Palpung New York

Calling the Lama from Afar - Teaching and Chanting
2021-12-19 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-01-23 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
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.

2021 Year-End Chanting Practices
2021-12-29 09:00 - 2022-01-01 14:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
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 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
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!

法林寺虎年新春法會
2022年2月1日
年初一
9:00am | 供酥油燈5百盞
9:30am | 修福壽康寧吉祥緣起法門：
[藥師佛]健康益壽、[財神]招財進寳、[綠度母]消災除障、增福延壽、廣開智慧、所求成就，火供“桑” 祛除壽障、災障疾病、增福壽康寧，並疫情平息、國泰民安。喇嘛慈寧將加持犯太歲名單，清除他們虎年一切惡業障礙！
法林寺因疫情暫不開放, 但法會仍照常舉行！
本寺或許年初一開放，但請您前往之前，上網查看最新動態
PTC 网站：https://palpungny.org/
法林寺2022年供燈
敬邀各位踴躍參加，祈願各位合家災障消除！
福壽安康！如意滿願！ 六時吉祥！
請點擊此處 [功德金表]Donation Form
安太歲燈 $52一年一人 藥師佛燈 $52一年一人
光明燈 $52一年一人 白度母燈 $100一年一人
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The Essence of the Bodhisattva Path - Online
2022-02-12 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
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 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
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

Tonglen: 自他交換法 Exchanging Oneself with Others - Online
2022-02-26 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
Tonglen: 自他交換法 Exchanging Oneself with Others
With Guru Vajradhara His Holiness Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa 上師金剛持慈尊廣定大司徒仁波切講授

Register here 課程註冊

Losar Schedule 2022 Year of the Water Tiger Clearing Obstacles for the New Year
2022-02-27 09:00 - 2022-03-03 12:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
Losar (Tibetan New Year) Schedule 2022

We are pleased to announce that the Maitreya Shrine Room will be open to visitors beginning Losar Day, March 3. Visitors are required to wear masks. Please note that the dining room and accommodations remain closed to the public.

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.

February 27, 28 & March 1 (Sunday, Monday & Tuesday)
9:30 am | Mahakala Chanting (Tsendring, the extended version of the Protector Bernachen practice)

March 2 (Wednesday)
3:30 pm | Ritual to Reverse Impending Death (Chiblu) inserted inside our daily Mahakala chanting.

March 3 (Thursday)| Losar Day – First Day of the Tibetan New Year
5:30 am | Welcome in the New Year with the traditional playing of instruments
6:00 am | Morning Fire Offering (Sang)
9:00 am | Lighting of 500 Butterlamps
9:30 am | Prayers for long life and auspicious conditions for the new year.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE FROM HOME
To join us via Zoom please click here.

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.
It is customary to make “changbu” (squeezing a small slice of bread in your left hand, leaving imprints) to place in the Chiblu box. You may mail a changbu, along with pieces of fingernails, stands of hair and loose change to be placed inside the Chiblu box. YOUR CHANGBU MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE FEBRUARY 23rd.
You may donate any amount and provide us with the names for dedication (both living and deceased). To make these dedications, download the donation form in English / Chinese.
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.

法林寺藏曆新年法會
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
2022年2/27 –3/3

本寺很高興地宣布，彌勒佛大殿將於 3 月 3 日藏曆新年日開始對公眾開放。訪客必須佩戴口罩。
請注意，餐廳和住宿仍不對外開放。

法林寺將舉行法會，為來年帶來吉祥緣起。祈願災障消除、疫情平息、佛法昌盛、國泰民安、如意滿願、六時吉祥。預祝各位合家親朋新年身心安康吉祥，遠離疾病災障違緣，世出世間功德事業順利圓滿。

2月27，28，3/1日（週日至二）大黑天除障法
9:00am | 二臂大黑天加長儀軌，驅除來年障礙違緣。連修三天。

3月2日 （週三）祛除壽障“除佈”法
3:30pm | 修大黑天時加插“除佈”法。此法是囘遮死神、災障、疾病、增福壽健康的密乘深奧的法門。由喇嘛慈寧加持。最後焚燒“除佈”以示災障全消。

