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SUMMARY:Study Group on Awakening the Sleeping Buddha
DESCRIPTION:Due to the risks of covid and its variants\, Monday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here. \n  \nLed by Lamas Depa and Lhadrun\, we will be exploring in depth Awakening the Sleeping Buddha written by the Twelfth Tai Situpa\, Pema Donyo Nyinche. In this book\, HE Tai Situ Rinpoche lucidly presents and explains very basic and important principles such as Buddha Nature\, Bodhichitta\, Reincarnation\, Karma and Emptiness. In this class\, which includes study\, discussion and meditation\, we will investigate these principles deeply\, and also draw from the works of other Buddhist masters for further elucidation. \n  \nGuru Vajradhara Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa\, The Twelth Tai Situpa\, is a great meditation master\, scholar\, artist\, and is the abbot of Sherab Ling Monastery in northern India\, as well as the head of our own monastery\, Palpung Thupten Choling. \n  \nWe are very much looking forward to this new class and students of all levels are welcome to join any Tuesday. There are no prerequisites and no attendance requirement.
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/study-group-on-awakening-the-sleeping-buddha/2022-09-06/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220907T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220907T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20201113T214621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230401T161003Z
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Evenings - Medicine Buddha Practice and The Verses that Saved Sakya from Sickness\, led by Lama Norgyal
DESCRIPTION:Due to the risks of covid and its variants\, Monday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here. \n7:30-8:30pm |  Medicine Buddha Practice and The Verses that Saved Sakya from Sickness\, led by Lama Norgyal \nPlease join us online 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. \nThe liturgies are being screen shared and are translated as well as written phonetically. You can chant along\, or silently read the translation. \nIf you would like to participate\, please use our online event registration form. \n 
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/wednesday-evenings-medicine-buddha-practice-and-the-verses-that-saved-sakya-from-sickness-led-by-lama-norgyal/2022-09-07/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220908T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220908T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20201113T213814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230401T161123Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Evenings - Chenrezig Practice
DESCRIPTION:Due to the risks of covid and its variants\, Monday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here. \n7:30-8:30pm | Chenrezig Practice\nPlease join us online 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.” \nThe liturgy is being screen shared. It is translated as well as written phonetically. You can chant along\, or silently read the translation. \nIf you would like to participate\, please use our online event registration form. \n 
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/thursday-evenings-chenrezig-practice/2022-09-08/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220910T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220910T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20220819T194702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220827T132715Z
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SUMMARY:PTC Community Vegetarian Potluck Picnic
DESCRIPTION: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.  \nDon’t forget to bring hats\, water bottles and folding chairs if you have any. \nPlease contact Lama Dechi and let her know if you are coming.  We look forward to seeing you here!!!
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/ptc-community-vegetarian-potluck-picnic/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Current Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220911T063000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220911T080000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20201115T015238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220819T220625Z
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SUMMARY:Thousandfold Lamps & Offerings (Tong Chö)
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce that the Maitreya Shrine Room is now open. All visitors are required to wear masks. Please note that accommodations remain closed to the public.  \n  \nA 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. \n\n\n\n(Free of charge)
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/11-28-2020-thousandfold-lamps-offerings-tong-cho-2021-12-25-2022-05-21-2022-09-10/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220911T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220911T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20210820T103310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220819T220735Z
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SUMMARY:Kalu Rinpoche's Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga)\, followed by the Short Practice of the Peaceful & Wrathful Deities (Shitro)
DESCRIPTION:The monastery is now open. Visitors are required to wear masks. Please note that accommodations remain closed to the public. \n  \nPlease 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. \n  \nIf you would like to participate via Zoom please use our online event registration form.  To join the chanting please download Kalu Rinpoche’s Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga) \n  \nMonday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here. \nPlease do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever. \nAll visitors are required to wear a mask indoors. Children 12 years old and younger must be supervised. No pets please. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/chanting-of-the-monlam-choga-2022-05-28-2022-09-10/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220912T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220912T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20201113T214738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230401T160754Z
UID:10001339-1663011000-1663012800@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Monday Evenings - Introduction to Buddhist Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Due to the risks of covid and its variants\, Monday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here. \n  \n7:30-8:30pm | Introduction to Buddhist Meditation\nTeachings 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. \nIf you would like to participate\, please use our online event registration form.
