Newcomers, Old Timers, All Are Welcome

Please find our January schedule below.
Highlights are listed first, followed by special events, save the dates, and details on regular programming.

A Prayer for Peace

By the blessings of Enlightened and Compassionate ones,
By the power of my positive actions of three times,
And my prayers of pure aspiration,
May wars, conflicts, epidemics
And all other maladies dissolve in this world,
And may the earth and all who live on this earth enjoy the abundance of wellbeing,
May all learn to live lovingly with each other.

Ringu Tulku
Bodhicharya e.V. Berlin, 24 February 2022

Recorded Medicine Buddha Teachings
from Lama Zangmo

Medicine Buddha Explained: Teaching and Practice

Lama Zangmo guided us through the meaning and the traditional chanting practice of Medicine Buddha (via Zoom). The text was screenshared and you can also ask for a PDF of the pecha from goldberg@umbc.edu. These teachings are sponsored by PDC
(Palpung Drupgyu Chodzong.)

This was a public teaching, all are welcome.

Lama Zangmo is a meditation practitioner and teacher in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. They completed three consecutive three-year retreats at Palpung Thubten Choling in upstate New York and now reside there as a member of the monastic community. They are currently pursuing a masters degree in Buddhist philosophy and meditation at Tergar Institute in Kathmandu, Nepal with an emphasis on education methodology and group facilitation.

We have opened Sangha Meetings
for In-Person attendance!

You are welcome to attend Sangha in person or virtually.

Virtual Sangha Meetings

We are also holding virtual Sangha meetings.
Click here to join.

See detailed calendar in "Sangha Schedule" section below.

PDC – KDC is the sponsor of the Capitol Hill Blessings Box
(The Blessings Box is a Little Free Pantry Project)

Located on 14th St SE, just below E St.
also at the corner of D St. and 16th St. SE.
Click here to view / download the Blessings Box Little Free Pantry brochure.
If you would like to be a donor or a volunteer, email:
goldberg@umbc.edu

PDC's January Dharma Schedule

Seminal Teachings by Lama Chödron

Meditation Lab with Lama Chödron
Usually first two Sundays of each month 11am to noon.
Check "Regular Sangha Schedule" below.

From Lama Chödron:

Dear friends,

We will begin a new year of Meditation Lab this Sunday, January 4, at our usual time of 11am to 12 noon. See below for the January 11 schedule, which will be slightly shifted. There are no prerequisites for Meditation Lab; anyone is welcome to join us any time and just come whenever you can. Each session can be attended as a stand-alone discussion and guided meditation.

This year we will focus on Bokar Rinpoche's vipashyana / insight / next-level meditation instructions, having laid a solid foundation by reviewing, discussing, and practicing his advice on shamatha / calm abiding meditation throughout 2025.

But before we get to that: we'll start the year with a deeper exploration of each of the four steps of the wisdom (ultimate bodhicitta) meditation from the seven points of mind training in The Great Path of Awakening. I'll screenshare a guided meditation on dream practice by Cortland Dahl, one of Mingyur Rinpoche's senior instructors, from Rinpoche's recent Dream and Sleep retreat. It's an expanded version of step 1: "View all experience as a dream." And we'll talk briefly about how to apply it in daily life as well.

I hope everyone has had a good holiday season and I wish each of you a very happy, prosperous, and meaningful 2026. We will explore how to put a variety of more next-level meditation techniques and instructions into practice, spending a few weeks on each one. Open to all, drop-in friendly, newcomers welcome at any session.

Happy New Year!

Lama Chödron aka Lama Linda

Companion Book: Bokar Rinpoche's Meditation: Advice to Beginners

Email goldberg@umbc.edu for more information.

Many of you have had the opportunity to be taught by Lama Chödron and know what an inspired and inspiring teacher she is. Read her bio.

Regular Sangha Schedule
Sundays, 11am – 12:30 or 1:00pm

Meditation Lab and Practices of
Chenrezig, Medicine Buddha, and Short Amitabha Practice

With Medicine Buddha and Amitabha practices,
we support those who are sick and who have died.
Medicine Buddha (prayers for the sick)
Amitabha (prayers for those who have died recently)
Practice starts promptly at 11:00 so that we have time for everything.

January 4: Lama Chödron teaching via Zoom

(For Zoom, click here)
11:00 – Noon: Lama Chödron will join us for Meditation Lab
Noon – 1:00: Practices for Compassion, Healing, and prayers for the recently deceased

January 11: Lama Chödron teaching via Zoom Note hours change!

(For Zoom, click here)
11:00 – Noon: Practices for Compassion, Healing, and prayers for the recently deceased
Noon – 1:00: Lama Chödron will join us for Meditation Lab

January 18: Meditation via Zoom and In-Person

(For Zoom, click here)
Practices for Compassion, Healing, and prayers for the recently deceased
Followed by meditation lab
All in English -

January 25: Meditation via Zoom and In-Person

(For Zoom, click here)
Practices for Compassion, Healing, and prayers for the recently deceased
Followed by meditation lab
All in English -

Saturday Morning Mindfulness 10:30 am – Noon

Saturday Morning Mindfulness is Online and In Person.

Zoom Link

To inquire about continuing Saturday Morning Mindfulness meetings
email us at kagyudc@gmail.com

In Person @ Capital Hill Presbyterian Church
201 4th Street, SE   (4th and Independence Ave., SE)
      See church web page »       See map »

 

New teaching posted Jan 29, 2024

Recommended Online Teachings by:

Guru Vajradhara the 12th Chamgon Kenting Tai Situpa
Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Jamgön Kongtrül Rinpoche
Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche

More details – click here.

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Welcome to Palpung Drupgyu Chödzong
a Tibetan Buddhist Community in Washington, D.C.

Palpung Drupgyu Chödzong, formerly Kagyu Drupgyu Chödzong
is a Tibetan Buddhist Community in Washington, DC.
We are located at 1519 D Street SE, Washington, DC.

Palpung DC formerly Kagyu DC
maintains a dharma center on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

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