas, and our spiritual Gurus in conjunction with prayers, chanting, and meditation. During the ceremony, we accumulate merit, purify negativity, and give and receive blessings.
Chenrezig Practice - Sep 7, 7:00pm AZ Time
7:00-8:00PM AZ Time with Geshe Namgyal
Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara in Sanskrit) is considered an enlightened emanation of the essence of all the Buddha’s love and compassion, one who applies active wisdom to alleviate the suffering of sentient beings.
Aligning Body and Mind Part 2 - Sunday, August 24
Join us in person or via Zoom from 10:00AM to 4:00PM AZ Phoenix time for a one-day workshop and concluding with Tsok offering ceremony. The workshop is a continuation from the teaching on July 20th. However, your participation on that day is not a requirement for Part II. If you would like to listen to the audio recording from 7/20 click here -- Aligning Body & Mind Part I - Audio via Gumroads.
Rinpoche will share ancient Tibetan Buddhist techniques to help us align our body and mind. The harmony of mind and body is cultivated through practices with insight, meditation, visualization of energy channels, and winds.
Read more: Aligning Body and Mind Part 2 - Sunday, August 24
Chenrezig Practice - Aug 9, 7:00pm AZ Time
7:00-8:00PM AZ Time with Geshe Namgyal
Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara in Sanskrit) is considered an enlightened emanation of the essence of all the Buddha’s love and compassion, one who applies active wisdom to alleviate the suffering of sentient beings.
Rinpoche's Birthday Party - Sunday, Aug 3 from 11:00-2:00
Please join us Zoom or in person to celebrate Rinpoche's Birthday on Sunday, August 3rd from 11:00am to 2:00pm Phoenix time. Following the recitation of the White Tara mantra and Rinpoche's Long Life Prayer, we will have a vegetarian potluck, cake and ice cream. The Long Life Prayer was composed for Rinpoche by the Dalai Lama.
Registration is not required. Contact emahoevents@emahofoundation.org with any questions.
White Tara Mantra
OM TARE TUTTARE TURE MAMA AYUL PUNI GYANA PUDHAM KURU SOHA
Long life prayers and full White Tara sadhana can be found on Emaho's website - click Teaching and Texts > Practice Texts. Or click here.
Zoom Webinar Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85934073801?pwd=Y3lYODJyd2d3YXpuSndpN29sVVFKUT09
Passcode: Dharma / Webinar ID: 859 3407 3801
Aligning Body and Mind - Sunday, July 20
Join us in person or via Zoom from 10:00AM to 4:00PM AZ Phoenix time for a one-day workshop and concluding with Tsok offering ceremony. Rinpoche will share ancient Tibetan Buddhist techniques to help us align our body and mind. The harmony of mind and body is cultivated through practices with insight, meditation, visualization of energy channels, and winds. A better understanding of these techniques helps us focus our attention, unitie our heart and mind, dissolve mental agitation and physical tension. This integration allows us to foster profound mental clarity, emotional balance, enhanced resilience to stress, and a growing sense of compassion. True well-being arises when our mind and body move in harmony.
HHDL 90th Birthday Celebration & Potluck Lunch - July 6
Please join us in person or on Zoom on Sunday, July 6th at 11:00am-1:00pm Phoenix time when the Emaho community will send our prayers and best wishes to celebrate his His Holiness the Dalai Lama on his 90th birthday. In gratitude for his untiring work on behalf of all beings, Rinpoche will give a talk on the life of the Dalai Lama and we will recite the long life prayers.
Following the talk, we will have a potluck lunch. Please bring a vegetarian dish! Emaho will provide the cupcakes.
Read more: HHDL 90th Birthday Celebration & Potluck Lunch - July 6
Stages of Meditation Sunday - June 29
Join us in person or via Zoom from 10:00AM to 4:00PM AZ Phoenix time for a one-day workshop with ZaChoeje Rinpoche on the stages of meditation.
During this workshop, Rinpoche will teach the in depth meaning of the Stages of Meditation. According to the Tibetan Yogic tradition, there are three stages of meditation: Zhugpa (Focus), Neypa (Sustain), and Thimpa (Absorb).
