Kunpen Lama Gangchen Association
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Albagnano
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ottobre

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I Shin Den Shin: from master to disciple, from heart to heart Tribute day
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I Shin Den Shin: from master to disciple, from heart to heart
Tribute day in memory of Keiko Sensei, master of Sogo Budo
Granddaughter of a samurai, Keiko Wakabayashi practiced traditional Japanese martial arts from a young age, pursuing them alongside studies of piano and operatic singing. She studied Aikidō with Kissomaru Ueshiba, son of the famous Morihei Ueshiba, and Kashima Shinryū with Kunii Zen’ya, until becoming a Master of Nihon Budō Kenshū at the prestigious Meiji Shinto temple in Tokyo. Over the years, she achieved, among others, the ranks of 3rd dan in Jūdō, 5th dan in Aikidō, 8th dan in Nihon Budō and in 2019, at age 88, she was awarded the 9th dan in Jūjutsu. Since 2001, she lived in Italy in Cecina, where she ran her dojo, taught Sono Budō – defense techniques – to Folgore paratroopers, and often accompanied Maestro Bagnulo in Jūjutsu seminars in Italy and abroad. She was the martial arts teacher of Lama Michel Rinpoche. She passed away on October 20, 2023.Programme
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM Heart Sutra: teaching and practice with Lama Michel Rinpoche (main gompa streaming)
The perfection of wisdom, the Prajnaparamita, is contained in the Heart Sutra of Wisdom. This Sutra is at the heart of Mahayana Buddhist teachings and is practiced in China, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Tibet. The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, in a large assembly of monks and sages, answered a question from the sage Shariputra on the correct way to perceive the five aggregates. The five paths to enlightenment, the twelve links of dependent origination, the four noble truths, and the profound transcendental knowledge of emptiness were thus explained, from both relative and absolute perspectives.3:00 PM – Planting of the Shidarezakura – 枝垂れ桜 – Weeping Cherry Tree (in the garden)
Symbolic moment in memory of Keiko Sensei3:30 PM – Heart Sutra: teaching and practice with Lama Michel Rinpoche (main gompa streaming)
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM Sogo Budo session (Japanese martial art) with Davide Benaglia, Lorenzo Brasi and Cristina Bonomi, disciples of the Master – open to all (yogaroom not streaming)
Wear comfortable clothing8:30 PM Talk on Japan: exploring culture, customs, and fascinating secrets with Flavia Milesi, yamatologist, scholar of Japanese culture (Tara Gompa not streaming)
The Dharma is precious and has no price. Therefore, in accordance with tradition, an offering can be made for this activity according to each person’s possibilities and choice.
You can make your offering at the reception of the Centre or at the following link
Maestri per questo evento
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Davide Benaglia
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Lama Michel Rinpoche
Data e Ora
ottobre 19, 2025 10:30 - 22:00
novembre

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Together on the Path Lam Rim course based on the text “Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand” of Paponka Rinpoche 10.30am – 1.00 pm and 3.30 pm – 5.00 pm The Lam
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Together on the Path
Lam Rim course based on the text “Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand” of Paponka Rinpoche
10.30am – 1.00 pm and 3.30 pm – 5.00 pm
The Lam Rim, translated as “Gradual Path,” is a fundamental teaching of Tibetan Buddhism that guides practitioners through a systematic journey toward enlightenment. Based on the teachings of the Buddha, the Lam Rim was first structured by the Indian master Atisha and later expanded by Je Tsong Khapa, who wrote the “Lam Rim Chen Mo,” a detailed work that explores the stages of the path in relation to three types of practitioners: those of lower, medium, and higher capacities.
In Pabonka Rinpoche’s book “Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand,” the Lam Rim is presented as a practical method for developing the mind and addressing inner afflictions. Rinpoche emphasizes the importance of renunciation, bodhicitta (the altruistic intention to attain enlightenment for the benefit of others), and the understanding of emptiness. These elements are essential for progressing on the spiritual path and realizing the true nature of reality.
The Lam Rim is not merely a series of instructions; it is an invitation to deeply reflect on one’s life and motivations. Through the practice of suggested meditations, practitioners can develop a clear vision of their spiritual aspirations and learn to navigate daily challenges with greater awareness and compassion. In this way, the Lam Rim serves as a valuable guide for anyone wishing to embark on a journey of personal and spiritual growth.
The Dharma is precious and has no price. Therefore, in accordance with tradition, an offering can be made for this activity according to each person’s possibilities and choice.
You can make your offering at the reception of the Centre or at the following link
Maestri per questo evento
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Lama Michel Rinpoche
Data e Ora
novembre 1, 2025 10:30 - novembre 2, 2025 17:00
dicembre

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Intensive practice of Dorje Shugden, protector of world peace Intensive practice of Guyasamaja Vajra Vegavan – Dorje Shugden, protector of world peace. This practice helps us overcome our physical and mental
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Intensive practice of Dorje Shugden, protector of world peace
Intensive practice of Guyasamaja Vajra Vegavan – Dorje Shugden, protector of world peace. This practice helps us overcome our physical and mental weaknesses, eliminates outer and inner interferences to the Dharma practice and to virtuous activities, transforms anger into compassion and gives us mental clarity.
