Palpung New York

Nyungne Retreat - The Fasting Ritual and Meditation of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig
2024-05-08 05:30 - 2024-05-24 08:00 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
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 Saga Dawa, 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 8 (Wednesday) at 5:30 am. Ends May 10 (Friday) about 8:00 am.
Set 2 Begins May 10 (Friday) at 5:00 am. Ends May 12 (Sunday) about 8:00 am.
Set 3 Begins May 12 (Sunday) at 5:00 am. Ends May 14 (Tuesday) about 8:00 am.
Set 4 Begins May 14 (Tuesday) at 5:00 am. Ends May 16 (Thursday) about 8:00 am.
Set 5 Begins May 16 (Thursday) at 5:00 am. Ends May 18 (Saturday) about 8:00 am.
Set 6 Begins May 18 (Saturday) at 5:00 am. Ends May 20 (Monday) about 8:00 am.
Set 7 Begins May 20 (Monday) at 5:00 am. Ends May 22 (Wednesday) about 8:00 am.
Set 8 Begins May 22 (Wednesday) at 5:00 am. Ends May 24 (Friday) about 8:00 am.

This event is in-person only. It will not be accessible remotely.

Guests are welcome to participate in any or all of the Nyungne sets but please note – it is necessary to arrive at PTC by 8:00 pm the evening before any set as the practice begins as early as 5:00 am every day throughout the retreat.
Guests attending a nyungne for the first time must speak to Lama Dechi before doing this practice. Please contact her by email or call 845-297-2500 (leaving both your name and phone number so that she can get back to you).
We do suggest that guests try to come for the 1st day of any given nyungne set, but if that is not practical, it is still possible to participate any day of the retreat. For further details for how to participate in this way, please follow the contact instructions above.

Please note that accommodations are only open to program participants.

The price for each nyungne set includes all meals and accommodations. Prices per set and per person are:

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 May 1

There are many ways to share in the merit of this retreat through sponsoring the chanting, and meals or the tea served on non-fasting days. 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.
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!

Orientation to Nyungne Practice - The Fasting Ritual and Meditation of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig
2024-05-08 19:00 - 20:30
Nyungne meditation is a fasting practice and centers on Thousand-Armed Chenrezig, the embodiment of enlightened loving kindness and compassion. This extremely powerful practice nurtures compassion and purifies negative karma, and the merit and joy associated with this practice are immeasurable!
Lama Zangmo, a graduate of 3 three-year retreats at Palpung Thubten Choling will be teaching on the practice.

Attend in person in or online via Zoom. If you would like to participate please click here.
Please note that the zoom link is associated with Palpung Shenpen Tharchin, our affiliated center in Richmond, Virginia.

Commemoration of Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche’s Parinirvana
2024-05-10 06:30 - 11:30
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.
Schedule of events:
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 is offered weekly, accompanied by chanting of the Chenrezig practice.

The next chanting session will take place in the main house shrine room. It is being offered in person and on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please use our online event registration form.
Please note new starting time:
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).

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.

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 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!

Commemoration of Mother's Day
2024-05-12 13:30 - 14:30
This event will take place in the main house shrine room.

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.
This chanting session is being offered in person and on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please use our online event registration form.

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 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!

Settling the Mind - the Practice of Calm Abiding
2024-06-02 14:00 - 15:30
Please join us for a guided meditation session led by Lama Depa. The session is being held in the Mahayana shrine room and will include meditation instructions, both sitting and walking meditation, and time for questions about the practice.
Lama Depa, a resident of PTC, has completed two cycles of the three-year retreat.

This session is being offered in person and on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please use our online event registration form.

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 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!

Teachings on Gampopa's A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path - CANCELLED
2024-06-02 14:00 - 16:00
Our Retreat Master, Lama Tsering Dakpa is offering a series of teachings on Gampopa’s A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. The text that Lama Tsering will be referring to is entitled Instructions of Gampopa and is based on a teaching series by Khenpo Kharthar Rinpoche and is translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.

This class is being offered in person and on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please click here.

There is no fee for attending this teaching; donations are welcome.