Our conceptual mind frequently fluctuates between attention and distraction.Thoughts pop in and out of our minds and we rarely perceive an object the way it is, always wrapping it in an additional layer of our memories and projections. By learning and understanding these stages of meditation, it will help one train the mind to focus and sustain the attention. Later on, we can use meditation to absorb the pure experience into our deep consciousness level.
Saka Dawa Ceremony- Wednesday, June 11 7:00PM
Saka Dawa commemorates three pivotal events in the life of the Buddha: his birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana (death). These events mark the establishment of the precious Dharma.
During Saka Dawa we engage in acts of kindness, generosity, and ethical conduct, with awareness that these actions lead to the accumulation of merit. By this, we benefit ourself as well as all sentient beings, fostering a sense of interconnectedness and compassion. Saka Dawa serves as a powerful reminder for us to embody the values of mindfulness, altruism, and the pursuit of spiritual growth.
Please join us in the traditional bathing of Buddha and share with us stories of these three auspicious events.
Vajrasattva Day June 7 -- Volunteers Needed
Any questions, please email Melissa at emahoevents@emahofoundation.org. Thank you!
Weekend Empowerment & Retreat May 24-25
Please join Emaho Foundation’s Memorial Day weekend retreat with Rinpoche. During this retreat, Zachoeje Rinpoche will grant the precious blessing empowerment of White Tara and guide us in the practice of meditation and mantra. Rinpoche will provide us with a strong foundation and inspire us with his clarity and insightful guidance.
Methods of Purification April 26-27
Join us! In person and via Zoom from 10:00AM to 4:00PM AZ time.
Three Principal Aspects - Part 2 on 3/22 & 3/23
In person and via Zoom from 10:00AM to 4:00PM AZ time.
Rinpoche will share with us the profound teaching on the Three Principal Aspects of the path. This topic includes the essence all the Buddhas’ teachings: renunciation, bodhicitta, and wisdom. Renunciation is defined as the determination to be free from Samsara. Bodhichitta is an aspiration to attain enlightenment for the benefit all beings. Wisdom is the realization of emptiness of true nature of existence.
Please register even if you plan to attend in person. Registration provides you with a link to watch the teaching on Zoom or later at your convenience.
Three Principal Aspects - Part 1 on 3/8 & 3/9
Join us! In person and via Zoom from 10:00AM to 4:00PM AZ time.
Rinpoche will share with us the profound teaching of the of he Three Principal Aspects of the path. This topic includes the essence all the Buddhas’ teachings: renunciation, bodhicitta, and wisdom. Renunciation is defined as the determination to be free from Samsara. Bodhichitta is an aspiration to attain enlightenment for the benefit all beings. Wisdom is the realization of emptiness or true nature of existence.
Registration provides you with a link to watch the teaching on Zoom or later at your convenience. Please register even if you plan to attend in person to access the teachings at a later time, if desired.
Three Principal Aspects - Part 3 on April 6
In person and via Zoom from 10:00AM to 4:00PM AZ time.
Rinpoche will share with us the profound teaching on the Three Principal Aspects of the path. This topic includes the essence all the Buddhas’ teachings: renunciation, bodhicitta, and wisdom. Renunciation is defined as the determination to be free from Samsara. Bodhichitta is an aspiration to attain enlightenment for the benefit all beings. Wisdom is the realization of emptiness of true nature of existence.
Please register even if you plan to attend in person. Registration provides you with a link to watch the teaching on Zoom or later at your convenience.
Losar Celebration February 28 5:30-7AM
Please join us. Friday, February 28, 2025 at 5:30am-7:00am Arizona time at Emaho Center or via Zoom for the first day of Losar.
Geshe Namgyal will perform the traditional ceremony for the Tibetan New Year with early prayers that will conclude by sunrise at 6:00am. Doors will open at 5:15am you are welcome to join us for bagels and coffee afterwards.
