Programs

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 […]

In fall of 2025, Samye Hermitage New York hosted a weekend retreat on lojong—the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of “mind training.” Lojong teachings show us how to transform adversity into the path, open the heart of compassion, and bring Dharma practice directly into everyday life.   Guided by Matthew Zalichin, this retreat focused on The Seven […]

In the fall of 2023, our resident meditation instructor, Matthew Zalichin, offered a series of classes dedicated to The Song of Lodro Thaye by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Thaye, a concise yet profound poem from the Kagyu Gyurtso. Closely aligned with Phakchok Rinpoche’s presentations on Mahamudra, this text lays out the essentials of Mahamudra—the ground, path, […]

In this retreat, Tulku Migmar Tsering taught on the fundamentals of tantric practice, including the three samadhis, four stakes, and other essentials, with daily group practice of the Trinley Nyingpo. This condensed sadhana practice is drawn from the Lamé Tukdrup Barché Kunsel (The Guru’s Heart Practice, Dispeller of All Obstacles), which was discovered by the […]

In the summer of 2023, Tulku Migmar Tsering guided us toward a deeper experience of compassion. Over a week-long series of personalized teachings and practice sessions, Tulku Migmar led us into ever greater insights into how we can develop ever greater compassion, the heart of Buddhist path. This style of mind-training is a powerful mechanism […]

In winter of 2024 during the New Year of the Tibetan lunar calendar, known as Losar, Samye New York hosted an immersive retreat on the Four Foundations of the Dharma. According to tradition, the actions carried out during these first days of the year are believed to carry a potency magnified a millionfold.   Guided […]

Samye Hermitage New York welcomes Buddhist practitioners seeking a period of dedicated retreat in the peaceful surroundings of our 26-acre campus in the hills outside Cooperstown. Whether for a few days or an extended period, private retreat offers an opportunity to step away from the demands of everyday life and devote time to meditation, contemplation, […]

Samye Hermitage New York invites practitioners to join our community for periods of residential practice and service during the quieter months of the year.
 Set on our 26-acre retreat campus in the hills of Cooperstown, this program offers an opportunity to live within a rhythm of contemplative practice, mindful work, and study — cultivating both […]

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 […]

Each month on Guru Rinpoche Day, the Samye NY community gathers to honor Guru Padmasambhava and the masters of our lineage through The Concise Daily Practice, followed by protector offerings and a short tsok feast using The Cloud-Banks of the Two Accumulations.   Tsok offerings are among the most sacred practices in the Vajrayana tradition—a […]

Join us for the first community building weekend of the Samye Hermitage Shrine Hall Project! As we begin the renovation of our Shrine Hall, we invite members of our community to take part directly in transforming this space for future generations of practitioners. Architect Jacob Mans of Decentralized Design Lab will join us with several […]

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 […]

Each year, in the days leading up to Losar, the Tibetan New Year, practitioners gather at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery in Nepal for intensive Vajrakilaya practice. Following this tradition, we will gather at Samye Hermitage New York for a period of sustained practice together as a sangha, dedicating our efforts to the removal of obstacles […]

Six weeks of Buddhist study, meditation, contemplation, and community life, followed by special teachings with Phakchok Rinpoche in August. What does it mean to bring the wisdom of the Buddhist tradition into everyday life? This summer, Samye Hermitage New York invites students and practitioners to spend a week, three weeks, or the full six-week program immersed in Buddhist study, meditation, and contemplative living at Phakchok Rinpoche's center in Cooperstown, New York.