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 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!

Ringu Tulku Rinpoche - Teachings on Transforming Adversity and The Four Seals
2024-06-11 19:00 - 2024-06-12 20:30
Teaching Schedule:
June 11 (Tuesday) 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm | Transforming Adversity into Awakening
When things go wrong in our lives, from minor annoyances to full-blown tragedies, our habitual patterns tend to kick in automatically and trigger emotional reactivity, digging us deeper into the self-perpetuating cycle of samsara. Drawing from the classic text The Great Path of Awakening by Jamgon Kongtrul, based on the seven points of mind training, Ringu Tulku Rinpoche will show us how we might instead recognize adversity as an opportunity to awaken, and bring whatever happens to us onto the path of practice.
June 12 (Wednesday) 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm & 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm | The Four Seals
Rinpoche will discuss the four basic principles that define Buddhism:

All compounded things are impermanent.
All contaminated things are suffering.
All phenomena are empty and selfless.
Nirvana is true peace.

Fee for Teaching Sessions (total of 3 sessions). Cost of accommodations not included.
In-Person and Zoom/Live Stream:
Members $30/session ($90 for all 3 sessions)
Non-Members $35/session ($105 for all 3 sessions)
For those registering to participate via Zoom, a link unique to these teachings will be sent. It will be a different link than the one used to access our weekly public classes and chanting sessions.

PLEASE REGISTER BY JUNE 3
TO REGISTER PLEASE CLICK HERE

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.
We have limited accommodations; private rooms are not available.
Type of Accommodation (Per Person) Non-Member / Member
Dormitory $35 / $30
Double Occupancy Room Guest House $70 / $50
Double Occupancy Room Maitreya Center $85 / $70
Tent Camping ($25 first person, $20 each additional)

TO MAKE A RESERVATION FOR ACCOMMODATIONS PLEASE CLICK HERE

Day Guests: The suggested donation for meals:

Breakfast – $5
Lunch – $10
Dinner – $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!

Commemoration of Father's Day
2024-06-16 13:30 - 14:30
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.
This chanting session is being offered in person and on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please use our online event registration form.

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 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!

World Cleansing Smoke Offering (Dzamling Chisang)
2024-06-22 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.

This event is taking place in person and on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please use our online event registration form.

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.
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.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID 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!

Commemoration of Chökor Duchen
2024-07-09 06:30 - 12:00
The PTC sangha will be commemorating Chökor Duchen, the day that Buddha Shakyamuni 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.

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 following chanting session will take place in the main house shrine room. Please note – we are not able to live stream this session.

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 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.

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 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
2024-07-20 13:30 - 17:00
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).

This in-person event is also being offered on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, 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.
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.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID 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!

Sherab Nyingpo, a practice based on the Heart Sutra
2024-07-21 09:00 - 17:00
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 | 9:00 am & 1:30 pm

This in-person event is also being offered on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, 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.
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.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID 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!

Introduction to Buddhism: a Teaching Series by Lama Norgyal
2024-07-28 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-15 14:00 - 16:00
Please join us for a series of teachings by our Resident Lama, Lama Norgyal.
This class is being offered in person and on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please click here.

There is no fee for attending this teaching; donations are welcome. For this teaching series, we will be providing Tibetan to English translation. To help support the costs of translation services, please click below:

Translation Support

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 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
2024-08-02 09:00 - 2024-08-04 17:00
August 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

August 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.

This in-person event is also being offered on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, 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.
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.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID 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!

Sang, Morning Fire Offering Ceremony
2024-08-05 10:00 - 11:00
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.

This in-person event is also being offered on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, 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.
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.
We urge all program participants to take precautions against the ongoing risk of COVID 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!

