Losar, The Year of the Fire Horse
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Please join V.V.P. members and friends as we celebrate the start of the Tibetan Year of the Fire Horse on Wednesday, February 18. We’ll gather at 6 pm to practice together, recite aspiration prayers, and enjoy a potluck dinner.
All are welcome, including family and friends. Please bring a vegetarian dish to share.
The Life of Khenchen Thrangu: From India to Vajra Vidya Portland
A Livestream Talk with Choje Lama Wangchuk Topden
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Doors open at 8:30, arrive by 8:45am,
Talk at 9:00 am
In person viewing at Vajra Vidya Portland
159 State Street, Portland, Maine
Choje Lama Wangchuk Topden is the son of Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche’s sister and was raised in Nepal. After monastic ordination, he studied at Vajra Vidya Institute and then completed the traditional three-year retreat. He served for years as Rinpoche’s secretary and attendant. In 2018, H.H. Karmapa bestowed on him the title Choje Lama, after which Rinpoche appointed him his regent. Choje Lama Wangchuk teaches worldwide and oversees all of Rinpoche’s dharma institutions, schools, and clinics.
If you would like to make an offering to Choje Lama Wangchuk, please follow this link.
Lama Karma Drodhul
Teachings on Song of the Mani Mantra by Khenpo Gangshar Wangpo
Saturday & Sunday, March 21-22, 2026
During this weekend Lama Karma will teach on a song by the twentieth-century Tibetan master Khenpo Gangshar Wangpo explaining the mantra of Chenrezik, the bodhisattva of compassion. He will also bestow the empowerment of Chenrezik. The refuge vow is a prerequisite for receiving the empowerment and will be offered just before it. [NOTE: You must attend in person to receive the refuge vow and/or empowerment.]
Lama Karma Drodhul is a resident teacher and former president of Karma Triyana Dharmachakra in Woodstock, NY. He was born in East Tibet, where he began his training at Thrangu Monastery, and later completed two three-year retreats under Khenpo Karthar Rinpoche at Karme Ling in Delhi, NY. Lama Karma has taught widely in North and South America, and he is the author of two books, Amrita of Eloquence and Siddhas of Ga.
Registration is required to attend. This teaching is provided on a donation basis. Offerings to Lama Karma and VVP are gratefully accepted. VVP is a local non-profit organization entirely reliant on donations and membership dues. Please give generously so that we can continue to offer programs like this.
For questions about registration (or to notify us that you’re canceling an in-person registration), please contact Kay at kay.sullivan@maine.edu.