Happy Lhabab Düchen to all our dear friends in India & around the world! Lhabab Düchen on October 27th marks the last wheelturning day in the Tibetan Buddhist Calendar of 2021! On this auspicious occasion we celebrate Shakyamuni Buddha’s descent from the God Realm of the Thirty-Three, after giving Dharma teachings for several months to […]
Dear friends in India and around the world! We are extremely honored that Yangten Rinpoche accepted our request to give an online teaching for the first time at Tushita, starting this Saturday July 24 @ 4 – 6pm! Rinpoche will teach the rare text “Recognizing My Mother: An Experiential Song on the View“. Geshe Kelsang […]
Tushita wishes you a very happy Chökhor Düchen! The Tibetan Buddhist festival day of Chökhor Düchen marks the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s First Teaching of the Four Noble Truths in Sarnath, near Varanasi. To celebrate this auspicious occasion we warmly welcome you to join us for an all day program and a very special event! […]
Happy Saka Dawa to all of our dear friends from India & around the world! Saka Dawa is the most important Tibetan Buddhist festival day – celebrating Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana! Please feel most welcome to join us for a special teaching with the precious Serkong Tsenshab Rinpoche on this auspicious occasion. On this […]
Dear Friends from India & around the world! the start of our 2021 season on Losar day February 12th, the Tibetan New Year, is approaching quickly and with that the auspicious Days of Miracles! Remember: on each of these 15 Days of Miracles the results of any virtuous activities are increased one hundred million times!!! […]
Happy New Year to all of our dear friends from India & around the world! Tushita starts the 2021 season with an extra special online event on February 12th, the Tibetan New Year (Losar)! The following 15 Days of Miracles, culminating in the full moon day of Chotrul Düchen, mark the anniversary of Buddha Shakyamuni […]
Tibetan Year of the Iron Ox Here is an overview of our schedule which ran in 2021. Due to the ongoing international covid-19 situation, Tushita is still in lockdown and is not able to host any residential programs or drop-in activities. Instead we continue to offer a great variety of online programs. For more details and […]
Dear Friends, Lhabab Düchen on November 7 marks the last major merit-multiplying day in the Tibetan Buddhist Calendar of 2020, where the results of virtuous activities are increased 100 million times! On this auspicious day we celebrate Shakyamuni Buddha’s descent from the God Realm of the Thirty-Three, after giving Dharma teachings for several months to […]
Free fundraiser course for sponsors… The support, love & encouragement we have received from all over the world during these challenging times has been absolutely mind blowing and indeed heart warming! Thanks to all your help & dedication to the Dharma, Tushita is able to survive the ongoing lockdown and can continue providing free online […]
Dear friends from India & around the world! The Tibetan Buddhist festival day of Chökhor Düchen marks the anniversary of Shakyamuni Buddha’s First Teaching of the Four Noble Truths in Sarnath, near Varanasi. To celebrate this meritorious occasion, we are offering two special online courses to which everyone is warmly invited. Tushita has now entered […]
Dear Dharma friends in India and from around the world Saka Dawa is the most important Tibetan Buddhist festival day – celebrating Shakyamuni Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and parinirvana! Please feel very welcome to join us for a special online course leading up to and including this meritorious day. Remember: on Saka Dawa karmic results are […]
Dear Dharma friends from around the world, Tushita was founded 48 years ago being the second centre in our worldwide organization, FPMT. In accordance with Buddhist practice, we have been able to offer the Dharma free of charge to students from India and around the world (requesting a nominal amount for room & board). We […]
The Basic Program is a five-year course of studies designed by Lama Zopa Rinpoche. It provides a practice-oriented transmission of the Buddhadharma to committed students ready to progress to in-depth study and practice. Some of Tibetan Buddhism’s most treasured texts form the heart of the Basic Program. Je Tsongkhapa’s Middle Length Lamrim; Shantideva’s Bodhisattvacharyavatara; the Heart Sutra; Jetsun Chokyi […]
Tibetan Year of the Iron Rat Here is an overview of our 2020 schedule, which you can now also find on our calendar page. To find out more about each, including how to register, follow the links! Online Program Introduction to Buddhism Courses Intermediate Courses Advanced Courses Group practice retreats Courses and Teachings with Special […]
Pilgrimage This year in August, the staff of Tushita did something remarkable following Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s advice; we closed our doors for a week and, together, went on pilgrimage! Our destination was Garsha, the Land of Dakinis: Lahaul in northern Himachal Pradesh. This spiritual adventure was filled with both trying and recurring obstacles, threatening safety […]
Tushita Goes on Pilgrimage! This year in August, the staff of Tushita did something remarkable following Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s advice; we closed our doors for a week and, together, went on pilgrimage! Our destination was Garsha, the Land of Dakinis: Lahaul in northern Himachal Pradesh. This spiritual adventure was filled with both trying and recurring […]
Our 2019 season started extra early on February 5th to coincide with the Tibetan New Year and the auspicious Days of Miracles. Making the best of some serious snowstorms and powercuts we didn’t have to wait long for the miracles to happen! To our great delight we welcomed our Spiritual Director Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche […]
Tibetan Year of the Earth Boar Here is an overview of our 2019 schedule. To find out more about each, including how to register, follow the links! Introduction to Buddhism Courses Intermediate / Advanced Courses Group practice retreats Courses and Teachings with Special Guest Teachers Short Courses Tibetan Buddhist Festival days When you can expect a […]
In August our Dharma wishes came true with our precious Spiritual Director Lama Zopa Rinpoche coming to Tushita, kicking off the second half of the 2018 season! (For highlights from the first half of 2018 see our July 2018 Newsletter, and for a summary of our spectacular year in numbers and graphs visit our 2018 Annual […]
We began our year auspiciously by traveling to New Delhi in early March for teachings with our Spiritual Director Lama Zopa Rinpoche. We presented Rinpoche with a letter detailing our record-breaking year in 2017, dedicated our merit to the fulfillment of all His Dharma wishes, and requested that He please, please, please come to Tushita […]
Tibetan Year of the Earth Dog Here is an overview of our 2018 schedule. To find out more about each, including how to register, follow the links! Introduction to Buddhism Courses Intermediate / Advanced Courses Group practice retreats Courses and Teachings with Special Guest Teachers Short Courses Tibetan Buddhist Festival days When you can expect […]
Without exaggeration, we can say that our 2017 season running from February to November was the busiest (and hopefully most beneficial) Tushita Meditation Centre has ever seen. Our season started with countless blessings by our precious guru Lama Zopa Rinpoche, who arrived after midnight of February 8th for a surprise visit. We all had very […]
Tushita’s aspiration for many years has been to improve our personal retreat facilities. As personal retreat is essential to developing realizations on the path to enlightenment, we have been eager to provide the best conditions possible for retreatants. It is our great joy to have upgraded our facilities in this way, and we would like […]
Tibetan Year of the Fire Bird / Rooster Here is an overview of our 2017 schedule. To find out more about each, including how to register, follow the links! Introduction to Buddhism Courses Intermediate / Advanced Courses Group practice retreats Courses and Teachings with Special Guest Teachers Short Courses Tibetan Buddhist Festival days When you […]
Hello Everyone! A big warm hello from the hills of Tushita Meditation Center! The New Year of the Fire Monkey started at Tushita in a very surprising and auspicious way. Our precious guru Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, while staying for a few weeks nearby at Tso Pema, very kindly offered us two beautiful snow […]