Medicine Buddha Explained: Teaching and Practice Led by Lama Zangmo
2024-08-10 14:00 - 15:30, 2024-08-17 14:00 - 15:30
Lama Zangmo will guide us through the meaning and the traditional chanting practice of Medicine Buddha. These teachings, taking place at PTC monastery, are sponsored by Palpung Drupgyu Chodzong, our affiliated center in Washington, DC. The text will be screen shared and you can also ask for a PDF of the pecha by emailing Marilyn.
Lama Zangmo is a meditation practitioner and teacher in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. They completed three consecutive three-year retreats at Palpung Thubten Choling and now reside there as a member of the monastic community. They are currently pursuing a masters degree in Buddhist philosophy and meditation at Tergar Institute in Kathmandu, Nepal with an emphasis on education methodology and group facilitation.

This in-person event is also being offered on Zoom.
If you would like to participate remotely, please click here. (Washington, DC center’s Zoom information)

The schedule is as follows:
August 10, Saturday | 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
August 17, Saturday | 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

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 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!

Commemoration of Buddha's Joyful Day
2024-08-17 06:00 - 2024-08-18 16:00
Wearing masks is strongly recommended.
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 17 (Saturday)
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.
The following chanting session is being offered remotely. To participate via Zoom 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)
Monlam Choga, is 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)

August 18 (Sunday)
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)
To participate 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
20243年8月17-18日 (周六,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17日 (周六)
6:00 am | 供光明燈千盏
每周必供的一千盞酥油燈，一千杯藏红花水，三百碗米，三百朵鮮花，三百支香。
10:00 am | 吉祥祈願文及文武百尊法
念誦由卡盧仁波切編纂【吉祥祈願文】，修文武百尊法。此法門源于[西藏生死書]，極其殊勝。此功德囘向超度亡者，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。
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8月18日 (周日)
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”, 火供“餗”含山林煙供
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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。
修火供“餗”（含山林煙供），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。

［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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Teachings on Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche's Aspiration Prayer
2024-09-08 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-09-22 10:00 - 12:00
Lama Lekshe Dorje will be leading a series of teachings on Dorje Chang Kalu Rinpoche’s Aspiration Prayer. This prayer includes pith instructions for practicing the path to liberation from beginning to end. To follow along in the text, please download Kalu Rinpoche’s Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga) and scroll to pages 130 – 142. (If you are coming to the monastery, please bring these pages with you.)
Lama Lekshe Dorje, a resident of PTC, has completed two cycles of the three-year retreat.
These teaching sessions are being offered in person and on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please use our online event registration form.
The teachings are free–donations are welcome.

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 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!

A Kiss Of Peace For the Earth – A Walking Meditation
2024-09-29 14:00 - 15:30
PTC is happy to host a walking meditation sponsored by the Dutchess County Interfaith Council. For more information please visit the DCIC website.

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 wearing masks and washing hands.
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!

Songs of Palderbum
2024-10-13 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-03 14:00 - 16:00
Lama Depa, a resident of PTC who has completed two cycles of the three-year retreat, will be sharing the inspiring story and songs of Palderbum, one of the four main female disciples of the great yogi Jetsun Milarepa.
This session is being offered in person and on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please use our online event registration form.
There is no charge for attending this teaching – donations are welcome.

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 through wearing masks and washing hands.
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!

Teachings on Gampopa's A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path
2024-10-20 14:00 - 16:00
Our Retreat Master, Lama Tsering Dakpa is offering a series of teachings on Gampopa’s A Precious Garland of the Supreme Path. The text that Lama Tsering will be referring to is entitled Instructions of Gampopa and is based on a teaching series by Khenpo Kharthar Rinpoche and is translated by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso.

This class is being offered in person and on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please click here.

There is no fee for attending this teaching; donations are welcome. For this teaching series, we will be providing Tibetan to English translation. To help support the costs of translation services, please click below:

Translation Support

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 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: A Day of Dharma Activity
2024-10-27 09:30 - 16:00
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 day’s events, some of which you can participate in remotely. For information on how to join us via ZOOM, please click here.
9:45 am | Sponsoring of tormas, water bowls and flowers on the shrine; lighting of butterlamps
11:00 am | Chanting of Six-Armed White Mahakala sadhana
White Mahakala is a powerful deity that emanated from the compassion of Chenrezig to dispel the spiritual and material poverty of sentient beings. The White Mahakala practice enhances good fortune in all aspects of life and eliminates obstacles to prosperity and growth.
12:30 pm | Lunch
1:45 pm | Circumambulation of Stupa (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.