3月3日（週四）迎藏曆新年法會
5:30am | 迎新年法會開始
6:00am | 火供“桑”消災除障。償還業債、平息戰爭瘟疫、增進和諧、回遮疾病。
9:00am | 供酥油燈5百盞
9:30am | 修 招財福壽、消災除障，如意吉祥法門。

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智慧林普賢大祈願會
將於2022年3月11至17日舉行。在印度智慧林駐錫的大司徒仁波切，將率領其寺530僧眾修法祈禱；並供燈20萬盞。

“除怖”如何制作：把一小塊麵包（約3分之1片吐司）在病痛處按壓一下，（但千萬不要按壓前額！）左手握住麵包，右手大拇指 按一下左手食指與拇指握住麵包 之處上端，中指按一下左手末指握住麵包的下端。向麵包吹一口氣，觀想您的病痛障礙惡業宿債等，全部去了這塊麵包。最後撒上小許指甲碎、頭髮碎、2至3個硬幣。

功德金$688 財神寳瓶
每個寳瓶均裝藏很多珍稀聖物：如釋迦牟尼佛、蓮花生大師、和很多大師的舍利子，招財進寶精華丸，四大元素能量丸，種類繁多的珍寶及來自世界聖地的聖土、石、水。出家人特地修法三天，為這些寳瓶開光，添加威力能量，重衡宇宙元素，招財進寶，平息不靖，恢復健康，增福錄寿，除病災障。它可供奉在家宅、公司等地方，加持您自己，家人，住宅或公司，而且亦因供養三寳而積聚無量功德。

Celebration of the 69th Birthday of Guru Vajradhara His Holiness Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa
2022-03-12 09:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
Join us as we celebrate the 69th birthday of Guru Vajradhara His Holiness Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa.
We are pleased to announce that the Maitreya Shrine Room is now open to visitors. Visitors are required to wear masks. Please note that accommodations remain closed to the public.
This event is also being offered remotely on Zoom. If you would like to participate, please click here.

9:30 am | Prayers for long life and auspicious conditions. These will include a special morning purification fire ceremony (Gelek Trinpung), the prayer to the Sixteen Arhats and the practice of White Tara. An offering of a Ku Sung Tuk ceremony (the symbols of enlightened body, speech and mind) will be inserted within the chanting. The assembly can offer katas following the Ku Sung Tuk.

There are many ways to share in the merit of these activities through sponsoring the fire offering ceremony and 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.

Please do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever.
All visitors are required to wear a mask indoors. Children 12 years old and younger must be supervised. No pets please.

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廣定大司徒仁波切69歲祝壽盛會
2022年3月12日（週六）

本寺很高興地宣布，彌勒佛大殿將於 3 月 3 日藏曆新年日開始對公眾開放。訪客必須佩戴口罩。
請注意，餐廳和住宿仍不對外開放。

法會也將在Zoom 轉播。請點擊此鏈接

上午9:30開始慶生盛會：修長壽吉祥法門，包括 早上特別“桑”火供法會（淨化煙供），修長壽白度母、十六阿羅漢，獻供身、語、意-證悟的象徵，之後大家獻哈達。

各位可隨喜贊助火供、供茶，而共享法會的功德。請點擊此處贊助 並付上回向名字。

Commemoration of Chotrul Duchen
2022-03-18 06:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
We are pleased to announce that the Maitreya Shrine Room is now open to visitors. Visitors are required to wear masks. Please note that the dining room and accommodations remain closed to the public.

In honor of Chötrul Duchen, the full moon of the Month of the Buddha’s Miracles when, for fifteen days, the Buddha displayed miracles, we will be offering 1,000 butterlamps (as part of our weekly Tong Chö) and chanting the Milarepa tsok and Milarepa Doha. These practices and prayers are dedicated to world peace, especially in Ukraine, and to an end to all sickness.
On this very auspicious day, it is said, your merit will be multiplied ten million times. Please join us for the chanting and/or sponsoring the chanting.

6:30 am | 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.

The next chanting sessions are being offered remotely on Zoom. If you would like to participate please click here.

9:30 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
To join the chanting please download Kalu Rinpoche’s Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga).

