Palpung New York

Memorial Prayers for Bardor Tulku Rinpoche
2021-04-02 08:00 - 2021-05-09 17:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
All of us at PTC Monastery share in the loss and deep sadness of the family and students of Bardor Tulku Rinpoche. We are praying that Rinpoche traverse the bhumis and paths without obstacle and swiftly return for the benefit of sentient beings.
The monastery will be offering 100 butter lamps a week for seven weeks dedicated to Rinpoche, and are praying for Rinpoche’s family and students to have happiness, long life, and to enjoy an abundance of dharma.

Amitabha Chanting for Liberating the Deceased and Benefiting Beings (Qing Ming) - 各位善信大德
2021-04-04 08:30 - 2021-04-05 17:00
Amitabha Chanting for Liberating the Deceased and Benefiting Beings (Qing Ming) – 各位善信大德
In light of the coronavirus outbreak, to protect the well-being and safety of everyone, Palpung Thubten Chöling Monastery is temporarily closed to the public.

The sangha of PTC will still be making prayers and offerings for our parents, ancestors, and the deceased through a special recitation of the Amitabha sadhana with tsok offerings and aspiration prayers for the well being of ourselves and all other beings, especially those to whom we dedicate the practice by name, both living and deceased.
The practice entitled ‘Jangchok’ will be included within the chanting of the Amitabha sadhana. Jangchok is done for the benefit of the recently deceased to achieve liberation. For persons who may have passed away a long time ago the Jangchok practice will still bring great blessings to the deceased and create the causes and conditions for the liberation of the person. For the living, it is said that once their karmic debtors are liberated through this practice, the person will have less obstacles. For all beings, this practice will help to create favorable conditions and enhance their well-being.
During the chanting Lama Tsering Dakpa will bless and burn all the names of the deceased to symbolize purification of their defilements, obscurities and negative karma by the fire of wisdom, ripening their merit to be reborn in Amitabha’s pureland of Dewachen. Also included will be a dedication of merit to all sponsors and their designated names for blessing.
Please note: There will be two sessions: 10:0am and 2:00pm. Both are being offered on Zoom. If you would like to participate please email Lama Lhadrun.

You may donate any amount and provide us with the names for dedication (both living and deceased). To make these dedications, download the Amitabha Sadhana Dedication Form in Chinese and English.

八蚌噶舉法林寺

清明節法會

2021年4月4日周日

各位善信大德

因冠狀病毒疫情, 法林寺暫停對外開放; 但本寺日常法會，包括清明法會仍繼續舉行。法會將通過Zoom直播。房間號碼等，请電郵mzeng11355@yahoo.com 獲取。請各位繼續發心護持,使出家人在宏法利生之時, 道糧不乏而後顧無憂.

上午9:30開始

在修阿彌陀佛天法時, 將加修消災除障法“將除”. 此法加持力巨大，迅速救度最近或已過世很久的祖先亡者。同時為功德主及生者名單加持、超度怨親債主、祈福消災、祛除惡業身心疾病、障礙逆緣。在法會中, 喇嘛慈寧將焚燒亡者名單，象徵以智慧之火，祛除亡者惡業障礙逆緣，圓滿福報而往生阿彌陀佛淨土。而且囘向功德給施主及加持名單。

［西藏生死書］作者索甲仁波切說：幫助亡者絕對不會嫌晚，不管其去世多久。你要幫助的人也許過世一百年，但他們仍會獲得修法利益。

04/11/2021 - Refreshing Our Practice Continued - a Discussion Led by Lama Jamdron and Lama Chodron
2021-04-11 14:00 - 15:00
In light of concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, to protect the well-being and safety of everyone, Palpung Thubten Chöling Monastery remains closed to the public.

In March we had a great interactive discussion of how to refresh our dharma practice, bring it into our daily life, and work with distraction and other inevitable challenges that arise for all of us. The group consensus was to continue our exploration of this rich topic going forward. In April, Lama Jamdron and Lama Chodron will lead the discussion, and we invite everyone at all levels of experience to join us to share your questions as well as your tips for maintaining a consistent, inspiring practice in a world that benefits immensely from our engaged practice but doesn’t always support it.
This session is being offered remotely on Zoom. If you would like to participate please email Lama Lhadrun at: lhadrun@kagyu.com.

Calling the Lama from Afar - Teaching and Chanting
2021-04-25 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-06-27 10:00 - 12:00
In light of the coronavirus outbreak, to protect the well-being and safety of everyone, Palpung Thubten Chöling Monastery is temporarily closed to the public.
This class is being offered remotely on Zoom. If you would like to participate, please use our online event registration form.

Lama Norgyal will be teaching on and leading the sangha in the chanting of Calling the Lama from Afar. Written by the great master Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, this text is a powerful supplication to invoke the blessings of the lama and the great masters of all four Tibetan Buddhist lineages. A combination of profound meditation instruction and plain-spoken reminders about the way we can delude ourselves on the path, this melodiously sung devotional prayer is an inspiration for practitioners of all levels.
10:00 am | Teaching on Calling the Lama from Afar
11:00 am | Chanting of Calling the Lama from Afar
Click here to download English text of Calling the Lama from Afar.

Commemoration of Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche’s Parinirvana and Mother's Day
2021-05-09 06:30 - 17:00
In light of the coronavirus outbreak, to protect the well-being and safety of everyone, Palpung Thubten Chöling Monastery remains temporarily closed to the public.

The resident sangha of PTC will be commemorating the anniversary of our root lama Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche‘s parinirvana — the day he left his body and entered the Pure Realms.
And to honor all mothers (past, present, and future!) we will be chanting the short practice of Green Tara, who is often referred to as “The Mother of Liberation,” and is known for her swift activity in dispelling fears, obstacles and illness. The merit accumulated through participating in this inspiring practice will be dedicated to the countless beings who have been our mothers since beginningless time.

Schedule of events:
6:30am | Thousandfold Lamp Offering (Tong Chö)
A traditional Tong Chö of 1,000 butter lamps, 1,000 bowls of saffron water and 300 bowls filled with rice, incense and flowers is offered weekly, accompanied by chanting of the Chenrezig practice.

The next chanting sessions are being offered remotely on Zoom. If you would like to participate please email Lama Lhadrun.