Programme
from Wednesday 10th December at 9.00 pm until Sunday 14st December
6.00 pm Kangso puja followed by intensive practice with continuous sessions, led by lamas, geshe and monks, throughout the day and night.
Sunday 14st December
9.00 am – 1.00 pm conclusion of the retreat with Guru Puja for celebrate the anniversary of the Parinirvana of Lama Tsong Khapa
3.30 pm – 7.00 pm
Pujas of the fire of pacification, increase and power
Link to purchase texts for the practice:
100,000 Gifts of Good Auspicious Signs https://wa.me/p/5981955275230466/393517156678
The Dharma is precious and has no price. Therefore, in accordance with tradition, an offering can be made for this activity according to each person’s possibilities and choice.
You can make your offering at the reception of the Centre or at the following link
Data e Ora
dicembre 10, 2025 18:00 - dicembre 14, 2025 19:00

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Winter course This year, Lama Michel Rinpoche will guide us in the mornings through the exploration of Buddhist philosophy, while in the afternoons, Lama Caroline will offer the opportunity to deepen
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Winter course
This year, Lama Michel Rinpoche will guide us in the mornings through the exploration of Buddhist philosophy, while in the afternoons, Lama Caroline will offer the opportunity to deepen the teachings and practice of Vajrayoghini. A unique journey of knowledge and spiritual experience not to be missed.
The Very Wholesome Questions Expressed with an Extraordinary Attitude by the incomparable Dharma King Lama Tsongkhapa and The Melody of a Noble-Minded Proposal by Panchen Losang Chökyi Gyaltsen, as an Answer to the Very Wholesome Questions Expressed with an Extraordinary Attitude by Lama Tsongkhapa.
Lama Michel Rinpoche will guide us through the precious works: The Very Wholesome Questions Expressed with an Extraordinary Attitude by the incomparable Dharma King Lama Tsongkhapa and The Melody of a Noble-Minded Proposal by Panchen Losang Chökyi Gyaltsen, as an Answer to the Very Wholesome Questions Expressed with an Extraordinary Attitude by Lama Tsongkhapa.
These special texts are profound instructions for the practice of conduct, meditation, and vision, essential elements of the path revealed by the Buddha, the path that leads to liberation from suffering and to the realization of a buddha’s state of profound love, peace, and wisdom.
The booklet integrates the two volumes, presenting Panchen Losang Chökyi Gyaltsen’s answers to each of the questions of the incomparable Dharma King Lama Tsongkhapa.
Sky dance of great bliss
NgalSo Tantric Self-Healing practice
The eleven yogas of the outer, inner and secret body mandalas of Venerable Vajrayogini
Lama Caroline will introduce us to the NgalSo practice of Vajrayogini transmitted by Lama Gangchen Rinpoche. Through this practice we learn to recognise and awaken the vajra points of our body, which correspond to the Vajrayogini mandala, allowing us to deeply heal our body, speech and mind. The practice includes the traditional eleven yogas of Vajrayogini in a concise manner.
The practice of Vajrayogini is extremely powerful, allowing us to realise the clear light of bliss by transforming sleeping, dreaming and awakening into the three buddha bodies.