1:30 pm | Chanting of Milarepa Practice with Feast Offering (Tsok)
Milarepa is the most beloved yogi and poet of Tibet and one of the forefathers of the Kagyu lineage revered for his inspirational life story and profound songs of realization. The Guru Yoga of Milarepa is an essential practice of the Kagyu lineage in which the transmission of devotion becomes the basis of Mahamudra.

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.

Amitabha Chanting for Liberating the Deceased and Benefiting Beings (Qing Ming) - 清明節法會
2022-04-03 10:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
We are pleased to announce that the Maitreya Shrine Room is now open to visitors. Visitors are required to wear masks. Please note that the dining room and accommodations remain closed to the public.
This event is also being offered remotely on Zoom. If you would like to participate, please click here.

The sangha of PTC will 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.
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.

There will be two sessions: 10:00am and 2:00pm. If you would like to participate, please click here.

八蚌噶舉法林寺

清明節法會

2022年4月3日（周日）
各位善信大德

各位善信大德：
本寺很高興地宣布，彌勒佛大殿已经對公眾開放。訪客必須佩戴口罩。
請注意，餐廳和住宿或许仍不對外開放，请留意本寺网上公告。
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上午10:00, 2:00两堂
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。

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Calling the Lama from Afar – Teaching and Chanting
2022-04-24 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-05-22 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-07-31 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
This class is being offered remotely on Zoom. If you would like to participate, 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.

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
2022-05-08 06:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
The Maitreya Shrine Room is open to visitors. All visitors are required to wear masks. Please note that accommodations remain 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. 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.
1:30 pm | Chanting of Green Tara

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
2022-05-30 05:30 - 2022-06-15 09:30 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
The Maitreya Shrine Room is open to vaccinated day guests. All visitors are required to wear masks. Please note that overnight accommodations are not open to the public at this time.

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 30 (Monday) at 5:30 am. Ends June 1 (Wednesday) about 6:00 am.
Set 2 Begins June 1 (Wednesday) at 5:00 am. Ends June 3 (Friday) about 6:00 am.
Set 3 Begins June 3 (Friday at 5:00 am. Ends June 5 (Sunday) about 6:00 am.
Set 4 Begins June 5 (Sunday) at 5:00 am. Ends June 7 (Tuesday) about 6:00 am.
Set 5 Begins June 7 (Tuesday) at 5:00 am. Ends June 9 (Thursday) about 6:00 am.
Set 6 Begins June 9 (Thursday) at 5:00 am. Ends June 11 (Saturday) about 6:00 am.
Set 7 Begins June 11 (Saturday) at 5:00 am. Ends June 13 (Monday) about 6:00 am.
Set 8 Begins June 13 (Monday) at 5:00 am. Ends June 15 (Wednesday) about 9:30 am.

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.

Commemoration of Father's Day
2022-06-19 13:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
This chanting session is being offered remotely on Zoom. If you would like to participate, please click here.
Please join us 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 screen shared and chanted at a comfortable pace.

There are many ways to share in the merit of these activities through sponsoring the chanting, the tea served during the chanting, and meals. 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
2022-07-02 09:00 - 2022-07-13 12:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
The monastery is now open. All visitors are required to wear masks. Please note that accommodations remain closed to the public.
The resident sangha of PTC will be participating in a variety of chanting events to dispel obstacles and bring about auspicious conditions.
July 2, Saturday | Gya Shi, The Practice of the Four Hundred Offerings
Gya Shi is a practice involving four hundred offerings – 100 tsa-tsas, 100 butterlamps, 100 tormas, 100 chambu (effigies) – that is done as a means to purify obstacles created by the four maras (mental afflictions, attachment to happiness, clinging to the five skandhas, death).

July 3, Sunday | Sherab Nyingpo, a practice based on the Heart Sutra

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

July 8-10, 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 about 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 & 1:30pm (afternoon session starting earlier than previously posted)
Sunday | 9am
You may view this practice remotely on Zoom. To join us via Zoom please click here.

July 10, Sunday (following Drolma Yuldok chanting) | Sür, Evening Fire Offering Ceremony
Sür (an evening fire offering ceremony) is an offering to the four guests: the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, the Protector deities, sentient beings, and those with whom we have karmic debts. It averts obstacles and sickness and is dedicated to those who are dying, to beings in the Bardo, and to beings with whom we have karmic debts.

