Chökhor Duchen (Turning of the Dharma Wheel) 2023

Chökhor Duchen is celebrated on the 4th day of the 6th lunar month (14 July in 2021). It is one of the days considered as very auspicious in the Buddhist calendar and commemorates the day Buddha first taught the Dharma at Deer Park, Sarnath, India. It was at this first turning of the Dharma wheel … Continued

New Moon 2023-07-17

Avoid public work/meeting Sojong Practise this every minute. Life is the practice.

Dakini Day 2023

Avoid feast with relatives To love nature is to go out and understand nature, to appreciate it and educate ourselves about it.

Full Moon 2023-07-03

Avoid feast with relatives Sojong With mindfulness you can make even the most mundane of activities something to enjoy. ~ The Gyalwang Drukpa ~

Mipham Rinpoche’s paranirvana day

Today is celebrated as Mipham Rinpoche’s paranirvana day ….. Mipham Rinpoche was born in the region of Derge in eastern Tibet. At the age of fifteen he undertook eighteen months of intensive retreat on Manjushri. He later confided to some of his students that from then on he had always been able to understand any … Continued

Light offering 2023-06-06

1000 butter lamps offering tonight. Text for Mipham Light Offering Prayer can be found here: Mipham Light Offering Prayer