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Programme
Program
Saturday, December 27
10:30 AM-12:30 PM Guru Puja with Lama Michel Rinpoche, Lama Caroline, geshes and monks (main gompa)
3:00 PM-4:45 PM Teachings with Lama Michel Rinpoche (main gompa)
5:15 PM-7:00 PM Teachings with Lama Caroline (main gompa)
Sunday, December 28
7:30 AM-8:30 AM Guided breath meditation and NgalSo Tantric Self-Healing, with Lama Michel Rinpoche (main gompa)
10:30 AM-11:00 AM Guided meditation, with Lama Michel Rinpoche (main gompa)
11:15 AM-1:00 PM Teachings with Lama Michel Rinpoche (main gompa)
3:30 PM-5:00 PM Teachings with Lama Caroline (main gompa)
5:30 PM-6:30 PM Guided meditation: NgalSo Tantric Self-Healing of Vajrayoghini – The dance of great bliss, with Lama Caroline
5:00 PM-7:00 PM Guru Puja (Dharmapala gompa – not streamed)
Monday, December 29
7:30 AM-8:30 AM Guided breath meditation and NgalSo Tantric Self-Healing, with Lama Michel Rinpoche (main gompa)
10:30 AM-11:00 AM Guided meditation, with Lama Michel Rinpoche (main gompa)
11:15 AM-1:00 PM Teachings with Lama Michel Rinpoche (main gompa)
3:30 PM-5:00 PM Teachings with Lama Caroline (main gompa)
5:30 PM-6:30 PM Guided meditation: NgalSo Tantric Self-Healing of Vajrayoghini – The dance of great bliss, with Lama Caroline
5:00 PM Guru Puja (Dharmapala gompa – not streamed)
Tuesday, December 30
7:30 AM-8:30 AM Guided breath meditation and NgalSo Tantric Self-Healing, with Lama Michel Rinpoche (main gompa)
10:30 AM-1:00 PM and 3:30 PM-5:00 PM Dharmapala Puja, the protectors of the Dharma, dedicated to the elimination of interferences from the concluding year. Includes the Guru Puja and tsog offering (main gompa)
5:30 PM-6:30 PM Guided meditation: NgalSo Tantric Self-Healing of Vajrayoghini – The dance of great bliss, with Lama Caroline
Wednesday, December 31
7:30 AM-8:30 AM Guided breath meditation and NgalSo Tantric Self-Healing, with Lama Michel Rinpoche (main gompa)
10:30 AM-11:00 AM Guided meditation, with Lama Michel Rinpoche (main gompa)
11:15 AM-1:00 PM Teachings with Lama Michel Rinpoche (main gompa)
3:30 PM-5:00 PM Teachings with Lama Caroline (main gompa)
5:30 PM-6:30 PM Guided meditation: NgalSo Tantric Self-Healing of Vajrayoghini – The dance of great bliss, with Lama Caroline
5:00 PM Guru Puja (Dharmapala gompa – not streamed)
8:00 PM-10:00 PM New Year’s Eve dinner and lottery (restaurant)
11:00 PM-12:30 AM Meditation for the conclusion of the year and good wishes for the new year (main gompa)
followed by Light offerings at the Stupa
Thursday, January 1
9:30 AM-10:30 AM Water and flower offerings at the Stupa
10:30 AM-1:00 PM Guru Puja with Lama Michel Rinpoche, Lama Caroline, geshes and monks (main gompa)
3:30 PM-5:15 PM White Tara initiation and practice with Lama Michel Rinpoche (main gompa)
5:30 PM-6:30 PM Guided meditation: NgalSo Tantric Self-Healing of Vajrayoghini – The dance of great bliss, with Lama Caroline
6:30 PM Light offerings at the Stupa
Friday, January 2
7:30 AM-8:30 AM Guided breath meditation and NgalSo Tantric Self-Healing, with Lama Michel Rinpoche (main gompa)
10:30 AM-11:00 AM Guided meditation: NgalSo practices of astrological purification (Tashi Tsepa) with Lama Michel Rinpoche and Lama Caroline (main gompa)
11:15 AM-1:00 PM Teachings with Lama Michel Rinpoche (main gompa)
3:30 PM-5:00 PM Astrological roundtable with Lama Michel Rinpoche, Lama Caroline and expert astrologers (main gompa)
5:30 PM-6:30 PM Guided meditation: NgalSo Tantric Self-Healing of Vajrayoghini – The dance of great bliss, with Lama Caroline
5:00 PM Guru Puja (Dharmapala gompa – not streamed)
from Saturday, January 3 to Monday, January 5
7:30 AM-8:30 AM Guided breath meditation and NgalSo Tantric Self-Healing, with Lama Michel Rinpoche (main gompa)
10:30 AM-11:00 AM Guided meditation, with Lama Michel Rinpoche (main gompa)
11:15 AM-1:00 PM Teachings with Lama Michel Rinpoche (main gompa)
3:30 PM-5:00 PM Teachings with Lama Caroline (main gompa)
5:30 PM-6:30 PM Guided meditation: NgalSo Tantric Self-Healing of Vajrayoghini – The dance of great bliss, with Lama Caroline
5:00 PM Guru Puja (Dharmapala gompa – not streamed)
Tuesday, January 6
7:30 AM-8:30 AM Guided breath meditation and NgalSo Tantric Self-Healing, with Lama Michel Rinpoche (main gompa)
10:30 AM-1:00 PM Course closing and Guru Puja with Lama Michel Rinpoche, Lama Caroline, geshes and monks (main gompa)
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To buy the study materials:
https://shop.ngalso.org/products/wholesome-questions-and-noble-minded-answers-1?_pos=1&_psq=whole&_ss=e&_v=1.0
Wholesome Questions and Noble-Minded Answers
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Sky dance of great bliss
https://shop.ngalso.org/it/products/living-with-the-dakinis
Vivere con le dakini
https://shop.ngalso.org/products/seven-eyes-white-tara-1
Seven Eyes White Tara Sadhana
The Dharma is precious and has no price. Therefore, in accordance with tradition, an offering can be made for this activity according to each person’s possibilities and choice.
You can make your offering at the reception of the Centre or at the following link
Maestri per questo evento
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Lama Caroline
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Lama Michel Rinpoche
Data e Ora
dicembre 27, 2025 10:30 - gennaio 6, 2026 13:00