New online course - the Seven Points of Mind Training, with Lama Zangmo

For centuries Tibetans have used a series of fifty-nine slogans as a skillful method for training the mind and cultivating limitless compassion. Using the text The Great Path of Awakening, which contains clear, precise instructions, Lama Zangmo will give weekly instructions with an emphasis on using the practice to meet ordinary life situations with intelligence and loving kindness.

This free online course is not for complete beginners, but is open to those who wish to learn more. Please email the office for more information.

Online Public Talk by Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche available to watch online

Samye Ling has received a number of requests for our Abbot, Choje Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche to give online teachings. Members of Kagyu Samye Dzong centres have particularly requested his advice and inspiration.

Due to these repeated requests, on Sunday 25th October at 5pm Lama Yeshe Rinpoche gave a live talk on the Samye Ling Facebook. Shortly after this he will begin his annual winter retreat so this is a unique once-only opportunity.

The talk is now available on the Kagyu Samye Ling Youtube channel.

Support from the Centre during the pandemic

Dear Friends,

Although the doors of the Centre are shut, there are ways in which we can reach out to maintain the connection with the wider world and support people in these challenging times. 

• Meditation sessions are livestreamed from the Centre every day on our YouTube channel and we invite you all to join us. See our announcement for full details and downloads of the relevant prayers.
  
  
• Lama Zangmo is accepting questions by email and will answer a selection in our email newsletter. Just email the office with any questions you have.
  
  
• Our email newsletter  is sent out regularly.  If you don't already susbscribe just click on this link and follow the instructions. 

Our hope is that these activities will help maintain our connection with each other and support those who find themselves in isolation.

Who we are

We are a Buddhist community in the heart of London, affiliated to Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery in Scotland. We are under the direct guidance of Choje Akong Tulku Rinpoche's brother the Venerable Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche and our resident teacher Lama Gelongma Zangmo.

Our aims are:
• To make the teachings of Buddhism accessible to all.
• To foster the growth of wisdom and compassion.
• To benefit the wider community.
• To promote interfaith dialogue and understanding.

The Samye Dzong approach to course donations, by Lama Zangmo

At the beginning of 2015, in honour of our Founder Choje Akong Tulku Rinpoche, we decided to offer our Dharma courses without a suggested course fee, on a donation basis. We do this with the motivation to make the precious teachings of the Dharma accessible to everyone, and no-one will be excluded due to lack of funds.

Traditionally the Buddhist teachings are given freely because they are considered priceless. In the Buddhist tradition one practices generosity, or Dana, by making monetary offerings for the teachings. This generosity is not payment for goods or services rendered; it is an offering given freely from the heart in appreciation of the Dharma... 

Read the full letter from Lama Zangmo