Dear Dharma Friends,
on Friday, October 1st, the Palyul Centre UK will reopen for Dakini Day.
Come along from 5-6:30pm for a Green Tara practice! We would be glad to see you there!
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Namo Sangha,
It is with heavy hearts that Palyul Center UK shares the sad news that Kyabje Thubsang Rinpoch? passed into mahaparinirvana on 10th January 2021, a great loss to all Nyingma in general and in particular for the Palyul tradition.
Under the guidance of the supreme heads of the Namdroling Monastery, the Palyul Centre UK will organise A Shower of Blessings: A Guru Yoga Practice to Accompany the Seven Line Prayer tsok and ‘Narak Kong Shak’ for 49 days from 20th January to 3rd March, time is 10am to 12pm EXCEPT 10 February and 17 February when it will be 3pm to 5pm.
The Palyul Centre UK invites all those who are already following the Vajryana tradition to participate in this intensive practice, which is taking place, particularly with the great Palyul lamas, for this period all over the world.
Topic: Kyabje Thubsang Rinpoche mahaparinirvana puja
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89757685899?pwd=MlJlTERBRWJkUUR4cE5TaW9mdEtPdz09
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Chonyi Wodser
Palyul Center UK
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Dear Dharma Friends,
We hope this email finds you well.
For the coming second lockdown, Palyul Center UK is organizing Green Tara Practice on Zoom for 21 days, one thun (session) for every day. We would like to invite you to join, if you have had any empowerments. Those who cannot join can also sponsor the Green Tara Practices, and to those who are joining we would also like to suggest giving a donation to Palyul Centre UK.
In the last lockdown we accumulated 100 million VajraGuru, 100 million Mani and many other mantras; we dedicated all our merits to those who lost their lives in the pandemic, and to the health and prosperity of all living beings. Let us come together again to dedicate this Green Tara Practice to all sentient beings.
Please register your interest by email (center-uk@palyul.eu) and also send your mobile number. We would also like to suggest that you become vegetarian during this Practice, and if this is not possible, only to eat meat, eggs etc after the Practice is finished for the day.
Timetable on Zoom:
Monday 9 November 10:00 to 12 noon Preparation Talk
Tuesday 10 November 10:00 to 12 noon on Dakini’s day, we start Green Tara Practice and conclude the Practice on Monday 30 November which is Fullmoon Buddha Amitaba’s day.
Please join us at the same time every day, stay safe and we look forward to seeing you soon at the Palyul Centre.
Many Thanks!
Palyul Centre UK
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POSTPONED TILL FUTHER NOTICE DUE TO THE CORONA VIRUS!!!
Namcho Tsa Lung Yoga of Self Awareness and Gegsel Exercises
Namcho Tsa Lung Yoga of Self Awareness bears the experience of immediate physical and mental relaxation through the combination of stretching, breathing and inner observation. Working with the inner channels, breath and mind, practitioners are engaging in the threefold-way practice. Gegsel Exercises are the application of energetic movements, vocalisation of certain seed syllables and use of controlled breathing together. These Exercises allow a practitioner to release powerfully the feelings of stress and negative emotions in the upper body and help regulate digestive problems, soothe stomach cramps etc. The balance of inner channels, nerves and organs contributes to a peaceful mind and heart.
Both yoga and Gegsel Exercises are suitable for all Buddhist practitioners from beginners to advanced levels. Namcho Tsa Lung and Gegsel Exercises have been upheld in the uninterrupted transmission lineage from Terton, treasure revealer Tulku Mingyur Dorje (1645-1667) up to Dolpo Tulku Rinpoche. Dolpo Tulku Rinpoche will teach about the subtle body energies, the purification process by practicing yoga and Exercises, explain inner and outer winds and tigles (essences) and how all these connect to the five elements and five primordial wisdoms.