This New Year has been designated as the Year of the Wood Snake which symbolizes wisdom, growth and renewal. The wood element represents a sense of grounding, strength and growth. The wood snake year creates space for growth, creativity, adaptability and transformation. Losar represents new beginnings, fresh starts and ushers in the new year with prayers for good luck, good fortune, happiness, health and spiritual development.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama takes the opportunity of Losar to express his recommendations on how we can achieve happiness: Since everybody wants to be happy, and no one wants to be miserable, the cause of happiness is the act of giving. If you lead your life benefiting others, and not harming them, that's a meaningful life, a life that has “Tashi” (good fortune). On that basis, the expression ”Tashi Delek” means ”May you be happy in the here and now, and may you achieve definitive goodness.”
Zoom Webinar Link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85934073801?pwd=Y3lYODJyd2d3YXpuSndpN29sVVFKUT09
Webinar Passcode: Dharma / Webinar ID: 859 3407 3801
Guru Yoga Tsok January 24 7:00PM AZ Time
Guru Yoga Tsok 7:00PM AZ time with Geshe Namgyal
The Tsok offering puja is a traditional Tibetan Buddhist ceremony involving offerings of flowers, food, and drink to the Buddhas, the Bodhisattvas, and our spiritual Gurus in conjunction with prayers, chanting, and meditation. During the ceremony, we accumulate merit, purify negativity, and give and receive blessings.
Guru Yoga Tsok February 22 7:00PM AZ Time
Guru Yoga Tsok 7:00PM AZ time with Geshe Namgyal
The Tsok offering puja is a traditional Tibetan Buddhist ceremony involving offerings of flowers, food, and drink to the Buddhas, the Bodhisattvas, and our spiritual Gurus in conjunction with prayers, chanting, and meditation. During the ceremony, we accumulate merit, purify negativity, and give and receive blessings.
Guru Yoga Tsok March 24 7:00PM AZ Time
Guru Yoga Tsok 7:00PM AZ time with Geshe Namgyal
The Tsok offering puja is a traditional Tibetan Buddhist ceremony involving offerings of flowers, food, and drink to the Buddhas, the Bodhisattvas, and our spiritual Gurus in conjunction with prayers, chanting, and meditation. During the ceremony, we accumulate merit, purify negativity, and give and receive blessings.
Guru Yoga Tsok June 21 7:00PM AZ Time
Guru Yoga Tsok 7:00PM AZ time with Geshe Namgyal
The Tsok offering puja is a traditional Tibetan Buddhist ceremony involving offerings of flowers, food, and drink to the Buddhas, the Bodhisattvas, and our spiritual Gurus in conjunction with prayers, chanting, and meditation. During the ceremony, we accumulate merit, purify negativity, and give and receive blessings.
Guru Yoga Tsok - July 20 Following Teaching
Guru Yoga Tsok will immediately follow Rinpoche's teaching. The Tsok offering puja is a traditional Tibetan Buddhist ceremony involving offerings of flowers, food, and drink to the Buddhas, the Bodhisattvas, and our spiritual Gurus in conjunction with prayers, chanting, and meditation. During the ceremony, we accumulate merit, purify negativity, and give and receive blessings.
Guru Yoga Tsok - Aug 18 7:00pm AZ Time
Guru Yoga Tsok with Geshe Namgyal. The Tsok offering puja is a traditional Tibetan Buddhist ceremony involving offerings of flowers, food, and drink to the Buddhas, the Bodhisattvas, and our spiritual Gurus in conjunction with prayers, chanting, and meditation. During the ceremony, we accumulate merit, purify negativity, and give and receive blessings.
Chenrezig Practice January 13, 7:00pm AZ Time
7:00-8:00PM AZ Time with Geshe Namgyal
Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara in Sanskrit) is considered an enlightened emanation of the essence of all the Buddha’s love and compassion, one who applies active wisdom to alleviate the suffering of sentient beings.
Chenrezig Practice March 14, 7:00pm AZ Time
7:00-8:00PM AZ Time with Geshe Namgyal
Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara in Sanskrit) is considered an enlightened emanation of the essence of all the Buddha’s love and compassion, one who applies active wisdom to alleviate the suffering of sentient beings.
Chenrezig Practice April 12, 7:00pm AZ Time
7:00-8:00PM AZ Time with Geshe Namgyal
Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara in Sanskrit) is considered an enlightened emanation of the essence of all the Buddha’s love and compassion, one who applies active wisdom to alleviate the suffering of sentient beings.
