On Saturday 3 October, the Sakya Buddhist Centre was delighted to welcome Lama Jampa to give a day of Buddhist teachings at the Paintworks Eventspace in Bristol.

At the end of September Lama Lampa Thaye traveled to Germany and visited the Bodhipath centre Renchen-Ulm as well as Sakya Dechen Ling in Stuttgart.

In the words of that well known Joni Mitchell song* “you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone”, the last few months have given us pause for thought if we imagined that the Lama’s packed programme of teachings up and down this country and beyond was invulnerable to change and circumstance.

Last week Lama Jampa and family were happy to be able to make visits to both Kagyu Ling Buddhist Centre in Manchester and Sakya Thinley Rinchen Ling in Bristol.

This coming Friday, June 5th is the holy day on which we celebrate the Enlightenment and Parinirvana of Lord Buddha. On this day, the power of positive aspirations is immensely increased. So, I request people to set aside some time on this day to carry out such virtuous practice.

This time of uncertainty and concern reminds us that the Three Jewels are the only sure refuge for this life and beyond. Furthermore, they remind us of our commitment to work for the liberation of all beings from suffering. In short, the present time of difficulty clarifies things for us immensely.

Kagyu Ling Buddhist Centre sangha and friends were recently fortunate to receive an extended visit from Lama Jampa and family to Manchester.

It was in 2005 that Lama Jampa and his wife Dechen Dolma last came to Zurich. In the intervening time the previous Sharmar Rinpoche founded a centre in Zurich city which has grown and flourished over the years.

Lama Jampa Thaye arrived at Sakya Buddhist Centre Bristol on Friday 24 January, accompanied by Dechen Dolma, Kate and the four legged member of the family, Roxy.

Lama Jampa arrived in Los Angeles on Tuesday January 7 for a ten day visit.

Earlier this month Kagyu Dechen Buddhism North West was happy to host Lama Jampa and Dechen Dolma for a weekend of teachings on Gampopa’s Jewel Ornament of Liberation.

Bodhi Path Prague in the Czech Republic was the venue for three days of teaching by Lama Jampa last weekend. The centre, which has just celebrated the tenth anniversary of its founding by the late 14th Shamar Rinpoche, is one of a number of dharma communities throughout Czechia.

Last weekend Lama Jampa taught a short mind training text from the Collection of 100 Mind Trainings (Tib: Lojong Gyatsa).

On Thursday 24th of October, Lama Jampa attended the opening ceremony of the major new exhibition ‘Buddhism’ at the British Library in London.

On 5 October, around 100 people from across the UK gathered inBristol to hear Lama Jampa Thaye teach part three of  ‘A Garland of Jewels’.

The weekend of 28th and 29th of September saw the third visit of Lama Jampa Thaye to Karma Mingyur Ling in Montchardon, the principle Karma Kagyu centre in Eastern France.

Lama Jampa together with Dechen Dolma and Kate have just returned to London from France where they were guests of Dhagpo Kagyu Ling during the visit of HH 17th Karmapa.

Over the weekend of 14 - 15 September Lama Jampa visited Sakya Dechern Ling, Stuttgart. He bestowed the Initiation of Vajrapani Bhutadamara and gave the detailed explanation of the associated practice (Tib. tri).

For the first weekend in September Lama Jampa travelled to Yorkshire to continue with the teaching and transmission of Gampopa’s classic text.

For the second week of the Dechen Summer Course at Sakya Changlochen Ling, Lama Jampa gave the full cycle of Vajrayana teachings for the practice of Chenrezig, from the lineage of the 16th century Tibetan master, Nyen Tsembupa.