Please join us for Gutor, the traditional Tibetan practice in preparation for the New Year.
Gutor, averting the negativity of the old year as we leave it behind. Our practice will be on Vajrakilaya, White Umbrella, Heart Sutra, Lion Faced Dakini, and Dharmapalas. If you have any of these sadhanas, please bring them with you.
The practice will include a tsok offering. As always we appreciate your freshly prepared or purchased vegetarian food offering. Please bring early for placement on the tsok table.
Thursday, Feb. 20, at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 21, at 6:45 p.m. with a special talk by Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche on the meaning of Gutor.
Saturday, Feb. 22, at 10:00 a.m.
Losar: The Tibetan New Year
Sat. Feb. 29th, 4 p.m.
All are invited to join Ven. Khenpo Rinpoche and the PBDC sangha to celebrate Losar, the Tibetan New Year. Losar is a time of purification, of new beginnings and a coming together of community. We will celebrate this day with practice on Buddha Shakyamuni followed by a potluck party with entertainment provided by our own sangha. There will be a sign-up sheet at the Dharma center to let us know your food offering. We hope you will join us for this festive occasion.
Losar also signals the beginning of the Miracle Month. During the first 2 weeks of the New Year, it is celebrated that the Buddha displayed a miracle each day to increase the merit and devotion of future disciples. During this time, the effect of one’s actions is multiplied 100,000 fold. It is an auspicious time for meditation practice and beneficial activity.
Wednesday, March 4th @ 7 p.m.
All are most welcome to join Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche and PBDC sangha as we commemorate the Anniversary of Shantarakshita and the life of Lama Chimed a great hidden yogi and father of Venerable Rinpoches. We will honor these great masters with recitation of the Shower of Blessings and tsok offering.
As always, your freshly prepared or purchased vegetarian food offering is most appreciated. Please bring by 6:30 if possible.
Monday, March 9th @ 7 p.m.
All are joyfully welcome to join Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche and the PBDC Sangha to celebrate Chotrul Duchen, The Day of Miracles, and the culmination of the Miracle Month. It is a most beautiful day for practice and the honoring of the Three Jewels as the effects of one’s actions are multiplied 10 million fold. We will recite the Buddha sadhana, Kuntuzangpo, the Twelve Deeds of the Buddha and tsok offering.
As always, we appreciate your vegetarian food offering. Please bring early for placement on the tsok table.
Please join Ven. Rinpoche and the PBDC Sangha for this special event at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, February 4!
Warm gratitude to everyone who participated in our Dzogchen Winter Retreat and helped to make it such a special, inspiring experience. Newcomers and experienced students alike were amazed by Rinpoche’s erudition and insight, and by the warm and welcoming atmosphere.
Several videos of Rinpoche’s Teachings are available on our home page, and many more are on our YouTube channel.
We hope to see all of you again soon!
Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche is delighted to receive new larger-than-life-size Guru Padmasambhava and Chenrezig statues at Pema Ling Retreat Center in Jupiter Florida!
Please join Ven. Khenpo Rinpoche on Sunday, December 22nd at 2:30pm to unveil these gorgeous new statues and offer katags and auspicious prayers as part of a celebratory blessing ceremony to welcome these sacred statues to their new home in Florida!
Statue Unveiling and Blessing Ceremony
Pema Ling Retreat Center • Jupiter, Florida
Sunday, Dec. 22nd • 2:30pm
These statues were both especially commissioned for Pema Ling by Ven. Khenpo Rinpoche. The Guru Rinpoche statue comes directly from Nepal and will eventually be filled with thousands of mantra rolls for its consecration. The Chenrezig Buddha of Compassion statue was hand-carved in Indonesia out of volcanic rock over a period of two years.
Please bring a katag offering scarf with you to Pema Ling and enjoy this special moment for our new blossoming retreat land in South Florida!
Learn more about Palden Sherab Pema Ling Retreat Center in this video:
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Join Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche for a Special Event this Wednesday, December 18th at 7:30 p.m.
We hope you will take this opportunity to receive heart instructions on refining your meditation.
PBDC warmly invites all to a special evening this Wednesday, December 18th, at 7:30 pm. Our most precious Dzogchen master will lead us in meditation with Q & A.
Please note that there will be refreshments available for participants at 6:45 pm in the Lotus Room.
“The Buddha’s main teachings were on nonviolence, love, and compassion, and on how to bring out the good qualities within ourselves and others by exploring our nature and the nature of our environment. He taught about how to live in harmony and peace. In order to do this, one simple teaching is to have a good heart, which is also known as bodhichitta. Bodhichitta is love, kindness, compassion, and wisdom. These qualities are the basic nature of every living being. Practicing bodhichitta begins with the positive aspiration to help all beings. When we have this foundation, all the activities of our body, speech, and mind become healthy and serene.”
Ven. Khenpo Rinpoches
Discovering Infinite Freedom
“The Buddha’s main teachings were on nonviolence, love, and compassion, and on how to bring out the good qualities within ourselves and others by exploring our nature and the nature of our environment. He taught about how to live in harmony and peace. In order to do this, one simple teaching is to have a good heart, which is also known as bodhichitta. Bodhichitta is love, kindness, compassion, and wisdom. These qualities are the basic nature of every living being. Practicing bodhichitta begins with the positive aspiration to help all beings. When we have this foundation, all the activities of our body, speech, and mind become healthy and serene.”
Ven. Khenpo Rinpoches
Discovering Infinite Freedom