10:00am | Kalu Rinpoche’s Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga), followed by the Short Practice of the Peaceful & Wrathful Deities (Shitro)
Chanting of the Monlam Choga, a practice of offering and aspiration prayers compiled by Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche. This is followed by the short liturgy of Shitro (Peaceful and Wrathful Deities), a profound practice from the cycle of teachings and meditations of the Tibetan Book of the Dead. We dedicate this practice to the deceased in order to purify negativities, avert obstacles in the bardo, and establish a connection with the deities that will ripen in future lives.

1:30 pm | Chanting of Green Tara
Although the monastery is closed to the public, there are many ways to share in the merit of these activities through sponsoring the chanting, the tea served during the chanting, meals, and the offering of butter lamps. Be sure to include a prayer with your donation which will be read aloud to the assembly.
You may make your donations on-line or simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.
Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC. For credit card payments, fax your credit card number (VISA or MasterCard only), along with the expiration date and signature and the amount you would like to charge to (845) 297-5761. For your protection, please do not email your credit card information.

Nyungne Retreat - The Fasting Ritual and Meditation of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig
2021-05-11 08:00 - 2021-05-27 17:30
In light of the coronavirus outbreak, to protect the well-being and safety of everyone, Palpung Thubten Chöling Monastery remains closed to the public.

The resident sangha of PTC will be practicing 8 consecutive sets of Nyungne (the Fasting Ritual and Meditation of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig). This retreat will be held during the auspicious month of Sakadawa, the month commemorating the birth, enlightenment and parinirvana of Shakyamuni Buddha. It is said that, during this time, the merit accumulated through performing virtuous activity is multiplied 100,000 times.
The Nyungne practice is a profound kriya tantra meditation ritual based on loving-kindness and compassion in the form of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig. The practice involves maintaining strict vows and meditating while reciting mantras and prayers, and performing prostrations and visualizations. Undertaken in sets of two days, the first day includes one vegetarian meal at noon, drinking water throughout the day as needed. The second day is a complete fast performed in noble silence. The Nyungne is renowned as a superior means to purify negative karma and accumulate great merit.
Chenrezig himself declared that completing even one Nyungne prevents rebirth in the lower realms, and the practice of eight consecutive Nyungne leads to birth in Amitabha’s pure land of Dewachen.

The dates for each set are as follows:
Set 1 Begins May 11 (Tuesday) at 5:30 am. Ends May 13 (Thursday) about 6:00 am.
Set 2 Begins May 13 (Thursday) at 5:00 am. Ends May 15 (Saturday) about 6:00 am.
Set 3 Begins May 15 (Saturday at 5:00 am. Ends May 17 (Monday) about 6:00 am.
Set 4 Begins May 17 (Monday) at 5:00 am. Ends May 19 (Wednesday) about 6:00 am.
Set 5 Begins May 19 (Wednesday) at 5:00 am. Ends May 21 (Friday) about 6:00 am.
Set 6 Begins May 21 (Friday) at 5:00 am. Ends May 23 (Sunday) about 6:00 am.
Set 7 Begins May 23 (Sunday) at 5:00 am. Ends May 25 (Tuesday) about 6:00 am.
Set 8 Begins May 25 (Tuesday) at 5:00 am. Ends May 27 (Thursday) about 9:30 am.

Although the monastery is closed to the public, there are many ways to share in the merit of this retreat through sponsoring the chanting, meals and the tea served during the chanting on non fasting days. Be sure to include a prayer with your donation which will be read aloud to the assembly.

You may make your donations on-line or simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.

Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC. For credit card payments, fax your credit card number (VISA or MasterCard only), along with the expiration date and signature and the amount you would like to charge to (845) 297-5761. For your protection, please do not email your credit card information.

Chanting Practices to Dispel Obstacles and Bring About Auspicious Conditions
2021-06-12 08:00 - 2021-06-19 17:00
The resident sangha of PTC will be participating in a variety of chanting events to dispel obstacles and bring about auspicious conditions. The dates are listed below.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
The Maitreya Shrine Room will be open to the public during our practice of Drolma Yuldok, Thursday through Sunday June 17 – 20. Drolma Yuldok is a long practice of Green Tara chanted twice a year to dispel obstacles for all beings and invite auspicious conditions, health, and good fortune.
If you feel unwell and/or have a fever, please do not visit the monastery. Tea will be served only to the monks and nuns. Guests are invited to bring their own thermoses of water or tea from home. All other areas of the Maitreya Center as well as all other buildings remain closed until further notice, including dining rooms; and no overnight accommodations are available. Guests are welcome to bring lunch to eat outdoors on the grounds, or to enjoy our many local restaurants. While outdoors, please be mindful of ticks, and we strongly advise checking your body and clothing for ticks after your visit. All visitors are required to wear a mask indoors. Children 12 years old and younger must be supervised. No pets please.
To learn more about how to join us in light of our opening and the limited re-opening of the Maitreya Center, click here

June 12, 2021 – Saturday | Gya Shi, “The Practice of the Four Hundred Offerings”
Gya Shi is a practice involving four hundred offerings which is done as a means to purify obstacles created by the 4 maras (mental afflictions; attachment to happiness; clinging to the 5 skandhas; death). The four hundred offerings are described in the practice text below:

Namo!
The vast offerings of Gya Shi are dedicated to the accumulation of merit and wisdom.
Through the blessings of offering 100 tsa-tsa, may all beings engage in the 10 virtues and give up the 10 non-virtues.
Through the merit of offering 100 butterlamps, may all beings clear away the darkness of ignorance so that the 5 wisdoms may be realized.
Through the merit of offering 100 tormas, may all beings be free from famine.
Through the merit of offering 100 chambu (effigies), may all beings purify all karmic debt which makes harmful hindrances.
Though the blessing of reciting the profound sutras, may all beings always turn the wheel of dharma. Through the roots of virtue of offering 400, may myself and all patrons and their loved ones repay all karmic debts. May we perfect the two accumulations and attain the precious level of unsurpassable enlightenment.

June 13, 2021 – Sunday | Sherab Nyingpo, a practice based on the Heart Sutra

Sherab Nyingpo is an obstacle averting practice that dispels unfavorable circumstances and prompts good conditions. The Heart Sutra is recited repeatedly as a means to purify obstacles created by the 4 maras (mental afflictions; attachment to happiness; clinging to the 5 skandhas; death). The practice invokes the blessings of Prajnaparamita, the Mother of all Buddhas.