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 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.

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 through protection such wearing masks and washing hands.
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!

Teachings on the Mahamudra Monlam
2024-11-10 10:00 - 12:00
Lama Lekshe Dorje will be leading a series of teachings on the Mahamudra Monlam. This prayer, composed by the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje, offers a concise teaching on the essential instructions of ground, path, and fruition Mahamudra, the ultimate realization of one’s mind. To follow along in the text, please download Kalu Rinpoche’s Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga) and scroll to pages 100 – 110. (If you are coming to the monastery, please bring these pages with you.)
Lama Lekshe Dorje, a resident of PTC, has completed two cycles of the three-year retreat.
These teaching sessions are being offered in person and on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please use our online event registration form.
The teachings are free–donations are welcome.

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 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!

Commemoration of Lhabab Duchen: Nyungne, the Fasting Ritual and Meditation of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig
2024-11-16 05:00 - 2024-11-18 08:00
About Nyungnye and Lhabab 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.
Lhabab Duchen is the auspicious occasion 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.
This year, Lhabab Duchen falls on Friday, November 22. Throughout the weekend before this date, 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 Nyungne is renowned as a superior means to purify negative karma and accumulate great merit.
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This event is in-person only. It will not be accessible remotely.

Guests are welcome to participate in the Nyungne but please note – it is necessary to arrive at PTC by 8:00 pm the evening before as the practice begins as early as 5:00 am each day.
Guests attending a nyungne for the first time must speak to Lama Lhadrun before doing this practice. Please contact her by email or call 845-297-2500 (leaving both your name and phone number so that she can get back to you).
We do suggest that guests try to come for the 1st day of the nyungne set, but if that is not practical, it is still possible to participate any day of the practice. For further details for how to participate in this way, please follow the contact instructions above.

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 8

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!

Commemoration of Lhabab Duchen
2024-11-22 06:30 - 12:00
Lhabab Duchen is the auspicious occasion 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
Schedule of events:
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 is offered weekly, accompanied by chanting of the Chenrezig practice.

The next chanting session is being offered in person and on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please use our online event registration form.
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.
To join the chanting please download Kalu Rinpoche’s Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga).

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.

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 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!

Teachings by His Eminence Chungpo Gyalton Rinpoche
2024-11-23 10:30 - 2024-12-01 15:00
Palpung Thubten Choling is honored to welcome back His Eminence Chungpo Gyalton Rinpoche during his upcoming North American tour for bestowal of refuge, teachings and empowerments.
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In 1983, His Holiness the 12th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa enthroned Gyalton Tulku Rinpoche of Rumtek Monastery. After finishing his university studies, Rinpoche returned to Palpung Sherabling to study under the guidance of Kenting Tai Situpa and other gurus. HE Gyalton Rinpoche is a close disciple and heart son of HH Tai Situpa, and has taught at Palpung centers in Asia, Europe, and North America. He is one of the main teachers of the Palpung study and practice program Discovering the Buddha Within. Currently, Rinpoche resides at Palpung Sherabling.
Chinese translation will be available.

The schedule is as follows:
Saturday Nov 23:
* These sessions are being offered in-person only.

10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Chod Empowerment
Traditionally practiced in charnel grounds by wandering yogis, Chöd (Cutting through the Illusion of Ego) is a sacred meditation that dissolves fear and ego-clinging into the expanse of luminous awareness.
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Chod Teaching (empowerment required to attend teaching)
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Sunday Nov 24:
** These sessions are being offered in person and on Zoom.
10:30 am – 12:00 pm & 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Nine Ways of Resting the Mind
The Nine Ways of Resting the Mind is a powerful guide to developing a clear, calm and stable mind. At each stage on the path of calm abiding, we learn how to apply antidotes for the various obstacles that arise as we practice, and to develop skills that free the innately clear mind from agitation and dullness.
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Monday Nov 25:
* This session is being offered in-person only.

