Lama Tsering Paldron at the Red Hall in Lismore. October 17th - 18th

Bodhicharya Ireland is delighted to announce the return of 

Lama Tsering Paldron to Lismore, County Waterford.

Over the weekend of October 17th and 18th, she will teach on 

“The Four Thoughts that Turn the Mind Towards Dharma”

These thoughts are reflections on (1) how to appreciate the preciousness of our human lives, (2) how to deeply accept its transient nature, (3) how to recognise that actions have inevitable consequences, and (4) how to understand that our actions result in the wanderings of samsara with its cycles of birth, sickness old age and death.   Whether you are new to these ideas or whether you want to deepen your understanding of these profound basic teachings, this non residential weekend retreat is suitable for everyone. Many of you know Lama Tsering from Bodhicharya Summer Camp and from her previous visits to Ireland. Born in Portugal, she completed a traditional Tibetan Buddhist three year retreat at the Centre d’Etudes at Chanteloube under the guidance of Dudjom Rinpoche and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. She continues to receive teachings from many great Masters and is a student of Ringu Tulku Rinpoche. A popular and experienced teacher, Tsering is known for her warm and open style of teaching. Over the past twenty five years, she has traveled the world giving talks and regular courses. 

For more information: https://tseringpaldron.com/eng/

Venue: The Red Hall, East Main Street, Lismore P51XH32

10am-5pm Saturday and Sunday, October 17th-18th

Retreat Fee: €100 (to cover flights and other costs) payable to Bodhicharya

Ireland: BIC: BOFIIE2DXXX IBAN: IE95BOFI 90001760728925

The account is in the name of Annie Dibble and Paul O’Connor.*Accommodation:

Thairish (Castle Lodge) Main Street Lismore P51TXEI. Tel: 0894547600.

Email: thairishlismore@gmail.com. B&B and restaurant is less than five minutes walk to

The Red Hall. €100 per night for two people sharing. Single rooms are €100. Breakfast is

not included.

Ballyrafter House, Lismore P51Y362 is ten minutes walk to the Red Hall. Rooms are €170

per night. There are also three person rooms at €300 per night (currently booked out but

check for cancellations).

Food: Thairish. The Red House (An Teach Dearg), Fullers Bistro are all on the Main Street.

Farmgate serve lunch and dinner. Lismore Health Food Store, which is just a minute up the

hill from The Red Hall, serves lunch.

Tea and coffee will be available in The Red Hall over the weekend.

Booking: If you wish to reserve a place on the retreat or if you have any queries please

contact

Ani Paldron. Mobile: 086 1012561. Email: paldron@bodhicharya.org.

*The retreat fee of €100 is towards flights and the costs of the retreat. We have tried to keep this as low aspossible. However, if finance is an issue, please contact Ani Paldron at 086 1012561. 

Residential Retreat with Donal Creedon, Co Carlow, Ireland, August 2026

 

A place has become available on the annual Bodhicharya Ireland residential retreat with Donal Creedon Friday 14th (eve) - Saturday 22nd August 2026.   Please click this link for details, and contact bodhicharya.ireland@gmail.com if you would like to book. 

In This Very Moment - Episode 5. Ringu Tulku Rinpoche in Conversation with Ivan Bercholz

During his visit to USA in 2025, Rinpoche was invited by Ivan Bercholz to talk about his life for In This Very Moment, a Shambhala podcast series.  In this fascinating interview Bercholz, sensitively invites Rinpoche to share his rich life story, recounting his relationships with many eminent teachers while growing up in Tibet until his family's departure in 1958. He shares stories of the early meeting with Sechen Kongtrül who saved his life (twice) and ordained him as a tiny baby. He describes his years in Sikkim, and India as a refugee, receiving teachings from, amongst others, Dilgo Khyentse, Do Drupchen Rinpoche and the 16th Karmapa before studying at the Sanskrit University at Sarnath; translating for HH Dalai Lama and travelling with Freda Bedi.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf2SchBIcyE

Ivan Bercholz is the director of Shambhala Publications.

