Meditation Mondays

In 1984, Lama Targyé met Guendune Rinpoche at the center of Dhagpo Kagyu Ling at the age of 19. He followed his teachings and practiced meditation with discipline while at the same time studying at the decorative arts in Paris.

After obtaining his diploma, he entered a three year, three month retreat in Kundreul Ling in Auvergne where he was guided by his master Guendune Rinpoche. He returned to the world 6 and a half years later.

He then stayed at Dhagpo Kagyu Ling and began his activity as a Lama. Later he went to Delhi to study the philosophical program at the Karmapa International Buddhist Institute. He extended his stay for two more years in Kathmandu where he studied the Tibetan spoken language.

After that, Lama Targyé contiuned to stay in Kathmandu for another 8 years to work as an assistant architect on several projects initiated by Karmapa and Shamarpa including Sharminub.

Since then, he has continued teaching in France and Germany, as part of the Kundreul Ling congregation.

Every Monday @ 6PM Paris Time, Nov 16 - Dec 21, 2020

With the positive feedback we’ve received from Lama Targye’s teachings earlier this year, he has proposed a new and slightly more defined series on applying classic Buddhist wisdom to our modern day lives.

Lama Targye has proposed to give a series on karma as related to classic texts. The series would take place over 6 weeks where we would meet once a week, similar to before. The topics will cover the following aspects:

• The inter dependency of phenomena (the first two noble truths)
• Cause and effect (Rice Sutra)
• The process of rebirth (Gampopa)
• Questions and answers (prepared by the students in advance)

The general format for the teachings would be a short meditation (10mins) followed by teachings and then another short meditation. Like last time, we will try to keep the sessions at one hour each.

Refuge Prayer for opening

SANG GYE CHÖ DANG TSHOK KYI CHOK NAM LA
JANG CHUP BAR DU DAK NI KYAP SU CHI
DAK GI JIN SOK GYI PAY SÖ NAM KYI
DRO LA PHEN CHIR SANG GYE DRUP PAR SHOK

In the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Assembly Most Excellent,
I take refuge until I reach Enlightenment.
By the merit of Generosity and other good deeds,
may I achieve Enlightenment for the sake of all beings.

The Four Immeasurables

SEM CHEN THAM CHE DE WA DANG DE WAY GYU DANG DEN PAR GYUR CHIK
DUK NGAL DANG DUK NGAL GYI GYU DANG DREL WAR GYUR CHIK
DUK NGAL ME PAY DE WA DAM PA DANG MI DREL WAR GYUR CHIK
NYE RING CHAK DANG DANG DREL WAY TANG NYOM CHEN PO LA NE PAR GYUR CHIK

May all sentient beings gain happiness and the cause of happiness.
May they be free from suffering and the cause of suffering.
May they never be cut off from the highest bliss, which is devoid of suffering.
May they come to rest in the great impartiality, which is free of attachment and aversion.

Dedication Prayer for closing

GE WA DI YI KYE WO KÜN
SÖ NAM YE SHE TSHOK DZOK TE
SÖ NAM YE SHE LE JUNG WAY
DAM PA KU NYI THOP PAR SHOK

Through this virtue, may all beings
gather the accumulation of merit and wisdom.
May they attain the two supreme kayas
arising from merit and wisdom.

SÖ NAM DI YI THAM CHE ZIK PA NYI
THOP NE NYE PAY DRA NAM PAM JE NE\ KYE GA NA CHI BA LAP THRUK PA YI
SI PAY TSHO LE DRO WA DRÖL WAR SHOK

By this merit may all attain omniscience.
May it defeat the enemy, wrongdoing.
From the stormy waves of birth, old age, sickness, and death
from the ocean of samsara, may I free al beings.

JAM PAL PA WÖ JI TAR KHYEN PA DANG
KÜN TU ZANG PO DE YANG DE ZHIN TE
DE DAK KÜN GYI JE SU DAK LOP CHING
GE WA DI DAK THAM CHE RAP TU NGO

The courageous Manjushri, who knows everything as it is,
Samantabhadra, who also knows in the same way,
and all the bodhisattvas—that I may follow in their path,
I completely dedicate all this virtue.