July 13, Wednesday | World Cleansing Smoke Offering (Dzamling Chisang)
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.

For those who wish to sponsor the chanting, donations can be made toward meals, fire offering ceremonies, or the tea served during the chanting. General contributions toward 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
245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
2022年7/2 9:00 am – 13 12:00 pm

本寺已经對公眾開放。訪客必須佩戴口罩。
請注意，住宿仍不對外開放。

7/2 (六) 四百供釋佛禳解法
此禳解法向釋迦牟尼佛獻供四百供養（100“察察”-泥土造的小佛像，100酥油燈，100食子，100麵包）是一囘遮障礙法門。它可淨化四魔：即煩惱魔、天子魔、五蘊魔和死魔。

7/3（日）智慧心經除障法
智慧心經除障法驅除逆境違緣，促進善緣。重複恭誦心經可淨化四魔：即煩惱魔、天子魔、五蘊魔和死魔。此法祈請“諸佛之母”，即“般若佛母”的加持。

7/8至10 (周五至日) 綠度母消災除障法
三天修廿一度母法会，將舉行火供及“除佈”法會， 消除障礙、 增長吉緣。本寺恭備中文法本以利華人佛友共修。

周五–周六9:00 am & 2pm開始
周日9:00 am開始

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7/10周日 火供 餗 在[綠度母消災除障法]後舉行。
“餗“，供養“四種賓客”，即諸佛菩薩、護法、眾生、怨親債主。消除生者病痛障礙，特別超度臨終者，中陰亡魂及怨親債主。

7/13周三 火供桑 – 净化地球的煙供
月圆日，敬備傳統桑供，宴請各路極多的地方神祗及護法，以利重新為世界帶來平衡和能量。

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Commemoration of Chökor Duchen
2022-08-01 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
The monastery is now open. All visitors are required to wear masks. Please note that accommodations remain closed to the public.

The PTC sangha will be commemorating Chökor Duchen, the day that Buddha Shakyamuni Buddha first turned the Wheel of Dharma, teaching the Four Noble Truths.
After the Buddha realized awakening beneath the Bodhi tree, he remained in contemplation. At first he was reluctant to teach, fearing that people would not understand his message. Finally, encouraged by Indra and Brahma, he shared his discovery of the truth in his first teaching. This auspicious day is a “multiplying day” on which karmic results are said to be multiplied by one hundred million, so we make this a joyful opportunity to practice extra virtue.

10:00am | Special Practice of the Sixteen Arhats
To participate via ZOOM, please click here.

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.

Commemoration of Buddha's Joyful Day
2022-08-12 06:00 - 2022-08-13 15:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
The monastery is now open. All visitors are required to wear masks. Please note that accommodations remain closed to the public.
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.

August 12 (Friday)
6:00 am | 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.
7:30 am | His Holiness the 17th Gyalwang Karmapa Commemoration of Gampopa’s Parinirvana
The teaching and chanting with tsok will be webcast on YouTube Karmapa Teachings channel, Karmapa Facebook, and www.dharmasvara.org. The Gyalwang Karmapa will teach in Tibetan, but simultaneous translation will be available in Chinese, English, French, German, Indonesian, Korean, Nepali, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Russian, and Vietnamese.
You can download the Gampopa sadhana here.

August 13 (Saturday)
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.
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.

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.
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.

法林寺盂蘭節祈福度亡法會

2022年8月12-13日 (周五，六)

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。此日以供齋、供光明燈、放生、供佛像、及供養法會等善行，令功德主為父母及闔府親朋延壽祈福消災; 祛除身心疾病、工作事業修行等障礙逆緣; 超度祖先及三塗群生一切亡者, 特別是因新冠疫情、烏克蘭戰爭喪生的衆生，而報四重宏恩，令亡靈早日往生阿彌陀佛淨土; 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！