Dolpo Tulku Rinpoche
Dolpo Tulku Rinpoche was born in Dho Tarap, Dolpo, Nepal, in 1982. He became a monk at the age of 9 and was recognized by Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche as the reincarnation of the third Dolpo Nyinchung Tulku Rinpoche shortly after. He began his education in Namdroling Monastery in India under the guidance of H.H. Penor Rinpoche. He entered Ngagyur Nyingma Institute, the prestigious monastic college of Palyul Namdroling Monastery at the age of 15 in 1997, where he studied, debated and researched the sutra and tantra teachings of Lord Buddha for ten years. Dolpo Tulku Rinpoche finished the advanced Buddhist studies in 2007, and was appointed a fully-fledged teacher at Ngagyur Nyingma Institute the year after. He reached the status of university professor thereafter.
Dolpo Tulku Rinpoche has travelled extensively through Asia, Europe and other countries teaching Buddhist philosophy, giving public talks on mind training, conducting health seminars and raising the awareness about Dolpo region in Nepal. He started implementing various health, educational and environmental projects in Dolpo in 2007.
Tintern Village, Travel & Accommodation
Tintern (Welsh, Tyndyrn) is the village and community on the west bank of the river Wye in Monmouthshire, Wales, close to the border with England, about 6 miles north of market town Chepstow. Tintern is designated as a Conservation Area. Few people fail to be moved by their first glimpse of Tintern Abbey. Set in the Wye Valley, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the atmospheric ruins of this Cistercian monastery were recently included in Country Life’s top ten British heritage sites. Already a must-see destination by the 18th century, the abbey has inspired poems by William Wordsworth and Alfred Lord Tennyson and paintings by JMW Turner.
Tintern has touched the world in many ways. It was the centre of industry for hundreds of years – conservation work has revealed that there were countless forges and furnaces along the Wye and its tributaries in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Brass was first made in Britain at the Abbey Forge and it was the first place to make wire on an industrial scale, most notably the first transatlantic cable was made here.
The completion of A466 road in the valley in 1829, and the arrival of the Wye Valley Railway in the 1970s, greatly increased the number of visitors and tourism became the mainstay of Tintern’s economy and remains so today. Besides many nature trails and activities in and around Tintern, there are also many attractions to visit, such as Tintern Abbey, Parva Farm Vineyard, The Old Station Tintern, Stella & Rose Book Shop, Spirit of the Green Man Studio, Silver Circle Distillery etc.
There is plenty of choice of accommodation in Tintern, and the rates are reasonable if the bookings are made in advance. Places include The Royal George Hotel, Parva Farmhouse, The Royal George Tintern, Tintern Abbey Cottage, Tintern Old Rectory B&B; holiday homes such as Cider Mill Lodge, Wye View, Riverside; other homes and cottages to rent can be found on www.airbnb.co.uk., and there are 3 campsites. There are also restaurants, pubs and coffee shops in Tintern for evening meals etc.
The historic market town of Chepstow is just 6 miles away from Tintern, and the bus service 69 runs hourly from about 7am until 7pm every day (weekends reduced schedule) between Tintern and Chepstow. Chepstow has an ageless beauty, modern infrastructure, historic sights, places to stay, see and things to do.
The easiest, and cheapest way to get from London to Tintern is by bus or car. Buses run from London Victoria Coach Station to Chepstow 4 times a day, then there is a short bus or taxi ride to Tintern. Chepstow is connected with London via M4 and M48, with further 10 minutes’ drive from Chepstow to Tintern via A466. Trains go regularly from London Paddington train station to Chepstow via Newport or Gloucester.
Fees and Registration
If you are interested in attending the 4 day Yoga Retreat in Tintern from 9th until 12th July 2020 and wish to register, please email center-uk@palyul.eu. For any questions please email center-uk@playul.eu or phone Chonyi Wodser on 07865 047875. It is advisable that you look for your accommodation and secure it in advance as Tintern is very popular and busy in summer months. Furthermore, if you are driving or don’t mind a short bus ride, you can consider arranging your stay in and around Chepstow.
The retreat is set to run in Tintern Village Hall, with each day finishing around 5.30pm. Registration will take place on 9th July 2020 in the village hall from 8am until 8.30am, same day the retreat is scheduled to commence. A light vegetarian lunch, teas, coffees and refreshments will be served throughout the day at breaks. There is a car park at the village hall.
