Padmasambhava Buddhist Center - New York

03/19/2026

Venerable Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche is urgently requesting the International PBC Sangha to accumulate the Dusum Sangye Prayer of Guru Rinpoche and the mantra of Buddha Amitayus to remove everyone's obstacles, actualize more peace and harmony in the world, fulfill our highest bodhichitta aspirations, and swiftly bring all beings to enlightenment.

Learn more and add your accumulations here:
www.padmasambhava.org/post/2026-pbc-mantra-accumulation-of-the-dusum-sangye-prayer-and-buddha-amitayus

All the great masters of Tibetan Buddhism have said that Guru Padmasambhava is the Buddha of the Degenerate Age. During this present time, he is the sole protector and refuge for all sentient beings. When we connect to Guru Rinpoche, we’re connecting to all enlightened beings throughout space and time.

The Dusum Sangye Prayer unites devotion, bodhichitta, and Dzogchen meditation in the form of a Guru Yoga practice on Guru Padmasambhava. Absolute Guru Padmasambhava is the innate nature of all sentient beings.

Buddha Amitayus is a buddha of longevity and vitality. Amitayus embodies the wisdom and compassion of all the buddhas and is inseparable from Buddha Amitabha and Guru Padmasambhava.

03/17/2026

Part 3: "Insight Meditation: Developing Your Own Spiritual Path"
with Question and Answers
by Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche
www.padmasambhava.org/event-details-registration/new-date-part-3-insight-meditation-developing-your-own-spiritual-path-w-q-and-a-sunday-march-22-10-00-noon

Sunday, March 22, 2026
10 AM - 12 PM EST

Live and in-person at the Palm Beach Dharma Center
Webcast only available at PBC Centers (to encourage Sangha in person study and practice)

During this third, special in-person practice and teaching at PBDC, Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Rinpoche will lead the weekly Calm Abiding Practice. Then he will offer Dharma advice on how to enliven your meditation practice with fresh open-heartedness, courageous view, and powerful activities.

"Bless my mind to turn towards the Dharma.
Bless my Dharma practice to follow the path.
Bless my path to be free of delusion.
Bless me that all delusion be transformed into wisdom."

Since the 8th century, heart advice from the Second Buddha Guru Padmasambhava has been passed from teacher to student in an unbroken succession. You are a part of this precious and rare wisdom lineage stream! Join in to mingle your mind with the wisdom of all the buddhas. Receive pithy advice from Dzogchen master Ven. Khenpo Rinpoche on how to enliven your meditation practice with fresh open-heartedness, courageous view, and powerful activities. Learn how to embody the way of the bodhisattva in your daily life, using everything you experience as part of your path.

Ven. Khenpo Rinpoche is also offering this as a live webcast for PBC Sanghas to gather together for in person study and practice at the following PBC Centers!

- Palm Beach Dharma Center (Palm Beach, Florida)
- Yeshe Tsogyal Temple (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Pema Tsokye Dorje Ling (Puerto Rico)
- Padma Samye Ling (New York)
- Padma Gochen Ling (Monterey, Tennessee)
- Turtle Hill Sangha (Tennessee)
- PBC Kalmykia

03/15/2026

"Grasping can be divided in two types: grasping oneself and grasping objects. Grasping oneself is when we hold on to our own sense of self, which is also referred to as ego-clinging. Grasping objects is when we hold on to any objects or belongings related to the self. Grasping objects is more general, while grasping oneself is more specific or personal. Whether we cling to ourself or to others—to the subject or the object—it’s still grasping. Grasping is grasping. According to Buddhist philosophy, grasping is what we have to release and remove.

