Programs & Events

All of our programs and events are held at Hay River KTC in Ridgeland, WI, unless otherwise noted.

Please see our schedule of events below. All times listed are Central Time.

In-person attendance is encouraged, but you may also join some events via Zoom. If Zoom is an option, this is noted in each event listing, along with the link.

Lama Yeshe was hospitalized on September 26th and treated for an unidentified infection that really threw his whole system for a loop. Khenpo Ugyen, abbot of KTD Monastery and renkowned healer, visited and treated him in the hospital. He felt confident that he would recover. We are hoping that he gets transferred to rehab soon and back to home to Ridgeland and the Hay River KTC Buddhist Meditation Center. For updates, contact info.hayriverktc@gmail.com. We will be providing email updates as things change.

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KHENPO SANGYE TRINLEY

OCTOBER 25-26

SHAMBHALA CENTER OF MINNEAPOLIS

Join Hay River KTC as we welcome Khenpo Sangye Trinley, resident teacher at KTD Monastery in Woodstock, New York for a weekend of teachings and group practice for the benefit of our resident Lama Yeshe. Lama Yeshe is currently hospitalized resulting from an unknown infection. We thought we would have to cancel his visit but Khenpo Sangye kindly suggested that we shift the program's focus to Lama Yeshe and our aspirations for his swift recovery.

Teachings and pujas will be held at the Shambhala Center of Minneapolis on both Saturday and Sunday, October 25 & 26. Zoom access will be available. Donations are gladly accepted on site (cash or check only). Contact info.HayRiverKTC@gmail.com for any questions, the Zoom link, or alternate donation methods.

Saturday, October 25 schedule

10am - noon Green Tara practice
noon - 2pm lunch at local restaurant
2 pm - 4pm White Tara practice
Guru Rinpoche prayers

tea break

Mahamudra Lineage Suppliation Prayer Teaching

Sunday, October 26 schedule

1pm Medicine Buddha practice
Guru Rinpoche prayers
tea break

Mahamudra Lineage Suppliation Prayer Teaching

Khenpo Sangye Trinley is originally from Nepal. He is a respected lama and a qualified teacher of the Karma Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. At the request of the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa (head of the Kagyu lineage), Khenpo Sangye arrived at KTD in October, 2018 where he serves as teacher, vajra master, translator, chant master, and so on. For a more complete biography view

Mahamudra Lineage Suppliation Prayer

Khenpo Sangye will provide a teaching on the Dakpo Kagyu lineage prayer, a profound text that lays out the origins of our lineage and concisely describes the means of attaining the ultimate realization.

View Khenpo Sangye biography

Sunday Practice Schedule

10 to 10:20am Group Meditation Practice - instructions will be given when needed.
10:30 to 11:20 Teachings by Lama Yeshe or senior student.
11:30 to 12:30 Weekly group practice

White Tara - 1st Sunday
Chenrezig/Amitabha - 2nd Sunday
Medicine Buddha - last Sunday
Meditation - fills in between other practices

This is our regular schedule of group practices but availability changes so check the newsletter for any updates to the monthly schedule. Many programs are offered in person and/or on Zoom.

Sunday Practice & Tuesday Book Class Zoom Link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2676864508?pwd=eFNEcHhzYWltWXZXNk5HNUZYZFhtZz09

Meeting ID: 267 686 4508
Password: 108108

October 2025

WHILE LAMA YESHE IS IN THE HOSPITAL AND RECOVERING WE WILL BE TAKING A BREAK FROM THE BOOK CLUB ON TUESDAY EVENINGS. TEACHING BY LAMA YESHE ON SUNDAYS WILL BE REPLACED BY SENIOR STUDENTS AND WE WILL CONTINUE WITH OUR SUNDAY MEDITATION TIMES AND PUJAS.

Sunday, October 12

10-10:20 a.m. CDT, MEDITATION. Instructions will be given when needed.

10:30 - 11:20 am CDT, TEACHING: Meditation and Working with Obstacles by senior student Amy Billman. There are many things that can get in the way of meditation practice. Hope and Fear are at the top of the list. Others include Doubt, Laziness, Distraction. Join in and develop some strategies to improve the time you spend both on and off of the cushion.

11:30 a.m. CDT, CHENREZIG/AMITABHA led by senior student, Carolyn Petersen. Chenrezig helps us deepen our compassion. Amitabha practice is aspiring that we, and others, be reborn in his Pure Land of Great Bliss.

Sunday Practice Zoom Link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2676864508?pwd=eFNEcHhzYWltWXZXNk5HNUZYZFhtZz09

Meeting ID: 267 686 4508
Password: 108108

Sunday, October 19

10-10:20 a.m. CDT, MEDITATION. Instructions will be given when needed.

10:30 - 11:20 am CDT, Discussion on the Mahamudra Lineage Supplication Prayer

11:30-12:30 p.m. CDT MEDICINE BUDDHA led by Tom Charland. Medicine Buddha is done to avert or pacify illness.
Sunday Practice Zoom Link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2676864508?pwd=eFNEcHhzYWltWXZXNk5HNUZYZFhtZz09

Meeting ID: 267 686 4508
Password: 108108

Saturday, October 25 at the Shambhala Center of Minneapolis (in person and/or Zoom)

Sunday, October 26 at the Shambhala Center of Minneapolis (in person and/or Zoom)

1pm until Medicine Buddha practice
finished Guru Rinpoche prayers
tea break

Mahamudra Lineage Suppliation Prayer Teaching

10am - noon Green Tara practice

noon - 1:30pm lunch at local restaurant

1:30 pm - 4pm White Tara practice

Guru Rinpoche prayers

tea break

Mahamudra Lineage Suppliation Prayer Teaching