Study Group on Awakening the Sleeping Buddha
2022-09-20 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-09-27 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-10-04 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-10-11 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-10-18 19:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Palpung Thubten Chöling, 245 Sheafe Road, Wappingers Falls, NY, 12590, United States
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.

Led 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.

Guru 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.

We 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.

Wednesday Evenings - Medicine Buddha Practice and The Verses that Saved Sakya from Sickness, led by Lama Norgyal
2022-09-21 19:30 - 20:00, 2022-09-28 19:30 - 20:00, 2022-10-05 19:30 - 20:00, 2022-10-12 19:30 - 20:00, 2022-10-19 19:30 - 20:00
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.
7:30-8:30pm | Medicine Buddha Practice and The Verses that Saved Sakya from Sickness, led by Lama Norgyal
Please 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.
The liturgies are being screen shared and are translated as well as written phonetically. You can chant along, or silently read the translation.
If you would like to participate, please use our online event registration form.

Thursday Evenings - Chenrezig Practice
2022-09-22 19:30 - 20:00, 2022-09-29 19:30 - 20:00, 2022-10-06 19:30 - 20:00, 2022-10-13 19:30 - 20:00, 2022-10-20 19:30 - 20:00
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.
7:30-8:30pm | Chenrezig Practice
Please 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.”
The liturgy is being screen shared. It is translated as well as written phonetically. You can chant along, or silently read the translation.
If you would like to participate, please use our online event registration form.

Thousandfold Lamps & Offerings (Tong Chö)
2022-09-23 06:30 - 08:00, 2022-09-29 06:30 - 08:00, 2022-10-08 06:30 - 08:00, 2022-10-15 06:30 - 08:00
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.

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.

(Free of charge)

Kalu Rinpoche's Practice of Aspiration Prayers (Monlam Choga), followed by the Short Practice of the Peaceful & Wrathful Deities (Shitro)
2022-09-23 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-09-29 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-10-08 10:00 - 12:00, 2022-10-15 10:00 - 12:00
The monastery is now open. Visitors are required to wear masks. Please note that accommodations remain closed to the public.

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.

If 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)

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night classes will continue on Zoom only. To join us via Zoom please click here.
Please do not visit the monastery if you feel unwell and/or have a fever.
All visitors are required to wear a mask indoors. Children 12 years old and younger must be supervised. No pets please.

Monday Evenings - Introduction to Buddhist Meditation
2022-09-26 19:30 - 20:00, 2022-10-03 19:30 - 20:00, 2022-10-10 19:30 - 20:00, 2022-10-17 19:30 - 20:00
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.

7:30-8:30pm | Introduction to Buddhist Meditation
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.
If you would like to participate, please use our online event registration form.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Daily Morning Services
2022-10-01 06:00 - 08:00
These services are held everyday, but their details are only listed on the first day of the month.
You 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.
(Free of charge)

Daily Evening Services
2022-10-01 18:00 - 19:30
These services are held everyday, but their details are only listed on the first day of the month.
You 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.
(Free of charge)