8月12日 (周五)
6:00 am | 供光明燈千盏
供一千盞酥油燈，一千杯藏红花水，三百碗米，三百朵鮮花，三百支香。同時修四臂觀音法。
10:00 am | 誦吉祥祈願文及修文武百尊法簡軌
念誦由卡盧仁波切編纂吉祥祈願文，修文武百尊法簡軌。此法門源于[西藏生死書]。超度亡者，淨化亡者中陰身者惡業障礙，令其與百尊結緣，在未來世成熟成就。

8月13日 (周六)
10:00 am | 阿彌陀佛天法長軌
1:30 pm | 阿彌陀佛天法長軌 (繼續), 消災“將除”, 山林煙供，火供“餗”
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法會功德利益
在修阿彌陀佛天法時, 將加修消災除障法“將除”. 其巨大加持力，迅速救度最近過世，或已過世很久的祖先亡者。法會將超度並焚燒亡者名單，象徵以智慧之火，祛除亡者惡業障礙逆緣，圓滿其福報而往生阿彌陀佛淨土。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。
修山林煙供，火供“餗”,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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PTC Community Vegetarian Potluck Picnic
2022-09-10 11:30 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
Please join us for a family vegetarian potluck picnic being held on the lower terrace of the Maitreya Center. Reconnect and meet the sangha, invite family and friends for an informal get together at the monastery, and bring a vegetarian dish to share.
Don’t forget to bring hats, water bottles and folding chairs if you have any.
Please contact Lama Dechi and let her know if you are coming. We look forward to seeing you here!!!

Cultivating Wisdom and Compassion: Meditation and Chenrezig Retreat Weekend
2022-09-30 18:00 - 2022-10-02 17:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
We are pleased to announce that Lama Norgyal will teach and lead a shamatha meditation and Chenrezig practice retreat the first weekend of October (beginning Friday evening, September 30). It will include meditation and visualization instruction by Lama Norgyal; group practice sessions and Q&A; and opportunities to chant Chenrezig, Green Tara, and Medicine Buddha together. This retreat is suitable for both beginners and experienced practitioners. There are no prerequisites.
Retreat fees:
In-Person:
$100 members
$125 non-members
(Cost of accommodations not included.)
Streaming via Zoom:
$60 members
$75 non-members
TO REGISTER PLEASE CLICK HERE
Deadline for registration is September 25

Please note that accommodations are only open to program participants. Please review the options for daily rates below. These rates include vegetarian meals. They do not include teachings/seminar fees.
Type of Accommodation Non-Member / Member
Dormitory $40 / $30
Double Occupancy Room Guest House $50 / $40
Private Room Guest House $60 / $50
Double Occupancy Room Maitreya Center $70 / $60
Private Room Maitreya Center $80 / $70
Tent Camping ($25 first person, $20 each additional)

TO MAKE A RESERVATION FOR ACCOMMODATIONS PLEASE CLICK HERE
Deadline for making reservations is September 25

Day Guests: The suggested donation for Breakfast is $5, Lunch is $10, Dinner is $5. Please send an email to reservations@kagyu.com if you are joining us for meals.
Please note our meal offerings may contain common allergens including soy, wheat, tree nuts, seeds, milk, and egg products. We are sorry that we are unable to accommodate special dietary needs.

Retreat Schedule:
Friday, September 30
7:00 pm-8:30 pm: Teaching by Lama Norgyal
Saturday, October 1
6:30 am -7:45 am: Short Tara Practice
9:30 am – 10:15 am: Teaching by Lama Norgyal
10:45 am – 11:45 am: Review and Practice Session
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Teaching by Lama Norgyal
4:00 pm – 5:15 pm: Review and Practice Session
7:15 pm – 8:30 pm: Chenrezig Practice Session led by Lama Norgyal
Sunday, October 2
6:30 am -7:45 am: Medicine Buddha Practice
9:30 am – 10:15 am: Teaching by Lama Norgyal
10:45 am – 11:45 am: Review and Practice session
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Teaching by Lama Norgyal

Please do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID-19 through protection such as having up-to-date vaccinations, wearing a good-quality mask indoors, washing hands and maintaining physical distance.
Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at all entryways.
Many thanks to all of you for your support in keeping this event as safe as possible!

