🌕 Saga Dawa Teachings on Ganges Mahamudra

With Khenpo Yeshi Rinpoche
Friday - Sunday, June 13 - 15, 2025
In-Person or on Zoom | Hosted by Chicago Ratna Shri Sangha (CRSS)

Honor the most sacred day of the Tibetan Buddhist calendar with profound teachings on the nature of mind.

🕰 Schedule

Friday, June 13

6:00 PM - 8:00PM CST

Saturday & Sunday, June 14 & 15

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM CST — Morning Teaching
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM CST — Afternoon Teaching
Includes short breaks and time for Q&A

💠 About Saga Dawa

Saga Dawa is the most sacred month in Tibetan Buddhism, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of Buddha Shakyamuni. It is a powerful time for practice, offering, and receiving teachings — with karmic effects considered to be multiplied millions of times.

🌀 Ganges Mahamudra

The Ganges Mahamudra is a radiant teaching given by the Indian mahasiddha Tilopa to his disciple Naropa. It is a direct, poetic, and experiential instruction pointing to the nature of mind — clear, boundless, and awake.

Khenpo Yeshi Rinpoche will share these profound teachings, offering commentary and guidance to help practitioners deepen their understanding and meditation during this auspicious time.

From the Ganges Mahamudra Instructions:

"When mist and clouds disperse into the sky,
They neither go nor remain anywhere.
Likewise, the waves of thoughts arising in the mind
Subside when mind sees itself.

As space transcends color and form,
It is changeless and not tinted black or white.
So too, your own mind is beyond color and shape,
Untainted by the light and dark phenomena of good and evil.

Just as the brilliant essence of the sun
Is not obscured by the darkness of a thousand eons,
So too, the luminous essence of mind
Cannot be darkened by eons in saṃsāra."

Ganges Mahamudra Root Text Translations:

https://www.lotsawahouse.org/indian-masters/tilopa/ganges-mahamudra-instruction

https://garchen.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Ganges-Mahamudra-Tri-Lingual.pdf

💗 Suggested Offerings & Participation

To attend in-person, a suggested offering of $64 - $108 per day is greatly appreciated.

For those joining us on Zoom, a suggested offering of $21 - $54 per day is welcomed.

Accommodation & Meals

Overnight Stay: Limited indoor camping in the shrine room is available for. To reserve a space, please email register.crss@gmail.com. A suggested offering of $30 or more per night is appreciated overnight stay.
Overnight attendees can enjoy all meals. Please help with preparation. Karma yoga discounts available.
Lunches: Delicious vegetarian lunches will be available for $15 per day. Please plan your own dinner arrangements at nearby restaurants.

🙏 No one turned away for lack of funds
Your offerings support Khenpo Yeshi, Drupon Rinpoche, and the dharma activities of CRSS.

📩 Register or Ask Questions

Email: register.crss@gmail.com
All are welcome — whether you are new to Buddhism or a longtime practitioner.

🌼 “Realize the view, meditate without distraction, and act with compassion.”
Join us for this rare opportunity to receive Mahamudra teachings during this powerful time of merit and blessing.

Saga Dawa - Ganges Mahamudra with Khenpo Yeshi

June 13 - 15, 2025