Kagyu Samye Dzong London

Dear all, Welcome to the June Newsletter, the lighter days and...the hottest in any May ever! Still, we're nearly at June and a whole host of Dharma activities at the Centre to look forward to, starting this weekend. Saga Dawa Duchen, Sunday 31st May. Join us on Saga Dawa, one of the most auspicious days in the Buddhist calendar, for full day of practice at Samye Dzong London, starting with Green Tara puja at 10am and finishing with a Chenrezig puja in the evening. Full detai

Dear all, Welcome to the May Newsletter. Volunteering at the Centre - thank you to all those who responded last month to our call for weekly reception cover. We are also looking for one or two full-time residential volunteers who wish to live and practice in a Buddhist community and who are reliable and hardworking. Full details and an application form can be found on the website. If this is something you're considering, you may want to read an account of what it's like to b

Dear all, Welcome to the April Newsletter and, as the clocks go forward this weekend (my least favourite of the two clock changes each year), we'll be treated to much lighter evenings over the coming months! Volunteering at the Centre - as you probably know, the Centre is only able to operate due to the generosity of the volunteers who give us their time. Right now, we could really do with a few more short-term weekly volunteers who could help with our Reception and the Tea

Dear all, The days are getting longer and lighter, daffodils are coming into bloom, and towards the end of March you'll have the opportunity to spring into action (see what I did there?) at our annual Spring Clean on Sunday 29th March. Full details and booking (we need to know numbers to prep all those refreshments) can be found on the website . In other news, we're delighted to be able to announce that Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche will be visiting the Centre in July. He will be

Dear all, Welcome to the February newsletter, and let me wish you a happy Losar in advance. This coming Tibetan New Year is the year of the fire horse - which you'd never have guessed from the picture above! I couldn't find a copyright free image so I got out my art box and quickly knocked this image up without any help from AI whatsoever.... Also coming up: A Letter to a Friend , with Lama Zangmo takes place this month on Saturday 14th. This month's Simply Meditation Day ta

Dear all, Welcome to the first newsletter of 2026, which is coming a little later than usual. This may be linked to the fact that, while the Centre was closed, Lama Zangmo was attending the Kagyu Monlam in Bodhgaya and helping out with the Akong Tulku Rinpoche Memorial Soup Kitchen - see the picture above, and the article at the end of this missive by Vin Harris. Moving on, January is traditionally a time of resolutions which, unfortunately, tend to fade before the end of the

Dear Sarah, Welcome to the final newsletter of 2025 which, as well as details of events in December, includes a sneak preview of what to look forward to in 2026. But first let's start with the picture above. Lama Zangmo, Ani Semchi and a small group of friends will be going to India to participate in the 40th Bodhgaya Kagyu Monlam and to look after the Akong Tulku Rinpoche Memorial Soup Kitchen . If you would like to take part in this wonderful and meritorious event, feel f

Dear All, Welcome to the November newsletter. I hope you enjoyed the extra hour we had last weekend when the clocks went back. The only drawback to this for me, bar for the darker evenings, is that my body is telling me that it's time for bed, when my clock's telling me there's another hour to go! But that's a lot better than when the clocks go forward in spring! You'll guess from the picture at the top of the newsletter that we've come around to the time of year when we have

Dear All, Welcome to the October newsletter. This is a month when, each year, we remember the passing of Choje Akong Tulku Rinpoche - a...