Chenrezig Practice May 12, 7:00pm AZ Time
7:00-8:00PM AZ Time with Geshe Namgyal
Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara in Sanskrit) is considered an enlightened emanation of the essence of all the Buddha’s love and compassion, one who applies active wisdom to alleviate the suffering of sentient beings.
Chenrezig Practice - July 10, 7:00pm AZ Time
7:00-8:00PM AZ Time with Geshe Namgyal
Chenrezig (Avalokiteshvara in Sanskrit) is considered an enlightened emanation of the essence of all the Buddha’s love and compassion, one who applies active wisdom to alleviate the suffering of sentient beings.
Green Tara Practice December 30 - 7:00pm AZ Time
December, 30th 7:00-8:00PM AZ Time with Geshe Namgyal
Green Tara is a feminine emanation of enlightened compassion whose activity of fearless wisdom alleviates fear and obstacles. Identifying with Green Tara's extraordinary qualities of transcendent wisdom, omniscient awareness, fearlessness, and love and compassion allows our own aspects of these innate qualities to arise.
Green Tara Practice February 27, 7:00pm AZ Time
7:00-8:00PM AZ Time with Geshe Namgyal
Green Tara is a feminine emanation of enlightened compassion whose activity of fearless wisdom alleviates fear and obstacles. Identifying with Green Tara's extraordinary qualities of transcendent wisdom, omniscient awareness, fearlessness, and love and compassion allows our own aspects of these innate qualities to arise.
Green Tara Practice March 29, 7:00pm AZ Time
December, 30th 7:00-8:00PM AZ Time with Geshe Namgyal
Green Tara is a feminine emanation of enlightened compassion whose activity of fearless wisdom alleviates fear and obstacles. Identifying with Green Tara's extraordinary qualities of transcendent wisdom, omniscient awareness, fearlessness, and love and compassion allows our own aspects of these innate qualities to arise.
Green Tara Practice April 27, 7:00pm AZ Time
7:00-8:00PM AZ Time with Geshe Namgyal
Green Tara is a feminine emanation of enlightened compassion whose activity of fearless wisdom alleviates fear and obstacles. Identifying with Green Tara's extraordinary qualities of transcendent wisdom, omniscient awareness, fearlessness, and love and compassion allows our own aspects of these innate qualities to arise.
Green Tara Practice May 27, 7:00pm AZ Time
7:00-8:00PM AZ Time with Geshe Namgyal
Green Tara is a feminine emanation of enlightened compassion whose activity of fearless wisdom alleviates fear and obstacles. Identifying with Green Tara's extraordinary qualities of transcendent wisdom, omniscient awareness, fearlessness, and love and compassion allows our own aspects of these innate qualities to arise.
Green Tara Practice July 24, 7:00pm AZ Time
7:00-8:00PM AZ Time with Geshe Namgyal
Green Tara is a feminine emanation of enlightened compassion whose activity of fearless wisdom alleviates fear and obstacles. Identifying with Green Tara's extraordinary qualities of transcendent wisdom, omniscient awareness, fearlessness, and love and compassion allows our own aspects of these innate qualities to arise.
Green Tara Practice - Aug 23, 7:00pm AZ Time
7:00-8:00PM AZ Time with Geshe Namgyal
Green Tara is a feminine emanation of enlightened compassion whose activity of fearless wisdom alleviates fear and obstacles. Identifying with Green Tara's extraordinary qualities of transcendent wisdom, omniscient awareness, fearlessness, and love and compassion allows our own aspects of these innate qualities to arise.
Medicine Buddha Practice, January 7, 7:00pm AZ Time
7:00-8:00PM AZ Time with Geshe Namgyal
Emaho Center is pleased to announce Zoom and in-person diety meditation with Geshe Namgyal. Medicine Buddha meditation will also be held on Zoom.
Medicine Buddha is an enlightened emanation of the healing Buddha, who applies active wisdom - alleviating the suffering of all sentient beings. By identifying with the healing and compassionate aspect of Medicine Buddha, we can bring beneficial results that allow us to bring happiness and wellbeing into our lives and the lives of others.
