Restricted to DBW3 retreat participants

10am - 11am " Riwo Sang Cho - the aromatic smoke offering" 
11am - 12noon Meditation, prayers and hanging of new Prayer flags.

The aromatic smoke offering

This is a wonderful ritual to ring in the "Tibetan New Year" Everyone can participate by offering a plate of blessed substance and chanting the mantra. 

we will all offer a plate of aromatic "white " substance (butter, biscuit, milk, oats, barley flour, incense etc)

The text is very meaningful- we offer it to the Buddhas , Yidams, protectors and all sentient beings especially those we owe karmic debts to .

The mantra is very short - just the 3 seed syllables Om, Ah, Hung .

If attending in person, you are welcome to bring incense, butter, yoghurt, biscuit, honey or sugar for the offering.(please bring your offerings by 9.30am so they can be included) If attending on zoom you are welcome to sponsor some offering substances.

"Guru Yoga and Calling the Guru From Afar "  for Guru Vajradhara HH Chamgon Tai Situ Pa .

This session will be practice based with some excerpts from Ven Lama Tenam's recent teaching on the subject. 

 The session will be of particular interest to all of us who wish to deepen our devotion to His Holiness

Booklet available in pdf form on request. Everyone is welcome . No need to book. 

Aa home-style Indian cooking session and dinner led by Amrut, a resident volunteer, who will prepare the dishes and teach participants how to cook them step by step.

During the session, the ingredients, cooking techniques, and cultural background of each dish will be explained. After cooking, we will enjoy the meal together for dinner, and you will also be welcome to take some food home.

Menu & brief information:

Red Lentils Dal – A comforting and nutritious Indian dish made with red lentils, gently spiced and slow-cooked. It is rich in protein and a staple in many Indian households.

Aloo Gobi (Potato and Cauliflower) – A simple yet flavourful vegetable dish made with potatoes and cauliflower, cooked with traditional Indian spices. It is light, wholesome, and easy to recreate at home.

Rice Khichdi – A traditional one-pot dish made with rice and lentils. Mildly spiced, easy to digest, and considered classic Indian comfort food.

The cost will be €30 per person. To keep the session interactive and enjoyable, the maximum number of participants will be 8.

Please let me know if you are interested and confirm your availability,by emailing me at @Palpung Ireland Buddhist Centre . Places will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Thank you, and I look forward to cooking and sharing a meal together.

• 2:00pm - 3:00pm Meditation (2 x 20 min sessions)

• 3:15pm - 4:15pm Loving Kindness practice, offering of Butter Lamps & prayers for those who have died

• 4:30pm - 5:00pm Deity of Love practice (no prior experience needed) “Om Mani Peme Hung”

All welcome to join any or all sessions.

Venue: In person & Zoom

No need to book, just come along.

€15 (including a butter lamp) or this session is included as part of your €35 monthly contribution)

The mantra of Chenrezig is the most widely known and practiced mantra amongst Vajrayana Buddhists OM MANI PADME HUNG

Chenrezig is love and compassion in its purest form. When we practice Chenrezig we connect to the purest love , the pure love of all Enlightened beings, that continuously and spontaneously manifests , radiating to all without exception. We connect to our essence, our pure innate love and compassion as well as the pure love that is the essence of all beings.
We visualize and practice being who we truly are, ie pure, spontaneous love and compassion.. At first it is temporary , then slowly slowly we become what we already are , we manifest as Chenrezig.

Everyone is welcome to attend. If you are not familiar with the text, chanting the mantra in our mind is a wonderful way to engage with the practice . We use a very short text , spending most time on mantra recitation.

Restricted to DBW3 retreat participants

Continuation of HH Tai Situ Pa’s teachings and guided meditation

Our annual retreat blends written contemplations with meditations, encouraging reflection on the past year and setting intentions for the year ahead. By focusing on what truly matters, we cultivate a more meaningful and fulfilling life.

As we step into 2026, reflecting on the challenges of living in an unpredictable world can deepen our insight, stabilize our focus, and support us in processing its impact.

This year’s retreat will also include New Year’s messages from HH Chamgon Tai Situ Rinpoche and other Buddhist Lamas. Each participant will have a butter lamp to offer as part of the retreat.

This retreat welcomes everyone, regardless of meditation or retreat experience.

Suggested Donation: €25 (€15 for monthly contributors)

Please  REGISTER here.

Join us for our annual Christmas morning Meditation at 10 am  (in person and Zoom)

Meditation is followed by brunch at the Centre. Everyone is welcome!

We will resume events at the centre on  Saturday 27th  (8th lunar day) with Green Tara  practice 9.45am -10.45am followed by  Tong len at  11am

9am - 9.30am Chanting of Kuntuzangpo prayer (here it is)

(the actual solstice occurs at 9.03am (GMT)

Venue: In person and Zoom)

9.30am - 10am Butter Lamp offering (all attendees get a lamp to offer- extra lamps E5 )

10.30am-11am  30 minute coffee break

11am - 12noon Meditation and the Dewachen Monlam
(prayer for rebirth in land of bliss) for those who have died

Suggested donation E15 (E10 for monthly donors)

Restricted to DBW3 retreat participants

Teaching 6 with associated practices   2pm - 4pm (in person and Zoom)

" A Buddhist approach to living and dying" Venerable Ringu Tulku Rinpoche 

"....Our life changes. This change is a natural thing, in the sense that there is something changing all the time....... Life is  constant change......We have to remember that there is no need to be afraid (of death sic)  as death is just one more change in this continuum "

Ringu Tulku Rinpoche "From milk to yoghurt"

A meditation  group for people living with a life-span limiting condition/disease , their family and friends.

in person and on zoom

Understanding Karma: Zoom Teaching

"When each person incarnates, the lifetime is the manifestation of individual karma- ie causes and conditions created in past lifetimes. ... Karma is a relative truth, so it is changeable. Everyone is ultimately perfect, Buddha.. Relatively though , everyone has plenty of imperfections until a certain level of realisation is attained "

HH Chamgon Tai Situ Pa from Awakening the sleeping Buddha

Teacher: Guru Vajradhara Chamgon Kenting
Tai Situ Rinpoche

Hosted by KTD Centre New York

Understanding Karma: Zoom Teaching

"When each person incarnates, the lifetime is the manifestation of individual karma- ie causes and conditions created in past lifetimes. ... Karma is a relative truth, so it is changeable. Everyone is ultimately perfect, Buddha.. Relatively though , everyone has plenty of imperfections until a certain level of realisation is attained "

HH Chamgon Tai Situ Pa from Awakening the sleeping Buddha

Teacher: Guru Vajradhara Chamgon Kenting
Tai Situ Rinpoche

Hosted by KTD Centre New York