WHITE TARA is the manifestation of the compassion and wisdom activities of the enlightened, often referred to as the feminine principle of Buddhahood. While Tara is loved and honored throughout the Buddhist world, you need not be Buddhist to participate in this workshop. White Tara meditation practice is particularly associated with healing and long life.

This workshop by Demo Rinpoche is also offered in support of those participating in the 2020 White Tara Mantra Winter Retreat. All others are welcome. No one is turned away due to financial considerations.

DEMO RINPOCHE went to Drepung Loseling Monastery in Mundgod at the age of five and officially joined the monastery in 1987, where he spent nearly thirty years of uninterrupted education in meditation, debate, memorization, philosophy, and composition under the Dalai Lama’s direct supervision. After completing his studies at Drepung, Rinpoche received the highest monastic degree of Geshe Lharampa from Gelugpa University in India in 2011. He continued his studies at Gyume Tantric College and was a visiting scholar under the auspices of the Dalai Lama at Sarah College of Higher Tibetan Studies in Dharamsala. At the request of Gelek Rimpoche, Demo Rinpoche came to the United States where he received his Master’s Degree in Inter-Religious Engagement from Union Theological Seminary in New York City in 2018. Currently based out of Ann Arbor, Michigan, he serves as the Resident Spiritual Advisor at Jewel Heart.