Please bring your own seating cushions, mats, blankets etc. for your own comfort. Shoes cannot be worn inside the hall, so it is recommended to wear slippers, flip flops or thick socks. Every little helps to run the yoga retreat smoothly, and mindful conduct towards Sangha, fellow Dharma friends and the local community would be more than appreciated! The 4-day scheduled program and volunteering duties’ list will be announced in due course.
Fee for 4-day Yoga Retreat – GBP 150
Concession for full-time students, unemployed and pensioners – GBP 100
Weekend Fee Admission 11th – 12th July (early finish on Sunday 12th) – GBP 100
Weekend concession for full-time students, unemployed and pensioners – GBP 80
Please register via email, and confirm payment via email. Fees are payable directly to the Palyul Centre UK, the bank details are as follows:
Palyul Centre UK
Sort Code: 30-00-08
Account No: 00998550
We look forward to seeing you at the retreat on 9th July 2020 in Tintern.
Chonyi Wodser
Director, Palyul Centre UK.
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We have reached our goal of hundred million of Guru Rinpoche Mantra today, (SIDI DUNGDRUP) 15 May 2020, but we still will be doing recitations until 22 May – we are doing additional mantras in case we missed the total recitation of hundred million, which is known as “khakong” in Tibetan.
On 23 May Saga Dawa starts; as you know this one of the most holy months in our tradition, and in order to make the most of this lock down period, we will continue to practise and pray until the end of Saga Dawa on the next full moon, June 5.
On the following dates we will recite these different mantras:
23 and 24 May, Avalokiteshvara mantra.
25 and 26 May, Amitabha mantra.
27 and 28 May, Tara Mantra.
29 and 30 May, Parnasavari mantra.
31 May and 1 June, Medicine Budda mantra
2 and 3 June, Lord Buddha mantra.
4 and 5 June, Guru Tsokbum, accumulating hundred thousand tsok offering to Guru Rinpoche.
Please send in your mantra accumulations as usual.
This will be the last day of our 72 days reciting a hundred million Guru Rinpoche mantra and other mantras. The Palyul Centre UK has requested the three great Khenchens of Namdroling, together with Khentul Gyangkhang Rinpoche and Mugsang Kuchen Rinpoche, to dedicate all merit achieved through our recitations on the auspicious final day of Saga Dawa. We have also requested the monastery to perform the enriching fire puja through Lama Rigzen Dupa, to light one thousand butter lamps and to make tsok offerings for us on that day.
May all sentient beings enjoy happiness and the causes of happiness!
May they be free from suffering and the causes of suffering!
May they never be separated from the sacred happiness devoid of suffering!
And may they dwell in boundless equanimity that is free from attachment and aversion!
Palyul Centre U.K. 
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Tashi Deleck! I hope you are all keeping well and safe.
The Palyul Centre UK invites you to join us in accumulating SIDI THUNG DRUP (100 million Guru Rinpoche mantras) at home in your own time. The purpose of this is to grant the blessing of the Lotus-born Guru of Orgyen, who is the embodiment of the Buddhas of three times, to pacify Covid-19 and to pray for those who have passed away.
On 25th March 2020 the Palyul Centre UK, with a small group of our Sangha, our Himalayan Dharma friends, and Palyul Sanghas in Europe, began to recite the Guru Ripoche mantra.
The Palyul Centre UK’s initial accumulation goal was 1,200,000, but, as the days passed, our group got bigger, and now we have over a hundred people, but we would still welcome more, as not only can we reach our target quickly, but also our recitation and prayers will be more powerful by having a large number of practitioners. On 24th April, day 30, we reached over 15 million mantras.
Also our mother monastery the Namdroling Monastery in South India has started intensive practice for this situation – the whole Sangha is over 3,000 monks and nuns. They are accumulating Guru Rinpoche mantras, and the Palyul Centre New York is also aiming for SIDI THUNG DRUP.
If you would like to join the Palyul Centre UK in this, you can submit your daily total of Guru Rinpoche mantras by 10pm each day, either on the Palyul Centre UK Facebook, or the Palyul Centre UK WhatsApp group or text me on 07865 047875.
Many thanks and stay safe!
Chonyi Wodser
Director
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