Palpung Ireland Buddhist Centre

04/04/2026

𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞⁣
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Now both inner peace and outer peace is actually what life is all about and what everything is all about I believe. And, as a practitioner of Vajrayana Buddhism, what Buddha Dharma is all about for sure and what Vajrayana teaching of Buddha is for sure. Absolutely, that is for both outer peace and inner peace, and I will add onto that by saying it is more like achieving inner peace first, and that way then outer peace. As you are pursuing the inner peace, then outer peace is also at the same time evolved, so that way I have a simple example for it. ⁣
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You might say, "I am one of the 7.8 billion human beings on this earth and what difference can I make whether I have achieved some sense of contentment, some sense of confidence? How can this affect?" I give you an example, very simple. It can be a huge, huge pool of water, let's say a lake, a sizeable lake, and you are a drop of blue colour or green colour or red colour—any colour—and but those colours are nice, you know, purple, they're nice colour. So you can be any of those colours, but a drop. Maybe make a little bit more - a glass of colour - and when you pour it in, then that entire pool or the lake or the pond becomes a little bit green, a little bit blue, a little bit purple, a little bit yellow, a little bit red for sure. If not, then if you pour a billion cups, glass of colour, it will not make any difference. ⁣
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So if one doesn't make the difference, a billion doesn't make difference; so one is a billionth of one. One is making a difference, therefore a billion will make a difference but the magnitude of the effect depends on how deep your inner peace is. For example, great Arhats like Ananda, like Rahul, like all of these thousands and thousands of Arhat disciples of Buddha Shakyamuni. They are affected by the enlightenment of Buddha Shakyamuni, which in Theravada practice described as Tathagata, Arhat, Samyaksambuddha. And so that way all of these great Arhats are the effect of the Buddha Shakyamuni and, in Theravada teaching the highest effect. ⁣
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As a result of their effect see, right now, all of us from all parts of the world. Nine languages. Learning the teaching of Buddha even for a short while. That's what we are doing, and all of you doing full time. You are part and parcel of the Dharma centre, Dharma community over there. So that way, you know, its effect is very obvious. So that way, individual's effect for entire humanity is very much evident. ⁣
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An excerpt from Guru Vajradhara Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa's teaching on 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 in response to a request from Palpung Ireland and other devotees, in 2020.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7soEthS-2bk

29/03/2026

From Palpung Dharma Chakra. 🙏

Ordinary individuals like you and me, filled with obscurations, are constantly carried away by disturbing emotions such as desire and attachment, as well as anger, aversion, pride, jealousy, miserliness, and so on. We are under the influence of disturbing thoughts and emotions. As a result, everything we do, and the way we behave, is always tinged with grasping, desire, and attachment.

Not only do disturbing emotions and negative thoughts motivate our actions, but we can also observe within ourselves that even activities related to the Dharma, though motivated by virtuous thoughts, are imbued with all kinds of expectations for positive results and fears or apprehensions of negative outcomes. We experience desire and attachment—in other words, limitations—even in our altruistic actions and activities. This is a fact, and it is normal for beginners.

There are also individuals who behave in a confused and disorderly way, their minds disturbed by emotions, yet who outwardly present themselves as calm and controlled, like an arhat.

In short, as long as one has not cut through attachment arising from dualistic grasping at purity and impurity, and does not have the capacity to restore life to what one has killed, the practice of a view at such a level, a realization of such depth—especially when it is perceived as harmful by others—can never become a profound ta***ic practice consisting in adopting a conduct that makes use of whatever arises.

On the contrary, it will become a mistaken and unhealthy conduct. It is therefore very important to practice in accordance with your own level.

— Guru Vajradhara H.H. Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa
Teaching excerpt from Ganges of Mahamudra, Tergar Monastery, Bodhgaya, April 2014.

23/03/2026

𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐇𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐀 - 𝐉𝐎𝐘, 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐑⁣
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When you have compassion, a bodhisattva’s compassion for all sentient beings, why you have bodhicitta for all sentient beings is because of your joy, not because of your sorrow. When you see that all sentient beings are suffering, you see that they don’t have to suffer, they can get out of that suffering, but not from somewhere else, the means of getting out of suffering is in them. Buddha-nature is in them, primordial wisdom is in them. When you see that then you get the natural aspiration, “May I reach liberation so that I can liberate all mother sentient beings who are suffering absolutely unnecessarily.” You have aspiration, confidence and a destination; it is more than just hope. So that is joy, it is not sorrow. It is not like, “These poor sentient beings are suffering. I have to do something for them.” It is, “These future Buddhas are unnecessarily suffering. They are having a nightmare. Their essence is perfect so they have all the means in them to overcome this suffering. So may I be the aspiration and guide for them. May I have that honor to be the guide and example and giver of that great realization for them, to make them realize who they are,” that’s all. You are not bringing something from somewhere and giving it to them, or cutting something from yourself and sewing it on to them. It is just making them realize who they are. That is what bodhicitta is. And it is joy, confidence, and an honor. It is not suffering, it is not pain and it is not misery.⁣
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An extract from 𝘕𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘋𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘢: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦, 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘳 a teaching by His Holiness Guruvajradhara the 12th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa.

