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My Retreat in the African Bushveld.
Joelle near Cape Town, South Africa On a cold December day I left Kagyu Samye Dzong London to go to South Africa for a residential...
Joelle Peeters
Jan 252 min read
Reflections on Another Year Gone By,
Dear Friends, Greetings from Kagyu Samye Dzong London. As we are coming to the end of 2024, I wanted to try to put a simple summary of...
Lama Zangmo
Dec 7, 20242 min read
We all know how this ends - A blog post about the Kagyu Samye Dzong London Death & Dying Day
Hi! This is Leyla from A Day Well Spent , a newsletter seeking pathways to more purposeful living. I attended an empowering day of talks...
Leyla Kazim
Dec 4, 20248 min read
Lama Yeshe Rinpoche’s UK tour, July 2024
In our stressful modern world, we can still find spaces that hold the light of compassion and wisdom. Individuals can go to these places...
Gelong Thubten
Aug 19, 20246 min read
Chai and Chats
If there was one job in the world I thought I would never find myself doing, it would be between becoming an orthopaedic surgeon, or...
Sarah Sheehan
Jun 27, 20243 min read
Learning Tibetan
By Lydia Polzer I remember the first time I looked at an A4-page filled with Tibetan script wondering how I’d ever be able to see it as...
Lydia Polzer
May 27, 20243 min read
The Reason Buddhists need to study the Tibetan Language.
Nima is a Tibetan Language Teacher who was born in Kuenpheling Tibetan settlement in Bhutan…
Nima Bhuti
May 3, 20243 min read
Community Blog - Kathy Denham
I honestly do not know how I got so lucky in this lifetime! It as though this lifetime has been split into two, everything that happened...
Kathy Denham
Mar 24, 20244 min read
African Magic in Monavale - An untold story in Zimbabwe
Kagyu Samye Ling in Scotland has many affiliate Centre, including several in Africa. This is the story of just one of them.
Katrina Wallace-Karenga
Jan 5, 20243 min read
My Mala and Me ...
I was around 9 years old when I was given my first mala - it was beautiful; with massive large beads. I believe it was made locally in...
Sarah Sheehan
Dec 16, 20233 min read
Growing Community
Taking on a small allotment project in the centre of the city has been a hugely rewarding experience. An opportunity to provide fresh...
Craig Alexander Spence
Nov 2, 20233 min read
Moments with Birds
Reflections on Life and Practice as a live-in volunteer.
Katrina Wallace-Karenga
Aug 25, 20232 min read
A Mount Meru of Rice
Reflection on Life and Practice as a Live-in Volunteer by Katrina.
Katrina Wallace-Karenga
Jul 27, 20233 min read
The Third UK Kagyu Monlam
A Kagyu Monlam is a special event to spread the seeds of loving kindness and pure motivation, to activate their power, bringing genuine...
Katrina Wallace-Karenga
Jun 11, 20232 min read
Volunteer For A Year Part 6: Carpe diem!
Reflection on Life and Practice as a Live-in Volunteer by Katrina.
Katrina Wallace-Karenga
May 18, 20233 min read
Kagyu Samye Dzong London - A Spiritual Container
Sharing on Living and Practice at the Centre but working out in the world!
Chris Scammell
Mar 26, 20233 min read
Volunteer For A Year Part 5: Ciao Bello!
Reflection on Life and Practice as a Live-in Volunteer by Katrina.
Katrina Wallace-Karenga
Mar 19, 20232 min read
Every week is Real Bread Week at Kagyu Samye Dzong London
It took a while before I considered making my own bread. Growing up, it was normal for my mum to make bread each week and I pretty much...
David J Bates
Feb 24, 20232 min read
Volunteer for a Year Part 4: Quies
Reflection on Life and Practice as a Live-in Volunteer by Katrina
Katrina Wallace-Karenga
Jan 27, 20232 min read
Volunteer for a Year Part 3: Credo quia absurdum
Reflections on Life and Practice as a Live-in Volunteer by Katrina
Katrina Wallace-Karenga
Dec 1, 20222 min read
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