The moment you remove grasping at self and others, you experience the dawn of joy, happiness, and peace—you’re no longer struggling all the time. Whoever has a level of realization that is free from grasping doesn’t see samsara as a land of misery and suffering. When you realize the selfless state of both ego and object, you understand that samsara is a playground where we can learn and grow, and eventually samsara will transform into nirvana. The nature of samsara and nirvana is the same. With this realization, working with duality and grasping becomes an incredible opportunity to grow.
..These two types of continual grasping go against the true nature, which is perfect equanimity. The nature is calm and very flexible; it is openness, freedom, and great emptiness, and grasping goes totally against this. Grasping is unrealistic because it’s the opposite of what’s really happening. Even if we want to think that grasping is great, the moment we grasp and cling to something, we’re moving against the flow of the true nature. Therefore, as much as we grasp and cling to self and others is how much we suffer, because we’re pushing against the true nature. So it’s really necessary and important to try to release our grasping tendency—this is the purpose of all the teachings of the Buddha and Guru Padmasambhava."

Venerable Khenpo Rinpoche
Essential Journey of Life and Death: Volume 2
Using Dream Yoga and Phowa as the Path
www.padmasambhava.org/product-page/essential-journey-of-life-and-death-volume-two-using-dream-yoga-and-phowa

03/13/2026

Dakini Puja with Ven. Khenpo Rinpoche happening today from 4:00-6:30pm EST, Friday March 13!

Ganachakra of the Wisdom Dakini
Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche!
Friday, March 13
4:00–6:30pm EST

Free Webcast live streamed from the PBC Palm Beach Dharma Center in Florida!
www.padmasambhava.org/live-teachings-and-meditations-with-ven-khenpo-tsewang-dongyal-rinpoche

The main sadhana practice will be Yumka Dechen Gyalmo (Queen of Great Bliss) revealed by the great master Jigme Lingpa.

Other Sadhanas to have on hand:

• PBC Daily Prayers
• Dharmapala Prayers
• Stainless King

Purchase sadhanas on PBC Pemai Chiso Dharma Store:
www.padmasambhava.org/category/dharma-samudra-prayer-books-sadhanas

If you would like to contribute to the feast offering, you can make a donation here:
www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=V6XPUVW3N94NA&source=url&Z3JncnB0=&_sessionID=O3jCgJXs80CuVsZNaSMbLK2OaRdkFJUC

Learn more:
www.padmasambhava.org/event-details-registration/ganachakra-of-the-wisdom-dakini-ven-khenpo-tsewang-rinpoche-friday-march-13-4-00-6-30pm-est

03/12/2026

Heart Sutra Teaching
by Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche
Saturday, March 14
10:00-11:00am EST

• In Person Teachings at the Palden Sherab Pema Ling Retreat Center, Florida, with Live Webcast only to PBC Temples

• Padma Samye Ling, NY
• Yeshe Tsogyal Temple, Nashville TN
• Pema Tsokye Dorje Ling, Puerto Rico
• Padma Gochen Ling (Monterey, Tennessee)
• Turtle Hill Sangha (Tennessee)
• PBC Kalmykia

Gather together with your local PBC Sangha to receive live Heart Sutra Teachings by Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Rinpoche!

The Heart Sutra is one of the most important and widely recited texts in Mahayana Buddhism. Its title means "The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom," where "prajna" means wisdom and "paramita" means perfected or transcendent. Connected to the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Chenrezig in Tibetan), the text offers a direct path to liberation from suffering, and is best known for the phrase "Form is emptiness, emptiness is form."

After the webcast concludes, for the Sangha gathered in person at Pema Ling in Jupiter (not webcast), Florida, Ven. Khenpo Rinpoche will offer transmissions, bestow lay Vajrayana Ngakpa vows for qualified students, consecrate a life-sized, hand-carved Chenrezig statue by the Pema Ling pond, and enjoy a Pot Luck with Sangha!

Learn more:
www.padmasambhava.org/event-details-registration/heart-sutra-webcast-teaching-by-ven-khenpo-rinpoche-pbc-centers-only-sat-march-14-10-00-11-00am-est

03/10/2026

Ganachakra of the Wisdom Dakini
Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche!
Friday, March 13
4:00–6:30pm EST

Free Webcast live streamed from the PBC Palm Beach Dharma Center in Florida!
www.padmasambhava.org/live-teachings-and-meditations-with-ven-khenpo-tsewang-dongyal-rinpoche

The main sadhana practice will be Yumka Dechen Gyalmo (Queen of Great Bliss) revealed by the great master Jigme Lingpa.