11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Chenrezig Empowerment
Chenrezig is the deity embodying the compassion of all the Buddhas.
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Thursday Nov 28:

* These sessions are being offered in person only.
10:30 am – 12:00 pm | Long Life Empowerment (from the tradition of the great yogini Machik Drubpe Gyalmo)
12:00 noon | Lunch
Following Lunch | 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.
There is no charge to join these sessions but donations are welcome.
To ensure we can accommodate all guests, if you are joining us for lunch please send an email to reservations@palpungny.org
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Saturday Nov 30: Please note new starting time
** This session is being offered in person and on Zoom.
10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Continuation of Nine Ways of Resting the Mind
The Nine Ways of Resting the Mind is a powerful guide to developing a clear, calm and stable mind. At each stage on the path of calm abiding, we learn how to apply antidotes for the various obstacles that arise as we practice, and to develop skills that free the innately clear mind from agitation and dullness.
Click here for registration
Click here for accommodations

Sunday Dec 1:

The following events will take place at the Sheraton Hotel, 135-20 39th Ave, Flushing, NY 11354-4450
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Teaching by HE Gyalton Rinpoche
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm | White Dzambhala Empowerment
White Dzambhala is an emanation of the compassionate Chenrezig and the embodiment of generosity. Guru Rinpoche manifested as the five families of Dzambhala in order to relieve the suffering of poverty of beings that is caused by the negative karma of greed. The practice of White Dzambhala is a great treasury of merit that purifies the causes of both material and spiritual poverty, and brings an abundance of prosperity and virtue. It prompts auspicious conditions for long life, good health, the balancing of the elements, and freedom from war.
English to Chinese translation
For more information, contact Michael Huang (917) 731-6130/Morgan Chan (646) 322-3119

Fees for Teaching and Empowerment Sessions at PTC. Cost of accommodations not included.
In-Person and Zoom/Live Stream:
Members $30/session
Non-Members $35/session
* For those registering to participate in the Chod Empowerment and Teaching and/or the Chenrezig Empowerment (in-person only) – participants in need of Chinese translation will be given a one time dedicated zoom link on site which we respectfully ask not be shared with anyone off site.
** For those registering to participate in the teachings on the Nine Ways of Resting the Mind via Zoom, a link unique to these teachings will be sent. It will be a different link than the one used to access our weekly public classes and chanting sessions.
For Chinese translation in-person: Please bring your own devices (smartphones or tablets) with headphones and Zoom app installed. Those devices with no cellular service may connect to the guest WiFi.

Accommodations: 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.
We have limited accommodations; private rooms are not available.
Type of Accommodation (Per Person) Non-Member / Member
Dormitory $35 / $30
Double Occupancy Room Guest House $70 / $50
Double Occupancy Room Maitreya Center $85 / $70
Tent Camping ($25 first person, $20 each additional)

Day Guests: The suggested donation for meals:

Breakfast – $5
Lunch – $10
Dinner – $5

Please send an email to reservations@palpungny.org 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 wearing masks and washing hands.
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!

法王子瓊波賈敦仁波切弘法
11 月 23 日上午 10:30 – 12 月 1 日下午 3:00

八蚌佛教法林寺很榮幸地歡迎尊貴的法王子瓊波賈敦仁波切再度蒞臨北美給予皈依、教法和灌頂。
1983年，法王第十二世廣定大司徒巴為隆德寺的賈敦仁波切轉世舉行坐床典禮。在大學畢業後，賈敦仁波切回到八蚌智慧林，在廣定大司徒巴等上師座下受教。賈敦仁波切是法王大司徒巴的入室弟子和心子，曾在亞洲、歐洲和北美洲的八蚌中心弘法。他是八蚌學修課程『開啟內在之佛』的主要老師之一, 目前駐錫在八蚌智慧林。
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時間表如下：

