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Welcome to
Kagyu Samye Dzong London
Tibetan Buddhist Meditation Centre for World Peace & Health
We are a Buddhist community in the heart of London, affiliated to Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery in Scotland. We are under the direct guidance of Choje Akong Tulku Rinpoche's brother, the Venerable Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche, and our Resident Lama, Lama Gelongma Zangmo.
Our aims are:
• To make the teachings of Buddhism accessible to all.
• To foster the growth of wisdom and compassion.
• To benefit the wider community.
• To promote interfaith dialogue and understanding.
Announcements
Visit of Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche, July 2026
We are delighted to invite you to join us for two weekends of Dharma celebration and events.
Please see the schedule for:
Saturday 11 & Sunday 12 July here
Saturday 18 & Sunday 19 July here
To register for the Refuge Ceremony on Sunday 12 July please click here.
What's On
Multiple DatesThu 10 JulIn order to book for this course, please book using the 10th of July event. If you wish to join this course after it has started, please contact the office - ksdlondon@samye.org
Multiple DatesSat 12 JulWe are delighted to announce that our Abbot, Choje Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche, will once again be visiting Samye Dzong London in July. Please see the programme below. There will also be a Refuge Ceremony for this weekend.- Multiple DatesSat 19 JulWe are delighted to announce that our Abbot, Choje Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche, will once again be visiting Samye Dzong London in July. Please see the programme below; there will be a Skills Auction and a Milarepa Tsok Puja.
Winners will be drawn on Sunday 19 JulyJoin our summer raffle and stand a chance to win some incredible prizes! All proceeds will go towards the Johannesburg temple project.
Sun 27 JulThe Centre will be closed from 9.00 pm on Sunday 27th July and reopens again at 5pm on Weds 27 August to enable the resident volunteers a break to visit family and friends.
Sat 06 SeptThis weekend is a special opportunity to do a gentle weekend retreat in the city. Calm abiding meditation (Shinay in Tibetan; Shamatha in sanskrit) is accomplished through the development of mindfulness, which can be described as an ongoing awareness in the moment.
Multiple DatesSat 04 OctThe instructions combine a practical approach to daily conduct for both the layperson and the ordained, with an explanation of the different stages leading to enlightenment. It has been a source of scriptural authority for many of Tibet’s greatest scholars over time.
Sat 25 OctAlistair Appleton is back in London this Autumn with a weekend course diving into the 'Three Marks'. A central Buddhist practice, this teaching refreshes the lens we use to see the world and has amazing psychological benefits. It's like changing the oil in the creaky cogs of our mind!
Multiple DatesSun 21 SeptWe will spend the day reciting the Vajrasattva (Dorje Sempa) 100 syllable mantra as requested by His Holiness 17th Gyalwang Karmapa, Orgyen Trinley Dorje.
Multiple Dates
Multiple Dates
Sat 12 DecLearn to see through the delusions of guilt and walk through life without it. In this weekend workshop, Alistair shares the insight he's gleaned from his therapeutic and meditative work over the last 20 years on this central human theme.
Sat 28 NovThis is a day of meditation instruction especially suited for complete beginners and those who would like to refresh their knowledge and get more meditation experience.
Sat 14 NovLama Zangmo will give instructions on the sadhana practice of White Tara, which is associated with long life, health and vitality – very useful qualities for Dharma practitioners.- There is a programme over both weekendsWe are delighted to announce that our Abbot, Choje Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche, will once again be visiting Samye Dzong London in July. There will be a programme over two weekends; 12-13 July and 19 - 20 July 2025.
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