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/monday-evenings-introduction-to-buddhist-meditation/2022-09-12/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220913T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20210727T023049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220501T125358Z
UID:10000628-1663097400-1663101000@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Study Group on Awakening the Sleeping Buddha
DESCRIPTION:Due to the risks of covid and its variants\, Monday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here. \n  \nLed by Lamas Depa and Lhadrun\, we will be exploring in depth Awakening the Sleeping Buddha written by the Twelfth Tai Situpa\, Pema Donyo Nyinche. In this book\, HE Tai Situ Rinpoche lucidly presents and explains very basic and important principles such as Buddha Nature\, Bodhichitta\, Reincarnation\, Karma and Emptiness. In this class\, which includes study\, discussion and meditation\, we will investigate these principles deeply\, and also draw from the works of other Buddhist masters for further elucidation. \n  \nGuru Vajradhara Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa\, The Twelth Tai Situpa\, is a great meditation master\, scholar\, artist\, and is the abbot of Sherab Ling Monastery in northern India\, as well as the head of our own monastery\, Palpung Thupten Choling. \n  \nWe are very much looking forward to this new class and students of all levels are welcome to join any Tuesday. There are no prerequisites and no attendance requirement.
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/study-group-on-awakening-the-sleeping-buddha/2022-09-13/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220914T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220914T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20201113T214621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230401T161003Z
UID:10001121-1663183800-1663185600@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Wednesday Evenings - Medicine Buddha Practice and The Verses that Saved Sakya from Sickness\, led by Lama Norgyal
DESCRIPTION:Due to the risks of covid and its variants\, Monday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here. \n7:30-8:30pm |  Medicine Buddha Practice and The Verses that Saved Sakya from Sickness\, led by Lama Norgyal \nPlease join us online 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. \nThe liturgies are being screen shared and are translated as well as written phonetically. You can chant along\, or silently read the translation. \nIf you would like to participate\, please use our online event registration form. \n 
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/wednesday-evenings-medicine-buddha-practice-and-the-verses-that-saved-sakya-from-sickness-led-by-lama-norgyal/2022-09-14/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220915T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220915T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20201113T213814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230401T161123Z
UID:10000825-1663270200-1663272000@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Thursday Evenings - Chenrezig Practice
DESCRIPTION:Due to the risks of covid and its variants\, Monday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here. \n7:30-8:30pm | Chenrezig Practice\nPlease join us online 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.” \nThe liturgy is being screen shared. It is translated as well as written phonetically. You can chant along\, or silently read the translation. \nIf you would like to participate\, please use our online event registration form. \n 
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/thursday-evenings-chenrezig-practice/2022-09-15/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220917T063000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220917T080000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20201115T015238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230401T161755Z
UID:10000955-1663396200-1663401600@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Thousandfold Lamps & Offerings (Tong Chö)
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce that the Maitreya Shrine Room is now open. All visitors are required to wear masks. Please note that accommodations remain closed to the public.  \n  \nA 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. \n\n\n\n(Free of charge)
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/11-28-2020-thousandfold-lamps-offerings-tong-cho-2021-12-25-2022-05-21/2022-09-17/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220917T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220917T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20210820T103310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230401T161903Z
UID:10000011-1663408800-1663416000@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Kalu Rinpoche's Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga)\, followed by the Short Practice of the Peaceful & Wrathful Deities (Shitro)
DESCRIPTION:The monastery is now open. Visitors are required to wear masks. Please note that accommodations remain closed to the public. \n  \nPlease 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. \n  \nIf you would like to participate via Zoom please use our online event registration form.  To join the chanting please download Kalu Rinpoche’s Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga) \n  \nMonday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here. \nPlease do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever. \nAll visitors are required to wear a mask indoors. Children 12 years old and younger must be supervised. No pets please. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/chanting-of-the-monlam-choga-2022-05-28/2022-09-17/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220919T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220919T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20201113T214738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230401T160754Z
UID:10001340-1663615800-1663617600@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Monday Evenings - Introduction to Buddhist Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Due to the risks of covid and its variants\, Monday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here. \n  \n7:30-8:30pm | Introduction to Buddhist Meditation\nTeachings 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. \nIf you would like to participate\, please use our online event registration form.