June 17,18,19 2021 – Thursday – Saturday | Drolma Yuldok, a practice based on the 21 Taras

This is a three-day practice to remove obstacles and bring auspicious conditions.
You may view this practice remotely. For information on how to join us via ZOOM, please click here.
June 19, 2021 Saturday (following Drolma Yuldok chanting) | Sür, Evening Fire Offering Ceremony
Sür (evening fire offering ceremony) is an offering to the 4 guests: the Buddhas & Bodhisattvas; Protectors; sentient beings; and those with whom we have karmic debts. It averts obstacles and sickness and is dedicated to those who are dying, beings in the Bardo, and to beings with whom we have karmic debts.
June 20, 2021 Monday | Sang, Morning Fire Offering Ceremony
Sang is a special morning purification fire ceremony. It is an offering to all worldly gods and the 4 guests: Buddhas & Bodhisattvas; Protectors; sentient beings; and those with whom we have karmic debts. This practice pacifies war, encourages peace and averts sickness. It also creates merit and concludes the year-end chanting by purifying any remaining obstacles.
For those who wish to sponsor the chanting, donations can be made towards meals, fire offering ceremonies, or the tea served during the chanting. General contributions towards these special practices are also welcome. Be sure to include a prayer with your donation which will be read aloud to the assembly.
You may make your donations on-line or simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.
Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC. For credit card payments, fax your credit card number (VISA or MasterCard only), along with the expiration date and signature and the amount you would like to charge to (845) 297-5761. For your protection, please do not email your credit card information.
As we are not able to check email during chanting events, please send your prayer request and sponsorship information 48 hours before the first day of chanting to guarantee that we receive it in time to announce your prayer. If you are not able to do that, please leave a short but clear message of your prayer on 845-297-2500 and we will do our best to have your prayer announced.

Commemoration of Father's Day
2021-06-20 13:30 - 14:30
The Maitreya Shrine Room will be open to the public for this event. To learn more about how to join us in light of our opening and the limited re-opening of the Maitreya Center, click here
For information on how to join us via ZOOM, please click here.
Your Invited!
Please join us online in honoring all fathers through chanting the short practice of Chenrezig, the deity who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas, followed by recitation of Guru Rinpoche’s Seven Line Prayer.
The merit accumulated through participating in these inspiring practices will be dedicated to the countless beings who have been our fathers since beginningless time.
The chanting text will be screenshared and chanted at a comfortable pace.
1:30 pm | Chanting of Chenrezig and Guru Rinpoche’s Seven Line Prayer
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If you feel unwell and/or have a fever, please do not visit the monastery.
Tea will be served only to the monks and nuns. Guests are invited to bring their own thermoses of water or tea from home.
All other areas of the Maitreya Center as well as all other buildings remain closed until further notice, including dining rooms; and no overnight accommodations are available. Guests are welcome to bring lunch to eat outdoors on the grounds, or to enjoy our many local restaurants. While outdoors, please be mindful of ticks, and we strongly advise checking your body and clothing for ticks after your visit. All visitors are required to wear a mask indoors.
Children 12 years old and younger must be supervised. No pets please.

World Cleansing Smoke Offering (Dzamling Chisang)
2021-06-24 10:00 - 11:00
On this full moon day we will honor a vast mandala of local deities and protectors with a traditional morning fire ceremony (Sang) to bring renewed balance and energy to the world.
The Maitreya Shrine Room will be open to the public for this event.
You may also view this practice remotely. For information on how to join us via ZOOM, please click here.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
If you feel unwell and/or have a fever, please do not visit the monastery.
Tea will be served only to the monks and nuns. Guests are invited to bring their own thermoses of water or tea from home.
All other areas of the Maitreya Center as well as all other buildings remain closed until further notice, including dining rooms; and no overnight accommodations are available.
Guests are welcome to bring lunch to eat outdoors on the grounds, or to enjoy our many local restaurants.
While outdoors, please be mindful of ticks, and we strongly advise checking your body and clothing for ticks after your visit.
All visitors are required to wear a mask indoors.
Children 12 years old and younger must be supervised.
No pets please.

SPONSORSHIP
For those who wish to sponsor the chanting or tea served during the chanting, please be sure to include a prayer with your donation which will be read aloud to the assembly.
You can your donations on-line or simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:

Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.

Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC. For credit card payments, fax your credit card number (VISA or MasterCard only), along with the expiration date and signature and the amount you would like to charge to (845) 297-5761. For your protection, please do not email your credit card information.

Prayers for America
2021-07-02 06:30 - 20:30
The July 4th Thousandfold Butterlamp Offering (Tong Chö) is dedicated to our nation, that wisdom and compassion increase during these uncertain times, and that mutual respect and good health extend throughout the world. Please join us by sponsoring butterlamps and prayers for the benefit of your family and friends, and for the welfare of all beings.
6:30am | Thousandfold Lamp Offering (Tong Chö)
A traditional Tong Chö of 1,000 butter lamps, 1,000 bowls of saffron water and 300 bowls filled with rice, incense and flowers is offered weekly, accompanied by chanting of the Chenrezig practice.

The chanting session which follows is being offered remotely.
For information on how to join us via ZOOM, please click here.

10:00am | Kalu Rinpoche’s Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga), followed by the Short Practice of the Peaceful & Wrathful Deities (Shitro)
Chanting of the Monlam Choga, a practice of offering and aspiration prayers compiled by Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche. This is followed by the short liturgy of Shitro (Peaceful and Wrathful Deities), a profound practice from the cycle of teachings and meditations of the Tibetan Book of the Dead. We dedicate this practice to the deceased in order to purify negativities, avert obstacles in the bardo, and establish a connection with the deities that will ripen in future lives.
For those who wish to sponsor butterlamps, the chanting, or the tea served during the chanting, please be sure to include a prayer with your donation which will be read aloud to the assembly.
Click here to to sponsor butterlamps. To sponsor the chanting and tea service make your donations on-line or simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.
Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC. For credit card payments, fax your credit card number (VISA or MasterCard only), along with the expiration date and signature and the amount you would like to charge to (845) 297-5761. For your protection, please do not email your credit card information.

As of July 1 we welcome visitors to join us for lunch in the Maitreya dining room, and ask that you let us know in advance by emailing us at: reservations@kagyu.com. We regret that the dining room will not be open for other meals at this time.
Overnight accommodations will also be available for fully vaccinated guests only. If you would like to stay at the monastery, please make reservations in advance using our online form.
If you need assistance with making your reservation, please email reservations@kagyu.com.

