After a spring series that was rich in insight and dialog, our Sunday Morning book discussion group is taking its annual summer break. We will return in the fall to continue our exploration of the Venerable Rinpoches’ profound teachings. We look forward to seeing you then – perhaps in person!
During this summer, we will enjoy a wealth of teachings and other activities!
- Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche will teach online on June 12 and June 26, continuing his wonderful exposition of His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche’s Heart Advice to the Fortunate Ones.
- Ven. Rinpoche will also lead our summer retreat at our beautiful monastery and retreat center in the Catskills, Padma Samye Ling. The full four sessions each day will be webcast so that all of us can participate!
- Lama Laia and Lama Dragpa will continue their commentary and practice of the Dudjom Tersar Ngondro on Saturday afternoons, while our new Spanish language series will be offered on Sunday mornings.
- Other online offerings will include the All Good Buddha and Remembrance Practice on the full moon and a new series of talks on Buddhist History. Please see our other posts and our schedule for details on this lively summer.
See you in the fall!
On the day of the full moon, August 22, at 10:00 am EST, we will join together online for our practice of the All Good Buddha, Kuntuzangpo, and our remembrance practice for those who have passed into the bardo or otherwise need our prayers.
To join us in the practice, please return to this page at 10:00 am on Sunday August 22, refresh your browser, and then click on the viewing window that will appear below.
Please click the lotuses below to download the Prayer of Kuntuzangpo, opening and closing prayers, and the mantras for this practice.
Please click on the green lotus to download the opening & closing prayers
Please click on the blue lotus to download the mantras
Please click on the terra cotta lotus to download the Prayer of Kuntuzangpo
To purchase a copy of the text, please click here or contact Karin at the PBDC Bookstore.
If you would like someone to be remembered in this practice, please email info@pbdc.net by August 19 so that we have time to prepare the list. It is customary to make a donation when asking for prayers; if you would like to do so, please on the link below.
The Prayer of Kuntuzangpo is the enlightened view of the Primordial Buddha. It’s also an aspiration prayer on the path of discovering the true nature of reality. It expresses the different ways that primordial awareness appears, and helps us understand that it’s only our clouded understanding that makes things appear other than they really are.
Ven. Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche
Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche
As an offering to the Florida and Tennessee sanghas, Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche has requested that Lama Laia & Lama Dragpa begin webcasting their Saturday Ngondro sessions.
These sessions will be offered from 3:30 – 5:30 pm EDT on Saturdays. Please click here to see the current schedule & other important information.
For those who wish to join, instructions will be given on the essential points of the Dudjom Tersar Ngondro foundational practices, their vital importance within Tibetan Buddhism, as well as instructions for each section, including Refuge, Bodhichitta, Mandala, Vajrasattva practice, and Guru Yoga.
The essential meaning of this practice is that the Tibetan Buddhist foundational practices of Ngondro embody all the teachings of the Buddha. They are a perfect and complete framework for cultivating a balanced, effective, and rewarding spiritual practice.
We’ll also get to practice the entire Ngondro every session!
Heartened by Ven. Rinpoche’s online teachings in May, we return to our discussion.
We will continue discussing Inborn Realization: A Commentary on His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche’s Mountain Retreat Instructions.
We hope that you will be able to join us. The information for joining the Zoom meeting is below.
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Webcast live from Padma Samye Ling
3:30 – 6:00 pm EDT
Saturday, July 3, Venerable Khenpo Tsewang Rinpoche will conclude his rich and in-depth commentary on His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche’s Heart Advice for the Fortunate Ones.
These Dzogchen teachings by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche encapsulate the essential instructions and advice for daily practice on all of the Buddha’s teachings in general, and the three Inner Tantras in particular. These sacred lineage instructions usher us to discover the enlightened nature of Kuntuzangpo, the all-perfect present.
Registration is Required for everyone to access this retreat.
Please register even if you have participated in the June webcasts. A new password will be provided.
Also, we ask everyone who is participating in this wonderful teaching to help sustain the Dharma activities of Padmasambhava Buddhist Center. All donations are gratefully accepted.
Please click on this button to make a donation in support of our webcast teachings and retreats.
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Please join us for this wealth of Dharma!
We have wonderful news! Ven. Khenpo Rinpoche will continue teaching on His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche’s Heart Advice for the Fortunate Ones!
There will be two sessions, both of which will be live-streamed from here in South Florida. Everyone is welcome to participate online in all or part of this webcast retreat.
- Teaching 1: Sunday, April 11, 10:30 – 11:30 am EDT
- Teaching 2: Sunday April 18, 10:30 – 11:30 am EDT
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For schedule updates & details please go to Padmasambhava.org/events
These Dzogchen teachings by His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche encapsulate the essential instructions and advice for daily practice on all of the Buddha’s teachings in general, and the three Inner Tantras in particular. These sacred lineage instructions usher us to discover the enlightened nature of Kuntuzangpo, the all-perfect present.
This is an extraordinary opportunity to receive personal meditation instructions directly from a great living lineage master. You will be amazed by how special it is to receive authentic lineage instructions from Khenpo Rinpoche in the exact same way that the teachings have been passed from teacher to students for centuries.
Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche brings these teachings vividly to life with practical, pithy advice that goes straight to the heart and inspires us all to use this precious opportunity for the great and lasting benefit of all beings.
