Welcome to the Ottawa Palyul Centre!

DEDICATED TO THE TEACHING AND PRACTICE OF BUDDHISM IN THE NYINGMA PALYUL TRADITION

We are a registered Canadian charity with two mandates: to uphold and nurture the Buddha Dharma in Canada and to support the refugee children living at Namdroling Monastery in Byla Kuppe, South India. The Ottawa Palyul Centre welcomes diversity in all its forms and offers you a safe space in which to practice and discuss the Dharma.

Calendar

Vajrayana deity yoga practices are held on the 8^th, 10^th, 15^th, 25^th & 29^th of the lunar month.

Liturgy

All English practice texts can be found here. Many are also available in Chinese, Spanish, and Greek.

Access Liturgy

Donations

Thank you for your support of our Centre and the children of Namdroling monastery. May all beings benefit!

ANNOUNCEMENTS & SPECIAL EVENTS

Happy Autumn! We were very privileged in August/September to host a wonderful program where Khenchen Gyatso Rinpoche, the Spiritual Director of our Centre granted us deeply profound pointing out instructions and the Lhadrup Tigle empowerment to set us firmly on the Dzogchen path. We thank him from the bottom of our hearts and want to thank all those who helped to make his last visit to our current dharma house the success that it was.

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Continuing Meditation on Zoom with Ven. Samten Chodron -’59 Ways to Cultivate a Peaceful Mind and Warm Heart’ – Wednesdays starting Nov. 6th at 7pm

In this time when our lives can feel speedy and stressful, our hearts breaking with every news cycle, and our minds out of control, we may feel the need an Operator’s Manual for the Human Mind. Fortunately, such a manual has been around since the 13th century and it still works for the problems of the 21st Century! It’s called, Lojong, and it is organized around 59 pithy sayings. Each one is a support for realizing the vast potential of the human heart and mind. Please join us weekly (or occasionally) on Wednesday for a period of guided meditation and contemplation and an introduction to one of the sayings. Before concluding, we always have time for comments and questions.

Nov. 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th, Dec 4th & Dec 11th – Wednesday evenings from 7 – 8pm – please check our Events Calendar each week for any last minute changes
Zoom link: HERE – Meeting ID: 825 9775 6382 – Passcode – Meditation

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Lhabab Duchen – Friday Nov 22nd at 6pm

Please join us at the Centre to celebrate the prayer festival of Lhabab Duchen. This is one of four major festival days in the year which celebrate important events in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni. It commemorates the Buddha’s return to earth from the heaven worlds where he had spent three months teaching the Dharma to his mother Mayadevi and the gods. It takes place during the 9th month of the lunar calendar and the whole month is a very auspicious time to engage in virtuous activities and practice as much as possible. Practice is especially important on the 22nd day (Nov. 22) because it is said that the positive or negative effects of our actions on this day are multiplied ten million times.

Please check the Monthly Calendar for details.

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Ottawa Palyul Dharma House Closing – December 31, 2024

Please read the following important letter in the link below:

Letter to Sangha.pdf

OCTOBER & NOVEMBER 2024 TSOK PRACTICES

Tsoks 10th & 25th of the lunar month & Ritual practice days

GURU TSOK – Saturday Oct 12th – no inhouse tsok

DAKINI TSOK – Saturday Oct 26th

GURU TSOK – Monday Nov 11th – no inhouse tsok

DAKINI TSOK – Monday Nov 25th

Please check the Monthly Calendar for tsok times

Other Ritual Practice days this month:

Vajrakilaya – Tuesday Oct 1st

Medicine Buddha – Thursday Oct 10th

Amitabha – Thursday Oct 17th

Vajrakilaya – Thursday Oct 31st

Medicine Buddha – Saturday Nov 9th

Amitabha – Friday Nov 15th

Vajrakilaya – Friday Nov 29th

*For the above ritual practices – Medicine Buddha / Amitabha / Vajrakilaya – we encourage everyone to join those Palyul Centres whose practices are led on Zoom by a resident Lama, please click on the practice date on our calendar for information and Zoom links to other Centres Ottawa Palyul Calendar

*PRAYER REQUESTS – if you have any prayer requests please click HERE and we will be sure to include your requests on our tsoks on the 10th & 25th of the month.

*CO-VID PROTOCOL – Good news! We have lifted the Co-vid protocols at the Centre. If, however, you are feeling ill, or experiencing any cold or cough symptoms, please refrain from coming to the centre. According to our Ontario Public Health guidelines, if you are recovering from Co-vid, it is recommended to wear a mask in public for ten days after the start of symptoms. PLEASE DO NOT COME TO THE CENTRE If YOU HAVE ANY COLD OR COUGH SYMPTOMS.

CENTRE UPDATES

Dharma Centre Open ONLY for Tsok Practice Sessions – Please check the calendar for dates and times. We have lifted the Co-vid protocols at the Centre.

2023 Activities – We are happy to report that in January we were able to host Lama Pasang to lead us in accumulating the Kuntuzangpo Prayer on Zoom. In September Khenchen Guru visited our Centre and bestowed Bardo Thodol (Liberation through Hearing) teachings from the Namcho tradition as well as the 100 Deity empowerment related to these teachings. In November, we hosted Khenpo Kunsang at the Centre for teachings from Patrul Rinpoche and a Manjushri empowerment. Also Lopon Rigzin continued his zoom teachings with us on the 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva and Ani Samten led us in Wednesday meditation practice.

Thank you for your generosity – We are pleased to tell you that in 2023, your donations allowed us to send $5,200 towards the support of all the children cared for at Namdroling, Among the purchases made with the money were health and hygiene products, sandals for the children and equipment for the primary school – chairs, tables, and computers. Thank you!