Calling the Lama from Afar - Teaching and Chanting
2021-07-18 10:00 - 12:00
This class is being offered remotely on Zoom. If you would like to participate, please use our online event registration form.

Lama Norgyal will be teaching on and leading the sangha in the chanting of Calling the Lama from Afar. Written by the great master Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, this text is a powerful supplication to invoke the blessings of the lama and the great masters of all four Tibetan Buddhist lineages. A combination of profound meditation instruction and plain-spoken reminders about the way we can delude ourselves on the path, this melodiously sung devotional prayer is an inspiration for practitioners of all levels.
10:00 am | Teaching on Calling the Lama from Afar
11:00 am | Chanting of Calling the Lama from Afar
Click here to download English text of Calling the Lama from Afar.
As of July 1 we welcome visitors to join us for lunch in the Maitreya dining room, and ask that you let us know in advance by emailing us at: reservations@kagyu.com. We regret that the dining room will not be open for other meals at this time.
Overnight accommodations will also be available for fully vaccinated guests only. If you would like to stay at the monastery, please make reservations in advance using our online form.
If you need assistance with making your reservation, please email reservations@kagyu.com.

Calling the Lama from Afar - Teaching and Chanting
2021-08-15 10:00 - 12:00
This class is being offered remotely on Zoom. If you would like to participate, please use our online event registration form.

Lama Norgyal will be teaching on and leading the sangha in the chanting of Calling the Lama from Afar. Written by the great master Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, this text is a powerful supplication to invoke the blessings of the lama and the great masters of all four Tibetan Buddhist lineages. A combination of profound meditation instruction and plain-spoken reminders about the way we can delude ourselves on the path, this melodiously sung devotional prayer is an inspiration for practitioners of all levels.
10:00 am | Teaching on Calling the Lama from Afar
11:00 am | Chanting of Calling the Lama from Afar
Click here to download English text of Calling the Lama from Afar.
As of July 1st we welcome visitors to join us for lunch in the Maitreya dining room, and ask that you let us know in advance by emailing reservations@kagyu.com. We regret that the dining room will not be open for other meals at this time.
Overnight accommodations will also be available for fully vaccinated guests only. If you would like to stay at the monastery, please make reservations in advance using our online form.
If you need assistance with making your reservation, please email reservations@kagyu.com.

Commemoration of Buddha's Joyful Day
2021-08-22 10:00 - 15:00
Unvaccinated Guests Must Wear Masks
The observance of Buddha’s Joyful Day on the full moon day of the seventh lunar month is based on the story of Maudgalyayana, a disciple of the Buddha, who discovered through his meditative powers that his mother had been reborn as a hungry ghost. Distressed, he approached the Buddha for help, who then advised him to make offerings to the Sangha, as the merit from doing so would help relieve the suffering of his mother and other beings in the lower realms. Buddha’s Joyful Day is observed by making offerings of necessities to monastics, reciting sūtras and performing acts of generosity. The merit from these deeds is dedicated to all beings, especially to relieve the suffering of the deceased.
Please join us as we make prayers and offerings for our parents, ancestors, and the deceased through a special recitation of the Amitabha sadhana with tsok offerings, a fire puja for the deceased, and aspiration prayers for the well being of us and all other beings, especially those to whom we dedicate the practice by name, both living and deceased.
The practice entitled ‘Jangchok’ will be included within the chanting of the Amitabha sadhana. Jangchok is done for the benefit of the recently deceased to achieve liberation. For persons who may have passed away a long time ago the Jangchok practice will still bring great blessings to the deceased and create the causes and conditions for the liberation of the person. For the living, it is said that once their karmic debtors are liberated through this practice, the person will have less obstacles. For all beings, this practice will help to create favorable conditions and enhance their well-being.
It is said that, “no matter how long ago your deceased dear ones or relatives have passed away, it is still very vital to make prayers and offerings for them to increase their merit.”
During the chanting of the Long Amitabha and Jangchok sadhanas all the names of the deceased will be blessed and burned to symbolize purification of their defilements, obscurities and negative karma by the fire of wisdom, ripening their merit to be reborn in Amitabha’s pureland of Dewachen. Also included will be a dedication of merit to all sponsors and their designated names for blessing. As it is taught in the Ullambana Sūtra, the merit of making these offerings will bring excellent health, long life, removal of obstacles from the donor’s dharma practice and work, and rebirth of the deceased in Dewachen. The merit will also be dedicated to world peace and the liberation of all sentient beings. May the Dharma continue to flourish.

Chanting Schedule:
10:00 am | Chanting of Long Amitabha Sadhana
1:30 pm | Continuation of chanting of Long Amitabha Sadhana with Tsok, Jangchok Sadhana, followed by Sür (special fire offering ceremony)
For information on how to join us via ZOOM, please click here.

You may donate any amount and provide us with the names for dedication (both living and deceased). To make these dedications, download the Amitabha Sadhana Dedication Form in Chinese and English.

As of July 1 we welcome visitors to join us for lunch in the Maitreya dining room, and ask that you let us know in advance by emailing reservations@kagyu.com. We regret that the dining room will not be open for other meals at this time.
Overnight accommodations will also be available for fully vaccinated guests only. If you would like to stay at the monastery, please make reservations in advance using our online form.
If you need assistance with making your reservation, please email reservations@kagyu.com.

八蚌法林寺（PTC）
(原名噶舉法林寺)

盂蘭節除障祈福度亡法會
2021年8月22日 (周日)