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/monday-evenings-introduction-to-buddhist-meditation/2022-09-19/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220920T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220920T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20210727T023049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220501T125358Z
UID:10000629-1663702200-1663705800@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Study Group on Awakening the Sleeping Buddha
DESCRIPTION:Due to the risks of covid and its variants\, Monday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here. \n  \nLed by Lamas Depa and Lhadrun\, we will be exploring in depth Awakening the Sleeping Buddha written by the Twelfth Tai Situpa\, Pema Donyo Nyinche. In this book\, HE Tai Situ Rinpoche lucidly presents and explains very basic and important principles such as Buddha Nature\, Bodhichitta\, Reincarnation\, Karma and Emptiness. In this class\, which includes study\, discussion and meditation\, we will investigate these principles deeply\, and also draw from the works of other Buddhist masters for further elucidation. \n  \nGuru Vajradhara Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa\, The Twelth Tai Situpa\, is a great meditation master\, scholar\, artist\, and is the abbot of Sherab Ling Monastery in northern India\, as well as the head of our own monastery\, Palpung Thupten Choling. \n  \nWe are very much looking forward to this new class and students of all levels are welcome to join any Tuesday. There are no prerequisites and no attendance requirement.
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/study-group-on-awakening-the-sleeping-buddha/2022-09-20/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220921T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220921T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20201113T214621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230401T161003Z
UID:10001122-1663788600-1663790400@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Wednesday Evenings - Medicine Buddha Practice and The Verses that Saved Sakya from Sickness\, led by Lama Norgyal
DESCRIPTION:Due to the risks of covid and its variants\, Monday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here. \n7:30-8:30pm |  Medicine Buddha Practice and The Verses that Saved Sakya from Sickness\, led by Lama Norgyal \nPlease join us online 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. \nThe liturgies are being screen shared and are translated as well as written phonetically. You can chant along\, or silently read the translation. \nIf you would like to participate\, please use our online event registration form. \n 
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/wednesday-evenings-medicine-buddha-practice-and-the-verses-that-saved-sakya-from-sickness-led-by-lama-norgyal/2022-09-21/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220922T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220922T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20201113T213814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230401T161123Z
UID:10000826-1663875000-1663876800@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Thursday Evenings - Chenrezig Practice
DESCRIPTION:Due to the risks of covid and its variants\, Monday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here. \n7:30-8:30pm | Chenrezig Practice\nPlease join us online 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.” \nThe liturgy is being screen shared. It is translated as well as written phonetically. You can chant along\, or silently read the translation. \nIf you would like to participate\, please use our online event registration form. \n 
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/thursday-evenings-chenrezig-practice/2022-09-22/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220923T063000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220923T080000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20201115T015238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220921T234634Z
UID:10001471-1663914600-1663920000@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Thousandfold Lamps & Offerings (Tong Chö)
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce that the Maitreya Shrine Room is now open. All visitors are required to wear masks. Please note that accommodations remain closed to the public.  \n  \nA 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. \n\n\n\n(Free of charge)
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/11-28-2020-thousandfold-lamps-offerings-tong-cho-2021-12-25-2022-05-21-2022-09-24/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220923T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220923T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20210820T103310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220921T234726Z
UID:10001517-1663927200-1663934400@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Kalu Rinpoche's Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga)\, followed by the Short Practice of the Peaceful & Wrathful Deities (Shitro)
DESCRIPTION:The monastery is now open. Visitors are required to wear masks. Please note that accommodations remain closed to the public. \n  \nPlease 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. \n  \nIf you would like to participate via Zoom please use our online event registration form.  To join the chanting please download Kalu Rinpoche’s Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga) \n  \nMonday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here. \nPlease do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever. \nAll visitors are required to wear a mask indoors. Children 12 years old and younger must be supervised. No pets please. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/chanting-of-the-monlam-choga-2022-05-28-2022-09-24/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220926T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220926T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20201113T214738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230401T160754Z
UID:10001341-1664220600-1664222400@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Monday Evenings - Introduction to Buddhist Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Due to the risks of covid and its variants\, Monday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here. \n  \n7:30-8:30pm | Introduction to Buddhist Meditation\nTeachings 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. \nIf you would like to participate\, please use our online event registration form.
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/monday-evenings-introduction-to-buddhist-meditation/2022-09-26/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220927T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220927T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20210727T023049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220501T125358Z
UID:10000630-1664307000-1664310600@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Study Group on Awakening the Sleeping Buddha
DESCRIPTION:Due to the risks of covid and its variants\, Monday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here. \n  \nLed by Lamas Depa and Lhadrun\, we will be exploring in depth Awakening the Sleeping Buddha written by the Twelfth Tai Situpa\, Pema Donyo Nyinche. In this book\, HE Tai Situ Rinpoche lucidly presents and explains very basic and important principles such as Buddha Nature\, Bodhichitta\, Reincarnation\, Karma and Emptiness. In this class\, which includes study\, discussion and meditation\, we will investigate these principles deeply\, and also draw from the works of other Buddhist masters for further elucidation. \n  \nGuru Vajradhara Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa\, The Twelth Tai Situpa\, is a great meditation master\, scholar\, artist\, and is the abbot of Sherab Ling Monastery in northern India\, as well as the head of our own monastery\, Palpung Thupten Choling. \n  \nWe are very much looking forward to this new class and students of all levels are welcome to join any Tuesday. There are no prerequisites and no attendance requirement.