Gya Shi, The Practice of the Four Hundred Offerings
2022-10-22 13:30 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
The monastery is now open. All visitors are required to wear masks. Please note that accommodations remain closed to the public.
To help dispel obstacles and bring about auspicious conditions the resident sangha of PTC will be chanting Gya Shi, the Practice of the Four Hundred Offerings. This practice, which involves the offerings of 100 tsa-tsas, 100 butterlamps, 100 tormas, 100 chambu (effigies), is a means to purify obstacles created by the four maras (mental afflictions, attachment to happiness, clinging to the five skandhas, death).

To participate via Zoom please click here.

For those who wish to sponsor the chanting, donations can be made toward meals and the tea served during the chanting. General contributions toward 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.

Sherab Nyingpo, a practice based on the Heart Sutra
2022-10-23 09:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
The monastery is now open. All visitors are required to wear masks. Please note that accommodations remain closed to the public.
The resident sangha of PTC will be chanting Sherab Nyingpo, a practice based on the Heart Sutra. Sherab Nyingpo is an obstacle-averting practice that dispels unfavorable circumstances and promotes good conditions. The Heart Sutra is recited repeatedly as a means to purify obstacles created by the four maras (mental afflictions, attachment to happiness, clinging to the five skandhas, death). The practice invokes the blessings of Prajnaparamita, the Mother of all Buddhas.
Chanting Sessions | 10:00 am & 1:30 pm

To participate via Zoom please click here.

For those who wish to sponsor the chanting, donations can be made toward meals or the tea served during the chanting. General contributions toward 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.

Intro to Tibetan Buddhism: Lama Norgyal Teaching in Richmond, Virginia
2022-10-29 14:00 - 2022-10-30 15:30 (America/New_York) | Unity of Richmond Church, 800 Blanton Avenue, Richmond, VA, 23221
At the request of affiliated center Palpung Shenpen Tharchin, Lama Norgyal will be teaching in Richmond, Virginia, Saturday and Sunday, October 29-30. This will be a hybrid event, with both in-person attendance in Richmond and livestreaming through Zoom. All are welcome to join the Richmond sangha for any or all of the teachings.
Weekend Schedule:
October 29, Saturday (2:00 pm – 4:00 pm) | Path of Imagination: Working with Deity Practices

October 30, Sunday:
11:00 am – 12:15 pm | Meditation Instruction and Practice
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm | Foundations of Buddhist Practice (includes opportunity to formally take refuge)

Attend in person in Richmond or online via Zoom
Please join us in person at Unity of Richmond Church, 800 Blanton Avenue, Richmond VA 23221: or online at the Zoom link on this page.

A suggested donation of $10 per session is appreciated to help support the costs of hosting these teachings. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. If you wish to donate online for the event, please use the donate link on PST’s website. If you’d like to make a donation to Palpung Thubten Choling Monastery you can do that here.

Weekend Program with Chonyi Rinpoche
2022-11-05 10:00 - 2022-11-06 16:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
We are pleased to welcome Chonyi Rinpoche at Palpung Thubten Choling November 5–6. Chonyi Gyamtso Rinpoche was born in Yunnan province in 1978. He was recognized as the 14th tulku of Orgyen Lungzin Chonyi Gyamtso by Guru Vajradhara His Holiness the 12th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa in 2003. Rinpoche travels the world teaching the Buddhadharma. While keeping to traditional dharma topics, Rinpoche uses modern colloquial language, examples from daily life, and humor in his own refreshing presentation of the dharma. Click here for his full biography.
Rinpoche will teach in Chinese and there will be translation from Chinese to English.
Program Schedule:
Saturday Nov 5:
10:00 am | The Mahamudra Lineage Prayer: Teaching on the Dorje Chang Tungma
This profound short prayer to the Kagyu lineage is traditionally recited before meditation sessions and conveys the core practices of the Mahamudra path.
2:00 pm | Chanting Chöd–Cutting Through the Illusion of Ego
Chonyi Rinpoche will lead the melodic chanting of this profound practice. Traditionally practiced in charnel grounds by wandering yogis, Chöd is a sacred meditation that dissolves fear and ego-clinging into the expanse of luminous awareness.