農曆七月為佛教孝道月，而七月十五為盂蘭節，也是佛歡喜日。此日供僧道糧，藉此功德為父母消災延壽，為合府祈福消災; 超度祖先亡者,令先靈早生佛國; 報四重宏恩，利濟三塗群生，超度一切亡者,特別是因新冠疫情、河南水災喪生的衆生。歡迎大眾趁此良機, 生起歡喜心, 以衣、食、臥具、藥物等供養僧人道糧。法林寺隆重舉行法會，祈以此功德令功德主闔府親朋長壽安樂,祛除身心疾病，工作事業修行等障礙逆緣; 祖先及一切亡者,往生阿彌陀佛淨土; 並迴向佛法昌盛，世界和平，疫情平息, 眾生速得暫時永遠的大安樂！
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下午1:30 阿彌陀佛天法長軌 (繼續), 消災障“將除”, 山林煙供，火供“餗”
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在修阿彌陀佛天法時, 將加修消災除障法“將除”. 此法的巨大加持力，令不論是最近過世，或已過世很久的祖先亡者迅速得救度。同時亦為功德主及生者名單加持、祈福消災、超度怨親債主、祛除惡業身心疾病，清淨障礙逆緣，增加順緣福報。法會將超度並焚燒亡者名單，象徵以智慧之火，令亡者祛除惡業障礙逆緣，圓滿福報而往生阿彌陀佛淨土。而且將加持功德囘向給施主及其提供的名單.
在修山林煙供，火供“餗”時，焚燒供品,上供佛菩薩本尊護法、及下施三途六道眾生，如天神土地諸神，惡魔鬼魅等，怨親債主。亡者因惡業障礙祛除而得到超度；而生者則因障礙逆緣祛除,而病痛痊愈及順緣福報增加。
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從 7 月 1 日，歡迎大家共進午餐。請您提前通過電子郵件reservations@kagyu.com 预约。但抱歉早、晚餐仍未開放。
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Lineage and Activities of Guru Vajradhara His Holiness Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa
2021-08-29 14:00 - 16:00
Lama Tenam Shastri will present on the tremendous Lineage and Activities of Guru Vajradhara His Holiness Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa. (請保留這一天!)
Lama Tenam Shastri is the Executive Secretary and Chief of Protocol to Guru Vajradhara His Holiness Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa. Lama Tenam will speak in English. Simultaneous Chinese translation will be available. Zoom and YouTube links provided below!
On Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82984589935?pwd=[REDACTED]
Webinar ID: 829 8458 9935
Passcode: [REDACTED]
On YouTube:
https://youtu.be/aTNooIKmULs

Visting the Monastery:
We welcome visitors to join us for lunch in the Maitreya dining room, and ask that you let us know in advance by emailing reservations@kagyu.com. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, all visitors are required to wear masks at this time. We regret that the dining room will not be open for other meals at this time.
Overnight accommodations will also be available for fully vaccinated guests only. If you would like to stay at the monastery, please make reservations in advance using our online form.
If you need assistance with making your reservation, please email reservations@kagyu.com.
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法林寺

請保留這一天！
2021 年 8 月 29 日周日下午 2 點
金剛總持廣定大司徒的傳承與事業

由上師金剛總持廣定大司徒的執行秘書兼首席戒律師
喇嘛天南 沙斯力 開示
喇嘛天南英語開示，中文同聲傳譯。
YouTube 和 Zoom 鏈接將公佈。
On Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82984589935?pwd=[REDACTED]
Webinar ID: 829 8458 9935
Passcode: [REDACTED]

On YouTube:
https://youtu.be/aTNooIKmULs

About Lama Tenam Shastri:
Lama Tenam Shastri is the Executive Secretary and Chief of Protocol to Guru Vajradhara His Holiness Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa. He became a monk at the age of eight and trained at a small monastery under the tutelage of Very Venerable Drubsing Rinpoche. He received his novice ordination from H.H. the 16th Karmapa. From His Eminence the 3rd Jamgon Kongtrul he received the full ordination to be a bhikkhu. He studied many fundamental Tibetan Buddhist texts including the Jewel Ornament of Liberation, the Precious Garland of the Supreme Path, the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life, and the Tibetan Grammar Situ Drelchen by the 8th Tai Situpa from the Very Venerable Khunnu Lama Tenzin Gyaltsen Rinpoche, one of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s teachers. Lama Tenam graduated first in his class in both his undergraduate and graduate Buddhist studies at Sarnath Tibetan University, Varanasi, India.
From Guru Vajradhara H.H. Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa, he received the complete transmissions of the eight major lineages of Vajrayana Buddhism and twice detailed instructions on the three main Mahamudra texts by the 9th Karmapa. He also received numbers of personal instructions from H.H. the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa and served him from 2000 to 2004.
Guru Vajradhara His Holiness Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa is Lama Tenam’s Root Guru who has been guiding his personal dharma practices as well as daily life.

Remembrance of the Victims of the 9/11 Terror Attacks and Their Families
2021-09-11 10:00 - 12:00
On Saturday September 11 we are dedicating the thousand butterlamps and offerings in remembrance of the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks and in honor of their families. May the victims be reborn in Dewachen, and may their loved ones be free of all suffering and quickly attain enlightenment. May all beings give rise to bodhicitta.
10:00am | Kalu Rinpoche’s Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga), followed by the Short Practice of the Peaceful & Wrathful Deities (Shitro)
Chanting of the Monlam Choga, a practice of offering and aspiration prayers compiled by Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche. This is followed by the short liturgy of Shitro (Peaceful and Wrathful Deities), a profound practice from the cycle of teachings and meditations of the Tibetan Book of the Dead. We dedicate this practice to the deceased in order to purify negativities, avert obstacles in the bardo, and establish a connection with the deities that will ripen in future lives.
Click here to download full chanting text.
Masks are required indoors.

To join us via ZOOM, please click here.

Chanting Chenrezig & Short Green Tara Sadhanas
2021-09-12 14:00 - 16:00
Please join us in chanting the practice of Chenrezig, the deity who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas, and the short practice of Green Tara, often referred to as “The Mother of Liberation,” and known for her swift activity in dispelling fears, obstacles and illness. These two liturgies are said to be both simple and prfound practices with a strong connection to each other.
Lama Norgyal will lead us in this wonderful afternoon of comfortably paced chanting and meditation.
You may also view this practice remotely. The chanting texts will be screenshared. To join us via ZOOM, please click here.
2:00 pm | Chanting of Chenrezig and Short Green Tara

We welcome visitors to join us for lunch in the Maitreya dining room, and ask that you let us know in advance by emailing reservations@kagyu.com. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, all visitors are required to wear masks at this time. We regret that the dining room will not be open for other meals at this time.

Overnight accommodations will also be available for fully vaccinated guests only. If you would like to stay at the monastery, please make reservations in advance using our online form.

If you need assistance with making your reservation, please email reservations@kagyu.com.

Calling the Lama from Afar - Teaching and Chanting
2021-09-19 10:00 - 12:00
This class is being offered remotely on Zoom. If you would like to participate, please use our online event registration form.

