Weekly Classes and Practice Groups

This program is momentarily paused and will return in mid-October. Please register if you would like to receive updates on its return. Each Sunday from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, our sangha gathers for a morning of meditation, discussion, and Dharma study. Sundays at Samye offer a welcoming space to deepen practice and explore the […]

Join us Tuesday nights for a simple, welcoming hour of meditation, reflection, and community. Drawing on meditation practices from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, this weekly gathering is open to everyone—whether you are completely new to meditation, have practiced in another tradition, or are looking for a supportive community in which to deepen your practice. This […]

Our Bardo Practice Group is for students who have received the Korwa Dongtruk empowerment. Korwa Dongtruk (“Shaker of Saṃsāra from Its Depths”) is a profound practice of Red Avalokiteshvara from the Chokling Tersar tradition, practiced especially for the benefit of those who have passed away and as preparation for the bardo of death. Phakchok Rinpoche […]

This fall we are beginning a weekly practice group for those engaged in the Tukdrup Barché Künsel Ngöndro, practicing the concise version arranged by Kyabjé Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche. Phakchok Rinpoche most recently gave the transmission for this practice during the 2026 Summer Seminar. The emphasis is simple: actually practicing together, week after week, and supporting […]

Sometimes our greatest fears and strongest emotions feel like scary and invincible monsters. They might jump out at us from nowhere when we least expect or greet us every morning without end. Usually, we try to run away from them! In this Halloween workshop, we'll take the time to look at the life of these […]

Each year, practitioners gather at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery in Nepal for a month of intensive ngöndro practice. This December, we will begin alongside the monastery and devote a week at Samye Hermitage New York to practicing together as a sangha. The emphasis of this retreat is simple: practice. Ngöndro—the preliminary practices of the Vajrayana […]