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July 2019
PSL Dzogchen Summer Retreat: Empowerment and Teachings on Hayagriva and Vajravarahi
Empowerment and Teachings on Hayagriva and Vajravarahi According to the Lineage of the Great Terton Tsasum Lingpa Bestowed by Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche July 13-21, 2019 Padma Samye Ling, NY The gracious teacher Buddha gave a variety of teachings based on the readiness of practitioners. These teachings are completely based on non-violence, peace, harmony, and respect for all beings, and help us to discover our ultimate goal of peace and happiness. Buddhism became very popular all over Asia, including…
Find out more »Self Development Dzogchen Retreat: H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche’s Heart-to-Heart Nectar Advice to Fortunate Practitioners
Teaching on His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche’s Heart-to-Heart Nectar Advice to Fortunate Practitioners July 22-28, 2019 Padma Samye Ling, NY His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje was born in the early 20th century, and was a renowned body emanation of Drokben Khyechung Lotsawa, speech emanation of Yeshe Tsogyal, and mind emanation of Guru Padmasambhava. In particular, Khyechung Lotsawa emanated as many great tertons and scholar-masters throughout the centuries in Tibet. Guru Padmasambhava predicted the coming of His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche,…
Find out more »August 2019
Chokhor Duchen Meditation Practice
Special meditation practices and ceremonies with Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche celebrating Buddha Shakyamuni’s first teaching of the Dharma in Deer Park in Sarnath, India. This anniversary will be honored with practices at Padma Samye Ling, as well as other Padmasambhava Buddhist Centers. The practice will include a special food offering ceremony, so please feel free to bring fresh, unopened food (no meat or alcohol) for the community to enjoy together after the practice. Contact your local sangha for more…
Find out more »Guru Tsokye Dorje Guru Rinpoche PSL Group Meditation Practice 3:00-5:30pm
Guru Rinpoche group meditation practice on Mipham Rinpoche’s Shower of Blessings at Padma Samye Ling on Monday, August 10th from 3:00-5:30pm. Everyone is welcome to attend this free event! The practice will include a tsok feast ceremony, so feel free to bring fresh, unopened food to offer for everyone to enjoy after the practice, like chips, fruit, or dessert. Prayer text sadhanas of the practice will be available to borrow. If you’ve never been to Padma Samye Ling, please plan…
Find out more »PSL Philosophical Shedra: The Three Vows
The Three Vows of Foundational, Mahayana, and Vajrayana Buddhism by Ngari Panchen with commentary by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche by Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche Three-Year Shedra with Certification upon Completion Year 1: Foundational Buddhism Lay Vinaya Vows The three sets of vows (Skt. trisaṃvara; Tib. སྡོམ་གསུམ་, dom sum; Wyl. sdom gsum) are: the vows of pratimoksha or of individual liberation (Tib. སོ་ཐར་གྱི་སྡོམ་པ་, sotar gyi dompa); the bodhisattva vows (Tib. བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས་དཔའི་སྡོམ་པ་, changchub sempé dompa); the samayas of the secret mantrayana…
Find out more »Developing Natural Vitality with Calm Abiding Yoga Retreat
20th Anniversary of the Calm Abiding Yoga Retreat at Padma Samye Ling! Daily cycles of calm abiding meditation and Heart Sutra recitation, yoga, and nature walks. Each day of the retreat will offer an energizing morning yoga practice and a gentle late afternoon practice. Diane Avice Du Buisson will guide daily yoga sessions.The yoga sessions will focus on balancing the body’s elements and clearing the channels with fluid movements, postures, and breath awareness. All levels welcome. Diane has studied and…
Find out more »October 2019
PSL Nyungne Retreat
The living lineage of Nyungne began in India by Jomo Gelongma Palmo, one of the most famous female masters in Buddhist history. It came to Tibet around the 12th century, and the practice continues to flourish today. It is a profound and powerful practice of silence, fasting and purification. The Nyungne retreat is a Tibetan Buddhist meditation practice based on the Buddha of Compassion known as the Thousand-Armed Chenrezig. It’s designed to purify negative karma and accumulate merit and wisdom…
Find out more »November 2019
Lha Bab Duchen: Buddha’s Descent from the Gods Realm
The Buddha’s main teachings were on nonviolence, love, and compassion, and on how to bring out the good qualities within ourselves and others by exploring our nature and the nature of our environment. He taught about how to live in harmony and peace. In order to do this, one simple teaching is to have a good heart, which is also known as bodhichitta. Bodhichitta is love, kindness, compassion, and wisdom. These qualities are the basic nature of every living being.…
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