Lama Norgyal will be teaching on and leading the sangha in the chanting of Calling the Lama from Afar. Written by the great master Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, this text is a powerful supplication to invoke the blessings of the lama and the great masters of all four Tibetan Buddhist lineages. A combination of profound meditation instruction and plain-spoken reminders about the way we can delude ourselves on the path, this melodiously sung devotional prayer is an inspiration for practitioners of all levels.
10:00 am | Teaching on Calling the Lama from Afar
11:00 am | Chanting of Calling the Lama from Afar
Click here to download English text of Calling the Lama from Afar.
As of July 1 we welcome visitors to join us for lunch in the Maitreya dining room, and ask that you let us know in advance by emailing us at: reservations@kagyu.com. We regret that the dining room will not be open for other meals at this time. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, all visitors are required to wear masks at this time.
Overnight accommodations will also be available for fully vaccinated guests only. If you would like to stay at the monastery, please make reservations in advance using our online form.
If you need assistance with making your reservation, please email reservations@kagyu.com.

5K Run/Walk for Global Peace
2021-10-10 08:00 - 2021-11-01 17:00
October 10, 2021 – November 1, 2021
Join us for our annual 5K Run/ Walk to support PTC Monastery. You can donate to the event, our monastic champions, friends & family or simply sponsor your own run. Participate here on our course or run in your own neighborhood or on your favorite 5K terrain.
Register here.

The Perfection of Merit for Lhabap Duchen
2021-10-26 08:00 - 2021-10-28 17:00
About Nyungnye and Lhabap Duchen
Buddhahood is the state in which one spontaneously and effortlessly benefits oneself and all beings without exception. In order to attain this state, we must perfect the accumulations of merit and wisdom. Through the perfection of the two accumulations, we purify our notions of self and other and realize the true nature of mind.
The resident sangha of PTC will be participating in the practice of Nyungne (the Fasting Ritual and Meditation of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig). The Nyungne practice is a profound kriya tantra meditation ritual based on loving-kindness and compassion in the form of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig. The practice involves maintaining strict vows and meditating while reciting mantras and prayers, and performing prostrations and visualizations. Undertaken in sets of two days, the first day includes one vegetarian meal at noon, drinking water throughout the day as needed. The second day is a complete fast performed in noble silence. The Nyungne is renowned as a superior means to purify negative karma and accumulate great merit.
The fasting day for this Nyungne falls on October 27, the auspicious occasion of Lhabap Duchen, commemorating Lord Buddha’s return from the Tushita realm. It is said to be a time when the merit accumulated through performing virtuous activity is multiplied.
Although the monastery is closed to the public, there are many ways to share in the merit of this event through sponsoring the chanting, the tea served during the chanting, and the lunch.
You may also simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.
Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC. For credit card payments, fax your credit card number (VISA or MasterCard only), along with the expiration date and signature and the amount you would like to charge to (845) 297-5761. For your protection, please do not email your credit card information.
Please send your prayer request and sponsorship information 48 hours before the first day of chanting to guarantee that we receive it in time to announce your prayer. If you are not able to do that, please leave a short but clear message of your prayer on 845-297-2500 and we will do our best to have your prayer announced.

Calling the Lama from Afar - Teaching and Chanting
2021-10-31 10:00 - 12:00
Because of heightened covid rates in the area, all buildings will be closed until further notice, including dining rooms; and no overnight accommodations are available.
Calling the Lama from Afar:
Lama Norgyal will be teaching on and leading the sangha in the chanting of Calling the Lama from Afar. Written by the great master Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, this text is a powerful supplication to invoke the blessings of the lama and the great masters of all four Tibetan Buddhist lineages. A combination of profound meditation instruction and plain-spoken reminders about the way we can delude ourselves on the path, this melodiously sung devotional prayer is an inspiration for practitioners of all levels.
This class is being offered remotely on Zoom. If you would like to participate, please use our online event registration form.
10:00 am | Teaching on Calling the Lama from Afar
11:00 am | Chanting of Calling the Lama from Afar
Click here to download English text of Calling the Lama from Afar.

The Perfection of Merit: A Day of Dharma Activity - 2021
2021-11-07 08:00 - 17:00
Because of heightened covid rates in the area, this event is closed to the public. Please see details below for how you can still share in the merit!

Buddhahood is the state in which one spontaneously and effortlessly benefits oneself and all beings without exception. In order to attain this state, we must perfect the accumulations of merit and wisdom. Through the perfection of the two accumulations, we purify our notions of self and other and realize the true nature of mind.
Below is a schedule of the days events, many of which you can participate in remotely. For information on how to join us via ZOOM, please click here.
9:30 am | Lighting of 500 butterlamps (no Zoom)
10:00 am| Blessing of Shrine – flowers, fruit, e-candles
11:00 am| Chanting of Chenrezig and Green Tara sadhanas
Chenrezig is the deity who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. Green Tara, often referred to as “The Mother of Liberation,” is known for her swift activity in dispelling fears, obstacles and illness.
Noon| Lunch
1:30 pm| Animal Liberation through Fish Release (no Zoom)
2:30 pm| Sür, Evening Fire Offering Ceremony
Sür (evening fire offering ceremony) is an offering to the 4 guests: the Buddhas & Bodhisattvas; Protectors; sentient beings; and those with whom we have karmic debts. It averts obstacles and sickness and is dedicated to those who are dying, beings in the Bardo, and to beings with whom we have karmic debts.
Dusk | Lighting of 500 butter lamps and chanting of Butterlamp Aspiration prayer (no Zoom)

Although the monastery is closed to the public, there are many ways to share in the merit of these activities through the offering of butter lamps, sponsoring the chanting, the tea served during the chanting, lunch and the fire ceremony. You may also sponsor the saving of life (animal liberation) through fish release for family or friends for their good health and long life.
You may also simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.
Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC. For credit card payments, fax your credit card number (VISA or MasterCard only), along with the expiration date and signature and the amount you would like to charge to (845) 297-5761. For your protection, please do not email your credit card information.
Please send your prayer request and sponsorship information 48 hours before the first day of chanting to guarantee that we receive it in time to announce your prayer. If you are not able to do that, please leave a short but clear message of your prayer on 845-297-2500 and we will do our best to have your prayer announced.

Calling the Lama from Afar - Teaching and Chanting
2021-11-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2021-12-19 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-01-23 10:00 - 12:00
Because of heightened covid rates in the area, this event will only be accessible remotely. To join us via ZOOM, please click here.
Calling the Lama from Afar:
Lama Norgyal will be teaching on and leading the sangha in the chanting of Calling the Lama from Afar. Written by the great master Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, this text is a powerful supplication to invoke the blessings of the lama and the great masters of all four Tibetan Buddhist lineages. A combination of profound meditation instruction and plain-spoken reminders about the way we can delude ourselves on the path, this melodiously sung devotional prayer is an inspiration for practitioners of all levels.
This class is being offered remotely on Zoom. If you would like to participate, please use our online event registration form.
10:00 am | Teaching on Calling the Lama from Afar
11:00 am | Chanting of Calling the Lama from Afar
Click here to download English text of Calling the Lama from Afar.