11 月 23 日星期六：
這些課程僅限現場參加。
上午 10:30 – 中午 12:00 | 施身法灌頂
Chöd（斬斷自執幻象）傳統上雲游瑜伽士在屍陀林修此法門。它是一種神聖的禪修，將恐懼和我執消溶於明覺的光明界。
下午 3:00 – 下午 5:00 | 施身法教學（參加此課程需受過灌頂）
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11 月 24 日星期日：
這些課程以現場形式和 Zoom 形式提供。 若您想遠距參加，請點擊此處。
上午 10:30 – 中午 12:00 和下午 3:00 – 下午 5:00 | 安心九法
安心九法是培養清晰、平靜和穩定心靈的極其有效的指導。在此之道上的每個階段，將學習如何對治修行時出現的各種障礙，使本然清明的心免於掉舉昏沉的技巧。
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11 月 25日星期:
僅限現場參加。
上午 11:00 – 中午 12:00 | 觀世音菩薩灌頂
觀世音菩薩是體現諸佛慈悲的本尊。
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11 月 28 日星期四：
灌頂僅限現場參加。
上午 10:30 – 中午 12:00 | 長壽灌頂（出自偉大瑜珈士瑪吉竹貝嘉穆的傳承）瑪吉竹貝嘉穆，又名曼達拉娃長壽空行母，是蓮花生大師重要明妃之一。證得長壽持明之成就。
中午 12:00 | 午餐
午餐後 | 火供餗
“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。
法会免费参加，欢迎随喜供養！
需用餐者請發電郵reservations@palpungny.org
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11 月 30 日星期六：
本次課程以現場形式和 Zoom 形式進行。 若您想遠距參與，請點擊此處。
上午 10:30 – 中午 12:00 | 安心九法（繼續）
安心九法是培養清晰、平靜和穩定心靈的極其有效的法教。在此之道上的每個階段，將學習如何對治修行時出現的各種障礙，使本然清明的心免於掉舉昏沉的技巧。
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12 月 1 日星期日：
以下活動將在喜來登酒店舉行，地址：135-20 39th Ave, Flushing, NY 11354-4450
下午 1:00 – 下午 1:30 | 賈敦仁波切的教導
下午 1:30 – 下午 3:00 | 白財神灌頂
白財神集觀世音菩薩的慈悲和慷慨於一化身。 蓮花生大士為除眾生因貪婪惡業而造成的貧窮苦，而化現為五部財神。白財神（是五部財神之一）法是極大的寶藏福報法，可清淨物質與精神貧窮之因，帶來豐厚的財富福報，亦能增進長壽、健康、平衡五大元素和遠離戰爭的吉祥善缘。
備中文翻譯
詳情請電 Michael Huang (917) 731-6130/Morgan Chan (646) 322-3119

法林寺的課程和灌頂費用，不含住宿費用。
現場/Zoom/直播：
會員$30/次
非會員 $35/次
參加施身灌頂與教學（僅限現場）並需中文翻譯者，將在現場獲得專用的 Zoom 鏈接，敬請勿與會場外的人分享。
透過 Zoom 註冊參加「安心九法」者，將收到此課的連結。這連結與每周公開課和誦經法會不同。
現場中文翻譯：請自備裝置（智慧型手機或平板電腦）及耳機。事先安裝好Zoom 。無移動網絡可連接訪客 WiFi。

住宿：請注意，住宿僅限法會參加者。
請查看以下每日住宿選項。費用含素食餐，但不含課程灌預費用。
住宿條件有限；恕不提供單人房。
住宿類型（每人） 非會員/會員
宿舍 $35 / $30
雙人房 $70 / $50
彌勒中心雙人房 $85 / $70
帳篷露營（第一人 25 美元，每加一人 20 美元）

非住宿者：餐費建議捐贈：
· 早餐 – 5 美元
· 午餐 – 10 美元
· 晚餐 – 5 美元
若您需用餐請發送電郵reservations@palpungny.org
請注意，素食餐點可能含有常見過敏原，包括大豆、小麥、堅果、種子、牛奶和蛋製品。很抱歉無法滿足閣下的特殊飲食需求。

若您感到不適和/或發燒，請不要前來本寺。
敦促所有課程參加者戴口罩和洗手，謹慎提防現行的新冠肺炎COVID-19傳染。
所有入口處均提供口罩和洗手液。
非常感謝大家的支持，確保本次活動盡可能安全！