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/study-group-on-awakening-the-sleeping-buddha/2022-09-27/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220928T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220928T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20201113T214621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230401T161003Z
UID:10001123-1664393400-1664395200@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Wednesday Evenings - Medicine Buddha Practice and The Verses that Saved Sakya from Sickness\, led by Lama Norgyal
DESCRIPTION:Due to the risks of covid and its variants\, Monday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here. \n7:30-8:30pm |  Medicine Buddha Practice and The Verses that Saved Sakya from Sickness\, led by Lama Norgyal \nPlease join us online 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. \nThe liturgies are being screen shared and are translated as well as written phonetically. You can chant along\, or silently read the translation. \nIf you would like to participate\, please use our online event registration form. \n 
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/wednesday-evenings-medicine-buddha-practice-and-the-verses-that-saved-sakya-from-sickness-led-by-lama-norgyal/2022-09-28/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220929T063000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220929T080000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20201115T015238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220922T014611Z
UID:10001582-1664433000-1664438400@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Thousandfold Lamps & Offerings (Tong Chö)
DESCRIPTION:We are pleased to announce that the Maitreya Shrine Room is now open. All visitors are required to wear masks. Please note that accommodations remain closed to the public.  \n  \nA 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. \n\n\n\n(Free of charge)
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/11-28-2020-thousandfold-lamps-offerings-tong-cho-2021-12-25-2022-05-21-2022-10-01/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220929T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220929T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20210820T103310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220922T014703Z
UID:10001518-1664445600-1664452800@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Kalu Rinpoche's Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga)\, followed by the Short Practice of the Peaceful & Wrathful Deities (Shitro)
DESCRIPTION:The monastery is now open. Visitors are required to wear masks. Please note that accommodations remain closed to the public. \n  \nPlease 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. \n  \nIf you would like to participate via Zoom please use our online event registration form.  To join the chanting please download Kalu Rinpoche’s Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga) \n  \nMonday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here. \nPlease do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever. \nAll visitors are required to wear a mask indoors. Children 12 years old and younger must be supervised. No pets please. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/chanting-of-the-monlam-choga-2022-05-28-2022-10-01/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220929T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220929T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20201113T213814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230401T161123Z
UID:10000827-1664479800-1664481600@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Thursday Evenings - Chenrezig Practice
DESCRIPTION:Due to the risks of covid and its variants\, Monday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here. \n7:30-8:30pm | Chenrezig Practice\nPlease join us online 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.” \nThe liturgy is being screen shared. It is translated as well as written phonetically. You can chant along\, or silently read the translation. \nIf you would like to participate\, please use our online event registration form. \n 
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/thursday-evenings-chenrezig-practice/2022-09-29/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220930T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221002T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20220820T154418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220921T120259Z
UID:10001566-1664560800-1664730000@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Cultivating Wisdom and Compassion: Meditation and Chenrezig Retreat Weekend
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRetreat fees: \nIn-Person:\n$100 members\n$125 non-members \n(Cost of accommodations not included.)  \nStreaming via Zoom:\n$60 members\n$75 non-members \nTO REGISTER PLEASE CLICK HERE \nDeadline for registration is September 25 \n  \nPlease 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. \nType of Accommodation                                      Non-Member / Member \nDormitory                                                                   $40 / $30\nDouble Occupancy Room Guest House                   $50 / $40\nPrivate Room Guest House                                       $60 / $50\nDouble Occupancy Room Maitreya Center               $70 / $60\nPrivate Room Maitreya Center                                  $80 / $70 \nTent Camping ($25 first person\, $20 each additional) \n  \nTO MAKE A RESERVATION FOR ACCOMMODATIONS PLEASE CLICK HERE \nDeadline for making reservations is September 25 \n  \nDay 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. \nPlease 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. \n  \nRetreat Schedule: \nFriday\, September 30\n7:00 pm-8:30 pm: Teaching by Lama Norgyal \nSaturday\, October 1\n6:30 am -7:45 am: Short Tara Practice\n9:30 am – 10:15 am: Teaching by Lama Norgyal\n10:45 am – 11:45 am: Review and Practice Session\n2:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Teaching by Lama Norgyal\n4:00 pm – 5:15 pm: Review and Practice Session\n7:15 pm – 8:30 pm: Chenrezig Practice Session led by Lama Norgyal \nSunday\, October 2\n6:30 am -7:45 am: Medicine Buddha Practice\n9:30 am – 10:15 am: Teaching by Lama Norgyal\n10:45 am – 11:45 am: Review and Practice session\n2:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Teaching by Lama Norgyal \n  \nPlease do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever. \nWe 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. \nMasks and hand sanitizer will be available at all entryways. \nMany thanks to all of you for your support in keeping this event as safe as possible! \n  \n 