12/04-13/2021 - Chanting Practices to Dispel Obstacles and Bring About Auspicious Conditions
2021-12-04 08:00 - 2021-12-13 17:00
Because of heightened covid rates in the area, these events are closed to the public.
To join us via Zoom please click here.

December 4 – 13, 2021
The resident sangha of PTC will be participating in a variety of chanting events to dispel obstacles and bring about auspicious conditions. The dates are listed below.
December 4, Saturday | Gya Shi, “The Practice of the Four Hundred Offerings”

Gya Shi is a practice involving four hundred offerings which is done as a means to purify obstacles created by the 4 maras (mental afflictions; attachment to happiness; clinging to the 5 skandhas; death). The four hundred offerings are described in the practice text below:
Namo!
The vast offerings of Gya Shi are dedicated to the accumulation of merit and wisdom.
Through the blessings of offering 100 tsa-tsa, may all beings engage in the 10 virtues and give up the 10 non-virtues.
Through the merit of offering 100 butterlamps, may all beings clear away the darkness of ignorance so that the 5 wisdoms may be realized.
Through the merit of offering 100 tormas, may all beings be free from famine.
Through the merit of offering 100 chambu (effigies), may all beings purify all karmic debt which makes harmful hindrances.
Though the blessing of reciting the profound sutras, may all beings always turn the wheel of dharma. Through the roots of virtue of offering 400, may myself and all patrons and their loved ones repay all karmic debts. May we perfect the two accumulations and attain the precious level of unsurpassable enlightenment.

December 5, Sunday | Sherab Nyingpo, a practice based on the Heart Sutra

Sherab Nyingpo is an obstacle averting practice that dispels unfavorable circumstances and prompts good conditions. The Heart Sutra is recited repeatedly as a means to purify obstacles created by the 4 maras (mental afflictions; attachment to happiness; clinging to the 5 skandhas; death). The practice invokes the blessings of Prajnaparamita, the Mother of all Buddhas.

December 10-12, Friday-Sunday | Drolma Yuldok, a practice based on the 21 Taras

This three-day practice based on the 21 Taras known as ‘Drolma Yuldok’ is chanted to remove obstacles and bring auspicious conditions. The central content of the chanting is the 21 Praises of Tara repeated with various offerings and prayers.

Chanting Schedule:
Friday & Saturday | 9am & 2pm
Sunday | 9am
You may view this practice remotely on Zoom. To join us via Zoom please click here.

Dec 12, Sunday (following Drolma Yuldok chanting) | Sür, Evening Fire Offering Ceremony
Sür (evening fire offering ceremony) is an offering to the 4 guests: the Buddhas & Bodhisattvas; Protectors; sentient beings; and those with whom we have karmic debts. It averts obstacles and sickness and is dedicated to those who are dying, beings in the Bardo, and to beings with whom we have karmic debts.
Dec 13, Monday | Sang, Morning Fire Offering Ceremony
Sang is a special morning purification fire ceremony. It is an offering to all worldly gods and the 4 guests: Buddhas & Bodhisattvas; Protectors; sentient beings; and those with whom we have karmic debts. This practice pacifies war, encourages peace and averts sickness. It also creates merit and concludes the year-end chanting by purifying any remaining obstacles.

For those who wish to sponsor the chanting, donations can be made towards meals, fire offering ceremonies, or the tea served during the chanting. General contributions towards these special practices are also welcome. Be sure to include a prayer with your donation which will be read aloud to the assembly.
You may make your donations on-line or simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.
Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC. For credit card payments, fax your credit card number (VISA or MasterCard only), along with the expiration date and signature and the amount you would like to charge to (845) 297-5761. For your protection, please do not email your credit card information.
As we are not able to check email during chanting events, please send your prayer request and sponsorship information 48 hours before the first day of chanting to guarantee that we receive it in time to announce your prayer. If you are not able to do that, please leave a short but clear message of your prayer on 845-297-2500 and we will do our best to have your prayer announced.

法林寺祈福消障法會 – 2021年12/4 – 13

245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590

12/4 (六) 四百供釋佛禳解法
向釋迦牟尼佛獻供四百供養，是一囘遮障礙之特別法門
12/5 （日）智慧心經除障法
驅除逆境違緣，促進善緣, 淨化煩惱魔、天子魔、五蘊魔和死魔。
12/10–12（五–日）綠度母消災除障法
周五 & 周六 | 9am & 2pm
周日 | 9am
三天法会，修廿一度母法，及“除佈”法會，消除障礙增長吉緣。
12/12（日）火供（山净煙供）“餗”
在綠度母法后舉行
供養諸佛菩薩、護法、眾生、怨親債主。消除生者病痛障礙，超度臨終者，亡魂，怨親債主。
12/13 （一） 火供“桑”
10 am開始
供養諸佛菩薩、護法、眾生、怨親債主。消除生者病痛障礙，超度臨終者，亡魂，怨親債主。

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中文查詢： 黃邁可師兄917-731-6130 微信號: MICHAEL6130
曾瑪琍：646-285-8833 mzeng11355@yahoo.com

2021 Year-End Chanting Practices
2021-12-29 09:00 - 2022-01-01 14:00
Because of heightened covid rates in the area, the monastery and these events are closed to the public. To join us via Zoom please click here.
The PTC Sangha will be chanting practices for averting obstacles, sickness, war, and disasters, bringing all auspicious conditions for the coming year.
December 29 – 31, Wednesday – Friday (9:00 am) | Druptab, the extended version of the Six-Armed Chadrupa practice.
These extended Mahakala prayers are performed to clear away obstacles.
December 31, Friday (2:00 pm) | Sür, Evening Fire Offering Ceremony
Sür (evening fire offering ceremony) is an offering to the 4 guests: the Buddhas & Bodhisattvas; Protectors; sentient beings; and those with whom we have karmic debts. It averts obstacles and sickness and is dedicated to those who are dying, beings in the Bardo, and to beings with whom we have karmic debts.