This is a perfect retreat for both beginners and long-time meditators.
Registration is required to access this retreat.
His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje
His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche Jigdral Yeshe Dorje was born in the early 20th century, and was a renowned body emanation of Drokben Khyechung Lotsawa, speech emanation of Yeshe Tsogyal, and mind emanation of Guru Padmasambhava. In particular, Khyechung Lotsawa emanated as many great tertons and scholar-masters throughout the centuries in Tibet. Guru Padmasambhava predicted the coming of His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche, including his exact birthplace, family, and personality.
H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche became one of the great masters of Tibetan Buddhism, as well as the supreme head of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. He worked closely with H.H. the Dalai Lama to reactivate Tibetan culture and religion. Yet at the same time, Dudjom Rinpoche was very humble and simple. He was the spiritual father to numerous distinguished practitioners, many of whom later became great lineage holders. He was very available to all devotees, and at their request, gave numerous pith instructions of nugget Dzogchen teachings that open the heart and mind. Through his teachings, we discover the original, innate nature of mind so we can live in the world happily and leave with tremendous confidence and signs of realization.
Texts
Click here for a complimentary download of Heart Advice for the Fortunate Ones.
Click here for a list of practice texts. (Many are available for complimentary download, while others require purchase.)
Note: More texts are available through our online store, Pemai Chiso.
Registration & Suggested Donation
These teachings will only be available online, and registration is required to access them.
Our sincere gratitude to everyone who has sent donations in support of this year’s webcast retreats!
We humbly request that all participants in these teachings help to sustain the Dharma activities of Padmasambhava Buddhist Center. All donations are graciously accepted.
How to Prepare
Everyone is encouraged to contemplate the previous free teachings that Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Rinpoche gave on the beginning of Heart Advice to the Fortunate Ones from March 28 – June 27 & November 6 & 7, 2020. Everything is listed in chronological order and titled according to the teaching topic.
Heartened by Ven. Rinpoche’s online teachings on May 15, 16, 22, and 23, we return to our discussion on May 30.
We will return online at 11:30 am – 12:30 pm on Sunday, May 30, discussing Inborn Realization: A Commentary on His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche’s Mountain Retreat Instructions.
We hope that you will be able to join us. The information for joining the Zoom meeting is below.
Click this link to join the Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 815 3814 8222
Passcode: 004735
If you prefer to join using your phone, here are the relevant phone numbers:
One tap mobile
+13126266799,,81538148222#,,,,*004735# US (Chicago)
+19292056099,,81538148222#,,,,*004735# US (New York)
Dial by your location
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington D.C)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
Meeting ID: 815 3814 8222
Passcode: 004735
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To celebrate the beginning of the Year of the Metal Ox, here are three films that open up the lives of inspiring men.
HE Terton Namkha Drimed Rinpoche on Discovering the Reincarnation of Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche
In this remarkable video, recorded at Padma Samye Ling on August 26, 2016, His Eminence explains how he found the definite and unmistaken reincarnation of Ven. Khenchen Palden Yangsi Rinpoche, who he named Palden Yonten Thaye Lodro Chokyi Gyaltsen.
An edited transcript of this video is available here.
Dalai Lama Biography and Life Story
This remarkable film, created by the Amazing People channel on YouTube, brings His Holiness’ warmth and compassion to life.
The Spirit of Tibet: Journey to Enlightenment, Life and World of Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Richard Gere narrates this beautiful insight into the life and inner world of His Holiness Dilgo Khyentse, one of the central figures in 20th century Buddhism and one of Ven. Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche’s root lamas.
Chötrul Duchen: Special ceremonies celebrating Buddha Shakyamuni’s miraculous activities at the conclusion of the Miracle Month.
During the first two weeks of the Tibetan New Year, it is celebrated that the Buddha displayed a miracle each day to increase the merit and devotion of us – his future disciples. During this time, the benefit of one’s actions is multiplied 100,000 fold. The Miracle Month culminates in Chötrul Duchen: The Day of Miracles. On this full moon day, the effect of one’s actions is multiplied 10 million fold. This is truly a most auspicious day to practice!
Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche will lead practice for the worldwide sangha, webcast from Padma Samye Ling. We hope that you can join us!
A short teaching on Buddha Shakyamuni’s enlightened activities can be found here.
Times are Eastern Standard Time. A time zone converter can be found here.
Texts to have on hand:
Treasury of Mantras and Prayers (“Opening Prayer Book”)
Healing Practices (available for download)
If you would like to make a donation, either to support Ven. Rinpoche’s online activities or for the tsok, please click on one of the buttons below. Thank you.
We will add two practices in honor of Great Master Shantarakshita and Ven. Lama Chimed Namgyal Rinpoche. Please click below for complimentary downloads.
- Shantarakshita Guru yoga by Mipham Rinpoche
- A Prayer of Loving Devotion, in Remembrance of the Only Father Lama
- Shower of Blessings from Mipham Rinpoche (main practice)
- Stainless King
- Swift Fulfillment of Wishes
- Daily Healing Practices (available for download)
- Shantarakshita Guru yoga by Mipham Rinpoche (available for download)
- A Prayer of Loving Devotion, in Remembrance of the Only Father Lama (available for download)
