Category: Recent Events

New York Branch Visit

Dorje Palmo visited the New York Branch in Flushing over the weekend of February 12.  During the Sunday meeting, Dorje Palmo led the group in chanting practice and held a discussion on our Guru Mingyur Rinpoche’s book Turning Confusion into Clarity.

Chinese New Year Celebration

Chinese New Year was celebrated at the Center on January 28 with a chanting of the Diamond Sutra followed by an Animal Release of earthworms in the nearby park. A potluck lunch was later served to everyone participating in the holiday event.

2016 Christmas Party

The Yongey Buddhist Center’s annual Christmas party was held on December 25th at the Center in Milpitas.   Dharma Students and friends celebrated the joyful holiday season over delicious food and with great company. Thank you for coming!

Visit to Tergar Osel Ling

In mid-November Dorje Palmo and her husband, Dwayne, journeyed to Nepal to visit Tergar Osel Ling, our Precious Guru Mingyur Rinpoche’s monastery in Kathmandu.  They were warmly welcomed on their arrival by Khenpo Gyurme who escorted them up to the monastery for their three-day stay.  After recovering from […]

Birthday Celebrations

Medicine Buddha’s birthday and our Guru Mingyur Rinpoche’s birthday were celebrated on October 29th in a special Saturday service at the Center.  The celebration included chanting Calling Guru and the Medicine Buddha Sutra Mantra followed by an Animal Release of earth worms in the nearby park.  A pot […]

New York Branch Visit

Dorje Palmo visited the New York Branch in Flushing over the weekend of October 23rd. During the Sunday meeting Dorje Palmo led the group in chanting practice and held a discussion on our Guru Mingyur Rinpoche’s book Turning Confusion into Clarity. The members enjoyed the discussions and find […]

Guru Rinpoche Tsok and Food Drive

On September 10th the Yongey Buddhist Center celebrated a Guru Rinpoche Tsok and Food Offering including a chanting of the Guru Rinpoche Sutra and Mantra. Following the Tsok Offering the Center members journeyed to the local Milpitas Food Pantry to deliver food and learn of the Food Pantry […]

North American Kagyu Monlam

The Seventh Annual North American Kagyu Monlam was held July 6 – 10 at the Kagyu Thubten Choling Monastery in Wappingers Falls, New York.   Dorje Palmo journeyed to Wappingers Falls to represent the Yongey Buddhist Center and participate in the prayer festival held in KTC’s newly completed Maitreya […]

Mingyur Rinpoche at Yongey Buddhist Center

The Yongey Buddhist Center is pleased to announce the return of our Guru, the Very Venerable Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche, for three days in June.  We welcome you to come celebrate Rinpoche’s return and attend his Teachings and Empowerment.   The Schedule of Events are as follows: Monday, June 13 […]

Khenpo Gyurme Teaching

Earlier this month, the Yongey Buddhist Center was blessed with the visit of Khenpo Gyurme, Principal of Rinpoche’s Tergar Osel Ling Monastery in Kathmandu. During the week-long visit, a trip was made up to Pal Karma Dorje Dzingpa Ling in Northern California to visit the Enlightenment Stupa and […]