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A New York City Buddhist center affiliated with the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), dedicated to cultivating wisdom and compassion through the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism. A New York City Dharma center affiliated with the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT), dedicated to cultivating wisdom and compassion through the study and practice of Tibetan Buddism.

Rejoicing! šŸ¤©During the auspicious Saka Dawa month, on May 24, 2026, the center held a Puja Practices Day offering an Ani...
06/01/2026

Rejoicing! šŸ¤©
During the auspicious Saka Dawa month, on May 24, 2026, the center held a Puja Practices Day offering an Animal Liberation practice and a Cittamani Tara Puja. We gathered together to create a merit-building space by offering water bowls and arranging tsatsas and other holy objects. We then circumambulated 1,000 worms while reciting mantras. These worms were rescued from being sold as live mealworms, blessed, and then placed in a safe composting bin where they could continue living in a protected environment.
Thank you to everyone who helped make this event possible, and special thanks to Ven. Amy Miller for generously offering the beautiful tsatsas to the center.šŸ™
https://shantidevanyc.org/programs/practice/animal-liberation/
https://shantidevanyc.org/programs/practice/cittamani-tara-puja/

05/31/2026

On May 31, we celebrate Saka Dawa Duchen, one of the most sacred days in the Tibetan Buddhist calendar, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and parinirvana of Buddha Shakyamuni.

It is said that the results of our actions on this holy day are multiplied many millions of times, making it a powerful opportunity to cultivate kindness, compassion, generosity, and wisdom.

Whether through prayer, meditation, mantra recitation, acts of service, or taking the Eight Mahayana Precepts, every virtuous action becomes a cause for greater benefit in the world. Students wishing to observe the precepts can receive the lineage from a specially produced video of Lama Zopa Rinpoche granting them at Kopan Monastery in 2020 - you'll find the link at the end of this post.

May this special day inspire us to deepen our practice, generate compassion for all sentient beings, and dedicate our merit to peace, healing, and awakening everywhere.

View Rinpoche's transmission of the precepts here:
https://fpmt.org/lama-zopa-rinpoche-news-and-advice/advice-from-lama-zopa-rinpoche/lama-zopa-rinpoche-offering-the-eight-mahayana-precepts-on-video/

šŸ™ OM MUNI MUNI MAHA MUNIYE SOHA



Image:
Detail of a Mandara (pantheon), c. 1700 Tibet, from the Cleveland Museum of Art.

05/31/2026

Celebrate the Buddha's birth, awakening, and passing away on May 31/June 1, 2026.

05/31/2026

Wishing everyone a blessed and meaningful Saka Dawa 2026! May compassion, generosity, and love bloom in the hearts of every being everywhere šŸ™

05/31/2026

Email from Lama Yeshe Wisdom Archive The Power of Great Love View in Browser Monthly E-Letter 275: May 2026 LAMA YESHE WISDOM ARCHIVE The Archive of the FPMT If we tried to compare the power of all th

05/30/2026

ā€œBodhicitta is like a seed from which the qualities of the Buddhas grow.
Itā€™s like a field in which the goodness of all beings flourishes.
It's like the earth, which is the foundation of the entire universe.
It's like water because it cleanses away the stains of the defiling emotions.
It's like fire because it burns all the grass of grasping views.
It's like the sun because it illuminates all the efforts of beings.
It's like a lamp because it brings the light of dharma.
It's like eyes because it enables one to see.ā€

ā€”Maitreya, speaking to Sudhana

Continuing online Sunday, May 31st at 1pm ET: Debate Club with Gus Cutz - Introductory Class Debate club returns in a br...
05/30/2026

Continuing online Sunday, May 31st at 1pm ET: Debate Club with Gus Cutz - Introductory Class

Debate club returns in a brand-new format, welcoming newcomers and veteran debaters. The rigorous system of applied logic known as Tibetan Debate allows us to arrive at incontrovertible knowledge.

Schedule Breakdown:

Introductory Class for New Students: Online Sundays, May 17th, May 24th & May 31st, 1ā€“3pm EDT

Teaching Sessions with Gus Cutz: Online Sundays, June 14th, June 28th, July 19th & August 2nd, 1ā€“3pm EDT

Students Only Practice Sessions: Online Sundays, June 21st, July 12th & July 26th, 1ā€“3pm EDT

Read more/register: https://shantidevanyc.org/debate-club/

Watch a short video about Tibetan Debate featuring Gus Cutz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8NGnCpSAaY

Continuing online today (Saturday, May 30th) at 1pm Eastern Time. For more info and to register, visit https://shantidev...
05/30/2026

Continuing online today (Saturday, May 30th) at 1pm Eastern Time. For more info and to register, visit https://shantidevanyc.org/churinoff-jun22/

This course is a detailed discourse on Nagarjuna's teachings of the Middle Way by means of Chandrakirti's Auto-Commentary to Entering the Middle Way and Lama Tsong Khapa's Illuminating the Intent of the Middle Way.

Continuing online today (Saturday, May 30th) at 9:30amā€“12pm EDT: In-Depth Meditation Training with Ven. Losang Gendun: Y...
05/30/2026

Continuing online today (Saturday, May 30th) at 9:30amā€“12pm EDT: In-Depth Meditation Training with Ven. Losang Gendun: Year 3 Term 3

The Mahāyāna teaches that saį¹ƒsāra and nirvāį¹‡a are of one taste ā€” and that is exactly what we will try to see for ourselves for term 3. This shift will open the door to the practices of Mahāmudrā and Kriyā Ta**ra the following year.

Read more/register: https://shantidevanyc.org/idmt/

05/29/2026

You may be interested to know that the International Campaign for Tibet is hosting its annual Tibet Lobby Day in Washington, D.C. this June 8-9.

This is an independently organized event. Individuals who wish to learn more can find details below. We are sharing this info for awareness only. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we do not engage in political advocacy or lobbying, but we are sharing this as general information for those who may be interested.

https://tibetlobbyday.us/

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