"Firmly plant the victory banner of the dharma!" - Karma Thinley Rinpoche's injunction to Lama Jampa Thaye
Lama Jampa visited California from July 5-17. He began his visit with a visit to Ewam Choden in Berkeley where he gave a weekend of teachings on Shamatha and Vipassana based upon the instructions in the Triple Vision.
Read MoreOver the weekend of 1st and 2nd of July Lama Jampa completed his teaching of Jamgon Kongtrul’s Rays of the Stainless Vajra Moon. Over one hundred people cam to hear the final part of these detailed instructions on the essential methods for meditating on and realise the reality of our mind, which is naturally pure and endowed with the qualities of wisdom and compassion.
This bought to an end the current cycle of Shedra texts focussing on the view of Zhentong Madhyamaka that Lama has been teaching in Manchester over recent years.
On Sunday afternoon Lama Jampa gave the initiation of Medicine Buddha from the Sky Dharma lineage of Mingyur Dorje, together with the reading transmission for the accompanying meditation practice.
At the close of the weekend Lama Jampa confirmed that this winter in Manchester he will begin teaching a Mahamudra practice text by the 9th Karmapa Wangchuk Dorje - Pointing the Finger at the Dharmakaya.
A bright and balmy midsummer evening saw a gathering at Dechen's London book shop on Chepstow Road in Notting Hill for the world book launch of Wisdom in Exile: Buddhism and Modern Times.
Read MoreLama Jampa visited Sakya Dechen Ling, Stuttgart on 10th and 11th June 2017, to continue the teachings on the Triple Vision (Nang Sum) of Ngorchen Konchog Lhundrup and to bestow the initiation of Amitayus, Namgyalma and White Tara.
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On Friday May 26th Lama Jampa along with Dechen sangha welcomed His Holiness Ratna Vajra to Sakya Thinley Rinchen Ling, the Buddhist centre established in Bristol by Lama Jampa Thaye forty years ago.
Read MoreOn the 20th and 21st of May Lama Jampa taught at Karma Migyur Ling, France. Situated on the edge of the French Alps and on the top of a hill with far reaching views, Lama Jampa described this Buddhist centre as like finding a jewel in a beautiful place. Even
Read MoreOn 18th May Lama Jampa taught for the first time in Geneva, Switzerland. He was invited to teach by a Swiss group of Karma Kagyu students that formed in 2013 under the guidance of Lama Teunsang, founder of Karma Migyur Ling, France.
Read MorePeople from across the UK travelled to Yorkshire at the weekend to receive teachings from the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.
Read MoreLama Jampa arrived in Mexico from Los Angeles on Sunday April 9th to an eager Mexican sangha.
Read MoreLama Jampa visited Dechen LA from March 30th to April 8th to give an extended week of teachings, initiations and appointments to students.
Read MoreLast weekend at the beautiful London Wetland Centre, Lama Jampa continued with his teaching of Chapter 4 of Rain of Clarity.
Read MoreFor the weekend of 25-26 February over 120 people from as far away as Mexico and the US gathered in Manchester to receive teachings on ’The Rays of the Stainless Vajra Moon’.
Read MoreLama Jampa and Benie have just returned to London from their four day trip to the Bodhi Path centre in Valencia.
Read MoreThe gripping theme of 'life and death' was a major theme of Lama Jampa's teachings during his visit to SDL in Stuttgart last weekend.
Read MoreOn Saturday January 21st Lama Jampa continued his survey of the Buddhist philosophical schools in chapter four of his book, ‘Rain of Clarity’.
Read MoreLama Jampa visited LA from December 15th to 22nd for a busy program of teaching, initiations and appointments with students.
Read MoreThe first weekend in December saw people from as far afield as California and Portugal gather in Manchester to hear Lama Jampa Thaye begin to teach “The Rays of the Immaculate Vajra Moon: A guide to the Great Madhyamaka Zhentong View” composed by Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Thaye in the nineteenth century.
Read MoreOn Friday December 2nd Kagyu Ling Buddhist Centre hosted an event at Manchester Town Hall in celebration of the advent of Buddhism to the West and in particular Lama Jampa’s role in that transmission.
Read MoreOn Saturday November 5th Lama Jampa continued this years teachings on Rain of Clarity, this time hosted by Sakya Centre London in the beautiful setting of the London Wetlands Centre.
Read MoreThe tour began in Martha's Vineyard on Friday October 14 with a public teaching "Wise Compassion: Getting Love and Compassion Right”.
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