New Lama Jampa Thaye videos on Youtube

The second instalment of the videos recorded in New York with Lama Jampa Thaye is now available on his YouTube channel. In this second instalment Lama Jampa answers questions on the following topics:

• Is yoga a Buddhist practice?
• What is the importance of meditation in Buddhism?
• What is the quickest way to achieve liberation?
• Who was Sakya Pandita?

Please click here to view the videos.

Update on the activities of His Holiness Sakya Trizin and Karma Thinley Rinpoche

His Holiness Sakya Trizin has recently completed giving the Lamdre in Taiwan. He will remain in Taiwan until the end of July, following which He will be visiting Malaysia and the Philippines. 

Karma Thinley Rinpoche has been in Sang Ngak Phodrang in Zhonda, Tibet since early June. During this time many people have visited Rinpoche. He will return to Nepal in due course and then return to Canada for the winter months.

Visit of His Holiness Karmapa

His Holiness Karmapa visited our Kagyu dharma Centres in the United Kingdom last week from 8 to 13 July, travelling in an entourage which included Tsultrim Namgyal (who was the personal servant of the 16th Karmapa).

His Holiness arrived in Manchester on Sunday, 8 July, where He was welcomed to Kagyu Ling by Lama Jampa Thaye, Dechen Dolma and Kagyu Ling sangha members. On the Monday His Holiness travelled to Kagyu Dechen Dzong, Harrogate, and bestowed the initiation of Milarepa, one of the founding fathers of the Karma Kagyu tradition.

His Holiness gave a well attended public talk on the dharma in Manchester on Tuesday evening which saw an extensive question and answer session following the conclusion of His Holiness's talk.

On Wednesday and Thursday, His Holiness bestowed the major anuttara empowerment of Gyalwa Gyamtso, one of the principal yidams of the Karma Kagyu tradition. His Holiness emphasised the significance of the various vows acquired by attendees by virtue of receiving the empowerment, particularly the vows and pledges of the Vajrayana, and the necessity for understanding and scrupulously maintaining these vows.

His Holiness's visit concluded on Friday, 13 July when He departed for London for the next leg of His European tour where he was hosted by the Diamond Way Buddhist Centre.