A message from Ringu Tulku Rinpoche to all his students and friends

Happy New Year 2026 By Ringu Tulku on Dec 31, 2025 06:11 pm I would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year for 2026. I pray that this year the people of this world will come to realise that we can bring peace, prosperity and true happiness just by learning to be kind to each other. May you all enjoy health, harmony and true happiness. I also wish to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you who helped me and all my projects. I have received genuine love, appreciation and homely hospitality wherever I visited all over the globe. I have no words to express my gratitude. I send you my love and prayers. Ringu Tulku

A Weekend of Teachings and Meditation in Lismore with Lama Tsering Paldron

November 7th-9th 2025

Bodhicharya Ireland is delighted to announce the visit of Lama Tsering Paldron to Lismore, County Waterford.

On Friday November 7th, Tsering will give a talk entitled, “Grow Your Own Happiness” at Lismore Heritage Centre. 7.30pm

Then, from 10am-5pm on the Saturday and Sunday, she will lead a non residential retreat at the Red Hall, East Main Street, Lismore. The subject will be: “The Twofold Bodhicitta: Holding an open heart as the world is closing in.”

Many of you know Lama Tsering from her previous visits to Ireland and from the Bodhicharya Summer Camp in Portugal, which she has run for the past fourteen years.  She was born in Lisbon and completed a traditional Tibetan Buddhist three year retreat at the Centre d’Etudes at Chanteloube under the guidance of Dudjom Rinpoche and Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. She continues to receive teachings from many great Masters and is a student of Ringu Tulku Rinpoche.  A popular and experienced teacher, Tsering has traveled around the world for the past twenty five years giving talks and regular courses. 

This weekend is open to everyone, whether you are an experienced practitioner or are new to Buddhism. Drawing on ancient wisdom teachings and contemporary practices, Lama Tsering will show us how to approach the overwhelming distractions and suffering of modern life with a peaceful and a joyful mind.

For more information about Lama Tsering, see : https://tseringpaldron.com/eng/

Public talk: “Grow Your Own Happiness.” 

Lismore Heritage Centre.

7.30pm. Friday, November 7th.

Non Residential Retreat: The Red Hall, East Main Street, Lismore P51XH32

10am-5pm Saturday and Sunday, November 8th and 9th.

Retreat Fee:  €100 payable to Bodhicharya Ireland: BIC: BOFIIE2DXXX

IBAN: IE95BOFI 900017 60728925 (The account is in the name of Annie Dibble and Paul O’Connor).

Accommodation in Lismore:

Thairish (Castle Lodge) Main Street, Lismore. Tel: 089 4547600. 

Email:  thairishlismore@gmail.com. This restaurant and b&b is less than five minutes walk to both the Heritage Centre and The Red Hall. For 2 people sharing their rate is €100 per night. Single rooms are €80. Breakfasts are not included.

Ballyrafter House, Lismore P51Y362. This country house b&b is about 10 minutes walk to both the Heritage Centre and The Red Hall. Rooms are €170 per night. There are also three person rooms at €300 per night.

Food: Thairish, The Red House (An Teach Dearg), Fullers Bistro,  Foleys Bar, and Farmgate are all on the Main Street and are good for lunch and dinner.

Tea and coffee will be available in The Red Hall over the retreat weekend.

Contact: If you wish to book your place on the retreat or have any queries, please contact Ani Paldron (Pat Murphy) 

Email: paldron@bodhicharya.org Mobile:  0861012561.

* The fee of €100 is towards the costs of the retreat. We have tried to keep this as low as possible. However, if  you would like to attend and finance is an issue, please contact Ani Paldron to discuss.

Kagyu Monlam Germany 22nd - 24th August 2025

Tomorrow sees the start of the German Kagyu Monlam Ceremony at Bodhicharya Berlin, guided by Ringu Tulku Rinpoche.  The event will include teachings by Ringu Tulku, as well as, in the spirit of rimé, prayers and presentations from Venerable members of several of the Buddhist Sanghas in Berlin. It will run over three days and can be attended via zoom. Please see the programme below, and remember that the times noted here are CET, so if you are tuning in from Ireland or the UK, the sessions will begin one hour earlier.

