Full-day Tara Retreat on Lhabab Düchen 2026

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5:30 am Sunday, November 1, 2026

Full-day Tara Retreat on Lhabab Düchen with Geshe Gelek and Geshe Sangpo

Sunday, November 1, 2026, from 5:30 am - 2:00 pm (partially hybrid)

Join us for any or all of a full-day Tara Retreat in which Geshe Gelek and Geshe Sangpo lead us in a multitude of powerful spiritual practices that help develop calm healthy minds, generate extensive merit, cultivate virtuous qualities, and inspire us to courageously seek liberation, or freedom, from cyclic existence. 

This last day of Kadampa Center's 1st Annual Tara Retreat falls on the incredibly auspicious holy day of Lhabab Düchen, in which the merit of our positive actions is multiplied 100 million times!

To receive maximum benefit of the Tara Retreat, please plan to attend onsite, in person if you are able to do so. For students who don't live locally and/or are unable to attend in person, join us online via Zoom or YouTube for a portion of the full-day retreat (see schedule below). 

FULL-DAY TARA RETREAT SCHEDULE - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1

5:30 am
 Center opens and students begin to arrive
6:00 am
Geshe Gelek arrives and confers the Eight Mahayana Precepts (in person only)
after precepts
Breakfast ~ provided by Kadampa Center
9:00 am
Tara and/or Lhabab Düchen Holy Day practices led by Geshe Gelek (hybrid)
10:30 am
Chittimani Tara Puja with Geshe Gelek and Geshe Sangpo (hybrid)
after puja
 Blessing of Kadampa Center's newly renovated stupa (outside, in person only)
12:00 pm
Lunch ~ provided by Kadampa Center
1:00 pm
 Take down the Twenty-one Tara altar and its extensive offerings; reset the gompa and clean up ~ many volunteers needed!

HOW TO ATTEND

  • For those who live locally, Geshe-la requests that, if possible, you attend in person, onsite at Kadampa Center to receive maximum benefit of the Tara Retreat.

  • For those who don't live locally, please join us via Zoom, or watch on YouTube (a non-interactive option).

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Click HERE to Volunteer -- There are a variety of opportunities to help make Kadampa Center's First Annual Tara Retreat run smoothly and beautifully for everyone.  Lots of help is needed!

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Sponsoring any Dharma activity is one of the highest forms of generosity.  Your sponsorship of the Tara Retreat makes it possible for soooo many to experience the immeasurable benefits of the Tara practices, ceremonies, and meditations.  As a sponsor, you are invited to submit a dedication so that your generosity will be of the greatest benefit to yourself and others.  Thank you!

$1,021
Sponsorship of the full Tara Retreat
$721
$521
Sponsorship of the Chittimani Tara Puja
$321
$121
Sponsorship of Breakfast, Lunch, and Tea Offerings during the Tara Retreat
any amount
Any heartfelt contribution supports the Tara Retreat in countless ways

HOW TO BECOME A SPONSOR

1.  Make your financial sponsorship contribution in one of the following ways:

  • Online: Choose your amount and click on the corresponding link in the table above.
  • By check: Please write "Tara Retreat" in the memo of your check, place in an envelope, and either drop it in the donation box outside the gompa door or mail to:
Kadampa Center
5412 Etta Burke Ct.
Raleigh, NC  27606
 
2.  Click HERE to submit your dedication, which can be simple or elaborate; submitted anonymously or with your name included.
 
 
Disclaimer:  There may be more than one sponsor for any given amount or any given event/activity, so opportunities to sponsor are endless!  Additionally, Kadampa Center reserves the right to distribute the funds to cover costs wherever needed.
Location at Kadampa Center: 
Gompa