Palpung New York

Orientation to Nyungne Practice - The Fasting Ritual and Meditation of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig
2024-05-08 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
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.

Nyungne Retreat - The Fasting Ritual and Meditation of Thousand-Armed Chenrezig
2024-05-08 05:30 - 2024-05-24 08:00
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!

Study Group on the Ornament of Precious Liberation
2024-05-07 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-04-30 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-04-23 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-04-16 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-04-09 19:30 - 20:30
This class will be facilitated by Lamas Depa and Lhadrun. Our primary source, Ornament of Precious Liberation, by the great master of the Kagyu lineage, Lord Gampopa, is considered a spiritual classic of Tibetan Buddhism. HH 17th Karmapa shares in his foreword to the book, that “this text has the power of a direct transmission from master to student” and that Gampopa himself promised that studying this text would be the same as receiving the teachings directly from him.
In order to develop our understanding of this profound work, we will also be referring to Path to Buddhahood, a very accessible and illuminating commentary by Ringu Tulku.
The books used will be:
Ornament of Precious Liberation, translator Ken Holmes, Wisdom Publications
Path to Buddhahood, by Ringu Tulku, Shambala
The material will be screen-shared each class, so it is not necessary to buy the books. The class is open to all levels of experience, and anyone is welcome to join at any time without attending previous sessions. There is no charge for participating.

These classes are 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!

Monday Evenings - Introduction to Buddhist Meditation
2024-05-06 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-04-29 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-04-22 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-04-15 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-04-08 19:30 - 20:30
Teachings on foundational Buddhist thought along with basic meditation instructions taught by resident teachers who have graduated from the PTC three-year retreat program. Appropriate for beginners and for anyone who would like to refresh their understanding of meditation or just meditate with a group. No prerequisites or attendance requirement, join us any Monday.
These classes are being offered in person and on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please use our online event registration form.
These classes are free of charge.

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
2024-05-05 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!

Kalu Rinpoche's Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga), followed by the Short Practice of the Peaceful & Wrathful Deities (Shitro)
2024-05-04 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-04-27 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-04-20 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-04-13 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-04-06 10:00 - 12:00
Please join us in the 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.

This event is also being offered on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please click here. To join the chanting please download Kalu Rinpoche’s Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga).

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!

Thousandfold Lamps & Offerings (Tong Chö)
2024-05-04 06:30 - 08:00, 2024-04-27 06:30 - 08:00, 2024-04-20 06:30 - 08:00, 2024-04-13 06:30 - 08:00, 2024-04-06 06:30 - 08:00
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.

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!

Thursday evenings - Alternating Practices: Medicine Buddha and Chenrezig
2024-05-02 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-04-25 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-04-18 19:30 - 20:30, 2024-04-11 19:30 - 20:30
7:30 pm – 8:30 pm
These chanting sessions are being offered in person and on Zoom. If you would like to participate remotely, please use our online event registration form.

First and third Thursday of each month | Medicine Buddha Practice and The Verses that Saved Sakya from Sickness

Please join us as we chant this essential practice which can increase our healing powers so that we can help those in our lives who are struggling with illness and obstacles and also remove our own physical and mental suffering. An abbreviated version of the Chenrezig practice is inserted in the prayer which follows, known as the Verses that Saved Sakya from Sickness.

Second, fourth and fifth Thursday of each month | Chenrezig Practice

Please join us as we chant and meditate in order to realize our inborn great compassion. Guru Vajradhara Tai Situ Rinpoche has said that, “Chenrezig is the embodiment of compassion, Bodhicitta. We reach Buddhahood intentionally, and the intention is Bodhicitta. That is what Chenrezig represents. The Chenrezig Sadhana is the most sacred and profound sadhana. By practicing it with awareness, you can attain Chenrezig’s enlightened body, speech, and mind.”

The liturgies are being screen shared and are translated as well as written phonetically. You can chant along, or silently read the translation.
These sessions are free of charge.

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
2024-04-28 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!

Dorje Phurba (Vajrakilaya) - Teaching Series led by Lama Lekshe Dorje
2024-04-14 10:00 - 12:00
These teachings are restricted to those who have received the empowerment.

Lama Lekshe Dorje will be leading a series of teachings on the Dorje Phurba (Vajrakilaya) practice. Dorje Phurba is a powerful deity relied on by Guru Rinpoche to dispel obstacles to the realization of Mahamudra. The sadhana of Dorje Phurba is chanted daily at PTC and these teachings are a special opportunity to explore its meaning in depth.
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.

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!

Amitabha Chanting for Liberating the Deceased and Benefiting Beings (Qing Ming) - 清明節法會
2024-04-07 10:00 - 17:00
清明節法會

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 1:30pm.

This event is also being offered on Zoom. If you would like to participate, please click here.

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!
