Events in October 2023
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September 25, 2023
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September 28, 2023
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September 29, 2023(1 event)
AMITABHA/PHOWA – on the 15th of the Lunar monthAMITABHA/PHOWA – on the 15th of the Lunar monthSeptember 29, 2023 - Today is Amitabha/Phowa Day Buddha Amitabha, whose name means ‘Boundless Light’ is particularly associated with the clear light of liberation that dawns when one recognizes the true nature of one’s own mind. This subtlest manifestation of mind arises also at death and is known as the clear light of death. Phowa – Namchö Practice - The practice of conscious dying and the transfer of Consciousness to the Pure Land; a profound way in which Dharma is realized spontaneously. Text is available at this link: For ritual practice days, we encourage our sangha to join those Palyul Centres whose practices are led on Zoom by a resident Lama.
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September 30, 2023
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October 9, 2023(1 event)
7:00 pm: YUMKA/DAKINI TSOK INHOUSE – on the 25th of the Lunar monthYUMKA/DAKINI TSOK INHOUSE – on the 25th of the Lunar monthOctober 9, 2023 - 7:00 pm Happy Dakini Day! Please feel free to join us at the Centre. Yumka (The Queen of Great Bliss) with Tsok feast offering on the 25th of the lunar month is dedicated to Padmasambhava's consort, the enlightened wisdom Dakini, Yeshe Tsogyal. Tsok means “gathering together” for a spiritual feast. The practitioners come together, the food and drink to be offered to everyone is assembled, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas gather together, and finally as a result of this practice, merit and wisdom are accumulated or “gathered together” by the participants. Text is available at this link: 10th & 25th - Rigdzin Dupa & Yumka Tsok Liturgy - English & Chinese |
October 10, 2023
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October 12, 2023
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October 13, 2023(1 event)
VAJRAKILAYA (DHARMA PROTECTOR) – on the 29th of the Lunar monthVAJRAKILAYA (DHARMA PROTECTOR) – on the 29th of the Lunar monthOctober 13, 2023 - Today is Dharma Protector Day Vajrakilaya is the main Nyingma protector deity whose practice dispels harmful beings, harmful emotions, and negative circumstances, creating beneficial conditions for Dharma practice and the path to enlightenment. Text is available at this link: NamchoDailyPractice & Vajrakilaya For ritual practice days, we encourage our sangha to join those Palyul Centres whose practices are led on Zoom by a resident Lama.
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October 14, 2023(1 event)
9:30 am: 'Mahayana Ground, Path & Fruition' - Teachings on ZOOM by Lopon Rigzin Losal'Mahayana Ground, Path & Fruition' - Teachings on ZOOM by Lopon Rigzin LosalOctober 14, 2023 - 9:30 am Oct 14th - Dec 9th - Saturday mornings from 9:30 -11:00 am (except Nov 25th) The Ottawa Palyul Centre is delighted to once again host a teaching by Lopon Rigzin Losal, one of Namdroling’s advanced English-speaking monastic teachers. He will take us through a text that explains the Ground of Reality by showing how the two Truths (Relative and Ultimate) are established. Then the Path to Liberation which covers the two accumulations of Merit and Wisdom, the five stages on the journey beginning with the path of accumulation, and the ten levels of spiritual development (Bhumis). Finally he will explain the result, the Fruition of practice in the five ‘bodies’ (manifestations of Buddhahood), the five kinds of wisdom and other qualities of enlightenment. Lopon will teach from a draft text prepared by Khenpo Sonam Tsewang specifically for teachings on ‘Mahayana Ground, Path & Fruition’.
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October 15, 2023
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October 19, 2023
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October 20, 2023
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October 21, 2023(1 event)
9:30 am: 'Mahayana Ground, Path & Fruition' - Teachings on ZOOM by Lopon Rigzin Losal'Mahayana Ground, Path & Fruition' - Teachings on ZOOM by Lopon Rigzin LosalOctober 21, 2023 - 9:30 am Oct 14th - Dec 9th - Saturday mornings from 9:30 -11:00 am (except Nov 25th) The Ottawa Palyul Centre is delighted to once again host a teaching by Lopon Rigzin Losal, one of Namdroling’s advanced English-speaking monastic teachers. He will take us through a text that explains the Ground of Reality by showing how the two Truths (Relative and Ultimate) are established. Then the Path to Liberation which covers the two accumulations of Merit and Wisdom, the five stages on the journey beginning with the path of accumulation, and the ten levels of spiritual development (Bhumis). Finally he will explain the result, the Fruition of practice in the five ‘bodies’ (manifestations of Buddhahood), the five kinds of wisdom and other qualities of enlightenment. Lopon will teach from a draft text prepared by Khenpo Sonam Tsewang specifically for teachings on ‘Mahayana Ground, Path & Fruition’.
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October 22, 2023(1 event)
MEDICINE BUDDHA – on the 8th of the Lunar monthMEDICINE BUDDHA – on the 8th of the Lunar monthOctober 22, 2023 - Today is Medicine Buddha Day Meditational deity practice on the Medicine Buddha is carried out to pacify all physical and mental illnesses, diseases and suffering caused by all disturbing emotions such as anger, desire, pride, ignorance & jealousy. Text is available at this link: For ritual practice days, we encourage our sangha to join those Palyul Centres whose practices are led on Zoom by a resident Lama.
