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May 2020
CANCELLED: Spring Kriya Yoga Work Retreat
Actualize devotion and bodhichitta by glorifying the mandala of the Inconceivable Lotus Land for this and future generations. Join us in beautifying Padma Samye Ling monastery and retreat center. Members, students, and friends with skills they will contribute are invited to share in this week of joyful and intensive activity. Donations are your time and effort. (Single dorms and Patrons’ Suites NOT included)
Find out more »June 2020
LIVESTREAM FROM PSL: Saga Dawa Duchen
LIVESTREAM FROM PSL! Special practice will be held at Padma Samye Ling and other Padmasambhava Buddhist Centers in conjunction with this full moon anniversary of Buddha Shakyamuni’s enlightenment and mahaparinirvana. For Buddhists, this is one of the most sacred days of the year when karmic effects are naturally multiplied millions of times, so meditation practice and virtuous deeds are strongly encouraged and celebrated! Contact Padma Samye Ling or your local center for further details: jowozegyal@catskill.net (607) 865-8068 www.padmasambhava.org/centers-directory/
Find out more »Anniversary of the Mahaparinirvana of Ven. Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche
Join us in honoring the life and legacy of our precious Root Teacher, Venerable Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche. Special ceremonies and practices will occur at Glorious Padma Samye Ling. Times for the practices at PSL are: 10am-noon 3:00-5:00pm 7:30-8:30pm The main sadhanas we will be using: -Concise Sadhana of the Vidyadhara Lama -Shower of Blessings -Gesar Prayers -Offering Prayers to the Dharmapalas -Stainless King -Treasury of Precious Mantras and Prayers of Supplication, Dedication, and Aspiration (“the Green Book”) -Condensed…
Find out more »July 2020
PSL Dzogchen Summer Retreat: TBA
Empowerment and Teachings TBA Bestowed by Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche July 18-26, 2020 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 in Tibet, particularly for King Trisong Deutsen and his ministers. Because of his…
Find out more »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 »Self Development Dzogchen Retreat: TBA
July 27 - August 2, 2020 Padma Samye Ling, NY This meditation retreat will be held at Padma Samye Ling Retreat Center, which has extraordinary beauty and tranquility. It has clean air, spectacular views of the Catskill Mountains, and sits on meadows surrounded by forest. Deer, birds, and other inhabitants move leisurely, enjoying at their own pace. Truly, this is one of the powerful spots that offers the ancient style of traditional Tibetan monasteries with harmonious, humble, and friendly…
Find out more »August 2020
PSL Philosophical Shedra: The Three Vows of Foundational, Mahayana, and Vajrayana Buddhism: YEAR 2
The Three Vows of Foundational, Mahayana, and Vajrayana Buddhism: YEAR 2 by Ngari Panchen with commentary by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche by Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche Three-Year Shedra with Certification upon Completion Year 2: Foundational Buddhism 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 (Tib. གསང་སྔགས་ཀྱི་སྡོམ་པ་,…
Find out more »September 2020
Developing Natural Vitality with Calm Abiding Yoga Retreat
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 practiced yoga for 41 years and was the founder of Yoga Source…
Find out more »October 2020
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 2020
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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