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/meditation-retreat-save-the-date/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Current Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221001T060000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221001T080000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20210820T151453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210820T151453Z
UID:10000140-1664604000-1664611200@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Daily Morning Services
DESCRIPTION:These services are held everyday\, but their details are only listed on the first day of the month.  \nYou are welcome to join us for all or part of our morning services\, called “tsokpa”\, to sit in meditation. Chanting is in Tibetan\, so for those interested in participating in the chanting\, transliterated copies of the text are available for use in the shrine room. Morning Tsokpa includes Tara and Medicine Buddha. \n(Free of charge)
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/daiy-services/2022-10-01/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221001T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221001T193000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20210820T151953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210820T151953Z
UID:10001500-1664647200-1664652600@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Daily Evening Services
DESCRIPTION:These services are held everyday\, but their details are only listed on the first day of the month. \nYou are welcome to join us for all or part of our evening services\, called “tsokpa”\, to sit in meditation. Chanting is in Tibetan\, so for those interested in participating in the chanting\, transliterated copies of the text are available for use in the shrine room. Evening Tsokpa includes the Mahakala Protector practices. \n(Free of charge)
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/daily-evening-services-traditionally-called-tsokpa/2022-10-01/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221003T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221003T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20201113T214738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230401T160754Z
UID:10001342-1664825400-1664827200@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Monday Evenings - Introduction to Buddhist Meditation
DESCRIPTION:Due to the risks of covid and its variants\, Monday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here. \n  \n7:30-8:30pm | Introduction to Buddhist Meditation\nTeachings 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. \nIf you would like to participate\, please use our online event registration form.
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/monday-evenings-introduction-to-buddhist-meditation/2022-10-03/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20210727T023049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220501T125358Z
UID:10000631-1664911800-1664915400@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Study Group on Awakening the Sleeping Buddha
DESCRIPTION:Due to the risks of covid and its variants\, Monday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here. \n  \nLed by Lamas Depa and Lhadrun\, we will be exploring in depth Awakening the Sleeping Buddha written by the Twelfth Tai Situpa\, Pema Donyo Nyinche. In this book\, HE Tai Situ Rinpoche lucidly presents and explains very basic and important principles such as Buddha Nature\, Bodhichitta\, Reincarnation\, Karma and Emptiness. In this class\, which includes study\, discussion and meditation\, we will investigate these principles deeply\, and also draw from the works of other Buddhist masters for further elucidation. \n  \nGuru Vajradhara Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa\, The Twelth Tai Situpa\, is a great meditation master\, scholar\, artist\, and is the abbot of Sherab Ling Monastery in northern India\, as well as the head of our own monastery\, Palpung Thupten Choling. \n  \nWe are very much looking forward to this new class and students of all levels are welcome to join any Tuesday. There are no prerequisites and no attendance requirement.
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/study-group-on-awakening-the-sleeping-buddha/2022-10-04/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221005T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221005T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T190939
CREATED:20201113T214621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230401T161003Z
UID:10001124-1664998200-1665000000@palpungny.org
SUMMARY:Wednesday Evenings - Medicine Buddha Practice and The Verses that Saved Sakya from Sickness\, led by Lama Norgyal
DESCRIPTION:Due to the risks of covid and its variants\, Monday\, Tuesday\, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here. \n7:30-8:30pm |  Medicine Buddha Practice and The Verses that Saved Sakya from Sickness\, led by Lama Norgyal \nPlease join us online 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. \nThe liturgies are being screen shared and are translated as well as written phonetically. You can chant along\, or silently read the translation. \nIf you would like to participate\, please use our online event registration form. \n 
URL:https://palpungny.org/events/wednesday-evenings-medicine-buddha-practice-and-the-verses-that-saved-sakya-from-sickness-led-by-lama-norgyal/2022-10-05/
LOCATION:Palpung Thubten Chöling\, 245 Sheafe Road\, Wappingers Falls\, NY\, 12590\, United States
CATEGORIES:Ongoing Events
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