Padmasambhava Buddhist Center of Tennessee

Our Weekly Schedule of Group Practices

SATURDAY MORNINGS
10:00-11:00 — Ngöndro Practice

The foundational practices of Ngondro embody all the teachings of the Buddha. They are a perfect and complete framework for cultivating a balanced, effective, and rewarding spiritual practice.

Chanting the entire Ngondro sadhana is the focus during the first hour, then individuals are encouraged to stay, but not required, to do accumulations for the second hour.

SUNDAY MORNINGS
9:30-10:30 a.m. — Calm Abiding/Mindfulness Meditation

This is a practice in calming the mind through shamatha meditation, or “peaceful abiding.” Venerable Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche says, “It is the most important thing we can do. Through peaceful abiding, we learn to rest fearlessly in our natural state.” These instructions guide us in the ancient technique to reveal the true nature of mind, wherein lies peace and happiness.

11:00 a.m. - Noon — Sunday Buddha Practice

Please bring a copy of the Buddha Sadhana if you have it. Complimentary copies will be available.

A facilitator will lead a formal practice.

TUESDAY EVENINGS

7:00-8:00 — Heart Sutra Practice

“The extent of joy in your heart and the joy you bring to others will always be dependent upon the extent to which your mind is motivated by loving-kindness and compassion. This is the point of view shared by all human beings, not just dharma practitioners. It is the most important standard by which we all judge one another. It is the essential practice of dharma as taught by the Buddhas. Compassion and loving-kindness, based upon emptiness, that is the condensed heart practice of the Prajnaparamita.”
~ Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche

Full-Moon Prayer Bowl Practice

7:00-8:00 Full-Moon days on lunar calendar.

FIRST FRIDAYS OF EACH MONTH

11:00-Noon - Heart Sutra Practice

Padma Gochen Ling Temple in Monterey, Tennessee
SUNDAYS at NOON
12.00-1:00 Medicine Buddha Practice

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Padmasambhava Buddhist Center is a member-supported organization, and we rely entirely on the generosity of our Sangha members and friends. You’re invited to join and become a member of our worldwide Dharma family at PBC.

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The Venerable Khenpo Rinpoches first began teaching in Tennessee in 1987, and in 1990 the Padmasambhava Buddhist Center of Tennessee was established.

Now one of region’s largest Tibetan Dharma groups, we meet regularly at the Yeshe Tsogyal Temple in Nashville, and hold annual retreats led by Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche at Padma Gochen Ling, our retreat center outside of Monterey, Tennessee.

Ven. Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche (1938-2010) and Ven. Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche established the Padmasambhava Buddhist Center (PBC) in 1989 to preserve the authentic message of Buddha Shakyamuni and Guru Padmasambhava in its entirety, and in particular to teach the traditions of the Nyingma school and Vajrayana Buddhism.

PBC includes over 20 centers in the U.S.A., India, Puerto Rico, and Russia, as well as monastic institutions in India. As a holder of the complete Nyingmapa lineage, Khenpo Tsewang Rinpoche is fully versed in the Theravada, Mahayana, and Vajrayana schools, and is a master of Dzogchen.