January 1, Saturday (10:00 am) | Sang, Morning Fire Offering Ceremony
Sang is a special morning purification fire ceremony. It is an offering to all worldly gods and the 4 guests: Buddhas & Bodhisattvas; Protectors; sentient beings; and those with whom we have karmic debts. This practice pacifies war, encourages peace and averts sickness. It also creates merit and concludes the year-end chanting by purifying any remaining obstacles.
Although the monastery is closed to the public, there are many ways to share in the merit of these activities through sponsoring meals, fire offering ceremonies, or the tea served during the chanting. Be sure to include a prayer with your donation which will be read aloud to the assembly.
You may also simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.
Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC. For credit card payments, fax your credit card number (VISA or MasterCard only), along with the expiration date and signature and the amount you would like to charge to (845) 297-5761. For your protection, please do not email your credit card information.
As we are not able to check email during chanting events, please send your prayer request and sponsorship information 48 hours before the first day of chanting to guarantee that we receive it in time to announce your prayer. If you are not able to do that, please leave a short but clear message of your prayer on 845-297-2500 and we will do our best to have your prayer announced.

Chinese New Year Festivities 2022 - online
2022-02-01 09:00 - 17:00
Due to the ongoing COVID situation, Palpung Thubten Choling remains closed to the public; however, our sangha will celebrate the season traditionally by offering a complete program online via Zoom. Although we are deeply disappointed that we must remain closed to the public, we are determined to bring in the New Year with great auspiciousness and hope you will join us on Zoom for the festivities. Please check our website and social media channels for updates.
由於疫情關係，2／1農曆新年不對外開放，歡迎參加網路直播祈福

Year of the Water Tiger – Clearing Obstacles for the New Year
下面是中文
The schedule for Chinese New Year 2022, Year of the Water Tiger is as follows:
9:00 am | Lighting of 500 Butterlamps.
9:30 am | Chanting and prayers for long life and auspicious conditions for the new year including the practices of Dzambala, Medicine Buddha, Green Tara and a Fire Offering (Sang).
Lama Tsering and Lama Norgyal will bless the names of all donors to Clear Obstacles for the Year of the Water Tiger.
To join us via Zoom please click here.
There are many ways to share in the merit of these activities through sponsoring meals, fire offering ceremonies, or the tea served during the chanting. Be sure to include a prayer with your donation which will be read aloud to the assembly.
請點擊此處 [功德金表]Donation Form
You may also simply mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
Palpung Thubten Chöling
Attn: Office
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590.
Please make checks payable to Palpung Thubten Choling or PTC. For credit card payments, fax your credit card number (VISA or MasterCard only), along with the expiration date and signature and the amount you would like to charge to (845) 297-5761. For your protection, please do not email your credit card information.
As we are not able to check email during chanting events, please send your prayer request and sponsorship information 48 hours before the first day of chanting to guarantee that we receive it in time to announce your prayer. If you are not able to do that, please leave a short but clear message of your prayer on 845-297-2500 and we will do our best to have your prayer announced.
May everyone enjoy abundance, peace, health, safety, and the accomplishment of all aims!

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The Essence of the Bodhisattva Path - Online
2022-02-12 10:00 - 11:00
The Essence of the Bodhisattva Path
With Guru Vajradhara His Holiness Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa

“When you have compassion, a bodhisattva’s compassion for all sentient beings, why you have bodhicitta for all sentient beings is because of your joy, not because of your sorrow.”
— Tai Situ Rinpoche
Register here

Overview:

This event is a rare opportunity to receive a teaching on The Way of the Bodhisattva directly from His Holiness Kenting Tai Situ Rinpoche, the Supreme Head of the Palpung Monastic Seat and the living root guru of Mingyur Rinpoche. During the webinar, Tai Situ Rinpoche will share with us the heart essence of this profound text, bringing it alive so that we can make these teachings a lived experience.
Why Should I Attend?
How can you walk the bodhisattva path with joy, confidence, and openness? In this webinar, Vajradhara Tai Situ Rinpoche will give an overview of the bodhisattva path and provide practical instructions on how to practice bodhichitta, the aspiration to guide all sentient beings to realize their awakened nature, and other practices within the bodhisattva’s training.
What Will I Learn?
In this event you will learn:

about buddha nature
about the essence of the bodhisattva path
skillful ways to train your mind in awareness, compassion, and wisdom

What Is Included in the Program?
This event will include:

teachings from Vajradhara Tai Situ Rinpoche on Shantideva’s profound text The Way of the Bodhisattva
[Mingyur Rinpoche will attend the teachings as well.]

Register here

Fourth Anniversary of Lama Norlha Rinpoche's Passing
2022-02-18 10:00 - 16:00
In light of concerns about the coronavirus outbreak, to protect the well-being and safety of everyone, Palpung Thubten Chöling Monastery remains closed to the public.

Please join us in remembering Lama Rinpoche’s
great kindness and blessings.
Lama Norlha Rinpoche in Memoriam 1938-2018

Early Morning | Thousandfold Lamp Offering (Tong Chö)
A traditional Tong Chö of 1,000 butter lamps, 1,000 bowls of saffron water and 300 bowls filled with rice, incense and flowers accompanied by chanting of the Chenrezig practice.
We are praying for everyone to be safe and healthy. Please feel free to sponsor the offerings and send in your prayers.

The next chanting sessions are being offered remotely on Zoom. If you would like to participate please click here.
10:00 am | Kalu Rinpoche’s Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga), followed by the Short Practice of the Peaceful & Wrathful Deities (Shitro)
Chanting of the Monlam Choga, a practice of offering and aspiration prayers compiled by Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche. This is followed by the short liturgy of Shitro (Peaceful and Wrathful Deities), a profound practice from the cycle of teachings and meditations of the Tibetan Book of the Dead. We dedicate this practice to the deceased in order to purify negativities, avert obstacles in the bardo, and establish a connection with the deities that will ripen in future lives.
2:00 pm | Chanting The King of Aspiration Prayers (Zangchö Monlam) and Calling the Lama From Afar
Calling the Lama from Afar was written by the great master Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye, this text is a powerful supplication to invoke the blessings of the lama and the great masters of all four Tibetan Buddhist lineages. A combination of profound meditation instruction and plain-spoken reminders about the way we can delude ourselves on the path, this melodiously sung devotional prayer is an inspiration for practitioners of all levels.
To join us with the chanting please click on the following links to download each text:

Kalu Rinpoche’s Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga)
Calling the Lama from Afar
Kagyu Monlam Book