11/03/2026

The Difficulty of Recognizing the Nature of Mind

The nature of mind has to be recognized by the nature of mind. It is not ‘you’ recognizing your nature of mind; it is your nature of mind recognizes your nature of mind. It is so easy therefore it is so difficult. It is there all the time. Our mind recognizes our nature of mind all the time. We are never separate. But somehow, as it is said in the Mahamudra prayer, “self awareness, under the power of ignorance, is confused into a ‘self'”. So because of ignorance, the nature of mind that we recognize every moment, every moment we mistake it as ‘I’.

— Tai Situ Rinpoche
📖 Shangpa Kagyu Teachings
Source: https://justdharma.org/it-is-not-you/

The Difficulty of Recognizing the Nature of Mind

The nature of mind has to be recognized by the nature of mind. It is not ‘you’ recognizing your nature of mind; it is your nature of mind recognizes your nature of mind. It is so easy therefore it is so difficult. It is there all the time. Our mind recognizes our nature of mind all the time. We are never separate. But somehow, as it is said in the Mahamudra prayer, “self awareness, under the power of ignorance, is confused into a ‘self'”. So because of ignorance, the nature of mind that we recognize every moment, every moment we mistake it as ‘I’.

— Tai Situ Rinpoche

📖 Shangpa Kagyu Teachings

Source: https://justdharma.org/it-is-not-you/

25/02/2026

17/02/2026

Losar Greetings and Blessings for the Fire Horse Year from Guru Vajradhara His Holiness Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa. 🙏🪷🙏

08/02/2026

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬⁣
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The first thing we all have to know is who we are. And when we are happy about ourselves, I tell you, when you know who you are according to the teaching of Dharmakirti and Atisha Dipankara—based on the teaching of Lord Buddha, of course. Their teaching introduces you to yourself. And when you know that, it's impossible not to feel good about yourself. You have to feel good about yourself. ⁣
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What they tell us is: I am good, you are good, everybody is good naturally. Naturally. So the ultimate nature of you, I, and everybody is perfect. There is no ultimate badness in anybody. Of course, there are bad people. Sometimes we also act very bad and angry, jealous, greedy, tricky, all of this. But it is not ultimate. It is a mistake, it is relative, it is impermanent. Our perfectness will never be corrupted by anything, but our imperfection cannot last long. So, this negative side of us is the outcome of so many circumstances: yourself, other people, surroundings, so many things, and also basically misunderstanding. We don't understand what is "me," we don't understand what are all these people, we don't understand what is our world. We don't understand. Then we misunderstand, we have misperceptions, then we become ignorant. And when we become ignorant, we can be desperate, we can be restless, we can be aggressive, or when it goes the other way around, we will be totally, totally depressed. And that is not our nature.⁣
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The sky is always clean and clear. Sometimes there is a storm, sometimes there is a cloud, but it is never ultimately clouded. It is temporarily clouded, and ultimately, at that whole time, primordial clearness and cleanness is the nature of the sky. In the same way, our mind is perfect at all times.⁣
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Extract from a teaching on 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 given on the 16th of January 2026 at the Jakarta International Expo Convention Centre, Indonesia by Guru Vajradhara His Holiness the 12th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa. ⁣

Image © PAVA (Palpung Audio and Visual Archive)

30/01/2026

🌕 Full Moon Practice Day
🗓 Sunday 1st February | 2:00–5:30pm
✨ Happy Saint Brigid’s Day! ✨

Join us in person or on Zoom for a afternoon of meditation and compassion practices. Come for any session — no booking needed.

🕑 Schedule
• 2:00–3:00pm – Meditation (3×20 mins)
• 3:15–4:15pm – Loving-kindness & Butter Lamp prayers
• 4:30–5:00pm – Chenrezig Practice
(No experience needed | Mantra: Om Mani Padme Hung)

💶 €15 (includes Butter Lamp) or included in €35 monthly contribution
🌈 Everyone welcome

🧘 Weekly Practices
• Mon 7–8:30pm – “Calm Down & Breathe” (No session on 2 Feb)
• Wed 7–7:45pm – Medicine Buddha (free)
• Thu 10–11:30am – Meditation
• Sat – White Tara (10am) & Tong-len (11am)

📅 Upcoming
🍛 Sat 7 Feb – Indian Cooking Class (only 3 places left!)
🙏 Sun 8 Feb – Guru Yoga for HH Tai Situ Rinpoche
🎉 Tue 17 Feb – Losar: Tibetan New Year (Fire Horse)
Sun 22nd Feb- DBW3 Review 5 - Restricted to DBW retreatants

📍 Palpung Ireland, Banteer, Co. Cork
💻 Zoom link shared after registration
📧 For details: palpungireland@gmail.com

26/01/2026

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘷𝘦;⁣
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘩-𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥.⁣
𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘭𝘴⁣
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥. ⁣
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Recent photographs of the Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa and Chamgön Vajradhara Kenting Tai Situpa, accompanied by an auspicious verse written spontaneously by the Gyalwang Karmapa immediately after they met on the first day.