Read more: Medicine Buddha Practice, January 7, 7:00pm AZ Time
Medicine Buddha Practice, March 7, 7:00pm AZ Time
7:00-8:00PM AZ Time with Geshe Namgyal
Emaho Center is pleased to announce Zoom and in-person diety meditation with Geshe Namgyal. Medicine Buddha meditation will also be held on Zoom.
Medicine Buddha is an enlightened emanation of the healing Buddha, who applies active wisdom - alleviating the suffering of all sentient beings. By identifying with the healing and compassionate aspect of Medicine Buddha, we can bring beneficial results that allow us to bring happiness and wellbeing into our lives and the lives of others.
Read more: Medicine Buddha Practice, March 7, 7:00pm AZ Time
Medicine Buddha Practice, April 5, 7:00pm AZ Time
7:00-8:00PM AZ Time with Geshe Namgyal
Emaho Center is pleased to announce Zoom and in-person diety meditation with Geshe Namgyal. Medicine Buddha meditation will also be held on Zoom.
Medicine Buddha is an enlightened emanation of the healing Buddha, who applies active wisdom - alleviating the suffering of all sentient beings. By identifying with the healing and compassionate aspect of Medicine Buddha, we can bring beneficial results that allow us to bring happiness and wellbeing into our lives and the lives of others.
Read more: Medicine Buddha Practice, April 5, 7:00pm AZ Time
Medicine Buddha Practice, May 5, 7:00pm AZ Time
7:00-8:00PM AZ Time with Geshe Namgyal
Emaho Center is pleased to announce Zoom and in-person diety meditation with Geshe Namgyal. Medicine Buddha meditation will also be held on Zoom.
Medicine Buddha is an enlightened emanation of the healing Buddha, who applies active wisdom - alleviating the suffering of all sentient beings. By identifying with the healing and compassionate aspect of Medicine Buddha, we can bring beneficial results that allow us to bring happiness and wellbeing into our lives and the lives of others.
Medicine Buddha Practice, June 3, 7:00pm AZ Time
7:00-8:00PM AZ Time with Geshe Namgyal
Emaho Center is pleased to announce Zoom and in-person diety meditation with Geshe Namgyal. Medicine Buddha meditation will also be held on Zoom.
Medicine Buddha is an enlightened emanation of the healing Buddha, who applies active wisdom - alleviating the suffering of all sentient beings. By identifying with the healing and compassionate aspect of Medicine Buddha, we can bring beneficial results that allow us to bring happiness and wellbeing into our lives and the lives of others.
Medicine Buddha Practice, July 3, 7:00pm AZ Time
7:00-8:00PM AZ Time with Geshe Namgyal
Emaho Center is pleased to announce Zoom and in-person diety meditation with Geshe Namgyal. Medicine Buddha meditation will also be held on Zoom.
Medicine Buddha is an enlightened emanation of the healing Buddha, who applies active wisdom - alleviating the suffering of all sentient beings. By identifying with the healing and compassionate aspect of Medicine Buddha, we can bring beneficial results that allow us to bring happiness and wellbeing into our lives and the lives of others.
Medicine Buddha Practice, Aug 1, 7:00pm AZ Time
7:00-8:00PM AZ Time with Geshe Namgyal
Emaho Center is pleased to announce Zoom and in-person diety meditation with Geshe Namgyal. Medicine Buddha meditation will also be held on Zoom.
Medicine Buddha is an enlightened emanation of the healing Buddha, who applies active wisdom - alleviating the suffering of all sentient beings. By identifying with the healing and compassionate aspect of Medicine Buddha, we can bring beneficial results that allow us to bring happiness and wellbeing into our lives and the lives of others.
Medicine Buddha Practice, Aug 31, 7:00pm AZ Time
7:00-8:00PM AZ Time with Geshe Namgyal
Emaho Center is pleased to announce Zoom and in-person diety meditation with Geshe Namgyal. Medicine Buddha meditation will also be held on Zoom.
Medicine Buddha is an enlightened emanation of the healing Buddha, who applies active wisdom - alleviating the suffering of all sentient beings. By identifying with the healing and compassionate aspect of Medicine Buddha, we can bring beneficial results that allow us to bring happiness and wellbeing into our lives and the lives of others.