Sunday Nov 6:
10:00 am | White Tara Empowerment
White Tara is a fully enlightened buddha associated with long life, healing, and protection. Chonyi Rinpoche has received special lineage teachings and empowerments on the White Tara practice and has a deep connection with White Tara.
Please note that the White Tara Empowerment will not be available on Zoom
2:00 pm | Sur Fire Offering
All are welcome to bring the names of both deceased and living individuals to submit for prayers.
The Sur fire offering averts obstacles and sickness and is especially dedicated to the deceased, to beings in the bardo, and to beings with whom we have karmic debts.
Session fees are by donation. Accommodations are closed.

TO REGISTER AND DONATE PLEASE CLICK HERE
Deadline for registration is November 3
ACCOMMODATIONS ARE FULL. PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE HOTELS AVAILABLE NEAR THE MONASTERY ON RT 9 IN THE WAPPINGERS FALL AREA.

Day Guests: The suggested donation for Breakfast is $5, Lunch is $10, Dinner is $5. Please send an email to reservations@kagyu.com if you are joining us for meals.
Please note our meal offerings may contain common allergens including soy, wheat, tree nuts, seeds, milk, and egg products. We are sorry that we are unable to accommodate special dietary needs.

Please do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID-19 through protection such as having up-to-date vaccinations, wearing a good-quality mask indoors, washing hands and maintaining physical distance.
Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at all entryways.
Many thanks to all of you for your support in keeping this event as safe as possible!

The Perfection of Merit for Lhabap Duchen: Nyungne, the Fasting Ritual and Meditation of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig
2022-11-14 05:00 - 2022-11-16 08:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
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 November 15, 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.

Nyungne prices: includes meals and room accommodations. Please note that accommodations are only open to program participants.

Type of Accommodation Non-Member / Member
Dormitory $50 / $30
Double Occupancy Room Guest House $70 / $50
Private Room Guest House $90 / $70
Double Occupancy Room Maitreya Center $110 / $90
Private Room Maitreya Center $130 / $110

TO REGISTER PLEASE CLICK HERE
Deadline for Registration is November 7

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.

Please do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID-19 through protection such as having up-to-date vaccinations, wearing a good-quality mask indoors, washing hands and maintaining physical distance.
Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at all entryways.
Many thanks to all of you for your support in keeping this event as safe as possible!

Drolma Yuldok, a practice based on the 21 Taras and Sür, Evening Fire Offering Ceremony
2022-12-02 09:00 - 2022-12-04 17:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
The monastery is now open. All visitors are required to wear masks. Please note that accommodations remain closed to the public.

December 2 – 4, 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 about auspicious conditions. The central content of the chanting is the 21 Praises of Tara repeated with various offerings and prayers.
Chanting Schedule:
Friday & Saturday | 9:00 am & 2:00 pm
Sunday | 9:00 am

December 4, Sunday (following Drolma Yuldok chanting) | Sür, Evening Fire Offering Ceremony
Sür (an evening fire offering ceremony) is an offering to the four guests: the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas, the Protector deities, sentient beings, and those with whom we have karmic debts. It averts obstacles and sickness and is dedicated to those who are dying, to beings in the Bardo, and to beings with whom we have karmic debts.

To participate in these events via Zoom please click here.

For those who wish to sponsor the chanting, donations can be made toward meals, fire offering ceremonies, or the tea served during the chanting. General contributions toward 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.

Sang, Morning Fire Offering Ceremony
2022-12-05 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
The monastery is now open. All visitors are required to wear masks. Please note that accommodations remain closed to the public.
Sang (a special morning purification fire ceremony) 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.
To participate via Zoom please click here.

For those who wish to sponsor the chanting, donations can be made toward meals, fire offering ceremonies, or the tea served during the chanting. General contributions toward 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.

2022 Year-End Chanting Practices
2022-12-29 08:00 - 2023-01-01 11:30 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
The PTC Sangha will be chanting practices for averting obstacles, sickness, war, and disasters, bringing all auspicious conditions for the coming year.
To join us via Zoom please click here.

December 29 – 31, Thursday – Saturday (8:00 am) | Druptab, the extended version of the Six-Armed Chadrupa practice.
These extended Mahakala prayers are performed to clear away obstacles.
December 31, Saturday (after Mahakala 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.

January 1, Sunday (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.
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.