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The entire event will be live streamed from Bodhicharya Berlin on Zoom and YouTube.

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Die gesamte Veranstaltung wird live von Bodhicharya Berlin über Zoom und YouTube übertragen.

PROGRAM / PROGRAMM

Friday, August 22 / Freitag, 22. August

09:00 – 10:30 : Mönlam Prayers
11:00 – 12:30 : Teachings by Ringu Tulku
12:30 – 14:00 : Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30 : Guest: Ilona Evers (Jodo Shinshu Sangha, Berlin)
16:00 – 17:30 : Mönlam Prayers
19:00 – End : Free Time (no scheduled program)

Saturday, August 23 / Samstag, 23. August
09:00 – 10:30 : Mönlam Prayers
11:00 – 12:30 : Teachings by Ringu Tulku
12:30 – 14:00 : Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30 : Guest: Bernd Bender (Akazienzendo, Berlin)
16:00 – 17:30 : Mönlam Prayers
19:00 – End : Akshobya Fire Puja

Sunday, August 24 / Sonntag, 24. August
09:00 – 10:30 : Mönlam Prayers
11:00 – 12:30 : Teachings by Ringu Tulku
12:30 – 14:00 : Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30 : Guest: Wilfried Reuter (Lotus Vihara, Berlin)
16:00 – 17:30 : Concluding Mönlam Prayers
19:00 – End : Marme Mönlam with Music and Light Offerings

JOIN THE ZOOM MEETING / ZOOM TEILNAHME
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89244359210...
Meeting ID: 892 4435 9210
Passcode: 108

YouTube link: To be announced (TBA)

STREAMING & TRANSLATIONS / STREAMING & ÜBERSETZUNGEN

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All Mönlam sessions will be live streamed, including the projection of the prayer texts as shown in the temple.
Prayers will be recited mainly in Tibetan (original language), with texts projected for everyone to follow.
Teachings and talks will be held mostly in English, and will be translated.

The Tibetan Year of the Female Wood Snake 2025

The Tibetan New Year, which this year is characterised by the Female Wood Snake,  began on the 28th February. You will find a video of the full message from Rinpoche on Bodhicharya.org 

The lightly edited transcript of Rinpoche's talk is below,  published in the newsletter of Maitreya Institute, Austria.  You can register for their updates with English translation here MAITREYA INSTITUT GUTENSTEIN  

The original message  from Rinpoche was transcribed by Sylvester and 

Li Lohninger of the Maitreya Institute with thanks.

‘I would like to wish Tashi Delek - and my best wishes especially to some of the centres that have asked me to send a message and to all my friends and people who have connection with me.

The Tibetan New Year is coming the 28th of February this year 2025

Generally the Tibetans are not celebrating this year’s Losar or New Year in an elaborate way, because in January there was this terrible earth quake in Tibet and lots of people died and lots of people suffered. However as it is a New Year, we will use this occasion to remind ourselves of the impermanence and also to try to look forward to the future in a more optimistic way.

The last year a lot of good things happened, and lots of bad things happened also.

And this New Year is the year of the  Wood Snake - I am sure lots of things will happen, lots of changes will happen, maybe there will be lots of challenges also - so we need to be prepared for any kind of challenges and take whatever comes as a challenge, as a practice, as a way to progress and transform ourselves.

From Buddhist point of view, sometimes even when difficult things are happening,

if we take it as a training, as a teaching, as a practice to work on ourselves and a way to react in a positive way instead of a negative way, then it makes us stronger, it makes us more acute in facing of whatever comes.

So therefore it can become a positive thing also.

Anyway, I would like to pray for everybody, for the world peace, for wellbeing and happiness of everybody, and maybe all good things happening, and all the negative things, problems and difficulties wars and diseases will not happen in this next year or in the future.

And so I wish a very happy, very joyful, very meaningful and very beneficial year for all of you!

Thank you so much, TASHI DELEK!“