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October 23, 2023
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October 24, 2023(1 event)
7:00 pm: GURU TSOK INHOUSE - on the 10th of the Lunar monthGURU TSOK INHOUSE - on the 10th of the Lunar monthOctober 24, 2023 - 7:00 pm Happy Guru Rinpoche Day! Please feel free to join us at the Centre. Rigdzin Dupa with Tsok feast offering - focusing on the inner practice of Padmasambhava to purify our obstacles and to receive blessings & accomplishment from Guru Rinpoche. Tsok means “gathering together” for a spiritual feast. The practitioners come together, the food and drink to be offered to everyone is assembled, the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas gather together, and finally as a result of this practice, merit and wisdom are accumulated or “gathered together” by the participants. Text is available at this link: 10th & 25th - Rigdzin Dupa & Yumka Tsok Liturgy - English & Chinese |
October 25, 2023
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October 27, 2023
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October 28, 2023(2 events)
AMITABHA/PHOWA – on the 15th of the Lunar monthAMITABHA/PHOWA – on the 15th of the Lunar monthOctober 28, 2023 - Today is Amitabha/Phowa Day Buddha Amitabha, whose name means ‘Boundless Light’ is particularly associated with the clear light of liberation that dawns when one recognizes the true nature of one’s own mind. This subtlest manifestation of mind arises also at death and is known as the clear light of death. Phowa – Namchö Practice - The practice of conscious dying and the transfer of Consciousness to the Pure Land; a profound way in which Dharma is realized spontaneously. Text is available at this link: For ritual practice days, we encourage our sangha to join those Palyul Centres whose practices are led on Zoom by a resident Lama.
9:30 am: 'Mahayana Ground, Path & Fruition' - Teachings on ZOOM by Lopon Rigzin Losal'Mahayana Ground, Path & Fruition' - Teachings on ZOOM by Lopon Rigzin LosalOctober 28, 2023 - 9:30 am Oct 14th - Dec 9th - Saturday mornings from 9:30 -11:00 am (except Nov 25th) The Ottawa Palyul Centre is delighted to once again host a teaching by Lopon Rigzin Losal, one of Namdroling’s advanced English-speaking monastic teachers. He will take us through a text that explains the Ground of Reality by showing how the two Truths (Relative and Ultimate) are established. Then the Path to Liberation which covers the two accumulations of Merit and Wisdom, the five stages on the journey beginning with the path of accumulation, and the ten levels of spiritual development (Bhumis). Finally he will explain the result, the Fruition of practice in the five ‘bodies’ (manifestations of Buddhahood), the five kinds of wisdom and other qualities of enlightenment. Lopon will teach from a draft text prepared by Khenpo Sonam Tsewang specifically for teachings on ‘Mahayana Ground, Path & Fruition’.
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October 29, 2023
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October 30, 2023
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October 31, 2023
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November 1, 2023(1 event)
7:00 pm: Meditation - 59 Ways to Cultivate a Peaceful Mind and Warm Heart with Ven. Samten ChodronMeditation - 59 Ways to Cultivate a Peaceful Mind and Warm Heart with Ven. Samten ChodronNovember 1, 2023 - 7:00 pm
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November 4, 2023(2 events)
9:30 am: 'Mahayana Ground, Path & Fruition' - Teachings on ZOOM by Lopon Rigzin Losal'Mahayana Ground, Path & Fruition' - Teachings on ZOOM by Lopon Rigzin LosalNovember 4, 2023 - 9:30 am Oct 14th - Dec 9th - Saturday mornings from 9:30 -11:00 am (except Nov 25th) The Ottawa Palyul Centre is delighted to once again host a teaching by Lopon Rigzin Losal, one of Namdroling’s advanced English-speaking monastic teachers. He will take us through a text that explains the Ground of Reality by showing how the two Truths (Relative and Ultimate) are established. Then the Path to Liberation which covers the two accumulations of Merit and Wisdom, the five stages on the journey beginning with the path of accumulation, and the ten levels of spiritual development (Bhumis). Finally he will explain the result, the Fruition of practice in the five ‘bodies’ (manifestations of Buddhahood), the five kinds of wisdom and other qualities of enlightenment. Lopon will teach from a draft text prepared by Khenpo Sonam Tsewang specifically for teachings on ‘Mahayana Ground, Path & Fruition’.
2:00 pm: SPECIAL PRACTICE INHOUSE-LHA BAB DUCHENSPECIAL PRACTICE INHOUSE-LHA BAB DUCHENNovember 4, 2023 - 2:00 pm Happy Lha Bab Duchen! Please join us at the Centre to celebrate the prayer festival of Lha Bab Duchen. Lha Bab Duchen is one of the four holy days in the year when we celebrate and remember important events in the life of Buddha Shakyamuni. The Buddha is said to have returned from the heaven worlds where he had spent three months teaching the Dharma to his mother Mayadevi and the gods. Traditionally, Buddhists engage in many virtuous activities through this whole month (9th month of the lunar calendar). This is a very auspicious time to practice as much as possible, especially from the 16th to the 30th. If you are not able to practice every day, then on the 22nd day of the lunar calendar, it is extremely important to practice because it is said that the positive or negative effects of our actions on this day are multiplied by 10,000,000.
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November 5, 2023
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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 Heart/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/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. 