🙏🙏🙏

15/01/2026

𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞⁣
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The path will go on until enlightenment. Whether it takes ten lifetimes or a million, the path goes all the way from the beginning of the practice until final enlightenment, the fruition. Until then, regardless of which level of ordinary being or bodhisattva you are, or what level of realization you reach, until full enlightenment, every single moment is the path. Although the different phases of development and realization might be described as levels of fruition, in terms of the Mahamudra definition of the ground, the path, and fruition, fruition refers only to the final fruition, Buddhahood. The interim levels of realization, development, and fruition may be considered the path. ⁣
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The path is the answer of how to overcome relative obstacles. Our path is alive, it is not dead. It is not just history. It is an experience, a practice, an instruction - our path is alive. We certainly should be grateful for it. But it is also not the only path. If we think this path is the only path, we do not understand our path deeply enough. Doing anything perfectly, doing anything good is the path. ⁣

An excerpt from 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘶𝘥𝘥𝘩𝘢 by Guru Vajradhara His Holiness the 12th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa. ⁣

Image © PAVA. Image taken during Guru Vajradhara's teaching on 'Wisdom for a Meaningful Life' which took place on the 9th and 10th of January at Graha Palpung Padmasambhava near the sacred site of Borobudur. ⁣

The full album of photos of the pilgrimage can be viewed here:

https://web.facebook.com/share/p/17v9y2WubL/

12/01/2026

January at Palpung Ireland

In person & on Zoom · Everyone welcome

💠 WEEKLY SCHEDULE
🧘 Monday Meditation

🕖 7pm – 8.30pm (in person and Zoom)
“A Meaningful New Year” — reflections, meditation, and New Year messages to inspire our year ahead.
All welcome.

Followed by tea and chat.
Suggested donation: €10 (included in monthly donation)

💙 Wednesday Medicine Buddha Practice

🕖 7pm – 7.45pm (in person and Zoom)
Healing the body and mind for oneself and others, transforming the causes and conditions of illness.
Everyone is welcome, with no prior knowledge necessary.
You are welcome to send names for inclusion.

No donation expected.

🌸 Thursday Morning Meditation

🕙 10am – 11.30am (in person and Zoom)
“A Meaningful New Year” — reflections, meditation, and New Year messages to inspire our New Year.

Followed by coffee and chat.
Suggested donation: €10 (included in monthly donation)

🕊️ Saturday White Tara Practice

🕙 10am – 10.45am (in person and Zoom)
White Tara is a practice for long life and realizing deathlessness.
Everyone is welcome, and you are welcome to send names for inclusion.

No donation expected.
(Text courtesy of Palpung Wales)

💓 Saturday Tong-len Practice

🕚 11am – 12 noon (in person and Zoom)
Tong-len, or “sending and receiving,” develops compassion and loving-kindness.
Through visualisation and breath, we learn to transform suffering into compassion and deepen our connection to others.

No prior experience needed.
Suggested donation: €10 (included in monthly donation)

💠 MONTHLY & SPECIAL EVENTS
📿 Sunday 18th January

Mahamudra Gangamma — Final Session

🔥 Monday 19th January – New Moon Day
Riwo Sang Chod Fire Puja

(In person and Zoom)

“The aromatic smoke offering” is a meaningful ritual in which everyone participates.
Each person offers a plate of aromatic “white” substances (butter, biscuit, milk, oats, incense, etc.).

The offering is made to the Buddhas, Yidams, protectors, and all sentient beings — especially those we owe karmic debts to.
The mantra is very simple: OM AH HUNG.

If attending in person:
You are welcome to bring incense, butter, yoghurt, biscuit, honey, or sugar.

If attending on Zoom:
You are welcome to sponsor offering substances.

📘 Sunday 25th January

Discover Buddha Within 3 — Review 4
(Restricted event)

🌿 Monday 26th January – 8th Lunar Day
Green Tara Practice

🕙 10am – 11am (in person and Zoom)
Green Tara deity is practiced to transform fear and obstacles.
You are welcome to send names for inclusion.
Text is available at the Centre.

No donation expected.

✨ Whether you are beginning meditation for the first time or continuing your practice, you are warmly welcome to join us this January.

📍 Palpung Ireland, Banteer, Co. Cork
💻 Zoom link shared after registration
📧 For details: palpungireland@gmail.com

11/01/2026

2026 Compilation of Dalai Lama's short teachings and previous New Year's messages to celebrate the New Year created by a devotee. 🙏🏼 (Teaching at the end of the video is in Tibetan).

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