Other Sadhanas to have on hand:

• PBC Daily Prayers
• Dharmapala Prayers
• Stainless King

Purchase sadhanas on PBC Pemai Chiso Dharma Store:
www.padmasambhava.org/category/dharma-samudra-prayer-books-sadhanas

If you would like to contribute to the feast offering, you can make a donation here:
www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=V6XPUVW3N94NA&source=url&Z3JncnB0=&_sessionID=O3jCgJXs80CuVsZNaSMbLK2OaRdkFJUC

Learn more:
www.padmasambhava.org/event-details-registration/ganachakra-of-the-wisdom-dakini-ven-khenpo-tsewang-rinpoche-friday-march-13-4-00-6-30pm-est

03/10/2026

Two PBC events at Cornell University!
Wednesday, March 11
2-3 and 5-6pm!

"Buddhist Hermeneutics & Comparative Reading Practices"
featuring Lama Pema Dragpa and Prof. Nilanjan Das
Weds, March 11 - 2:00-3:00pm EST
Sibley Hall, Room 115
www.padmasambhava.org/event-details-registration/cornell-university-buddhist-hermeneutics-pbc-event-w-lama-pema-dragpa-weds-march-11-2-00-3-00pm-est

"Competitive Edge of Wisdom & Compassion" w/ Lama Dragpa
Weds, March 11 - 5:00-6:00pm
Cornell University
Anabel Taylor Hall 230
www.padmasambhava.org/event-details-registration/cornell-university-pbc-event-competitive-edge-of-wisdom-compassion-w-lama-dragpa-weds-march-11-5-00-6-00pm

Feel free to join in and spread the word!

03/06/2026

Upcoming Online Event!
-𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘉𝘊 𝘗𝘙

Cooking Class
𝙀𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨

Sunday, March 29 | 2026

Cook • Learn • Support

🌸This Easter, we invite you to gather in mindfulness and joy. Join our Easter Pastries Fundraising Class and learn to bake muffins (gluten-free option available), cakes, and cookies with intention and gratitude.

Thank you for supporting this Cook • Learn • Support fundraiser.
Your presence helps keep culture, community, and compassion alive.

Come bake with awareness.
Come support with heart.
Come celebrate with purpose.🌸

~Chef Berenice Carmona
-Info: +1 210-981-9963

Sunday, March 29, 2026 / Time
6:00 pm – Puerto Rico (AST)
6:00 pm – New York (ET)
6:00 pm – Florida (ET)
5:00 pm – Tennessee (CT)

Cost $35.00
ATHmovíl: /padmasambhavabuddhistcent
PayPal:

Upcoming Online Event!
-𝘧𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘉𝘊 𝘗𝘙

Cooking Class
𝙀𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨

Sunday, March 29 | 2026

Cook • Learn • Support

🌸This Easter, we invite you to gather in mindfulness and joy. Join our Easter Pastries Fundraising Class and learn to bake muffins (gluten-free option available), cakes, and cookies with intention and gratitude.

Thank you for supporting this Cook • Learn • Support fundraiser.
Your presence helps keep culture, community, and compassion alive.

Come bake with awareness.
Come support with heart.
Come celebrate with purpose.🌸

~Chef Berenice Carmona
-Info: +1 210-981-9963

Sunday, March 29, 2026 / Time
6:00 pm – Puerto Rico (AST)
6:00 pm – New York (ET)
6:00 pm – Florida (ET)
5:00 pm – Tennessee (CT)

Cost $35.00
ATHmovíl: /padmasambhavabuddhistcent
PayPal:

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Taller D'Cocina
Delicias Artesanales de Pascua

Cocina • Aprende • Apoya

🌸Esta Pascua te invitamos a reunirnos con atención plena y alegría. Únete a nuestra Clase de Repostería de Pascua — un evento de recaudación — y aprende a preparar muffins (opción sin gluten disponible), bizcochos y galletas con intención y gratitud.

