His Holiness the Dalai Lama calls Je Tsongkhapa’s In Praise of Dependent Origination “a text that bears the blessings of the hard work Tsongkhapa put into understanding emptiness”.
In 1398, at age forty-one after almost a year of intensive practice, Je Tsongkhapa, the founder of the Gelugpa tradition, achieved a breakthrough by realizing a profound experience of emptiness based on Buddha’s teachings. Tsongkhapa composed his Praise of Dependent Origination to express his feelings of joy, wonder, gratitude, and deep reverence for the Buddha for having taught the wisdom of emptiness and dependent origination in order to liberate sentient beings from suffering.
Tsongkhapa has said all Buddha’s teachings compassion and wisdom are based on the fact of dependent origination. Thus, for a Buddhist practitioner or someone who wants to learn about Buddhism further, dependent origination is a master key to open all secret doors of Buddhism.
Demo Rinpoche has composed his own commentary on this famous text and will share his wisdom and understanding with us during this summer retreat.
Demo Rinpoche will give a White Tara Empowerment at the conclusion of the summer retreat on Sunday, July 27, 2025 from 10:00am – 1:00pm ET. This event is live onsite with an option to watch via Zoom. This will be followed by a potluck picnic. Visit the Ann Arbor chapter page for picnic details.
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Schedule for Monday – Saturday (all times ET – subject to change):
8:30am – 9:30am: White Tara Guided Meditation
9:30am – 10:00am: Break
10:00am – 12:00pm: Morning Teachings
12:00pm – 2:00pm: Lunch
2:00pm – 3:00pm: Discussion Groups
3:00pm – 3:30pm: Break
3:30pm – 6:30pm: Afternoon Teachings
6:30pm – 8:00pm: Dinner
8:00pm – 9:00pm: Social Activities (times vary throughout the week – to be announced)
Sunday
10:00am – 1:00pm: White Tara Initiation
1:30pm – 4:00pm: Jewel Heart pot-luck picnic (all invited)
About Demo Rinpoche
Access In Praise of Dependent Origination teaching from The Gelek Rimpoche Archive for free
For context and background of the Tsongkhapa’s Praise of Dependent Origination teachings, here is a link to the weekend teaching from The Gelek Rimpoche Archive that Gelek Rimpoche held in Garrison in 2008. You should also note the Archive contains many other teachings Gelek Rimpoche gave over the years but we think this is a good one to start with.
From the Archive: In Praise of Dependent Origination - 2008