Gracias por tu apoyo a esta recaudación Cocina • Aprende • Apoya.
Tu presencia mantiene viva la cultura, la comunidad y la compasión.

Ven a hornear con conciencia.
Ven a apoyar con el corazón.
Ven a celebrar con propósito.🌸

~Chef Berenice Carmona
-Info: +1 210-981-9963

Domingo, 29 Marzo 2026 / Hora
6:00 pm – Puerto Rico (AST)
6:00 pm – New York (ET)
6:00 pm – Florida (ET)
5:00 pm – Tennessee (CT)

Costo $35.00
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PayPal:

03/06/2026

Tonglen Practice with Dzogchen Meditation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7naM3RDTjk8

Tonglen - Giving Happiness to Others & Taking Away Their Suffering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwiSa_Pv0yk

Don't Be Too Attached to Worldly Things: Understand Suffering and Its Cause
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz9HG2mJ3wc&t=85s

Photo of Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche in 1985.

03/04/2026

PBC NYC in person Meditation & Teaching
w/ Lama Laia
Saturday, March 7, 2026
10:00am - 4:00pm
222 Bowery, New York City
www.padmasambhava.org/event-details-registration/pbc-new-york-city-in-person-event-with-lama-laia-saturday-march-7-2026-10-00-am-4-00-pm

10:00am - 12:00 noon
"The Four Reliances"
Dharma Talk & Silent Meditation w/ Conversation

Noon - 2:00pm
Relaxed Sangha Lunch

2:00 - 4:00pm
Meditation Practice

- Learn essential meditation techniques to be calm and relaxed

- Ask questions to a Dharma Teacher who has lived at a Tibetan Buddhist retreat center for over 20 years!

- Meet new friends and enjoy a relaxed lunch together

- Explore the possibility of becoming enlightened this life

Everyone is warmly welcome to attend regardless of experience or funds.

Learn more and register:
www.padmasambhava.org/event-details-registration/pbc-new-york-city-in-person-event-with-lama-laia-saturday-march-7-2026-10-00-am-4-00-pm

03/03/2026

Happy Chotrul Duchen!

During the first 2 weeks of the Tibetan New Year (Feb 18-March 3, 2026), 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 by 100,000 fold.

The Miracle Month culminates on Chotrul Duchen: the Day of Miracles. On this full moon day, the effect of one’s actions is multiplied 10 million times. This is truly a most auspicious day for practice.

Practice live with Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Rinpoche on Chotrul Duchen (March 3, 2026): www.padmasambhava.org/event-details-registration/chotrul-duchen-full-moon-practice-w-ven-khenpo-tsewang-dongyal-rinpoche-in-person-webcast

Enjoy photos of the PBC Miracle Stupa in Shravasti, India near where the Buddha performed these miracles!

Learn more about PBC Padma Samye Jetavan: The Miracle Stupa for World Peace:: www.padmasambhava.org/padma-samye-jetavan-the-miracle-stupa-for-world-peace

03/02/2026

Chötrul Duchen and Full Moon Practice with Tsok Offering
with Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche

Tuesday, March 3
4:00-6:30pm EST

In Person and Webcast from PBC Palm Beach Dharma Center!
www.padmasambhava.org/live-teachings-and-meditations-with-ven-khenpo-tsewang-dongyal-rinpoche

During the first 2 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 by 100,000 fold.

The Miracle Month culminates on Chotrul Duchen: the Day of Miracles. On this full moon day, the effect of one’s actions is multiplied 10 million times. This is truly a most auspicious day for practice.

Learn more and join in!
www.padmasambhava.org/event-details-registration/chotrul-duchen-full-moon-practice-w-ven-khenpo-tsewang-dongyal-rinpoche-in-person-webcast